The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-06-22

Rev. w. X. Pierce, of Eastport was ordain
ed to the work of the Christian ministry in
Centre street church, Machias, "Wednesday
evening, June II. Sermon by Rev. VIM Car
ruthers of Calais
| extending the call to Rev. r. T. Merry, BY the
Congregational parish, at Machlas, that gentle
man was not installed as announced Thursday
evening last week The council declined to pro-
coed, thus postponing the ceremonies till some
future day. Fi ff,.,f HiIfI
The Washington County Congregational
| Conference met with the church in Machias
Tuesday, June 18th. The opening sermon was
by Rev. w. X. Pierce of Eastport. The num-
Der of churches in the county is II; number of
members 1882.
The Congregational churches of Franklin
county met at Strong, June 18th and 18th.
and e. p. Packard, scribe Rev. ID. d. Tap
pan preached an interesting discOures. n
Last Sabbath Rev. Mr. Thomas of Belfast ad-
ministered the ordinance of baptism by INNER
sion to eight candidates for the Baptist church
in Searsmont, making eleven in all since the
revival last winter. ~
Rev. Mr.. Marden will preach the annual SER
mon to the graduating class of the Normal
School, at the Congregational church at Farm
ington next Sabbath afternoon. = ~
Eight years ago Bangor Theological Semina-
ry was greatly involved in its finances, some
$40 900 in debt. But there has been a marked
gain each year in its pecuniary resources testi-
flying to the unabated interest felt in its success
1t is now out of debt, and within ten years
$685. has been added to its permanent
funds.
Farewell services were held in the Congrega-
tionalist church at Thomaston, last Sabbath
preparatory for the new departure.
Arrangements have been made for preaching
T. - I'll, FL d.
Smith of Portland; July 7th, Rev. j. A. Lowell,
Lawrence, Mass; 14th, Rev. Mr.. Stockman,
Dover, n. H.; 21st, Rev. DR.. Field, Bangor;
2Sth, Rev; George I. Day, Dover, N. H; Au-
gnst 4th, Rev. Lyman Chase, Methuen, Mass.
E. B. Webb, Boston. Henry Ward Beecher is
expected sometime in July. Aoi ft''
d The Congregational State Conference opens
Tuesday morning at Skowhegan, and continues
three days. The Universalist State Convention
opens the same day at Dexter.
A series of meetings is being held in Lyman
under the ministration of Rev. Joseph Low re-
Gently of Massachusetts. These meetings have
been largely attended and have resulted in a re-
vival of unusual interest
The Maine Baptist Missionary Convention
was held at Bath on Tuesday and Wednesday
last; 1t was an interesting session and well at
tended, both by clergymen and laymen. Va
rious topics were discussed, one of which was
THE best system of defrayng church ex-
penses'. Prof Hall of Waterville, was reques-
ted to present system for that purpose in the
columns of the Advocate. No place was fixed
upon for the meeting next year, but Rev. Mr..
Gle was appointed to preach the next Conven-
ton sermon. The question of the endowment
of Waterville Classical Institute called out
lively discussion, by DR.. Champlin j. III. Han
Lewiston, Rev. Messrs. Lane, Leland, Kicker,
Emery and Matthews. A committee was APP
pointed to present the matter to the several
Associations of the State. 'A i''' -
Rev. William T. Savage, d. D.. of the class
of 1888 now of Franklin, n. H., has recently
endowed the "Mary L. Savage Memorial Schof-
arship," of Bowdoin College. by gift of $1,000.
The special object of this generous donation is
to aid students in college preparing for the
ministry, and at the same time to perpetuate
the memory of beloved wife and promote the
prosperity of his Alma Mater. gag '-"
The Rev Henry c. Riley, d. D.--Though yet
a young man the life of this gentleman, who is
to preach at st. Stephens tomorrow, has al
ready proved eventful, and if spared promises
to become distinguished. A native of Chilli,
he graduated at Columbia College in New York
City, then travelled extensively in foreign lands
inciuding Palestine, and returned to New York,
Where he founded '"rhe Spanish American
Church, which is growing rapidly. A few
years since ne went to Mexico, where he had
cooperated with native Mexicans in carving
on new reformation which gives tokens Of
accomplishing for Mexico the RELIGIONS reyolu-
ton which failed in Spain at the enocb of tbe
great reformation of Luther We learn from
the Dr. that a tried man who deserves to he
called the 'sMexican Luther" leads the move.
ment, and will doubtless leave name to be-
come Household word, 7" and as dear to the
Reformed church there, as Iuther's is in Ger
many aliit
DR.. Riley himself has the entire confidence
of many of the most prominent citizens of New
York, where his father lives, having come
thither from Chill, after an active and success
full career as an honorable merchant in that
country. The DR.. is not only an accomplished
scholar, but an eloquent speaker, who will be
sure to interest his hearers. His sketches of
Mexico and the Mexicans are graphic and
drawn from life.