The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-11

A movement is on foot for the erection of
church edifice at the corner of Waverly and
Coral streets, Worcester, to be occupied by the
residents in that locality, without regard to
sect. The location is surrounded by a large
population, many of whom desire church and
Sunday school accommodations near at hand.
The lot has been secured, and part of the funds
necessary for the erection of the building are
already subscribed.
The Golden Age says Harvard Divinity
School has student who was formerly a
Shaker. 1t remains to be seen whether he
will make sinners tremble, like Felix, when
Paul reasoned with him on righteousness
temperance, and judgment to come. 1t would
uot hurt some of our modern ministers if they
had little more of the shaking element in
their preaching
The editor Of the Universaist says that " de-
nomination has been cursed by lack of perma-
ence in the pastoral relation. Young preachers
sometimes accept charge of parishes with no
dream of permanency. They will occupy a
given field till more inviting one offers.
Meantime, their eyes are scanning the horizon
to see if they cannot discover more desirable
parish. They do not throw their whole heart
into the work, in their obscure residence BY
consequence they fail of the blessing which
had otherwise crowned their exertions." The
same remark will apply to other denomina-
tions.
The Queen of the Belgians has received the
golden rose which the Pope sends annually to
a Catholic princess.
The new Methodist Church In Biddeford
was de dictated on Thursday of last week. Rev.
DIR. Ri1gaway preached the sermon.
Rev. Charles Tenpey, recently of Biddeford,
has been installed pastor of the Congregational
church in Chester, N. H.
Mr.. Harvey Lindsey of Northford, Conn, a
recent graduate of Grocer Theological Insti-
tute, Penn, has received and accepted a call
to the Buckfieid Village Baptist church, and
and will commence his labors Sept II.
The Maine Conference of Unitarian clutches
will hold its annual meeting in Pennington,
commencing on Tuesday evening, Sept. 10
with sermon by Prof. G. G. Everett, D. D.,
formerly OF Bangor, now of Cambridge, Mass.
Rev. A. B. Pendleton has resigned the pas
torate OF the Baptist church at Buwdonham,
and accepted an agency for the American and
Foreign Bible Society.
The York Association of Congregational
Ministers will meet with Rev. B. M. Frink, in
Saco, the last Tuesday in September.
The Kennebec Association of Universalists
will meet the present year in the church at
Readfeld, on Wednesday and Tuesday Sept.
18th and 14th.
The Unitarian meeting house in Thomaston
is being torn down, the building and lot hav-
ing been purchased by the Congregationalists
who are going to build a new church edifice on
the same lot
MIR. 7. M. Butler, formerly of North Han
cock and graduate of Colby University and the
Theological Institution, and has accepted a
call from the I'd Baptist church of Hopkinton
r.
The ordination, as an Evangelist. of Mr.
Henry T. Arnold, will take place in Lyman
on the 9th inst.
The LIST Free Baptist society IN Lyman hav
ing remodelled their church and repaired it,
will dedicate the same on Thursday next at II
IL o'clock p. M. 1t is expected that theil
minister Mr.. Twort, will be ordained at thai
time, if the Quarterly Meeting held this weeE
| SO decide.
| The Maine Central Yearly Meeting Ministe
rial Conference convened at Auburn, at 10 A
NJ Tuesday. The object of the Association il
TIE mutual benefit and improvement of tn
ministry. The conference opeued with pre-
sentation of reports from each pastor, of tn
| years work. These were very encouraging
The Association adjourned finally Wednesda
| morning. The meeting was larger than usua
and of much interest.
The friends of Sunday schools in Pittstor
Whitefeld, Chelsea and vicinity are to NEE
in the Congregational meeting house in Pitt.
ton on "Wednesday next, Sept. 18th, at tie
o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose OF hold
ing exercises having reference to Sunda
school work and growth.
The United States General Convention
Universalists, will hold its annual session
Philadelphia, Pa, commencing Tuesday, sep
10, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
Mrs. Celia Burleigh has accepted an invita
tion from the Unitarian Church 10 Brooklyn
| Conn, to become their pastor, and finds hel
| self very much interested in her new work.