Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-09

Wke Compiled History of This Halo
won Church.
came the spiritual birthplace of many
souls: and after doing service for
thirty years as Il plaee of occasional
worship it was sold Tor a stable and
maFed into the city.
In 1904 great revival commenced
1t Conference IN Buxton. \ number
Were converted al Bowrnan's Point
and in Hallowcu Increased curiosity
was manifested TO learn more about
tie doctrine OF the Methodists-'';.
sect everywhere spoken against.
Notwithstanding tie opposition, a
great increase was made in the num-
Der of believers and one hundred and
eighty seven members We're reported
fer the Circuit in 1865.
Records show nothing particular of
interest from 1S05-0S with the exception
that three preachers served during the
time. In the latter year the first class
was formed in the village called the
I9lloweIl Hook class and E,liau Rob
inson OF Augusta WAS leader. The
members of the class We're Eihu and
SHsannah Robinson. Sullivan Ken
dan. Susannah Burgess. Samuel Dol
lar. Eliza Yallalee Mary Pratt. Jo-
anna Gilman. Dorothy Bennett and
d. borah kendall seven women and
four mon
Ifat,cr pafyinsop was accustomed 10
travel from Augusta on horseback
9Th his R=ffe susanaab. behind him
ar fba s.4me horse The anpea rance
of rms worthy old connie made =
stril,ina iIieeir,, tio., Of primitive Meth
adiso
In tS1n - house of kyors},in was erect
80 in frslIa.yeu If was . small bnild-
ina II, an onf of The way Mace on
AE.,far,,, - md aftar being used as
:. church far several Years. was moved
farther down tha street and made into
:, dy.eIlina which * now occupIed by
tts heirs of ta~,,etins ord
pb. ,,re-ff.har fo,. the wear wars Zee
b.ftiab CiiIsan a very p0pular and tai
,,,,t..t ,.,.,,ns, ,n,n Int because he
,,.l,3.l ma ,t5o,, Mis- poruthv Bennett
:, ,,,o,,bl.,. ~ +hc first class he soon
tess fa,-o.r IN the owes of many of The
,.r,ciet,.
- t,,..s he1io,od at that time that
pr, ,,.,,,,,,io of f.olib,cv ongl,t to
H.. foI,o,4sd Ia, VERY Methodist
,,.,..,,,,.., g, ti,,t tho cb,,r,.b need not
ba bf,.dar,4d vim fhe supporf of n
f..,,,{l, -l,bis sbort-si,hted pripcipJe
,l,.,,.- fr,,, Tho timer
..,,t -, ~ ,.,,,s.od others "a ioin
iIff.,,,t ,.,,,,,,1.,,os -. H., en,,.,e IN soc.
IT. ..,,,,,9,,,s,,,s,,t ,rhereh,s thev often
-. ~. ,.,1i,.;or o,+iyat, Ralnh
SZ.;llie+o,, ma Aaro, H,,nnhrey first
I5,ast.ii,,,, 1,fa..r ,,d esirc,,it Preacher
=i,,i,3.d IN. ls,iseo,,,53,,ns for This rea-
90,
~, G,.st t.onr,.r.,,cc in uallowelI
-. !, - - ,.,,.,, fSfs - THO old
- pn,g,,an,s point
-, -. - sa.i,,,fs .,la,rn LOST
,i1.,,.;,,s. ,,.,,,Ia .,i,., wv, heca,Ise
- 80 ,.r,,,.d
n,,,.tr,. 4r.f.. ,,., IA. ofl bof,se on
,,.,,i.,,,3- str.o. W.. finished and
,,,.,..t or,,d aud .,,r,ugan7ents made for
heating il in winter An old potash
kettle vas Inverted over the fireplace
to serve as a stove. This need of new
heating appargtus marked degeneracy
in ire rcIiaiolts ardor of the hearers
Who were g,,pposed in those DAYS to
have fire enough in their souls to
withstand The tenperature of the UNI
,,eatinr- ho,1sp while they
iistane, to long l,ravers and sermons
In snite of mis- sdegensracy. how
cverg,the revival work went. on to such
49,, o,stant tbat fo,r hnnared and five
roarnbers were reported the following