The Portland daily press., 1872-04-06
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
Rev. A. Hayden closed his pastoral relations
with the New North church and society in
Pennington last Sunday, preaching his farewell
sermon in the afternoon to a large audience.
He started for Lawrence, his new field oflabor,
Tuesday morning.
Rev. Jonas Burnham, who for the past three
years has very acceptaby filled the position of
pastor of the Congregational church in Wilton,
has resigned his connection with that society,
and will preach his farewell sermon next Sab
bath. He has received, and accepted, unani-
MACS call from the Congregational church in
Strong to again become its pastor. ~ .-gg-
Rev. o. Van Cise, retiring pastor of the
Universalist church, Auburn, Sunday morning
took four persons into the church, three of
whom he baptized after which he administer
ed the sacrament In the evening he preached
his farewell sermon. He commences his labors
with the society in Portsmouth, N H., in May,
to which pastorate he has been unanimously
called "a grNk1N TITTrFLs
Bishop Nicely will be with the Episcopal So
ciety of Saco and Biddeford on the Dist of the
present month. The rite of confirmation will
be administered at Trinity Church, Saco, at
half-past ten o'clock in the forenoon, and in
the afternoon at Ch,ist's Church, Biddeford, at
half-past two o'clock. gWusM9m
There has been revival of religion in the
Eaton School, at Norridgwock, anil about thir-
ty of the scholars have professed to meet with
change of heart. "a EEWrErF2
An excellent interest is said to prevail In the
Baptist church in York, under the ministra.
tions of Rev. Joel Wilson. d. leth
& Rev. Dr. Balkan has been in Lewiston for a
dayor two. He left Friday, to preach for
short time at st. Stephens, n. d.
The people of Prospect Harbor are to build
Union meeting house this season, the ladies
doing their part in furnishing funds.
A good religious interest prevails In Buck.
field. We are informed that some thirty or
more have protested faith in Christ. s.4
The receipts into the Treasury of the Maine
Missionary Society for the month of March
were S10T5 f0-S50o Of which was legacy from
the late John G. Brooks of Portland, and $3.50
a legacy from the late. Daniel Robinson of
Buoksport.
Rev. i. w. Tolman has resigned the pastor
ate of the Baptist church in Pennington.
Rev. A. j, Nelson has resigned the pastoral
care of the Baptist church in Alma to takeef-
fect the first of May. 'He
The Maine Conference of the NJ. Il, Church,
meets in Gardiner next Wednesday. The or
der OF exercises win be as follows:
Wednesday misunderstanding of Confer
enee and Holy Sacrament Aftenoon-Sab-
bath School Anniversary; Address by Rev. Dr.
Vincent and others. Evening. -Sabbath School
interests continued.
Thursday Conference Business
Afternoon-M Missionary Sermon, by Rev. s. A.
Allen, D'D' Alternate, ]; Luce
friday - Morning - Conference Business
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS meeting; Address by
Rev. w. Il. Mallalieu, DIR. Torsey and Others.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meeting continued.
saturday neutrality-suspicious. Business
ing-Temperance Anniversary. NJ "
Sunday-Morning, 8 o'clock-Lovefeast. 10
IL, Sermon and Ordination of Deacons At
ternoon-Sermon and Ordination of Elders
Business
Aftenoon-Not decided Evening-Musical
entertainments, led by Prof. e. Tourjee, of Bos-
ton.
Services will commence at o'clocl, in the
morning; IL in the afternoon; and Z IL in
the evening, except where specified to the con-
trary.
Rev. II. M. Vail, six years pastor at Cape
Elizabeth, win supply the Congregational
Church at Hadlyme, Conn, the coming year.
Salary $500 and parsonage a
Rev. q. w. Small recently of Cumberland,
is doing pioneer work in East Tennessee,
preaching at present in log church. A Wall
street merchant, New York, has given him $12O
to purchase a horse.
Rev. P. b. Snow of North Yarmouth has
moved to Deering, and will engage in editorial
work in Portland.
Rev. c. G. Porter has resigned the pastoral
care of the Baptist church in Houlton, to take
effect the last Sabbath in April. As the
church has been very much prospered under the
faithful ministrations of Mr. Porter for more
than five years, they will feel 10th to part with
him.
Rev. Edward B. Furnish, native of Port
land, pastor of the church at New Hartford, N.
I. for the last seven years, recently received
a call to the Presbyterian church of Potsdam,
which he felt it his duty to accept, and SO de-
sired to resign his charge, subject to the ap-
proval of the Presbytery of Utica Against
this proposed removal, his church felt con-
strained to enter an energetic protest. They
could not bear to let their beloved pastor 60.
But the Presbytery after hearing the case, de-
clded, by majority of two, to dissolve the
pastoral relation; whereupon the church, by its
session, passed resolutions complimentary in
the highest degree to their retiring pastor.