Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-13
regretfully, and he, doubtless, will reciprocate

having invited Rev. N. Gunnison to become
their pastor, he will commence his labors
there on the next Sabbath. May 18th. o.
The Congregational church of Walpole,
which has so long been disgrace to the town
of Bristol, is being repaired by six or seven
Of the owners, who have organized for that
purpose. 1t is the oldest church in Bristol !;
was begun in l776, and finished in 1885,. No
changes are to be made in repairing except
that blinds are to be put on, the high pulpit,
the great sounding board, the galleries all
around the house and the circular win
dow back of the pulpit are to remain.
The church 10 to be under the control Of the
Congregationalists, but other denominations
will be permitted to use it when not occupied
them.
The Free Baptist Church in West Mt. Yer
non is experiencing an unusual degree of
prosperity under the care and labors of Rev.
Mr.. Morse of Jay. Mr.. Morse is to remain
with them half the time the present year.
Quite humber have become interested; sew
eral have been accepted for baptism. A Sab
bath School has been organized and all things
look hopeful for great prosperity. The Meth
odist people have also engaged pastor who
has commenced the year under very favorable
circumstances. Rev. j. Armstrong, one of
the leading preachers of the denomination, is
tn labor with them half the time, one fourth
at the village, and one fourth at "Aunt Bet
tvs Corner"
Rev. A. Bosserman, the recently elected
pastor Of the First Universalist societies in
Winthrop and Readfeld, will make his resi-
dence in Winthrop, to which place he has re-
Gently removed with his family.
Work will soon be commenced on the ves-
try to be built by the Congregational Society
of New Gloucester. 1t will be built near the
meeting house.
The Calvinist Baptist Church at Litchfield
is enjoying good degree of prosperity under
the pastoral care of Rev. Samson Powers
The State Convention of Universalists be-
gins its session on the 9th of June in Bath.
Workmen have commenced taking down
the steeple of the State Street Church in
Portland.
Twenty-eight persons united with the Sec
ond Congregational church of Newcastle, Rev.
Mr.. Spaulding's, on profession of faith, at
their communion the first Sabbath in May. 1t
is expected that there will be quite number
at the July communion.
Rev. j. X. Greene, formerly Of Auburn,
but for many years missionary in Armenia,
spoke on missionary work and life, to large
audience at Pine Street church, Lewiston,
Sunday evening, May 7th.
The editor of the Lewiston Journal has
been shown Commentary on Job, Proverbs
and Ecclesiastes, which is very ancient
work. Its imprint Geneva, excudebat Eus
tina THUS Vignon, NJ. d. LXXIII." The vol
ume is a specimen of typography that would
have been considered excellent centuries
later.
Rev. J.. c. Knowlton of New Bedford,
Mass, has received and accepted call to
settle over the Universalist church at Calais,
left vacant by the removal of Rev. H. A.
Philbrook to a distant field of labor
Rev. Chas. Tenuey, who has been pastor of
the Pavilion Congregational Church in Bidde-
ford for dozen years or more, resigned his
charge last Sunday. The cause is ill health.
Mr.. Tenney has earned the reputation of
sound and original thinker and able minister
of the gospel
The Cumberland Association of Congrega-
tional ministers were in session recently in
Portland.
On Sunday, May 9TH, thirty three persons
were baptised by the Rev. Mr.. Weber of the
Free Baptist Society of Saco. Notwithstand-
ing the severe storm, crowd assembled to
witness the ceremony which was very beauti-
full inasmuch as the rain which had been fall
ing in torrents, suddenly ceased just as the
service commenced and the sun came out in
all his glory, and then almost as soon as The
ceremony was over the clouds again gathered
and the rain continued.
Rev. P. L. Brown preached his first SER
mon, as pastor of the Methodist church in
Gardiner on the It'll. Rev. Mr.. Morse, who
has had charge of the church two years, goes
to Bethel. Mr.. Morse has been very much
liked by his charge, and they all regret to part
with him.
The Christian Church at Lubec under the
pastorship of Rev. Mr.. Moses, is in a flour
ishing condition.
The quarterly session of the Bowdoinham
Association, will be held with the North Bap-
fist Church, Litchfeld, Wednesday, May 81,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
The proprietors of the c. ntre Street Church
in Machias, recently voted down, two to one,
proposition to raise their minister's salary
by tax on the pews. All that the pews are
taxed is the sum of 5000 for current expenses
of the year.
Rev. b. f. Shaw of Waterville still con-
tnues to prosper in his field of labor at Dex-
ter. A good degree of religious interest is
reported there, and on the 9TH Mr.. Shaw ex-
tended the right hand of fellowship to twenty
one persons, who were welcomed into the
church to which he breaches