The Portland daily press., 1872-06-15
Religious Intelligence.

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is to be settled as pastor of West End Congre.
gational Chapel in Portland is not exactly cor
rect. Mr.. p. has been engaged as stated sup.
ply for the Chapel for one year.
Rev. FL. F. Wood of Bates Theological Sem
mary in Lewiston, has received unanimous
call to become pastor of the Baptist Church in
Greenville, r. l., upon leaving the school.
Rev. Mr. Lockwood, acting pastor of, the
Congregationalist Church in Oxford village fol-
the past two years. has accepted the call to re-
main another year. $3.50 .H
Rev. j. Haskell, recently pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Lisbon, Conn, has ac-
cepted call from the Congregational church
at Sheepsoot Bridge, Maine, and entered upon
his labors Sunday, May 26th. ->n
Rev. G. P. Matthews of Auburn has declin-
ed the call rendered him by church in Au-
gusta m
Rev. James Wells of Dedham, will close his
labors with his present chargeat the end of the
present pastoral year, in July. Mr. w. has ac-
cepted unanimous call to Northbridge, Mass.
Mr. j; J. Blair of the graduating class of the
Bangor Theological Seminary goes to Prince
ton; Mr.. Thomas NJ. Davies to Midway: Mr..
e. N. Smith was ordained pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Strong Wednesday; and
Rev. G. A Stone will continue to preach for
the societies in Brewer village and Orrington.
Rev. w. ID. Bolster who graduated at the
h'OhilhoiJ year dSO, Was lIlSCdll6u PASTOR OF
the Congregational church in Wiscasset We'd
nesday; sermon by Rev. j. b. Wheelwright of
Paris. +
During the two years pastorate of Rev. G.
H. Palmer of Dover, thirty-two members have
been received into the Methodist church, and
twenty five have been received into the classes
who have not yet united with the church. The
last Quarterly Conference voted unanimously
to request the return of their pastor for the
third year. IT,.
The religious interest in the Baptist church
in Hallowell, continues, and is evidently on
the increase. On Sunday evening last, at the
prayer meeting, several expressed an earnest
desire for the possession of religious experience
and hopes, and asked for the prayers of Chris
tians
Rev. Mr.. Bowen of Lewiston baptized TWEEN
ty candidates Sunday, all young persons The
whole number were1received into the church in
the afternoon, together with six by letter.
The pastor of the Spring street Baptis
church, Auburn, baptized seven persons Sun
day..
The dedication of the I'd Congregationalist
church in Thomaston is postponed to the first
week OF July, As Rev. Mr.. Mason is to be
the dedlcatory sermon.
There will be a celebration of the approach
ing 4th of July, by a Sabbath school gathering,
at East Llvermore camp ground
There is trouble existing between the Rev. e.
5. Tingley of Brownfield and his charge, grow.
ing out of the abrupt dismissal by the pastor of
his congregation on a certain Sabbath because
OF the absence from their accustomed seats of
certain members of the choir. A Board of Ref
erees have recently had the matter under con-
sideratiOn. and have submitted a report mildly
censurlng both pastor and chnrch and recon-
mendlng that they settle their differences by
mutual concessions and in a spirit of Christian
love-
On Sunday, June I'd, eight persons were adj
mltted mo the Congregational Church at Har-
fison-four by letter and four by profession.
Rev. H. NJ. Eaton's term of service with the
Christian Church in Athens expired last Sab
bath, but the Society Immediately voted to hire
him for two years longer to preach one fourth
OF the tlme and Mr.. Eaton has accepted. The
other three fourths of the time Mr.. Eaton
breaches at Newport
A BOLD OUTRAGE AT LENox, MAss.-On
wednesday afternoon the summer residence of
Miss Waring of New York, about mile and a
half from Lenox village, was entered by col
ored man, supposed to be Edward Peters, no.
torious thief who finding Miss Waring alone,
seized her by the throat, and uttering vile
threats demanded her gold watch. Not daring
to refuse, the terrified woman consented, and
proceeding up stairs where the watch was kept.
the villain still keeping hold of her throat, she
took the watch from drawer and put it in his
pocket. The ruffian then threw her down, got
upon her with his knees and pounded her about
the head, intending to kill her. or at least rem
der her insensble while he was making his es-
cape. He succeeded in rendering her nearly
unconscious, and then left the premises. AS
nc Mice -,
was in about half or three-quarters of an hour,
she went to neighbors and told what had hap
pened. The citizens of Lenox were notified, and
a hundred or more young men at once started
IN all directions in search of the perpetrator of
these outrages. Parties from Stockbridge also
Joiileu IN the hunt, and the police of the neigh
BORING towns are making active efforts TO an
prehend him.
A STRICKEN CrrY.-A Mexican dispatch says
that between the both day of May and the Sd
day OF June the city of Monterey, Mexico
was sacked by the soldiers of both the c.
ernment and rebel forces, and large amounts Of
property were stolen. Several of the princinal
stores were completely cleaned out. Colonel
Steel, an American, was killed. Many youths
of the city, serving in the National Guard,
were also killed. The whole city was plundered
and is represented to be in mourning for those
Killed. Nearly every family lost some member
We have been asked by several serious mind
ed men OF late, the following question: care
you Greeley man? Our reply is, we are-that
is, we believe in Horace as the editor of the
New York Tribune, and as very honest, able,
and goodish sort of a man, but before conclnd
ng to support him for the Presidency, we shall
examine the claims of George Francis Train
and Daniel Pratt; and the chances are that we
shall be as likely to determine in favor of either
of the latter as the former. We trust this will
suffice as personal explanation. "-Bridgton
Neaos
THE Athletics of Freeport, and the Sunrise
Base Ball Clubs of Brunswick played friend
ly game of base ball ON the grounds of the for
mer June 18th. Score Al to % in favor of the
Family Dismemberment" is Western ex-