The Portland daily press., 1872-01-20
Religions IntelIigence.

Congregational Church Sabbath School, al oher-
man Mills, for five years. 81 --4a- II
Rev. Mr. Brastow, who supplied the pulpit
of Rev W. t.. Sleeper in Sherman Tor Few
weeks past, has received a call to preach to tha'
nponle nv a unanimous vote of the Church.
At the close of this month four Augusta
churches will be without pastors-the Unlver-
salist. Unitarian Congregational, and baptist.
The chapel recently erected at Al1reo 1or 'he
Congregational Society is nearly ready for USE
The Society has long felt the need OF Vesuy
or lecture ROOM and its wants are now fully
met through the timely munifcence of VIM G.
Conant. ESQ of that place. 4 " ~ 7-il
Rev. C. M. Herring, pastor of the Brunswick
Street Baptist Church. in Gardiner, has tend
cred his resignation, to take effect insApril
next. The Society we understand have not ac-
cepted it and committee was appointed to
confer with him on the matter, but with what
result we are not informed. " ~
The Executive Committee of the Maine s. s.
Association have not arranged for an Institute
at Alfred JAN 18th and 26th, as published in
several papers SkrEKffp4fAg
Several gentlemen of Biddeford connected
with the Young Mems Christian Association,
visited Alfred on Sunday last, and held relig-
ious services in the Jail at that place for the
benefit of those confined therein. 5e
Rev. Mr.. Van Cleek, pastor of the Baptist
church in Patten has resigned.
Rev. Mr.. Preble, pastor of the Free Will Bap-
fist church in Houlton, has closed his labors in
that place and gone to Alva. .....,..ft
At the parish meeting of the Winthrop street
Universalist society Of Augusta, held in the
church Sunday afternoon, to consider the resig-
nation of Rev. c. R. Moor as pastor, resolves
were unanimously adopted expressing profound
regret at his resignation and commendatory OF
| his work and character as Christian minister
! and citizen, and. instructing the Executive
| Committee to request him to withdraw his res
| ignation until the close of the parochial year.
| Rev.. Mr.. Harris preached to the High street
| Congregational church in Auburn last Sunday,
| his last sermon, as its pastor. Mr.. Harris was
offered salary of $4,000 at Providence, but in
accepting the call reduced his own salary to
| $500. A Council on Monday met at the
church and dissolved the relation existing be-
/ tween him and the church. 81 % g z es&s
Mr.. William H. Rand was ordained to the
ministry at the Congregational church in Old
town on Tuesday 10th inst. Rev. g. w. Field
/ preached the sermon, and Prof. Barbour gave
| the charge ID sHxs = gge.Ee eTHaEe
| The new Methodist meeting house in Bridg-
| ton was dedicated on Wednesday last. The
sermon was preached by Rev. George Weber,
ID, Presiding Elder of the Gardiner District
The pastor of the church, Rev. E. Groyenor,
Rev. G. f. Cobb of Eliot, Rev. X. Atkinson of
Oxford, Rev. A. Hatch of South Paris, Rev. A.
B. Loyewell of Bolster's Mills, Rev. E. P. Will
son of the LIST Congregational church in Bridg-
ton, and Rev. H Kendall of Waterford took
/ part in the exercises. ~ = eAzaN
The Pine street NJ E. church in Portland
have been holding extra meetings during the
past three weeks, and the result has been a
number of conversions. Their pastor is a
| young man of marked ability scholar and
devout Christian, full of zeal and good works
They have a large Sabbath school, with an ef-
ficient corps of teachers. So rapid has been the
increase of this society, that their present quar-
tiers are very limited, and, as we are informed
efforts are being made to build larger church.
| Cumberland County Conference, assembled
| in the Congregational Church at Brunswick on
Tuesday forenoon, and elected Rev. L. Wis
well, Windham, Moderator, and Rev. J. J.
Bulfnch, Freeport, Scribe. The exercises were
| opened with prayer by the Moderator. The Reg
lister, Rev. E. Bean of Gray, read the report
| giving the statistics of the churches, and MAX
ing up generally favorable state. of affairs.
Questions arising out of the report were dis
cussed by Revs. Messrs. Warren, Bean, Ilsley
and Richardson. The question up for discuss
ion in the afternoon was-''Household Bap-
tism--Import of it and the duties of parents
and churches towards baptising children The
/ discussion was carried on by Prof j. s. Sewall,
Prof. Packard and. Rev. Mr.. Byington of
Brunswick, Rev. Mr.. Bartlett of Yarmouth
Rev. Messrs. Wiswell Harlow and Abbott
| While some difference existed as to the true
state of facts all agree as to the Importance of
the ordinance. In the evening sermon was
preached by Rev. NJ H. Williams Of Plymouth
Church, Portland, from Eph. a, last eight
verses; subject, grieying the Holy Spirit. The
| devotional exercises were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Bartlett. On Wednesday from to 10 A.
M. was held prayer meeting, and then dis
cussion took place upon the questionable
Christian Church-what it is-how it grows in
r'ndfnz christian nurture, ordinary means of
| grace-ano REVEALS of religion. The discuss
ion was opened by Rev. Mr.. Abbott, of Var
mouth, and participated in by several other
| clergymen. In the afternoon, the sermon was
| preached by Rev. Mr.. Hincks of State Street
church, Portland, from the text / John, 49,
The Holy Communion was then administered
and the Conference adjourned