The Portland daily press., 1872-02-17
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. A. n. Jones, from the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary, has been ordained over the Con-
gregational Church of jackson and Brooks.
The sermon was by Rev. Mr.. Wiswell, from the
text 81 am not ashamed of the cross of Christ"
The charge was by Rev. Mr. Adams. Right
hand of Fellowship by Rev. Mr.. Davis. Charge
to the people by Rev. Stephen Thurston.
Rev. d. Waterman has accepted call to the
First Free Baptist Church in Phillips He will
commence labors with his new charge the first
Sabbath in March.
Mr.. w. HI. Bolster, graduate of Bates Col
lege and a promising young man, is preaching
to the Congregational Church and society at
Wiscasset.
Mr.. HI. w. Tilden of Lewiston who has been
supplying the Baptist Society in Hartland, has
made an engagement to remain another six
months.
Rev. T. G. Moses, pastor of the First Chris
tian Church at Lubec, closes his labors with
them on the LIST of April Mr.. Moses has been
their pastor for six years, and a very efficient
one indeed. He leaves with his own free will,
and the regrets of the church.
The Rev. William Lane having closed his Ia
bors for the present with the Disciples at Luz
bee, has left for his home in Hartford, Conn.
The town of Harrison, containing about 1900
inhabitants, has within its bounds seven
churches, affording sitting accommodations for
about 1900 persons; and arrangements are be-
ing made for erecting another during the pres
ent year. Two new churches have been built
during the past year at an expense of about
$4,000.
new organ has recently been placed in the
Methodist Church at Kittery Foreside The
church has had numerous accessions the past
year and is in highly prosperous condition
Rev. Isaac Rogers died in Pennington, on
Wednesday, the 14th inst, in the seventy-sev-
enth year of his age, having been born in
Gloucester in 1895. AT the age of eleven years
he went to work to learn the trade of printer
in the office of the Boston Palladium, and he
worked at the trade with the late E. w. Allen
in the Newburyport Herald office for several
years ending about 1872 After leaving the
Herald Office he attended Phillips Academy,
Exeter, where he fitted for college, entering
yarmouth in his twenty first year. He studied
theology at Andover Seminary, was ordained in
March, 1926, and was settled at Pennington.
over the Congregationalist Society for over forty
years. He was one of family of ten children,
the youngest of whom is Capt. George L. Rog-
ers of Newburyport. Three sisters also survive
him, one of whom is now in Boston, at the age
of eighty-one.
Portland District Ministerial Association, will
meet in the Methodist church in Biddeford
Monday evening, Feb. 10th and continue in ses-
sion Tuesday and Wednesday. General prayer
meeting Monday evening at IA tos o'clock, and
preaching Tuesday evening. The exercises will
consist of Essays Reviews and Discussions
The meetings will commence at o'clock A. NJ
and p NJ and will all be public
The First Congregational Church in Bruins
wick propose to try the experiment of support
ing the preaching of the Gospel and paying
other expenses of the Parish, for the present
year, by voluntary contributions. Cards will be
placed in each pew, on the next Sabbath, that
all may have the privilege to subscribe for the
accomplishment of the object. Should there
not be a sufficient sum subscribed to warrant
the trial of this plan, the pews will be taxed as
heretofore.
Rev. Cyrus Tibbetts has rendered his resigna-
nation of the pastorate of the First Baptist
Church in Rockland, to take effect at the ex-
pration of the present ministerial year, ON the
first of May.