Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-16
OF Religious Intelligence.

Summary OF Religious Intelligence.
The Secretary of the Kennebec County
Sunday School Association received in re.
spouse to circulars sent out, returns from AZ
schools, reporting 3S4 teachers and 1925 schol.
ars; money raised s2,375; number Of con.
versions the past year lCO.
Eleven persons were received into full
membership in the Methodist church, Hallow.
ell, on a recent Sabbath.
There is to be Sunday School convention
in Calais on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov.
goth and 2lst.
The Springfield Free Baptist Quarterly
meeting held its October session in Lee viii
lage. Rey's F. A. Palmer of Sebec Quarter
ly meeting, G. W. Howe, agent of the Maine
State Missionary Society, II. Graves of Ban
gor, and o. Pitts, who is located with the
church in Springfield, preached the word to
good acceptance.
| The receipts Of the levee of the Congrega-
tional society in Rockland last week were
1915.
| An excellent religious interest is prevalent
in the Free Baptist church in Wells, and sew.
eral accessions have recently been made, un
der the mnistratons of Rev. J. Keene.
| The Congregational society in Calais hope
to dedicate their new sanctuary about the first
Of January. 1t will he one of the most beau
tiful edifces in the State. The most skillful
workmanship has been employed in its con-
| struction. The cost of the church, includ.
| ing organ and all the furnishing, will not be
less than $4,000.
The Methodist church in Millbridge has
| been improved in its interior look through the
effort of the pastor, Rev. NJ. c. Beale This
| society have adopted congregational singing
Bishop Neeley is now performing Episcopal
duties in the Diocese of Massachusetts,. A
successor to the late Bishop Eastburn will be
chosen by convention to be held in Trinity
Church, Boston, December 4th. The friends
of Rev. Alex Burgess, ID. d., formerly rec
tor Of St. Lukes church in Portland, are do
| ing all in their power to urge his nomination
| for the bishopric.
Rev. S. Goodenough will assume his labors
as pastor of the Bangor Universalist society
a week from next Sunday.
The Cumberland Association of Congrega.
tional clergymen held their Quarterly meet
ing at Brunswick this week Rev. G. B.
Richardson of Cumberland, presented pa
per on the care of feeble churches, which was
discussed. Some thought that the Conference
should assume the work, and others that the
Home Missionary Society should. Ansin-
| stance was given where a city church concen-
trated its efforts on one feeble country church,
and not only saved it but aided it in becoming
a comparatively strong one.
The NJ. L. church at Rockand will be re-
opened Sunday, Nov 18th, with dedicatory
sermon by Rev. DR.. Weber, Presiding FL
der in that district. The church edifice has
undergone extensive repairs within and with.
out, at the cost of about $500.
Henry b. Smith has been elected agent of
the Young Mems Christian Association of
Portland.
The Universalist parish in Auburn is large
united and earnest in its efforts for the pro-
motion of the principles of its religious faith.
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On the first Sunday in December, he will
commence course of lectures to the young
Several have recently been received into
the membership of the Congregationalist
church of Elliot.
The annual meeting of the Free Baptist
society of Richmond will be held on Monday
evening, Nov. 18th, in the vestrv of the
church, al which time arrangements will be
made for the supply of the pulpit for the en-
suing year.
revival is in progress in the Baptist
church at Limestone, Aroostook county, and
the converts are now numbered by scores.
The first Congreg ational church in Wells
has recently been repaired and greatly i'm
proved at an expense of some three thousand
dollars.
The Unversalists of Hampden are repair
ing their house Of worship and expect soon
to have preaching regularly.
Work has commenced on the vestry TO be
erected in the rear of st. Stephens parish
plastered in December.
Nearly one thousand dollars have been sub
scribed towards rebuilding the Baptist church
in Buckfeld, which was recently burned. For
the present the society will occupy the Uni
vcrsalist church. The ordinance of baptism
was administered to three candidates for ad-
mission to the church, last Sabbath, by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Linsley.
Rev. J. S. Coggswell has rendered his res
ignation of the pastorate of the Congregation
al church in Holden, to take effect in Janua-
ry next.
The Bangor Theological Seminary receives
So, 900 by the will Of the late Dea. r. Nc
Cav of Merrimac, n. II.
The Congregational society at Fort Fair.
field are about to erect church edifce.
Rev. J. +. Simmons, pastor of the Univer-
salist church in Bethel is to deliver course
of free lectures in his church this winter.
Subjects to be "Some of the Conditions OF
Progress" ''ReligiOn in its Relation to the