Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-07
CHURCH AND PASTOR.

| CHURCH AND PASTOR.
The Buxton Free Baptist church has
been shingled and otherwise very gener-
ally repaired.
The National Y. P. C. U. convention
will be held this year in Minneapolis,
Mimi. July TIA
The Lincoln Center church has secured
Mr.. w. A. Tally of Providence r. l., to
| supply this summer
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
| church at Strong cleared over SIT at
| their recent fair and entertainment
Rev. J. A. Ford of the Houlton First
Baptist church recently extended the
right hand of fellowship to 80 candidates.
The evangelists, Miss Edwards and
Mrs. Allen, are still at West Harrington,
and will remain a few days longer, as
the interest is still deepening.
James A. D. Fraser a student at the
Bangor Theological seminary, has been
engaged to supply the pulpit Of the Con-
| gregational church in Dexter. He sue
| ceeds Robert A. Shackleton, who gradu-
| ates from the seminary this year.
Rev. E. S. Barker, pastor of the Metho-
| dist churches at Bucksport and Orland,
has been compelled by throat trouble to
give up his work here. Rev. c. J. Brown
of Milbridge has been secured to fill the
| vacancy.
The vestry of St. Johns church, Ban
gor. desiring TO show their appreciation
OF the work accomplished by their rector.
the Rev. l.. w. Lott, during the two
| 1t,
sible for him to take a long vacation this
summer. He expects to sail on the La
Provence of the French line July l.
The Rev. D. B. Holt of Portland, the
new district superintendent of this divi-
sion of the Maine conference. has been
in Shapleigh and made arrangements for
regular services at the Methodist church.
having secured the Rev. John Woods
worth of Sanford to serve the people of
that church.
ST. Stephens Episcopal parish. Port
land. has purchased the Stephen r. Small
home, IS Cushman street, and after a
few alterations have been made 1t will be
opened for use as rectory 1t is ex-
pected that the house win be in readiness
for the occupancy of Rev. Fl. F. Kloman
die of July.
RI Rev. Bishop Walsh of Portland ad-
minstered confirmation to a class of l40
| children at ST Marie's Church, Lewis
ton. yesterday morning. He was assis-
ted by his secretary. Mr.. Carey, of Port
land Monsignor McDonough. Rev. FIR
Duchaussoy and the pastor Rev. FIR
Hamel of st. Marie's.
The new memorial window for St.
Paurs Episcopal church. Brunswick. the
gift of Annie Hale Pierce, is now being
made in Boston and will be completed and
placed in the chancel of the church some
| time during the latter part of June. At
that time the church will be reprinted
and the grounds will be improved. The
expense Of painting and grading will be
met by funds raised by the three church
guilds.
| The Rev. A. G. Lyon, who has resigned
! the pastorate of the Advent church. Ha-
| verhill. Mass. has accepted a call to the
| Congregational church at Orland. He
will preach his farewell sermon at the
Advent church, Sunday. June IL, and will
go to Orland June Is. Mr.. Lyon will en-
ter the Bangor Theological seminary
next fall. Later he intends to study at
| the Harvard Divinity school,
Rev Herbert A. Jump. pastor of the
First Parish Congregational church CT
Brunswick, has rendered his resignation
| to accept a call to the South Congrega
tional church. New Britain, Conn. Rev.
Mr.. Jump will not assume hts new du-
ties however. until the fall. spending the
| summer with Mrs. Jump. in Europe. He
has occupied his present pastorate for six
years, coming to Brunswick from Ham,
ilton, N. Y.
The State convention of the State Ep-
worth League Society of the Methodist
church will be held in the Pine Street
Methodist church, Bangor. June "a and
% ana at that time several prominent
speakers will appear at the sessions. men
high in the councils of the church in the
Eastern states. An interesting feature Of
the convention will be a large and valua
BILE collection of curios gathered at the
various mission fields. A duplicate of this
collection is to be shown later at the
Alaska Yuk on-Pacific exposition in
Seattle
Rev. Walter Morgan. who has preached
at the Orland Congregational church for
two years while attending Bangor Theo
logical Seminary, closed his work there
May 80. He has accepted a call to the
church at Wilder, N. H.. and will thus be
able to take a course at Dartmouth Col
lege in connection with his church work.
The, church at Orland has called Rev. NJ
LYON of Haverhiil,- Mass. who will as
sumo his new duttsssJune Is While re-
siding there he will take a course Of