Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-26
CHURCH AND PASTOR.

Six candidates were baptised Sunday
|evening at the Rockland First Baptist
church.
i Rev. w. P. Lord of South Portland
! will have completed passionate Of six
years April II.
| Rev. DR.. Leon F. Buell. has resigned
J from the Woodford's Congregational
! church on account of i'll health. The
resignation will take effect March 81.
| Rev. J. F. Field, pastor of the North
Berwick Baptist church recently bap-
! tlzed three candidates.
| Rev. B. r. Johnson has resigned as
pastor Of the Athens Baptist church
and accepted q call to the Cambridge
Baptist church.
| Rev. L. E. Carter, pastor of the
| Noblcboro church for the past five
years. has resigned the pastorate.
| At a farewell reception held in the
vcstries of the Harvard Congregational
! church, Brookine, Mass, Rev. oliver
D. Sewall, the retiring assistant pas
tor, was presented with a purse of
| 1926, from members of the church.
Other gifts were gold watch from the
|
the Bethany Sunday school. Mr.. Sew
all was principle of Gorham High
school for several years, and has for
ten years served acceptably as assist
ant pastor of the Harvard church. 1t
| is understood that he will take spec
ial divinity studies at Cambridge until
fall.
| Methodist brotherhood was recent
ly organized at the Park street Meth
odist church, Lewiston, with 20 char
| ter members The following officers
were elected: president. Arthur j. Col
Inns; vice presidents, Percy w. Bah
cock, Frederick Weymouth, II. f..
Brann and d. e. Fish, secretary, Ray
Thompson; treasurer, MaSnus Evans,
chaplain, w. Wright.
| A unanimous invitation has been ex-
tended to Rev. George D. Stanley, pas
tor of the Upper Methodist church,
| Bath, to remain another year, Mr..
for four years.
| The First Parish church of Saco is
to receive a be4uest of $500 according
to the will of the late Eustis p. Nor
gan.
| Rev. James E. Tillinghast of Titus
vile, Pa, who for the past eight years
| has been superintendent of Universal
| list churches in Pennsylvania, has &C
| ceptei call to the Rockland Unlver-
salist church. He will begin his du-
ties April l, succeeding Rev. Edwin H.
| Chaplin, deceased.
| Rev. C. g. Merritt, Ph.D., has re-
| oc H. LNi,cf G
church, Bangor, his resignation to take
effect in April. Mr.. Merritt went to
Bangor in 1904 from Somersworth, n.
H., where he had been for nine years
pastor Of the First Baptist church.
| The Trinity Parish of Portland has
| lust purchased the house that adJolnS
the church property, same to be used
as a rectory. The Parish was estab-
| lishe6 about II years ago by Rev.
Charles T. Ogden. Mr.. Ogden was sue
ceeded by Rev. Ernest A. Presley. who
has held the rectorship for the past 10
years.
Rev. Horace l. Holt, who formerly
preached in Morrill, and later in the
churches of Lincolnville and Rockport.
but who has been in the Hammond
street Methodist church of Lewiston.
while taking a course of study at
Bates, after three years service, has
announced his intention of retiring
| from the church and entering the evan
gelistic field. Mr.. Holt married Lin
| cclnylle girl and preached for a short
| time in Lewiston.
At a fourth quarterly conference re-
Gently held in the Peoples church OF
South Portland. the pastor, Rev. w. r.
Lord presented the following brief re-
port of the work accomplished during
thc present pastorate: 54 persons have
been received into church membership,
67 persons have been baptised. The
pastor has officiated at 81 funerals and
solcmnized SIS marriages: $4,000 nave
nave been raised and expended on
church repairs: $1,000 have been raised
| and expended for bcnevolences. The
| churcl. has raised and expended Tor
all purposes $4,000 The Sunday school
has largely increased in enrolment and
| attendance. The present enrolment
is $50; the present attendance under
normal conditions, $50
The Harpswell Baptist and the orr's
Island Free Baptist churches have
to: for one year, and have called to
the Joint pastorate Mr.. Eric NJ. Pen
ningtcn of the Cambridge, Mass, Y.
NJ. C. A.. and a member of the Old
Cambridge Baptist church. Mr.. Pen
nirgton has accepted the call. and be
gan his work last Sunday. March u.
| The Harpswell church has been with
ont a pastor for several years. the only
preaching being by summer supplies
and occasional visitors at irregular IN
tervals. Both churches seem happy in
the rev arrangement. and the outlook
for the year is encouraging.
| The Queen Esther Circle. mission
ary society in South Portland for the
young people under the leadership of
Mrs. j. f. Fisher, has had banner
year Present membership, 80; average
attendance at the meetings held month
ly 20: amount of money raised and ex-
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