Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-04

CHURCH AND PASTOR.

| Rev. Thomas Lyric, formerly Of Cor
| ham. is now located at Staord Springs,
| Conn. as pastor of the large and flour
ishing Methodist church in that city
| Rev. g. Gilbert has accepted a call
to remain i'll Limestone for the winter,
to hold meetings in the Adventist
| church.
| The members of Trinity Episcopal
church, Saco. have voted to ex-
tend a call to Rev. Thomas
Burgess, rector of Emmanuel
church. Ashland. It is understood
he will accept. The parish has been
without a rector since the death OF
Rev. Eufus Horton Jones. who died OF
injuries sustained at the big fire in Old
Orchard in August, 1907
| The Betry of the Methodist Episco-
pal church is now adorned by fine
bell. which was presented to the So
ciety by +. r. Dow and Sanford Jud-
! llins. The bell was installed TUESDAY
and is possessed of fine tone Mes
SIS. Dow and Judkns presented the
bell to the church as memorial to
| their daughters. now deceased The
bell is much appreciated by the socie-
| ty and it fills ii long felt need
At the SUNDAY morning service at
the Ellsworth Baptist church, the pas
tor. Rev. p. A. A. Killam announced
the receipt of 4 gift of $25 from Hon
John DeLaittre. of Minneapolis to be
devoted to the current expenses Of the
church
Emmanuel Episcopal church. Ash
land, was the recipient OF a handsome
new vcstmcnt case 1t was given to
the church by one of AShIand's citizens
as Misunderstanding for recovery from
serious illness. 1t was made BY j. w
l'aston and is a fine piece Of cabinet
makers handiwork
There was an interesting ceremony
at the Corliss st. Baptist church in
Bath, when two handsome memorial
windows were unveiled. One window
winch was unveiled by Miss Ethel
French was Ill memory Of her grand
parents, Nathaniel and Elizabeth Cur
us and the other in memory of David
ana Anne CO0nbS was unveiled bv
their granddaughter. Miss Vivial
CoGmbS. There was n large congrega-
tion present and the pastor Rev
James A. Shaw, preached an ELOQUENT
sermon
Rev. Edwin c. Corbctt of Providence
+. L., has closed his series of evangc-
zeal meetings ut the Kennebunkport
NJ, e. church. Sunday evening a. I'M
ION meeting of all the churches in the
place was held. Mr.. Corbetts lectures
were interesting and to the point and
the meetings were well attended
Rev. A. L. Mcdonald, the sea coast
missionary of Maine is repeating the
II ln
in playing Santa Claus to the hundreds
Of families Scatteredr along the coast
especially to the 80 members of the
Sea Coast Sunday school. To some of
the families on the outer stations it is
found necessary to send gifts a month
in advance, as they receive mail only
once month in the winter The gifts
are sent by mail or express to most of
the islands. Last year the task was ac-
complished by the kind cooperation
of friends and every child along the
coast remembered with some present.
which. inexpensive in many cases.
brought real delight to the heart Of the
recipient. Last year some individual |
took the children at the light stations. |
some the children on an island, others
acted through Sunday schools or a,
class in Sunday school and were able
to remember larger schools of so or +
more members.