The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-10
Religious Department

Religious Department.
The subject of Temperance is 10 be, by
agreement, the theme of pulpit discourse on
June 25, in many churches.
Rev. l.. Bartlett of the Second Church,
Jersey City, has accepted, it is said, the call
OF the 1st Church, Yarmouth.
The "Freethinkers" of Boston had car
nival last week. Darwin was their great high
priest, and they all seemed to glory in his and
their ancestral monkey. "Professor" Denton
placed their creed in a clear light. He is re-
ported to have said, "No Bible, no Sunday,
no Christ, no jehovah Others covered up
their infidelty in fine phrases. Camp Meet
ing John Allen gave his report of the meet
ing by saying "Forty years ago used to have
all such stuff and folly mixed up in my mind
as they are talking about up there, but
wasn't learned fool, like they are."
Commencement at Bates College begins on
the 23d.
Seven were baptized and united with the
West Waterville Church last Sabbath. Rev.
s. K. Smith is pastor. Fifteen were baptized
at Lewiston by Rev. W. H. Bowen, and seven
more were received into the church by letter,
making 80 that have been admitted the past
two years. Twelve were immersed by Rev.
DIR. Kicker at Augusta last Sabbath.
Seventy persons have joined the Methodist
church at Miltown as fruits of the awaken
ing which is still in progress. Other denom-
inations share in its power.
Rev. MIR. Harding has resigned his place as
pastor of Center street church in Machias, to
take effect in July. His pastorate has ex-
tended over period of sixteen years.
Work on the new Laboratory building of
Colby University commenced last week.
The First Congregational Church of Low
ell, Mass, has voted unanimously TO extend
call to Rev. Smith Baker, Jr., of Orono, TO
become their pastor at salary of twenty-five
hundred dollars. Mr.. B. is prominently iden-
titled with the temperance and religious en-
terprises Of Maine, and his removal from the
State would be loss.
The oath annual session of the East Maine
Methodist Conference was held at Dexter
last week, Bishop Ames presiding. The re-
ports showed that the past year has been one
of prosperity. The Presiding Elders of the
Bangor, Rockaud, and Bucksport Districts
made their reports, all three of which indi-
Gated healthy state of the work, religiously
and financially. "Union Churches" were de-
clared a "curse," and proselyting sin.
A big State camp meeting on the Benne-
bee is promised for August 8.
A fiery report from East Maine to lions
Herald says: Wesley has been wonderfully
visited with Pentecostal reformation, that
has brought the strong business men of the
town to the feet of Jesus, and has conquered
the worst rebels of God. The whole town
has been wrapped in fame of holy fire, and
sinners fed to the woods TO pray, and then
came to the house of God, to confess what
God had done for them A work of God has
commenced at Millbury, Calais, that spreads
like fire, and has already subdued at least
thirty souls TO God. and already are the sparks
kndIing in the neighbcring Province of New
Brunswick.
Fourteen young men, members of the Ban
gor Theological Seminary, haze been licensed
| to preach by the Penobscot Ministerial Asso-
| citation.
Rev. Mr.. Dow of Waterford has closed his
abors with the First Congregational church,
and bis place is supplied by Rev. Mr.. Morton
of Auburn.
Twenty-Five conversions are reported al
Machias and seventy five at Whitneyville.
Another "frst" Sunday school in New Eng.
land is reported as established in Winthrop
Me-, August Z, 1908. That school continues
| to the present.
Five denominations are represented in the
Maine Sunday School State Conventions;
COngregatonalists, Baptists, Free Baptists
Quakers, and MethodIsts. This Is the third
annual meeting that has just been held, and
is pronounced the best thus far. The Execu
tive Committee, headed by Rev. Smith Baker
have divided Maine into three districts, AMI
contemplate county sub-organizations in eact
of these, and county and town Teachers In
stltutes everywhere.
The Eewly remodelled church edifice a
Dexter, Rev. Mr.. Springer's, was dedicated
week before last
The new Methodist church in Andover re
Gently received the present OF a very fin,
clock for their new house OF worship, from
Mr.. c. II. Stevens, of Connecticut, formerly
resident of that town.
Pastors will find helpful compilation o
Scriptural Readings for Ordinations, Dedica
tions, Marriages, Funerals and other services
with wdtchwords 10 accompany the reception
of members, in the "Pastor's ManuaP'D Con
gregational Pub. Society 81 PIP Scots.
The "Boston Lectures" for 1871 ON Christi
anity and Skepticism are issued in elegan
style, and embrace the lectures of Drs. Johi
Lord. Tyler, Bacon, Thompson and Cheever
Profs. Phelps, Fisher, Hopkins, Talcot
Thayer and Mead. A copious index adds t
the value of the book.
"Charity Hurlburt" from No. o Cornhi
and "Into the Highways" are very tasteft
volumes illustrating practical christian worl
The latter by Mrs. Davis gives picture I
faithful pastoral labor with gimpses of paris
life exceedingly real. Her delineations {
gossips and busybodies indicate an exper
ence of their mischief Her rebuke of thea
ricals and rafting TO sustain religious entel
prises is pointed and just.
s. s. Teachers will find the Christian Leg
acy from w. j. Holland & Co. rich the
sauras of truth; 800 promises illustrated;
history of the Scriptures; the parallels an
miracles the symbols and prophecies, wit
;ndoves Of names and texts, bound in FL
LII, ,ousln. sold by subscription, two do
/ l.l.~ - Dolx U,al
l. with portrait is given in the June numb'
oftbe National S. S. Teacher. DIR. Rice hs
a good article on Teachers meetings.
The Register says there Is an agitation
some Orthodox quarters to change the nam
of Sunday School to that Of Children
Church, and, to some degree, changing Il
a | - l,a and ayarplaRa A.