Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-15
CHURCH AND PASTOR.

Rev. w. c. Barrows, the recently
settled pastor at the Baptist church
in Tenants Harbor, has ofiiciated at
ten funerals during as many weeks.
Rev. William +. Wunsch has accept.
ed call to the pastorate of the New
Church temple, Bath. upon the compile.
ton Of course at the Theological
seminary at Cambridge, Mass, in
June.
A notable missionary convention
bringing together half dozen promi-
nert speakers representing missionary
work III America and in foreign lands,
is to be held in Brunswick in the Con.
sregational church all day, Wednes.
day, Feb II.
Hannah l.. bennett who died on the
Goodwin'S Mill road, Biddeford. re-
Gently left an estate valued at 81 800
Among her requests the churches at
Goodwin's Mills are remembered as fol-
lows: 70 the religious organizations
located at Goodwin's Mills, so-called,
in Lyman, and known as the Calvinist
Baptist church. in memory of her
mother, Lydia bennett, the sum of SO
for general church purposes. To the
Meth dist Episcopal church the sum of
$1,000 for general church purposes. To
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
cicty of the Methodist Episcopal
church the sum Of 5000 for the promo
ticn Of the society work To the board
of Church Extension society of the
above church 5000 for the promotion Of
society work To the Preachers Aid
| Loo, e ,r<h In
Methodist Episcopal church, the sum
Of $500 for the use of the society and its
work as it may elect. To the Free
mems Aid society the sum of 5000,
The First Christian church of Lubec.
which ranks as ono of the earliest
churches built in Washington county.
was built when the town numbered
hut few hundred people. In the year
1870 n the 11th day of August the
church was completed. costing S,3m-
ana was dedicated two weeks later in
the month of August The first SER
mon was preached by Rev. Elijah KEEL
lcgg of Portland.
The dodicatory exercises Of the Vir-
gin Memorial Chapel of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Runford Falls
were held Feb. 10, At 945 a love feast
was held conducted by Rev George II.
MARTIN of Bangor The historical adj
dress was given by Rev. S. Is. Hanna
ford, and the sermon was preached
by the Rev. Charles +. Parsons oil
Portland, district superintendent. The
regular dcdicatory exercises were held
at O'Clock in the afternoon and the
sermon was preached by the Rev. u.
A. Martin, formerly of Rumford town.
Under Mr.. Martins labors was the
chapel made possible. The dedicatory
prayer was offered by Rev. c. +. Par
sons.
The following was list of the OH
GERS which were recently elected by
the East Limington Sunday school Tor
the ensuing year: Superintendent, EV-
trelt Mason; assistant superintendent
ed. Eldridge; secretary, Miss Ceha
Crawford; treasurer, Mrs. Augustus
Chick; librarian, Augustus Chick. Inc
teachers appointed were as follows:
Bible class, Mrs. Augustus Chick;
young ladies class, Mrs. Emily Storer'
intermediate class. Miss Celia Craw-
ford, and junior class, Mrs. r. M. Foss
The youngest man who ever held
regular pastorate in the town of Tops
nam is Rev. George M. Graham, MN
lister of the First Baptist church. MI
Graham was born 25 years ago at Mer.
edith, N. II. He has preached severa'
years, and supplied pulpits at Deer
Isle and Kenduskeag for the Maihe
Baptist Missionary association beloio
coming to Topsham. but this is Ms
first settled pastorate. There are many
young people ir the church and .
young pastor is no disadvantage. ne
attended the schools of Yarmouth, anu
worked in the pulp mill In that town.
His theological education was obtalnea
in courses at Cobb Divinity Scnoo'
which he completed in 1907. WINE
pursuing his theological course MI.
Graham was assistant secretary o.
the Y. NJ. G. A. in Lewiston and also
supplied the pulpit OF the Bap'iss
church at West Danyille. -