Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-07

| Mr. Tilley's first charge, twenty years ago.
Rev. ID. L. Edgerley, Free Baptist, bap-
| tised three who were added to the newly or
ganized church, on Sabbath, Sept "a. The
assembly was large and the services of bap-
tsm very solemn and impressive.
Rev. VIM. A. Spauldng, pastor of the Sec
ond Congregational Church, New Castle, ten
dered his resignation Sunday the oath of
Sept. Mr.. Spaulding and his wife are under
appointment by the American Board to go as
missionaries to Western Africa.
The Universaist society at Skowhegan is
manifesting new zeal; weekly prayer-meet-
ings have been established to be holden on
Friday evenings, and altogether, at no time
during the past year, has greater harmony
prevailed or brighter projects encouraged
them than at the present
Mr.. II. NJ. Hopkinson (Baptist) has been
ordained at Bangor under appointment as
missionary to Bassein, Burmah-to the Cos
pei ministry.
Arson and Madison Circuit of the Metho-
dist church, Rev. c. X. Evans, pastor, is in
prosperous condition. Several within few
| months past have been baptised, and united
with the church. Others are seeking the
Lord.
Pleasant and profitable sociables are held
| by the Lewiston Y. NJ. C. Association.
Rev. E. S. Elder, pastor of the Unitarian
church in Houlton, is on vacation. Last
| Sunday completed the second year of his
ministry, and he alluded to the prosperity of
| the society and the success that had attended
his labors in this brief period.
Rev. Mr. Baker, the Episcopal minister
| who has been laboring for about one year in
Sherman, has lately removed with his family,
| leaving his field unoccupied, only as Rev.
Mr.. Morse breaches there once in four weeks
The Free Baptist church in Hampton has
| made a present of a communion service to
| the Fremont church. The members are very
grateful to the donors.
Rev. c. Weston commenced his labors
| with the Uniyersalist church in Dexter on the
last Sabbath.
The new vestry of the First Baptist So
ciety in Houlton, erected the past season, is
| completed. The building has been erected
| at an expense of about $500.
The Methodist church lately dedicated on
| the New Dominion side at Barring, is neat,
| substantial looking building. Daniel Chase.
Esq, formerly of Wesley, was an efficient
promoter of the work. Mrs. Ann Porter
gave the lot and otherwise aided in building
Rev. w. II. S. Ventres, formerly of Paris,
| and recently of Hyde Park, Mass, has moved
| to Hudson, Mass.
Rev. Henry T. Arnold, now preaching for
the Congregational church in Lyman, was
| ordained as an Evangelist the 9th ult.. Ser
| mon by Rev. Albert Cole of Cornish.
Rev. l.. w. Hicks reports good religious
| interest in Canaan where he is now laboring,
| under the auspices of the Maine Congrega-
| tional Missionary Society. Sunday School
| Convention recently held there, has been in
strumental in enlarging the school, and in
creasing the general religious interest in the
| community
The Methodist society in Cherryfeld have
in the Rev. Mr.. Clark a faithful, earnest pas
|
series of temperance meetings
| Three are four Sabbath Schools in Lubec
village, with about 800 scholars and teachers
in the aggregate. These schools are cor
nected with the four churches, viz Chris
tain, Disciples, Methodist and Catholic.
The Maine Congregational Missionary So
| ciety has recently received bequest of 5000,
from Mrs. Solomon Stone of Hampden.
The Baptist Church in East Dixfield, Rev.
Mr. Gould, pastor, is enjoying revival. Con-
versions are frequent
The Universalist society in Pittsfield is pro-
| crossing in the enlargement and improvement
| of its place of worship. The structure will be
| elegant when completed-will have fine vestry
arrangements and in every way be well suited
| to the wants of the society.
Rev. j. A. Strout, pastor of the Methodist
| Church at Kennebunk, who has been laid
aside from his work for some time past, is
slowly recovering.
There is a revival in the Methodist church
in Belfast, and there was baptism at the
shore last Sabbath.
Rev. Mr.. Kelley, pastor of the Congrega-
| tionalist church in Robbinston, the past year,
has left there, or is about to leave soon, for
another field of labor. He was very much
liked by his society and the people generally
| By the decision of an ecclesiastical council
and by the ratification of that decision by the
Penobscot Free Baptist Yearly Meeting, the
First Free Baptist church in Pressure Isle and
the First Free Baptist church in Fort Fairfield
with their pastor, Rev. C. Purington are recog
nized as the Aroostook Free Baptist Quarter
| ly Meeting.
| The Rev. D. Kyle has received a call from
| the Congregational church at Alfred.
| The Universalist church in Mechanic Falls
having undergone repairs and Improvements
internally, was opened for services on the last
| Sabbath.
| The foundation of the Baptist church in