Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-05
Summary OF Religious Intelligence.

| summary OF Religious lhteNiSchCe.
A Methodist State Convention is to be held
in Portland the coming October.
Rev. Mr.. Harding baptised eight persons
| in Mortified on the 23d ult., who united with
the Congrega tonal church in that town. The
good work is still going on. The society have
| no ordained minister. The pulpit is sup
| piled during the summer by Edward Lode
wick from the Theological Seminary, at New
Brunswick, New Jersey.
Rev. Mr.. Beavins, pastor of the Baptist
church in Norridgewock baptised three candi-
dates on the 23d ult. -...
| Rev. II. Toothaker has resigned his pas
torate of the church in New Sharon, where
he has labored seven years.
The congregations in the Cniversalist
church in Dexter are good, and the attend
ance on the Sunday school is greater than
ever before Mr.. and Mrs. +. X. Drake of
Sangervlle have been engaged to sing in the
| choir. .4
| The Rt. Rev. Bishop Nicely officated at
| Trinity church in Lewiston on the last Sab
| bath forenoon, confirming several candidates.
In the afternoon he preached sermon in
Auburn Hall, Auburn.
The Rev. Mr.. Wheeler of Easton, Of the
Christian denomination, baptised eight con-
verts last Sabbath.
Rev. S. s. Gross, pastor of the Methodist
church in East Bucksport recently baptised
fourteen persons.
| The Rev. JOSIAH Tyler, who has spent
twenty-five years in Natal, gave very in
teresting account of his labors at State street
church in Portland, on the last Sabbath. Mr..
| Tyler's description of the slow development
of self-respect, intelligence and morality in
the savages, was especially interesting.
Rev. f. Knowlton is supplying the Baptist
church at Searsmont Sabbath afternoons as
they have but one sermon Sabbath at his
own church, South Montvlle and the church
at searsmont is without pastor at present.
Both parties seem to enjoy the arrangement,
as much as if they belonged TO the same de-
nomination.
| Two young ladies were recently haptised
at Cambridge, Mo-, and the pastor who per-
formed the operation was called upon to
marry them before they got dry.
The India Street Universalist Society of
Portland, which has been destitute Of min
lister for some months has recently invited a
young man from Canada to become its pas
tor.
Rev. Mr. Hitchings, Rector of st. Johns
(EpiscopaD Church in Bangor, having ten
dered his resignation, the members of the
parish met in large numbers on the 18th inst,
and adopted resolutions expressive of their
sense of the ability, faithfulness and zeal with
which he has administered the rectorship, and
Of the deepre regret with which they had received
his resignation. They also unanimously voted
to request Mr.. Hitchingst to withdraw his resig-
nation and continue his labors among them.
Rev. A. s. Ladd, pastor of The Methodist
Church in watervnle, is serving out his third
year, and is doing good work. Recently
six were baptised, and several received into
the Church in full fellowship. The Sunday
school connected with this parish may be re-
garded as model school, and the Superin-
tendent, L. X. Drummund, Esq, as model
Superintendent.
1 The Y. M. c. A.. of Bangor held a meeting
on the upper steamboat wharf on the last Sab
bath. Remarks were made by Rev. Messrs
Lakewood, Chase and Allen, and others
hymns were sung by select choir, and the
services, which were largely attended, were
of much interest. n
|
The religious interest continues at Marsh.
field; Rev. Mr.. Butler, Congregationalist, is
flaboring there for season.