Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-27
summary Of Religious Intelligence.


summary OF Religious Intelligence.
a. II William, pastor of the FRYE burg and
Stowe NJ thodist Episcopal Church, baptis,
and received in full connection to the Church
three persons on the first Sabbath of July.
Rev. John j. Weeks is preaching every
Sunday in the Universalist church in Glou-
cester, and will continue to do so till the mid
die vi September next.
As result Of the revival in Milton. a Free
Baptist church has been formed 10 that town
Five converts were recently baptised, and
four united with the church.
Rev B. franklin Rattray, late of Penn
broke, has received and accepted unanimous
call to the pastorate of the I'd Baptist church
Of Rock land
Bishop Nicely this week administered the
rite of confirmation to several candidates in
the church of St. John Baptist in Thomaston,
and at st. Peters church in Rockland.
Rev. c. Z. Blake, formerly pastor of the
Free Baptist church in Pennington, now Of
South Boston, is on visit to the former place
The Uniycrsalst society in Turner have
re engaged the Rev. Mr.. Munson as it. pas
tor for another year.
The Methodist Society Of Richmond have
suspended their morning preaching service
for the present, the Sabbath School taxing
the place of that service. The Free ,p,st
Society has had but one. preaching service on
the Sabbath for about two years. This gives
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worked very favorably so far.
Rev. T Y. Hicks of Portland, who has &C.
cepted the pos ition of pastor of Prospect
street Congre gational church in Cambridge,
Mass, will receive salary of $4,000 per an
mum, with ak weeks vacation. This is $1,000
more than he received in Portland. and two
weeks longer vacation.
Rev. H. a. Phlbrook IS spending = short
time 10 Calais. amongst his old friends. lie
is looking WELL and feeling smart as ever.
prominent divine, the Rev. Henry G.
Stoyer of Portland, WHO has been Ill for sew
eral years.. rs so far recove red as to he able
to preach.
The Free Baptist church at North Berwick
will be without pastor after the second Sab
hath in August. The church is in good con
dition and desires to settle minister
Bishop Nelly confirmed class of ten
persons at Wiscasset, on the evening Of the
l6lh
Rev. Mr. Qainty will preach Tomorrow at
Minot Corner.
The religious interest az Steuben continues
good the meetings being well attended on
Sundays, and the Thursday evening prayer
meeting increasing in interest each week.
There are six Sunday Schools organized in
different parts of the town.
The annual meeting of the Maine Confer
ence of Unitarian Churches, is to be held in
Ellsworth on Sap 18th, 18th, and 18th.
Work has commenced OF the Baptist Meet
ing Aousein Pre.qae Isle, spd we are in
possible.
Work has begun on. the interior of the
Second Parish church in Portland. There is
money enough on hand to pay for lathng and
pa,tering, and the society hope to be able to
continue the work to completion.
Work on The foundation for the Catholic
Church at Waterville is progressing fincly.
The structure is to be no ''mean" affair.
The site Corner Winter and Elm streets), is
a pleasant one, and the building will occupy
about all of the corner lot
Rev. Henry D. Moore, formerly pastor OF
the Union Church (now Plymouth), in Port
land has rendered the resignation of his pas
torate of the Vine Street Congregational
Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, to take place in
September.
Rev. Prof Thwing Of Portland, has been
supplying to great acceptance the pulpit of
the Congregational church in B1ilgton
Rev. Arthur Given, graduate from Bates
College and Seminary at Lewiston, has re-
ceved and accepted a call from the Free
Baptist Society of Bangor, and will enter
upon his labors on second Sunday of August
The S, S. Library at St. Adams has been
recently enlarged by the addition of sixty
volumes of new works.
The Free Baptist Conference for the east
ern part the State is to be held in Dexter
village, commencing Tuesday, Aug. 20, and
will continue until the afternoon of Thursday
following.
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