Cambridge: CHURCH HISTORY. The East Somerset County Register 1911-12 Compiled and Published by Chatto & Turner Auburn, Maine Clarence I. Chatto; Clair E. Turner page 46-47 The earliest meetings in the town, as has been mentioned elsewhere, were held in the private houses. Among the first ministers to labor in Cambridge were Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Knowles, Rob't Lewis, Jacob Hatch and Forest Hatch. The Baptist church, of which the Methodists formerly owned one quarter, was erected about 1855, but has been considerably changed since that time. A few years ago a furnace was in- stalled, most of the work being. given by the townspeople. While engaged in this work the Rev. Ernest Ham recalled the interesting fact that forty years before the fathers of the men working there at that time were laying the very stones which they were taking out to make room for the furnace. Beside the ministers mentioned above, many pastors have served this church. The most recent was Mr. Romeyn, a graduate of Colby College, who supplied the church during the summer of 1911. A corporation was formed in 1856 to erect a Union Church, which was built the same year by the Methodist, Christian Baptist and Star Baptist societies. The church prospered for twenty years or more, alternate ministers of the different de- nominations serving it as pastors. After that time its numbers decreased, until religious services ceased to be held there. The church building has now been rebuilt into the fine grange hall. (c) 1998 Courtesy of Tina Vickery of Somerset Co, Maine USGenWeb Project & The Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.