The Portland daily press., 1872-06-29
Religious Intelligence.

Inc recelptS INTO tneitreaSury OF the MAINE
Missionary Society from June LIST to the 21st,
were $19S802. A legacy of the late Henry
Goddard, ESQ.,, of this city city for $500, con-
stituted a portion of the receipts.
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heY. Y. a. Soone VIII commune WIN tne Con,
gIegaGGonai onuIoeS I ~ DIe"cit sl'aso anu
East orfihgeh announcer year.
A confirmation was held in Christs Church.
81 Stephen, last Mohoay evening py the LORD
Dlsnop vi ieueiioeoh' Inc oanui s: weI',
sixteen ~ nuilipei.l "a iaise auuSnoe was
present AT tle ceremony, llany aStenuihS iroli
'he Maihe sioe Vi 'he iisei' assa herh
The Gardiner District Ministerial Associa-
ton met in Wesley church in Bath Tuesday,
Lapham, as chairman ana neV. n. oanderson,
as secretary. various topics, previously as
signed, were discussed and the meeting APP
pearea 10 DC one Oh interest,".
Rev. Russell Streeter the first pastor of the
Uniyersalist Society in this city some fifty
years ago, writes to the editor OF the Banner
thus: For more than hfteen months, have
Deen smut T OUT from tne compromising OF read
!ng' ne ar appears 70 De dustyI1 mat IS
the wora; WINDOWS and mirror seem COW
cred with steam or dust, rendering things
around me correspondlngly obscure
The first Christian Church of York is now in
fiourishing condition. The sum of $500 has
recently been raised by subscription to pay off
the Society s Indebtedness of about $500, and to
make Improvement by way of painting the par
sonage house, grading, etc. The raising of this
amount at the present time Is mainly due to the
EFFORTS OF their pastor, Rev. Chas. e. Goodwin.
ne Iact IhaS Eid: Toodwin mas labored with
TINS people Tor eighteen successive years, al
.hough ne mas mad several calls from larger
cnurches, speaks wen Tor Doth pastor and peO-
pie -~ -, a. -r-
The regular meeting Of the Eastern Rant;st
june 18TH, the services commencing at 10, a. m.
and continuing through the day and evening.
Inc usual business was transacted and $4,000
members. recently formed at Edmunds ioined
the conference -->-'-'>''' 'o-Ao'
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The Baptist church at Midtown, Calais, are
TO puiid hne parsonage at once. An eligible
hundred dollars have been contributed by them
selves already for this purpose. re
The report of Mr.. Quint, at the recent meet
ing of the ConorecationaIC onfarenno fnr Me-
sain of ss cbuTeb gam OF net
6recedipg veap a an ncpea IN the
883. a gain in Sabbath school memhawsI;1 o oe
year, IN benevolent contributions 8 churches
Ti p"d s SS', O4o 10 more IMAM last year
IN soeai VI .nc 9onStiDuIiens excludes, or course
an payments CT deDtS, repairs, etc., in which
335, 200 paid n Go : : e11'fges.G - : VI
The evangelical cburcbos Of Calais hold .
union meeting last sabbath even;nS i in g. q
Croix Hall. Rev. William FARMING n ,n 3s
ing The object of the meeting was to nrom uS
the circulation of the Bible Tbe nset;no 1Uae
addressed by Rev. VIM Carptbers 1 RaHs NJ IL
Gilbert Of Hartford. agent of tha merio a,
Bible Society,W. j. CorthelL Esq. and Rev. e.
B. Eddy, and was very interesting to all who
attended. =
Tho First .nd rh;,a puoa,,.
Of rh;aa,ss anu iniIu IarsesDyterlan churches
al ia 0nIas1 oon.riqateo $l2oo last Sunday in