Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-20


l. Rev. Mr.. Harlow, of the Congregations
Society in Belfast, has severed his connection
with that church, and accepted call tc
preach in Massachusetts,. .- ..-.. t-a
Several gentlemen of Biddeford, connected
with the Young Mems Christian Association,
visited Alfred on Sunday last, and held reli-
gious services in the Jail at that place for the
benefit of those confined therein.
Rev. William II. Rand has been ordained
to the Gospel ministry, and settled over the
| Congregational church in Oldtown.
The Methodist Society at Vienna, are rais-
ing permanent fund, the interest of which
is to be used for the support of preaching on
the Vienna Circuit. Some five or six hun
dred dollars have been subscribed to this
fund already. The Society contemplate new
parsonage the ensuing season.
The Universalsts in the town of Litchfeld
are taking the intiatory steps to provide
themselves neat and pretty chapel in which
to worhsip on the Lords day. Mr.. Harrison
True has generously offered to donate q good
lot, pleasantly located, and most of the means
necessary to the erection of a church have
been subscribed.
We learn that one Of our most eminent and
eloquent clergymen cohtemplates preaching,
at an early day, sermon on the extravaganza
of the times. Let such a sermon be preached,
and due notice of it given through the press,
and we will guarantee full house of atten-
tive Observation-Disclosures, who when the SER
vice is over, can give some account of what
has been said.-Bangor Commercial.
Rev. Mr.. Bowen of Lewiston, is to preach
next Sunday at Dix Island, near Rockland,
the place where the government granite quar-
ries are located, in pursuance of plan made
by pastors in various sections, to furnish
preaching to the large number of people on
the Island, now without the benefit of Gospel
preaching.
On Sunday, Jan. 7th, two persons were
received into the Congregational church in
Dennysville.
The new Methodist church at Patten was
dedicated on Thursday, 18th inst.
There are three churches in Damariscotta-
Congregationalist, Baptist and Methodist, and
there is room for more. For seven years
they have been in the habit of holding union
prayer meetings the first week in January /;
very much good has resulted from them. A
state of christian union has existed in the en-
tire community. As a result of these meetings
last year, each church received more than fifty
additions. During the last week the meetings
were held and largely attended. The churches
have been quickened, and sinners have been
awakened and the meetings are to be contin-
ued this week. The clereymen are Rev. Mr.
ODER, Congregational, Rev. Mr.. Croker,
Baptist, and Rev. MIR. Bean, Methodist.
About the middle of Dec. 1871 revival
of religion commenced in the F. w. Baptist
church in Hallowell, the work has progressed
until forty have given good evidence Of con-
version. The converts are mostly over twenty
years of age, many of them are heads of fam
lilies, the interest is still good.
Rev. C. NJ. Herring has resigned the pas
torate of the Brunswick street Baptist Church
of Gardiner, his resignation to take effect in
April. Mr.. Herring has won many friends
outside Of his own society during his labors
in that city.
Rev. Charles f. Libby of Parkman, is con-
fined to his room with fever. ..
The chapel recently erected at Alfred for
the Congregational Society is nearly ready
for use. The Society has long felt the need
of Vestry or lecture room, and its wants are
now fully met through the timely munifence
of VIM. G. Conant, Esq, of that place.
Rev. MIR. Quinby recently preached in the
Calvanist Baptist church in Jefferson. to q
large congregation composed Of Baptists and
Universalists.
Rev. George Harris, pastor of the Congre-
gational church in Auburn, preached his fare
well sermon last Sunday.