The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-02

les in Bates College Theological DEPARTMENT.,
and will enter upon the active duties of the
chair at the opening of the next Academic year
in September, 1873. He intends to resign the
pastorate of the Main Street Free Baptist
Church and Society, Lewiston, to take effect
January LIST, and will spend the period that will
intervene between January and September in
special preparations for the duties of the Pro-
fessorship.
Rev. j. S. Dore, pastor of the Baptist church
es in Caribou and Dalton, has been obliged,
temporarily, to suspend his labors on account of
qnite severe and protracted hemorrhage of the
lungs.
The committee appointed for the purpose
have given notice that the "Evangelcal' Sab
bath Schools of KeEnebec county will hold a
convention at the Free Baptist church in Au-
gusta, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov 18th
and 18th.
Rev Mr. Goodrich has closed his labors with
The LIST church in Wells and they are now with
out pastor
The Universalist Society in Bath have en-
| gagged the services of Rev. j. p. MacLean. of
| Cincinnati, Ohio, who will regularity supply
their pulpit for the present
The Androscoggin Baptist Quarterly Meeting
holds its next session at North Livermore,
Tuesday, Nov. 18th, at 2 p. M, and continues
through Wednesday and Thursday Semon by
Rev. G. w. Fuller of Jay.
The Methodist, Baptist and Uniyersalist
| church edifices at Hampden are undergoing re-
| pairs.
Rev T. B. Robinson baptised three Young
ladies at Searsmont, Oct. Goth, who were adj
mitted to the Baptist church.
Rev. A G Herrick was ordained to ministry
at the Baptist church in Canton, Oct. 10th. Rev.
DR.. Champlin preached the sermon.
The Baptist church and society of Long
Plain, Mass, has extended call to Rev. s. p
Levy, former pastor of Rockport, Me-, which
he has accepted. His labors will begin or
the first Sabbath in Nov.
The Methodist church on the Buxton and
North Gorham charge is prospecting under the
faithful labors of Rev. j. M. Woodbury.. the
present pastor.
Rev. NJ. w. Newbert, Methodist. has resign
ed his charge at Waldoboro' Village, on &C
count Of poor health, and has removed to China
Rev. John Collins is supplying the pulpit.
The Congregational church in Gorham j.
now undergoing repairs. The society are wor
shipping for the present with the Methodists
until their house is ready to reoecupy Thu
two pastors share the pulpit services between
them.
The Union Conference of Congregations
churches met at Bridgton last Tuesday. Ser
mons were preached by Rev. DR.. Thurston o
Searsport, and Rev. N. Lincoln of North Bridg
ton. Various religious topics were discussed
The attendance was large and the meetings in
teresting. Fifteen of the seventeen churche
in the Conference were represented The mex
meeting is to be held at Fryeburg. Rev. Johl
s. Sewall of Bowdoin College, and Rev. A. J
Smith of Waterford are to preach the sermons
The work on the new Univorsalist church il
Brownfield is progressing finely, it being al
boarded and shingled, and will soon be read
for the inside workmen.
The York County Sunday School Convention
meets at Alfred next Thursday and will con
tinue in session through Friday. AS this i
the first convention of the kind ever held il
York County it is expected there will be a larg
attendance, and that it will be an eminent sue
cess. Every Sabbath School teacher in tn
county is invited to attend.