The Portland daily press., 1870-04-09
Religious Intelligence.

Reltgieus Intelligence.
Rev. R. Blacker commenced his labors as
pastor of the Kenduskeag Universalist society,
on Sunday last.
There have been fifteen conventions in the
Methodist church at Andover Corner.
The Baptists of Topsham, under the teach
ing of Rev. Mr. Leland, have concluded to re-
pair their church and are debating the subject
of free seats.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, Free Will Baptist, Of
Topsham has had q call from Bangor with an
offer of double his present salary. He declin.
ed it on the ground that his usefulness was oil
more importance where he is. This society
has voted to remodel their house inside and
make an addition outside.
The salary of good clergyman now gone
to his reward, at q certain time being in ar
rears, for several successive Sabbaths, ct the
last singing in the P. M, he gave out the
hymn commencing with the lines:
'sLord what wrstched land 10 this,
That yields u no suppliesPI
Another brother being in like circumstances
gave his wallet to the parish treasurer, saying
that he had no present use for it.
The Boston Congregationalist says:
themselves might sweat, and then the furnace
cools off and looks as innocent a. an extinct
crater for twelve months to come"-is the
LIBERAL Chrjstians genial and gentlemanly
way of expressing its notion that Henry Ward
Beecher is variable, in his choice of themes for
the pulpit
Rev. DR.. Miner is recovering from injuries
sleigh, and was enabled last week to particle
pate in the morning services at School street
church.
The Rev. G. T. Moses will continue his
labors with the the First Christian society of
Eastport, for the present. where he has labor
ed with SO good success for the past four years.
Rev r. B Howard, Dea. Isaac French
and Dea. p. Thwing have been appointed to
represent Franklin Conference at the Congre-
tional Jubilee meeting in Chicago April q.
Rev. e. A. Helmershausen writes lions
Herald: "Our Seminary at Bucksport is en-
joying very pleasant and prosperous term.
In the chapel, on the evening of March 18th,
seven rose for prayer.
"A new parish Of the church of England il
about to be organised in St. Stephen, N. B.
Rev. Matthew Murphy, pastor of the
Catholic Church at Calais, died on Monday,
the 21st ult.
AT the last session of the East Washing
ton County Quarterly conference of Baptist
churches, held at Calais nearly every church
in the Conference was represented.
Rev Webster Woodbury. Will permanently
supply the pulpit of the Congregational church
at skowhegan beginning with next Sunday.
-Kev. 8. M. McKnown, pastor of the Free
baptist Church in West WaterviIle, has re-
signed his charge on account OF ill health, and
his resignation has been accepted.
Rev. Samuel Paine, who has 90 long and
successfully labored a. pastor of the Methodist
E. Church in Oxford, is about closing his
three years labors with this people. nrenara-
tory to going to other fields.
The church recently built in Addison was
dedicated on the 22d inst, Sermon bv Rev
Mr.. Dunbar, dedicstory prayer bv Rev. s.
Brown of Cherryfeld. Other narts we're
performed by Rev. Mr.. Bishop and Rev. Mr..
McKoller of the Methodist church. This ;s the
third house on the same site, one having been
blown down and the other DESTROYED hv 40