Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-09
CHURCH AND PASTOR.

The Portland Methodist Ministers
association held it's monthly meeting
Monday in the parlor of the Columbia
hotel.
Rev. F. c.. Potter of KeZar Falls has
been invited to accept the pastorate Oh
the Methodist church at Wilton anu
has decided to assume his new duties
at once.
The Guild of the North church In
Belfast are to give drama on La
coins birthday, Feb. II, in connection
with the public supper to be given by
the Ladies Circle. The title of the
drama is Gentle Jury" ana was writ
ten by Arlo Bates.
The st. Paurs Episcopal church in
Fort Fairfield, which has been under
going repairs for the past three
months, was re-dedicated Sunday. Jan.
n. During the service 'Rev. Gilbert
Holmes, the rector, announced thdf
$1,000 to pay for the repairs and exist
ing debts was now assured. The
amount has been raised by subscrip-
ton and among the members of tht
church.
Rev. w. F. Emery, pastor of the
Methodist church at Ellsworth, has re-
ceived responses from 10 ministers,
who will attend conference April 6-l-
most of whom will be accompanied by
their wives. Special trains from Ban
gor and Bar Harbor, also on Washing
ton County railroad, will bring man?
to Ellsworth for the conference. inc
ministers IN the Rockland district nave
chartered a steamboat that VIII bring
them to Ellsworth. under the direction
of Rev. y. B. Phelan. district superin-
tcndent for Rockland district
A church service by telephone Is
something a little ont I'll the ordinary
TOR the religiously inclined people IN
this section. but this is the way all the
members of Rev. Newell c. Maynard ,
parish who are on the line OF the Pee
nle's and New England telephone line
heard the sermon on Sunday morning
On account of the terrible storm IN
this part of Vermont, Mr.. Maynard
was satisfied that he would preach &c
empty pews, as most of the members
live unite a distance from the church
and he conceived the idea OF service
by phone. In view of this he calico
I'D his deacons and asked If they had
any objections to his holding such c
service and they replied in the mega
tive He then called up his musician
and asked them to be ready when ne
should call on them. A violin anc
man operating a talking machine con-
stituted the musical force. Promptly
at II every party on the line of the
two telephones mentioned were called
nm and connected. and the service fol
lowed There was selection by Il
male quartet, after which Mr.. May
nard read the 23rd Psalm and Their
preached a 15-minute sermon, at the
opening of which Mr.. Maynard told
the listeners that he was glad to have
the pleasure of speaking to them In
their own houses. This unique service
was closed with Nearer. My God, tc
Thee" by the male quartet. The ABOVE
win be read with interest by many
friends of Mr.. Maynard, who is well
r known in this section. He graduated
from the Bangor Theological Seminary
in 1907. preaching in Lincoln and Mil
ford during his course. He was elect
ed assistant pastor of the Eliot churcr
of Newton, where he was ordained py
q council called by the church. After
serving very acceptably for year. nc
RESIGNED to continue his studies and
after trip to Europe entered Dart
mouth college, also taking the parish
fn vermont. The unique service" re-
ferred to above is highly characteris-
IL of Mr.. Maynard. Bangor News.