The Portland daily press., 1872-10-19
Religious Intelligence.

Mr. f. p. Morgan, of Saco, has presented the
Second Congregational Society with $500.
Rev. G. w. Kelley is engaged as a supply for
the Congregational church at Norway Village.
Rev. Mr.. Baker has resigned his pastorate of
| the Baptist church in Hebron
Rev, S. H. Dana, of this city, has been in
stalled pastor of the Congregatio nal church at
Newton Highlands, Mass. - 81.
Rev. Mr. Brown, Baptist delivered his fare
well sermon in the Methodist meeting house at
| Cherryfeld last Sunday.
| Rev. F. G. JONES' of Bangor, is now supply-
| ing the Episcopal church at Winn.
! Rev. Mr. Kingsbury, who recently closed his
| labors with the Congregational church at Lower
Blddeford, was installed over the Congrega-
| tiOnal church at North Reading, Mass. last
! Wednesday,
Mr.. d. c. Bixby, of the last class in Grocer
Theological Seminary, has accepted call to
the pastorate Of the Baptist church in Rock
port. H
Rev. o. C. Hunt has resigned the pastoral
care of the Baptist church in Windsor, Maine,
to resume his studies.
Rev. Albert A. Ford, pastor of the list Bap-
fist church in Paris, closed his labors with thai
church last Sabbath.
The Universalist society in Bangor have ex
tended a call to Rev. S. Goodencugh, of Victor,
N. T., to become their pastor, at salary of
S2400 per annum.
About 100 children received the rite of con
lrmation at the hands of Bishop Bacon, at the
Catholic church in Rockland, last Sunday
The Roman Catholic church at Winn is near
ly completed, and probably will be consecrated
by New Years. If not before.
The French Catholic congregation in Lewis
ton number about 900. There are about 1900
Catholics IN the city, and quite one-half are
prompt at church service.
Rev: Father Murphy, pastor of St. Mary's
Cafh oli ,aricI IN,
Hall for Sunday services, and the congregation
will after next Sunday worship there The
Kenduskeag is the dividing line between ST,
Johns and st. Mary's parishes.
A Sunday School Convention of York County
will be held at Alfred, Nov. 9TH and 8th be-
in the county are cordially invited and earnest
ly requested to be represented by pastor, super
intendent and delegate.
The Oxford County Conference held its semi
annual meeting at North Norway last Tuesday
and "Wednesday Sermons by Pastors Tewks-
bury and Elliot. Three were admitted to the
church at the communion. Discussions were
had on the Christian Life and on Sabbath
Schools, participated in by Revs. Wheelright.
Warren, Thwing, Garland, and others among /,
the laity.
Rev. Mr.. Bailey, who was pastor until re-
Gently of the Baptist church in Monson for |
nearly twenty years, now resides in Hebron
He was obliged to give up continuous preach |
ing ON account of his health. He supplies the
vacant pulpits in the neghborhood OCCASION
ally. Oh
Services in the Unitarian church at Augusta
are to be resumed next Sunday.
The new Methodist church at East Vassal-
boro' was dedicated Thursday. Oct. 10TH Ser
mon by Rev. Mr.. Bidwell, of Worcester
Rev. Henry Stetson has removed from Wal
doboro to New Gloucester, and Rev. w. &.
Goucher, of Kenduskeag, has been settled over
the LIST Baptist church of Waldoboro'. Rev.
John Collins, from the blaine Conference, and
lately located at Gorham, will hereafter fill the
Methodist pulpit at Waldoboro
, The semiannual meeting of the Union Con-
ference will be held at Bridgton Oct. 29th and