Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-17
Summary OF Religious Intelligence.

The Washington Street Baptist church at
PASSPORT have extended call to the Rev. c.
G. Harwood of Bluehill to become their pas
tor.
The Unversalist society in Skowhegan is
prospecting under the labors of Rev. W. w.
Nutting, their pastor. Mr.. r. i. Lyon, one
of the leading members of the society, has re-
Gently presented the newly organized church
with a nice Communion service.
Rev. Geo. A. Putnam, recently pastor of
the first church in Yarmouth has been called
to the Congregational church at Bramanville,
Millbury, Mass.
Rev. Thomas Kenney of Milo, pastor of the
Free Will Baptist church in Lagrange, bap-
tised five persons by immersion on Sunday,
all heads of families, and at the close of the
afternoon services they received the right
hand of fellowship and united with the church.
There Is quite religious feeling existing in
the community at the present time.
On Sunday, June 4th, Rev. Mr.. Woodcock
at Embden Pond administered the ordinance
of baptism to eight persons, four gentlemen
and four ladies. There were nearly five hun
dred people present to witness the ceremony.
After an uninterrupted pastorate of some
sixteen years, Rev. II. F. Harding has re-
signed his place as pastor of Centre Street
church in Machias, and we are informed will
remove from that town during the summer,
with his family.
Rev. c. r. Daggett baptised two candidates
in Cambridge on the 18th inst, and the same
joined the Baptist church; and then Mr.. ID.
was married in church to one Of the candi
the church and married the same day. A good
days work.
The Congregationalist church in Bucks
port is undergoing renovating, remodeling,
reseating, and is to be furnished with stained
glass windows, frescoing, &c. During the
time the society will worship at the Methodist
House.
The Baptist meeting house in Sanford hay
ing been repaired, will be e-opened Tuesday,
June 9th, at 1-2 2. NJ. Sermon by Rev.
G. w. Gle. ,
Rev. Mr.. Nngsbury is supplying the Con-
gregational church in Alfred.
Ten persons were baptised in the andre
scoggin river at East Livermore, last Sab
bath, by Rev. Mr.. Waterhouse of the M. E.
church. They were converts at the camp
meeting last fall. .. ..
Father DUNN has been recalled by the
Bishop from his charge over the Calais Par
ish to the Catholic church in Portland.
Last Sabbath Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, Methodist
minister in Saecarappa, immersed three young
converts, one his own daughter.
On the last day of May and the first of
June, the Cumberland Quarterly Meeting of
Free Baptist churches was held at Little Falls,
South Windham, with the pastorate of Rev.
Wm F. Eaton. Here good revival Of re-
ligion is in progress, and several have recent
ly been baptised and added to the church.
A very good season was enjoyed, though a
smaller attendance than is usual. Revivals
were also reported at Steep Falls, Brunswick
village, in Westbrook, at Duck Pond, Bux-
ton, and Spruce Swamp church.
Rev. N. c. Everett has closed his labors
with the I'd Baptist church at Islesboro', and
accepteda call from the church at East Au-
The State Street church in Portland have vo-
| ted to postpone indefinitely the thorough i'm