The Portland daily press., 1872-12-14
Religious Intelligence.

The receipts into the treasury of the Maine
Missionary Society during the month of No
yember were $22495
Mr.. NJ. L. Stevens of Portland has very ac-
ceptably supplied the pulpit Of the Baptist
church in Augusta for the past nine months
He preached his closing sermon ON the last
Sabbath.
The ifext session of the Ellsworth Free Bap-
fist Quarterly Meeting will be held at Morgar's
Bay, Surry, Dec. 20-23
The Advent society at Kennebunk depot have
their Chapel ready for boarding. and expect to
have it completed for occupancy by the middle
of Feb ruary.
At the Unitarian church in Wateryille sucb
arrangements have been made with Rev. Dr.
Sheldon as will now secure continued religious
services without the interruption lately suffered
by that congregation.
Rev; j. N. Paine, formerly pastor of the Un-
iversalist churches in Gardiner and Hallowell,
but more recently of Norwich, Conn, has re-
cenlly resigned his charge in the latter place
and removed to Hallowell. The immediate
cause OF his resignation was a sprained ankle,
which disabled him from pastoral labors.
Rev. Arthur Given, graduate in the first
class of Bates College, and in the last class of
the Theological department, was ordained to
the Gospel ministry, and installed as pastor of
the Essex street Free Baptist church, Bangor,
Sunday.
During the past week the Methodist society
at Kennebunk village have had cast steel bell
put in the beethoven of their church. Each
religious society at that place have now bell
to call their members to church, and if they do
not attend it will not be the fault of the bells
Rev. Mr.. Boothby has rendered his resgna-
ton of the position of City Missionary at Lew
iston, to take effect Jan. 1st. Mr.. Boothby has
performed the difficult duties of this position
the past two years with success. He now re-
signs to return to his former position as a Bible
Agent
A pleasant religious interest is In PROCESS at
Bar Mills. Some have experienced religion,
others are interested. The meetings are well
attended, and Rev. P Smith is assisting the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Whitman, in the work
The Cumberland County Conference meets
with State street church, Portland, in January
In Washington county the cause of Sabbath
Schools is being revived State Superintendent
J. F. Higgins, accompanied by the Rev. .. M.
Cousins, has been visiting the larger towns and
holding conventions of several schools in Union
Conventions.
A committee of State Street church, Port
land, reported, at the Devotional meeting Tues
day night in favor of organizing u church at
Williston Chapel. Those contemplating join
ing this enterprise are requested to hand their
names to the pastor or officers of the church.
Rev. S. S. Fletcher terminates his labors
with the Universalist society at South Wind
ham at the close of this year.
There is revival in the Baptist church at
Columbia, one of the oldest Baptist organza-
lions in Washington county.
Rev. D. X. Bowler, a Baptist Missionary has
been laboring with good success in Hancock
county.
In the Methodist church at Boothbay, of
which Rev. 2. e. Brown is pastor there have
been thirty conversions. At South Dresden
ten heads of families have been converted
The First Congregational Parish in Bridgton
have voted to ratify the action of the church
in extending call TO Rev. e. P. Eastman to
become their minister provided that satisfacto-
~ arrangements can be made-to be determin-
ed at the next meeting.
The Baptists of Parkman are about to settle
Rev. Henry Libby as pastor. He will preach
in Cambridge half of the time.
Rev. III. Whitcher of Saccarappa, has receiv-
ed a call to become Missionary in the city of
Binghamton, n: Y, to raise up new Free
Baptist church in that very growing city.
Rev. Francis f. Ford. late of Lewiston, was
installed pastor of the First Church and Par
ish at Charlestown Mass, Wednesday even
ing.
The Congregational church at Mechanic Falls
was open for worship last Sabbath after hav-
ing been closed since May last. Arrangements
have been made to sustain preaching by tho
Congregatonalists, Baptists and Free Baptists.