Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-18
Summary OF Religious intelligence.

summary OF Religious intelligence.
Rev. J. NJ. Paine, who recently closed his
labors with the Universalist society in Gar
diner, but is still supplying lIallowell where
lie has also preached for the last two or three
years, has been preaching for the last four
Sundays in Norwich Conn, and in Rockport,
Mass. His preaching in both of these places
has been so well received that he has received
a call to settle in both of them. Mr.. Paine is
young minister of much promise, and his
many friends on the Kennebec and elsewhere
will congratulate him on his good prospects
for the future.
The next meeting of the Boad of the Maine
Baptist Convention will be held at the vestry
of the Baptist church, in this city, on Monday,
Nov. ~ at o'clock p. NJ. Matters of great
importance, outside of the usual routine, will
come before the meeting. Those who attend
will DE furnished with free return tickets on
the railroads.
The revival in the Methodist church at CO.
lumbia Falls is likely to result in great and
permanent good.
Rev. N. r. Smith, Universalst who for
xneriy preached in Readfeld, is now settled in
lola, and breaches half the time in that place
and the other half in the village of Neosho
Falls.
Rev. +. S. Jordan, late of Auburn, is ex-
pecting to spend the winter at Bethel.
There is to be Sunday school Association
at the meeting house in North Monmouth on
Wednesday Nov. %, to commence at ten
o'clock, and to hold through the day and
evening.
The Free Baptist church in Phillips will be
without pastor on the first of December.
Rev. Mr.. Ford, pastor of the Pine street
Congregational church in Lewiston, preached
an earnest and interesting discourse, Sabbath
evening, against profanity, or the use of the
name of God and the Savior in vain.
The people of Happy Corner in Patten are
religion in their midst. This revival has
reached an important class. Something over
twenty converts, chiefly young men and wo-
men just entering upon the stage of action,
are thought to be hopefully converted.
Mr.. Henry W. Hall, formerly of Ellsworth,
duu siauuotc VI Ioiuy ChiNCiShy III 1SN'3
has entered the Theological Seminary at
Chicago.
Rev. Mr.. Nutting, pastor Of the Universe
list society in Skowhegan, has been leeturing
to good audiences in Canaan, for some time.
There has been a recent revival in the
six have joined the class.
Rev. Geo. d. Garland pastor of the First
Free Baptist church in Monroe, closed his
connection with that church on the 10Th.
During pastorate of twenty months there
have been fourteen baptisms and fifty Hour
persons baptised.
Rev. VIM. Corthell has &C cepted call
from the Eden Baptist church, and enters
upon his labors there Immediately.
The Y. NJ. C. Association of Portland pro-
pose to start an evening school.
There are two churches in Lisbon Falls
Village-Baptist and Free Baptist
The Catholics of Waterville are arranging
for fair on a large scale.
About score of Swedes Of both sexes are
employed in Bangor. They are all church
Weiupers, Ddptists anu Lutuciahs, anu 'nSy
hold prayer meeting one evening of each
week, at the Second Baptist church, conduct
ed by one of their number in their own Ian
guage.
The Rev. Levi Hersey, Free Baptist of
Richmond, has purchased farm in Buckfeld,
and breaches occasionally at East Buckfeld.
At the First Parish church in Portland, on