Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-12-02
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

charitable for the family.
Summary of Religious Intelligence.
The whole expense incurred in the repairs
made within a year or two upon the Free
Baptist church in Topsham was $1,000. The
debt is in a fair way of being paid, through
the efforts OF the present pastor, Rev. Edward
Manson. Church and pastor move along in
great harmony.
Mr. Isaac j. Mead Of this city, has received
and accepted unanimous call to become
pastor of the UniversaiSt church and society
in Hiram, for one year, beginning JAM lst.
The new church edifice at Hiram has been
neatly frescoed; bell has been placed in the
bclfry; lamps have been hung around the au-
dience room in order that evening services
may be held suitable organ has been pro-
cured, and fourishing Sunday School or
ganzed Tie people are thoroughly united.
The Church at Newfeld is building new
church edifce, and their inability to complete
it without aid, have made application to the
Church Extension Society. This application
has met with favorable reception, and will
doubtless result in an appropriation at the
next meeting of the Board.
Rev. Mr.. Crosley is on brief visit to Maine,
in the interests of the Unversalist Mission
airy Box claims.
Rev. Mr.. Foster, pastor of the Congrega-
tional Church at Midtown died in that town
very suddenly on Saturday morning last, aged
81 years.
The Methodist societies of Oxford and Me-
chanic Falls are enjoying prosperity. The
new parsonage at Mechanic Falls, recently
erected, is nearly completed. This is time
Is and noble work, and meets a demand
which the preachers as well as the people
have long felt.
A series OF Sabbath evening discourses to
young people will be preached during the
coming winter in the Baptist, Congregational
and Methodist churches of Wateryille, on the
these discourses was given last Sunday eve
ming, in the Congregational church, by Rev.
A. X. p. Small of Portland.
The Free Will Baptist Quarterly Meeting
will be held with the Sidney and Wateryille
Chu' ch on Wednesday and Thursday Dec.
18Th and l9lh.
The annual meeting OF the First univer-
salist society in Machias was recently held.
Rev. S. b. Rawson will continue as pastor of
the society.
Il. Henry Davis is serving as pastor OF the
Congregational church at Hiram. Mr.. Davis
was recently ordained as an evangelist.
Rev. j. j. Day, pastor of the Wesley
Methodist church in Bath, recently preached
a powerful discourse in relation to the hurry
ing through the world at the present day,
using as his text: 'And the driving is like
the driving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi; for
he driveth furiously.'
A weekly magazine is to be started called
"The Portland Pulpit" each number to con.
tain two sermons to be supplied in turn by
the Portland city pastors. One hundred and
four sermons will complete the volume.
Rev. Collomore burlington, Free Baptist
clergyman, has experienced change in his
mind upon some theological tenets, and has
become Universalist in belief.
Contributions are going forward for the re-
building of the Baptist church in Buckfield.
Grace Church in Bath, has settled a new
pastor, in the person of Rev. Mr.. IIubbel of
New York.
Rev. Mr.. Ilincks of the State street church,
has no intention of leaving Portland to accept
charge elsewhere.
Rev. Alfred Day has closed his labors with
the Universalist Church at Kittery.
The Free Baptist church at West Falmouth
has been supplied during the past year by
Rev. Almon Libby, now resident of Lewis
ton.
What fashionable lady in Maine will start
the fashion of wearing calico dresses to
church?
The people of South Auburn have rejuve-
mated their old house of worship (Baptis)
and Wednesday (l3th) dedicated it--Rev. G.
p. Mathews preaching the sermon. In the
afternoon Mr.. William II. Millet of Leeds,
was ordained to the Gospel Minstry-Rev.
+. NJ. Haynes preaching the sermon. The at
tendance was excellent Recently there has
been a deep religious interest in this church.
Observation-Disclosures and friends of the
Universalist Society in Rockland, expressed
their regard for Rev. A. II. Sweetser and
wife on Tuesday evening in a very neat, sub
stantial form. The parlor of their new tene-