Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-21
Summary OF Religious Intelligence.

The Free Baptist Church at Sabattus is
prospecting finely. The Sunday School is
live organization, and the teachers have week
ly meetings. Ten persons have been ad-
mitted to the church the past three months.
Mr.. Dexter has been forced to leave the care
of the church on account of other duties.
The Methodist church at North Gorham,
which was to be dedicated iastweek Thursday,
could not be dedicated on account of the
storm, till the next day, when large congre-
ton assembled, and Rev. j. O. Knowles
preached the sermon. 1t was an able effort.
This church is very tasteful ediice, in mi
tation of Chestnut Street Church, Portland.
The ceremonies Of dedicating the new
French Catholic cemetery in Biddeford took
place last Sunday afternoon, Bishop Bacon
officiating, assisted by Rev. Father Ponsardin.
The installation of the Rev. George n. Mar
den over the Congregational church and So
ciety in Pennington, will take place on Tues
day, Oct. 24th. The council will meet at the
church at p NJ. Installation services at
p. M. 1t is expected that the Rev. G. w.
Field, D. d. of Bangor, will preach the SER
mon. f..ssrt. u s.s.
Rev. A. c. Thomas, the veteran Universal
ist minister, who preached in this city in
1885, is expected to preach here about
the second Sabbath in November. He will
also preach in Bath and Waterville.
Mr.. Harvey Linsley will be ordained as
pastor of the Baptist church in Buckfeld, on
Wednesday, November lst Council will
meet at Q o'clock A. NJ, and ordination SER
vices will be held in the afternoon. Mr.. l..
has been preaching in Buckfield for some
time.
Rev. Prof Edward p. Thwing of Portland,
recently lectured before the Bridgton Y. NJ.
c. A., on "Reminiscences of Travel in Scot
land"
There was a confirmation of some three
hundred persons at the st. Marys Church in
Biddeford on Sunday forenoon.
The village of Knightvlle, Cape Elizabeth,
is likely to have church. w. w. Thomas
of Portland gives the land and S. II. May
berry of the same place, furnishes the build
ing on condition that it will be free to all.
The Free Baptist society of Brunswick are
to give concert in Lemont Hall, in that
town, on the evening of Oct 30th, for the
benefit of their church and society.
The recent Methodist State Convention was
a good success. 1t was live, debated live
themes, got all the State together the first
time for many years on common field of
consultation and debate. Its successor will
be more largely attended, and will probably
be held at Bangor next Otober.
Rev. Mr.. Forbes, a young man, is temper
arily supplying the Universalist pulpit in Or
land. t8#
Mr.. Reed, recently of Newton Theological
Institute, who has been preaching for several
months for the Baptist society at Lisbon Falls,
will be ordained as pastor of that church on
Wednesday, Oct 25th. Council will meet at
3P. M. Services of ordination in the eve
ming.
Rev. Mr.. Dow, who has supplied the Con-
gregational pulpit in Waterford for two years,
has now left, and the church is without pas
tor.
Twenty young men signed the pledge at
the temperance meeting in Allen Mission
Chapel in Portland, last Sunday night.
Last Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Dixie
preached his thirtieth anniversary sermon at
the New Jerusalem church in Bath.
The religious interest in the First Free