The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
Religious Intelligence.

Joseph w. Turner, native of England, and
a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland,
recently removed to this country, and was or
dained to the work of the Christian ministry
by an Ecclesiastical Council at Princeton, call
ed by the Baptist Church of that town, on the
18th inst. Rev. G. c. Long of East Machias
preached the sermon
q Rev. Mr.. Titus from Charlestown, Mass,
formerly pastor of the Congregational church.
of Bethel, has accepted a call from the Con-
gregational society at Pennington, N. H., at
salary of 81, 400.
The Third Congregational Society of Bidde-
ford have extended a call to the Rev. Andrew
J. Rogers of Concord, Mass, to become their
pastor at the salary of $4,000.
Rev. o. F. Van else, pastor of the Univer-
salist church in Auburn has resigned
The Methodist society at Boothbay, which
has been destitute of pastor since last May,
is at present supplied with preaching by Rev.
P. e. Brown of the Maine Conference. The
Free Baptist society in that place, which have
had no pastor for the past year, have now Sc
cured the services of Rev. O. f. Russell, of
Milton.
Rev. j. F. Locke, of South Berwick, has re-
ceived and accepted a call to the pastorate of
the LIST Free Baptist church of Amesbury,
Mass, at a salary of $1,000.
Rev. Mr.. Day has been obliged to leave his
pastoral charge of the Hampshire street Meth
odist church, Auburn, on account of his poor
health-much to the regret of his people. This
will vacate the third pastorate in Auburn-all
within a few weeks.
The dedication of the new Free Baptist
Church in Harrison Village, will occur on
Thursday next at 10 1-2 o'clock A. NJ Prof
Hayes of Bates College will preach the dedi-
catory sermon. Rev. Mr. Bowen of Lewiston,
and Rev. Mr.. Bartlett, a former pastor of the
church, are expected to participate in the SER
vices. In the afternoon at IL o'clock, Rev.
| Mr. Bowen will preach Also at 6 IL P. M,
there will be Praise meeting. Preaching at
71-2 o'clock in the evening
| The Congregational Sewing Circle in North
Bridgton, which meets every two weeks, has
bank, as fund to expend on the interior of
their church when they see fit to do SO, which
will doubtless be next season.
Over fifty persons have been converted and
reclaimed in revival at Freeman this winter
under the labors of Revs. j. S. Cole and Mr..
| Wilson.
| The Universalists of Litchfeld are taking
steps to provide themselves neat and pretty
chapel in which to worship. Mr.. Harrison
True has generously offered to donate a good
lot, pleasantly located, and most of the means
necessary to the erection of church has been
subscribed. e7
! The people of both the religious parishes in
Bluehill propose to improve and paint their
churches, the ensuing spring.
The Free Baptist Church, in Richmond is
enjoying good religious interest; twenty or
more, have recently professed to receive the
paxdon of their sins. The week of prayer in
the Methodist Church, we learn, was interest
ing and profitable.
The third anniversary of the Young Mems
Christian Association, at South Gardiner, was
held last week, and was most interesting &C.
casion. The Sunday-school organized there
under the auspices of this Association, is in a
highly fourishing condition. Some religious
interest prevails in the community there
York Association meets with Rev. VIM Mer-
rill, at Kennebunk, at 1Oa A. NJ, Tuesday Feb.
9th. Preacher, Rev. S. Hayward. Substitute,
Rev. Mr.. Pond of York.