Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-30
membership six by profession, all of whom

membership six by profession, all of whom
are heads of families.
At the annual meeting of the Litchfield
Sabbath School Association. held at the Litch.
field Plains meeting house on the goth. the
following officers were chosen: Moderator.
Dea. j. Hancock; Secretary, d. L. Smith.
Treasurer, S. G. Nutting; Committee of Ar
engagements, Geo. W. Springer, Melvin lib.
belts and VIM. c. Smith. The other exer-
cises, devotional and discussional. were quite
interesting, and participated in with good
degree Of earnestness.
The Lay delegates for Portland District to
the Methodist Conference are: Cyrus Sturte.
want, Portland; Levi Remick, South Elliot;
Daniel Pond, Bddeford, VIM. H. Neal, Sac
carappa; A. S. Mason, South Standish; re-
serves, Enoch Cousens and Henry Nutter.
Rev M. j. Steere, formerly pastor of the
Universalist church in Lewiston, is laboring
with great devotion with the church at Mer-
den, Conn.
-Four persons were received into the Plym-
outh church in Portland on Sunday afternoon,
by profession and one by letter.
Rev. Herbert X. Howe, of South China,
has settled with the Congrega tionalist society
at Sandy Point, and will also accept alter
nately the pulpit of the society at Union
School House church, Searsport.
Rev. o. II. johnson is the pastor of the
Universalist church in Livermore, and his
meetings are well attended and his services
highly appreciated. This church is furnished
with good bell and organ.
The Payson Memorial church in Portland
recently received S24O, the proceeds of a lee
ture for their benefit by w. w. Thomas, Esq.
Rev. Mr.. Savary of Ellsworth, has left for
Iowa having a two months ''leave of alb
sence." During his vacation and after next
Sunday the pulpit will be supplied by minis
tiers from abroad
Rev. S. H. McCollister, for several years
principal of Westbrook Seminary, but more
recently pastor of the Universalist church in
Nashua, n. H., has received the unanimous
vote of the Trustees Of Buchtel College at
Akron, Ohio, to become its President. He
to his society, to take effect June LIST.
Sensible minded people demonstrate against
making prayer a rhetorical and declamatory
exercise, or of giving to it the air of suggest
ing to God what it is right for Him to do un-
der given circumstances.
Rev. +. B. Fletcher is having published
pamphlet entitled "The Challenge of the
Spiritualists and how it came out" giving a
resume of the arguments of both sides of
the discussion which took place at the Meth
odist church In Ellsworth.
Rev. James Cameron of Greenville has
sent into thirty camps in the woods, BIZ
bles, Testaments, periodicals, and tracts,
which have been well received, and have
furnished good employment for the long win
ter evenings He needs more to send among
the tious lumbermen in the forests. An
increased religious interest is prevailing in
Greenviiic.
The total cost of the organ for the Free
street church in Portland, was four thousand
dollars.
SUNSrsIDE.-The Baptist church and peo-
pie of East Corinth have recently placed their
pastor and his family on the sunny side. A
large number Of people, both old and young,
assembled at the parsonage, and with happy
words and generous gifts made them feel that
they were among true and sincere friends,
and that their labors and tolls we're apprecia-
ated. The parishioners of Rev. Mr.. Record,
the esteemed pastor of the Turner Baptist
church, have made him a do nation visit The
friends of Rev. A. Hanscom of Surry collect
ed at the residence of Mr.. Leander Young,
at South Surry, Feb. Oath and enjoyed re-
freshing supper, after which remarks we're
made, and prayer offered to the giver of all
earthly blessings. Hymns of praise were sung
and the happy company retired leaving for
their pastor, articles amounting to $40. The
friends at Surry village came to the parson-
age and enjoyed pleasant interview and a
treat, and then returned home, leaving for
their pastor the amount of $500.