Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-03
The Rev. Mr.. Obear has entered upon his

The Rev. Mr.. Obear has entered upon his
pastorate in Newcastle.
The people of East Winthrop and the
Friends Society have been holding union
meetings for the last three weeks, and the
Lord has poured out his blessing, and some
thirty or more have been converted, and still
the work goes on. Meetings are holden on
every evening.
Waldo Baptist Quarterly Meeting will be
held with the first Baptist church in Palermo,
February 10th and 1lth
The Universalist meeting house at Pitts
field will be rededicated on Thursday, Febru-
airy 10Th A. M. Services to commence at 10
l-2 o'clock. The good people of Pittsfeld
will make ample provisions for entertaining
all from abroad.
| The First Baptist Society in Paris, and the
First Congregational in South Paris, have
resorted to the envelope system of raising
money for the support of the ministry En-
velopes are distributed in the pews, and per-
sons are to put into them, weekly or monthly,
as the case may be, such sums as they choose.
few members Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association of Winthrop, have been hold
| ing meetings at Keene's Corner, in Leeds
| About twenty have been converted.
The grounds at Kennebunk which have
| been used for many years by the Methodists
| for their annual camp-neetings are to pass
into other hands and will be used for other
purposes.
revival work has been powerful and cx
| tensive in Winslow, spreading nearly over
| the town, considerable into Benton, and is
| now manifested in Albion, in the Christian
Band church.
Regular religious servicehas been resumed
| at the Unitarian church in Waterville.
| During the year 1871, nineteen persons
| have been united with the Congregational
| church at Sherman Mills, making the mem
bership of that church 80, the largest Profess
| tant church in Aroostook county This
church was organized in May, 1861. Their
church edifice, parsonage and lot are valued
at $4,000.
The fine new Universalist church in Hiram
will be dedicated on Thursday, the 22d.
| Special revival influences are being en-
joyed by the Free street Baptist Church,
Portland. Also by the New Meadows Bap-
fist Church, Brunswick.
| At the dedication Of the Methodist church
in Patten on the 18th ult.. $46l were collect
! ed on the spot, reducing the church debt to
Slo39.
| The Congregational society at Woodfordps
corner expect to enter the lecture room OF
their new and comedy sanctuary next Sunday.
| The series of meetings at Centenary
church in Skowhegan were continued last
F, week, day ann evening. The pastor was as
sisted by Rev. Mr.. Springer of Vassalboro'.
| Rev. w. c. Halse, recent graduate OF
the Bangor Theological Seminary, was or.
dained pastor of the Free Will Baptist Church
at Garland, on Thursday, 25th ult., by a
council from the Exeter Quarterly Meeting.
By the will Of the late Byron Greenough of
Portland, legacy which, in the final result,
will amount, it is thought, to at least S25, 200,
was bequeathed to the Maine Baptist Mis-
| siOnaTy NoHNeAtioH, All OTSanZatlOu tldl HAS
in charge the interests of the feeble churches
OF the State. This munifcent gift, by the
sudden death of the testator's widow, has
now become available, and will swell the
permanent funds of the Convention to up.
wards of $4,000. The late pastor of the
Baptist church in this city is the Secretary OF
this organization, and is giving his whole
time and energies to the promotion of its in
| terests.
Sunnyside-The good people Of Powna]
made visit on the 18th to the parsonage now
occupied by Rev. Abram Maxwell. They
came with fnll hearts and hands, and the ia.
BILE groaDed under its heavy load of provision
which gave credit to the ladies', and from
which all turned away fully satisfied. The
Baptist church and society at Limerick, made
their annual visit to their pastor, Rev. Asa
Perkins, Jr., on the 10th, leaving liberia
donation of money and provisions, which
with many other presents during the year
have added much to his comfort. At the par
ish meeting the same day, it was voted tina
money enough should be raised TO paint til.
meeting house the coming spring.
S. W. Huntington & Co. are closing gu