Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-19
MADISON
NEW PASTOR FOR
METHODIST CHURCH

At the recent session OF It'd
Maine Methodist Conference in Por,g
land, Rev. Glen II. Asplin was all
pointed to the pastorate of the Madl
son Methodist Episcopal church
which has not had a regularly aI
pointed pastor since the resignatOt
of Rev. John X. Browne last All
gust. Rev. Chester j. Brown Il
Bangor, a superanuated member Il
the conference. has supplied the pull
pit of the Madison church since til
resignation of the former pastor ID
to the present time. Mr.. Asplin 1
native of Cleveland, .. After al
tending the schools of his native Gil
he went to the Baldwin Wallace CO
lege for a time but later enteret
Taylor University, from which III
graduated in the spring OF 1917. Soot
after graduation he enlisted in tn
y. s. Army and was assigned TO thl
18th Division. lie served with thi
organization for two years. II
months of which was in France.
After his discharge from the armt
in the fall of 1919. Mr.. Asplln eHI
tered BostoS University School n
Theology, from which institution NJ
graduated three years later.
During his course in Boston Uni
Nersity. Mr.. Asplin supplied Nariout
pulpits in the suburbs of Bostonl
After graduation he became pastot
of the Methodist Episcopal churct
at Sanford. where he has been foi
the past two years. During tho
pastorate of Mr.. Asplin in the San
ford church there has been yer1
substantial gain in membership and
there is much activity in all depart
ments Of the church work.
Mrs. Asplin was a native OF Mall
den, Mass, and was n student al
the Boston University School OF Rel
ligious Education.
The family consists OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Asplin and infant son. MJ
Asplin and family will arrive I'D
Madison the first OF next week and
he will commence his pa5torate ID
Apri; 9th.
The Madison church Is looking
forward to a period of renewed
prosperity under the leadership o.
Mr.. Asplin. 4
Considerable disturbance was cet
ated in this village Wednesday eye1
ming in one neighborhood by WOMB
an who was taken suddenly insand
OHcers were called and after n
smart tussle the woman was take (
10 her home on the Arson side 81
the river and Thursday afternoon
vas taken to the State hospital ID
Augusta.
Messrs. Joseph Wiley and ~
Hendsbee returned Thursday night
from Boston. where they have beef
attending the wage conference WITH
oficials OF the Great Northern PAT
per Company as representatives q
the labor unions at the Madison millA
Mrs. William Kennedy returned
Thursday from Portland. where
she went the first OF the week to act
company her daughter, Francis
Kennedy. home. Miss Kennedy is 4
pupil at the st. Joseph Academy ii
Deering.
Indian Spring Lodge. I. o. o. RI
worked the first degree on a clasf
or seven candidates at the regular
meeting Thursday evening. Foil
lowing the degree work an oyste4
supper was served in the I. o. OF
F. banquet hall.
The work commenced on the neH
auto campground at Old Point last
fall under the auspices OF the Madi1
son Board of Trade is soon to b
resumed and carried TO completion
Fireplaces, electric lights and q
toilet are to be installed. Whe4
completed the cafnpground with itf
historic associations and great nat3
ural beauty together with its conf
Venience. will make IL second td
none In the State.
Nomination papers were in circuf
latton Thursday to place the namf
Of j. L. Hight on the ballot at the
coming primary election as a CAM
didate for representative on the Rel
publican ticket.
The store which has been occu1
pied by the Foss Bakery on Mai4
street as sales room has been va1
Gated. the sales room now being a1
the bakery itself.
L. Madore was arraigned lefor9
Judge Frank Withee. Thursday
forenoon on the charge Of intoxicaf
tion and given a fine and COST
amounting to S11.S5.
Principal w. F.. Holman OF thsf
Madison High school went to August
"a, Friday morning. to attend cont
Terence of high school principals
Owing to the non-arrival OF tn1
newly appointed pastor of the ii. III
no preaching services Wiz
be held Sunday. Sunday school VIII
De held at the noon hour.