Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-18

Rev. E. P. Parker of Hartford, Conn. The
exercises of the anniversary proper will be on
Thursday forenoon.
Bishop Nicely administered the rite Of con-
frmation to seven persons at the Episcopal
church in Brunswick, on Sunday.
The Universalist Society at Mechanic Falls
have made arrangements with the Rev. 8. s..
Davis of Canton, N. Y, to return and remain
with them after June.
The Methodist Church is likely to be agi-
tated by the question whether women shall be
ordained as preachers.
At the Cumberland County Association of
Congregational clergymen, recently held at
Falmouth, Rev. Z. p. Thwing presented
Greek Exegesis and spirited discussion was
had on the tendencies of modern drought as
indicated by the Sabbath question and kindred
topics.
Rev. Mr.. Chamberlain, of Dubuque, will
preach at the Universalist church, in Gardiner
tomorrow.
Mr.. A. P. Tinker has accepted the call of
the High street Congregational Church, Au-
" DeCOme tHelT pastor.
The next quarterly meeting of the Maine
Baptist Missionary Convention will be held in
the vestry of the Baptist church Waterville.
at 6 o'clock, P. NJ, of Monday May 27. Free
return tickets over all the divisions and
branches of the Maine Central Railroad.
William Deering of Portland, has been ap-
pointed FROM the Maine Conference on the
special committee of the General Conference
to investigate the Methodist Book Concern.
The professors and students of Bates coll
lege are supplying churches with preaching
at the rate of seventeen each Sunday.
Work has been recommended on the Roman
Catholic church ediace at VIM, and the ex-
terror will doubtless be finished this season.
The next quarterly meeting of the Board of
Missions of the Diocese of Maine will be held
in Grace Church, Bath, beginning on Tues
day, May 2lst.
The State Conference of Congregational
Churches will be held at Skowhegan, the lat
ter part Of June. The Baptists will hold their
State Convention In Bath.
The Unversalists Of Bath are without
settled pastor. The pulpit is supplied from
Sabbath to Sabbath.
The Second Advent Society in Bath are en-.
gagged in building meeting house. 1t is to
stand on the west side of Middle street, few
steps south of Center street.
revival of religion is reported at Addison
Point. Rev. Mr.. Dunbar, Baptist, who re-
sides there, and Rev. Mr.. Davies, itinerant.
Methodist, have been laboring there.
Mr.. S. 2. Smith, formerly of this city, will
be ordained and installed as pastor of the
Clare,nont On. H. Society, on Wednesday
evening, May 22d.
The Lincoln Quarterly Meeting held its
session with the Baptist church in Gushing,
May eth and sth. The Spirit of the Master
was present to bless and quicken His children,
and give encouragement to that scattered
church.
The Bethel church in Portland, for sailors,
Rev. Francis Southworth, has within the past
year put seventy. three libraries aboard ves-
sells hailing from that and neighboring ports,
each library containing about twenty
volumes. The sailors are very thankful for
them and often send home words of gratitude.
An excellent interest is said to be prevalent
in the Congreg ational church in Elliot, of
which Rev. Mr.. Sanborn is pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Potter of Gorham, who is preach
ing in Limington, reports an excellent religi-
Gus interest in that vicinity. Some fifty or
sixty have been converted and reclaimed with
in a short time, and the work is still spread
ing.
Rev, Mr. Ford, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Paris Hill, read his resignation to
the church on Sunday last, to take effect
June LIST, alleging ill health as the cause.
Revivals are in progress in several places
in the eastern part of the State. At McFar-
lands Corner, the work is going on. and in
the Messer neighborhood some forty have
been converted.
The Buxton Centre Baptist Church will re-
open their meeting house for public worship
Wednesday, May 22d
Rumford has on the north side of the river
four churches, divided among the Methodist,
Congregationalist and Universalist societies,
the Methodists being in the ascendancy, as
they own the two houses situated at East
Rumford and the Centre.
The State Sunday School Convention is to
be held at Dexter on Wednesday and Thurs
day next Sunday schools should choose
their delegates to morrow. Persons going by
Maine Central r. R., need to procure return
tickets at the ticket Office from which they
start
The Lincoln County Congregational Con-
ference meets at Wiscasset on the second
Tuesday of June. During its session Mr.. w.
H. Bolster, a graduate of Bates College and
Bangor Theological Seminary, will be Or
dained and installed as pastor of the First
Congregational Church in Wiscasset. >
"Purc Gold" is the title of a new Sunday
school book that is being put into many Of
the schools in this State.
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