The Portland daily press., 1872-06-08
Religions Intelligence.

Rev. Samuel 2. Ferris of Lawrence, will be
installed as pastor of the Congregational church
in Gorham next Thursday. io flRa5
The installation of Mr. Ecob as pastor of the
| LIST Parish Church in Augusta, will take place
! the first week in October That of Mr. Tinker
as pastor OF the High Street Congregational
church in Auburn, will take place the second
week in October. Both of these young men are
in the Andover Theological Seminary.
Rev. William Nutting, pastor of the Univer-
salist church in Skowhegan has rendered his
resignation. a III h aau Isl
Rev. T. I. Merry will be installed pastor of
the Centre street church at Machias next
Thursday.
The COngregationalist Society at Calais &C.
cupied their old meeting house the last time
Sunday evening, May %. Rev. William Car
ruthers preached a sermon commemorative of
the event.
A Union Congregational Conference will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday, June 18th and
ing by Rev. Messrs. E. s. Tingley and E. P.
Wilson; and Tuesday afternoon and Wednes-
day forenoon discussion of the question,
What constitutes Christian Family?''
Bishop Nicely has started on his annual visit
to the missions of Aroostook county. During
his visit. the Bishop will ordain Herbert G.
Miller, deacon in charge of Emanuel Church
Ashland, to the priesthood. i E
Rev. G. H: Springer Methodist preacher at
North and East Vassalboro' baptised and add
ed to the church on Sunday last, eight at the
former place and seven at the latter The re-
vival interest is still felt at North Vassalboro'
Last Sabbath at the Free Baptist church in
Hallowell, six persons were baptised at the
Baptist church eleven persons were received
into the church.
At East Winthrop, last Sunday, Rev. A.
Bryant, Baptist, baptised nine persons and re-
ceived fifteen into the church at that place
the fruits of last winters revival
Rev. Mr.. Burgess, pastor of the Pine street
Free Baptist church of Lewiston baptised five
persons last Sabbath
A Freewill Baptist church has been organic
ed in Howard plantation with fair promise of
so or more members, and large additions have
been made to the Baptist and Congregational
churches in Blanchard and MOnson. The good
work is still progressing In Blanchard Monsoon
and Howard plantation, there have been nearly
200 hopeful conversions.
The religious interests in the new "West Wa
tervile f. b. church" have been constantly in
creasing for the past three months.
Rev. James Washburne (Christian Baptist)
and Rev. G. E. Libby IN. E.. baptized six per-
sons by immersion at South Parkman. Satur-
uay ist INST; Rev. VIM. King baptized one
candidate at Wellington, (Burdin's Corner) on
Sunday the End inst
Mr.. VIM. H. Bolster will be ordained at Wis
casset the 18th inst. Sermon by Rev. II r.
Wheelwright of South Paris % -
York County Conference met in Ruxton
June and 5, to celebrate it's semi-centen;ai
Historical discourse by Rev. T. N. Lord. Rev
A. Cole gave an account of the origin of tbe
Conference which was from York Association
Rev. s. Hayward spoke ably, of the influence Of
the conference during the past half century.
Hon. Joseph Titcomb read an elaborate paper
on the relation of this body to the independently
and fellowship of the churches. Rev. j. ID.
Emerson presented a memorial of deceased
members "a in all, 80 were ordained and install
ed in the county; 16 elsewhere and in 1922 were
only stated supplies and these had been in
stalled Out of the "a, the graduates of college
were Al; of seminaries 20; studied privately
with pastors Ii; DIR. Paysou of Portland having
had the largest number In fifty wears the
number of churches has nearly tripled-the
membership grown from 647 to 1908; only one
church became extinct.
n Inc loth Anniversary of the Bates Street
DaPoist society in Lewiston was made the oc-
caslo,i Oh special and interesting meeting on
MONDAY evening last. OF the original mem
bers OF the church eight are living two Of
whom were present at the meeting
At the 52d Anniversary of the Rbetor;cal So-
ciety connected with che Bangor Theological
Seminary on Tuesday last the decIamations
were four in number, as follows: Spirit Copy-
ing," r. w. Jenkins, Kingston, Pa; Fright
Makes Might" B. B: Merrill, Cumberland, of
the Junior Class; ''What We Need" T.. G.