Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-17
CHURCH AND PASTOR.

Rev Samuel Wilson OF Bangor has
accepted a call from the Brooks Con-
Sregatonal church.
The net proceeds of the May day sale
held by the ladies of the Congregational
church at Madison. were 500.
Rev. A. J. Padelford pastor of the
Second Baptist church,, Calais, for
thirty three years, resigns to take
effect June 1st. .a
Rev. Howard Lincoln pastor of the
Southwest Harbor Congregational
church has sent i'm his resignation 20
take effect the last week in May.
Rev. f. S. Longley. pastor of the Dix
field Free Baptist church, has resigned
the pastorate there and at the West
Peru church. on account of i'll health
The SD annual conference of the
congregational churches of Maine and
the 1920 annual meeting of the Main.
Missionary society will be held in
Westbrook. May 1920.
Rev. |. j. Merry, pastor Of the Bux-
ton Lower Corner Congregational
church has rendered his resignation to
take effect the last of June. He will
so to Kittery.
Rev. II, NJ. Hckes. who has been
pastor of the First Christian church,
Hammond street. Bangor, for two
years and a half. has resigned, the res
ignation to take effect on either May %
or May 30.
Rev. II. +. Horrillard read his rese-
nation from the Stockton Springs Uni
vcrsaist pulpit last Sunday morning. to
take effect within a month He goes to
Massachusetts tn enter broader field
of labor
Rev. Fl. A. Jump of Brunswick. has
been called to the pastorate of the
South Congregational church at New
Britain. Conn, vacated by Rev O. S.
Davis. who resigned to become presi-
dent of the Chicago Theological SEMI
nary.
The first Congregational church of
South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. or.
as it is better and more widely known,
the Meeting House Hill church." will
celebrate it's 175th anniversary i'm Au-
gust of this year The church was
organized in 173a. but the building was
not erected until 1894 just 100 years
later This is an attractive old church,
situated on the summit of Meeting
Hous" Hill, where it Cverlooks the town
OF cape Elizabeth. the cities of South
Portland. and Portland, and Portland
barber. The interior is a pretty COM
bination of the old and the new The
peWS are the olG-fasllioned straight
back kind. with doors. and with wide
boards On the under side of the seat,
against which one is liable to strike
their heels with a resounding whack
The memorial windows admit plenty of
light and give the church an up-to-dat
air
Ever since the little stone church in
East Belfast was planned three or four
wears ago, gifts from New York. have
poured in on it until the little edifice is
one of the most beautiful in the vicn-
ity Among the most generous givers
of gifts is. William Brewer of New York
an elder in the Collegiate church in that
city and lifelong friend of the pas
tor of Trinity. Rev. William Vaughan
The beautiful circular stained glass
window in the back of the chancel is a
gift of Mr. Brewer as are also many
other emblems of his thoughtfuness
His latest gift was received a few days
ago and will be placed in the church at
once. 1t is two hand decorated panels.
done by New York artist. on which
in lettering Of black and rcd, is the
Lords Prayer and the Apostles Creed,
forming one panel. and on the other
the Ten Commandments. They will be
cemerted to the wall on either side of
the chancel and will add greatly to the
beauty of the church and at the same
.