Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-10
Rev. John Evans, New Pastor
OF Universalist Church, Gardiner,

with the election of Rev. John
Evans of West Medway, Mass, to the
pastorate of the Universalist church
OF Gardiner the members, not only of
the, board of trustees but also of the
entire parish, believe that they have
acted wisely. and have secured the SER
vices OF pastor who will bring the
PARISH up to its former high standing
IN the community and one who will be
power for good in the entire COM
munity. Last Sunday Mr.. ENans
preached here as Il candidate for the
pastorate. He created a most favor
able Impression and directly after the
morning service the trustees met and
voted to extend him a call. He ac-
cepted and will assume his duties as
pastor here on Sunday, Jan. l, 1911.
MIR Evans will also preach here Sun
day, Dec. II.
The following clipping from the
Charlestown (Mass.) Enterprise tells
OF the esteem in which he was held by
his brother clergymen of his city and
something about the man himself
ReV. John Evans. pastor of the Uni
versalist church for the past four wears
and half, preached his farewell ser
mon last Sunday morning During his
ministry in Charlestown, Mr.. Evans
mas won the admiration and respect
not only of his own parishioners but all
OUTSIDE with whom he has come in con-
tact as Wcti. Owing to his wide expert
encc III life, extensive reading and
broad, quick sympathies he has been
able to readily enter into the lives of
all classes. He was always Interested
II not active. in everything that per-
tanned to the welfare of the commun-
ity having given valuable service on
the 18th Of June committees as a
member of the Charlestown Improve
lnent Association and as q member of
the Board of Associated Charities. In
deed, Mr.. Evans proved to be such
minister as the church of the present
ace demands-able, interesting and in
spring in the pulpit, watchful and
active in the religious training of the
Young, faithful and tender in his visi-
tation of the aged and sick and poor,
and devoting a reasonable share OF his
time to the solution of those civic, So.
cial and moral problems that belong to
the entire public, and above all being q
man of nnblemished personal integ-
rity. One of the things that he espc-
cially labored for, both in public
speech and private conversation, was
the bringing of all the churches to-
Sethcr into a closer spirit OF friendship
and cooperation, and in this his labors
We're emiilently successful as was
shown by the fact that last Sunday
evening all the Protestant churches of
the district united at Trinity church
in farewell fellowship service in
complimentary esteem of Mr.. Evans.
There was a large assembly of people
from all the churches. Nj of the
ministers and one layman spoke in
high praise of the man whom they had
come to honor.
Rev. Philo ". Sprague of the Epis-
copal church said:
What l like about Mr.. Evans is that
he is a man who has convictions of his
own ana is interestingly original in
the utterancc of them. He is not an
echo, but a voice speaking with power
and persuasion"
Rev. Herrick Of the First Baptist
church said:
"The Rev. John Evans is what YOU
might call mixer Ehile he has
always been faithful to the interests OF