Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-09

years Of encouragement, is being greatly
blessed. During the past season the house OF
worship has been repaired, making it com
Portable and attractive; in Sept. the Waldo
Association met there, and the meetings were
interesting, leaving an influence which has
been with them ever since. Christians have
been revived backsliders reclaimed, and sim
ners converted. Rev. o. Il. Hunt, late from
New Jersey, but native of Marie, common
ced laboring there the first of September, and
his efforts have b zen crowned with abundant
success On Thursday, the 2Sd inst, by a
Council convened for the purpose, he was set
apart to the Office Of an evangelist
| There has been considerable religious in
terest at Columbia Falls recently in the Meth
opst church. Seven have joined the church
on probation since the Conference year began,
and others will soon join. Three persons
were baptised last week.
| Considerable interest exists in the subject
of religion in Easton, at the Bangor settle
ment, in Aroostook county. Some thirty are
|
The Congregational Society of Calais, are
about to substitute Robnsons Songs for the
Sanctuary, for Watts and Select, which has
| been used these many years in their Sabbath
service.
! Rev. +. {. Aver, pastor of the Methodist
church at Bowdoinham, has been unable to
attend to his labors for several months past,
and Rev. {. c. Cone is supplying his pulpit.
| The revival in Centre Freeman, and on the
| New Portland Methodist Episcopal circuit
| continues with interest. This increase OF
religious interest in that whole section is at
tributed to the camp-meeting held in New
Portland in September last. Arrangements
are being made for permanent meeting in
that part of Readfeld district.
An interesting York County Quarterly
| meeting of the Baptist churches, has just
closed at Goodwin's Mills. Good has already
resulted. The nextwill be held with the Bap-
tst church at Well, depot in December.
few weeks ago there was no regular
preaching by any ordained minister in Buck
field. Since then, however, the Rev Mr..
| Lindsey has been ordained and breaches every
Sabbath at the Baptist church, and the Rev.
Mr.. Herscy, Gree Baptist, from Richmond,
breaches in the east part of the town every
Sabbath.
It is proposed to hold a county Sabbath
School Convention in Belfast next week, to
be made up of delegates from the evangelical
Sabbath Schools in Waldo county.
| II is proposed to hold quarterly session of
| the Bowdoinham Association with the East
Monmouth Baptist church about the middle
of December.
| Millbri1ge.
| Rev. Mr. Elliot, at one time principal of the
| Ellsworth High school, but for the past few
years Missionary, died at Lucknow, India,
| Oct. 2Sth
Rev. w. II. H. Plsbury of Congress Street
Methodist Episcopal church in Portland has
received a very tempting offer to go to Iowa
| and take charge of school. 1t is hoped he
may be induced 70 remain in Portland as the
Maine Conference can i'll affordto lose man
of his talents.
| DR.. Pond of the Bangor Theological Sem
mary, will deliver lecture on the Greek phi
| losophers before the students, during the win
ter. The first will be given on Tuesday even
| ing next.
| Halls Journal of Health maintains that
| people who 20 regularly to meeting" on Sun
days, live longer than those who do not, and
gives good reasons for it. Whether Christians
or not men are influenced by the truths they
hear; and moreover, churci-goers get more
rest from worldly care as well as toll.