Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-13
the Methodist Episcopal church in Sidney
m a recenf Sabbath

the Methodist Episcopal church in Sidney
on recent Sabbath.
Rev. NJ. Hill will preach to the Congrega.
tional Society at s. w. Bend during his col.
lege vacation.
| 1t is the intention Of tie Universalists in
Bethel and vicinity to arrange circuit for a
minister, ard have regular preaching.
| A precious revival is in progress in the Free
! Baptist church At Richmond corner. Upward,
Of forty have been reclaimed and converted.
| On Sunday, the S0th. twenty followed the
! Lcrd in the ordinance Of baptism, who, with
three others, were added to the church.
| Others will do so soon.
Rev. Edwin P. Wilson OF Maine, was in
stalled pastor of the Phillips Congregatio nal
Church in Waterfowl Friday evening, in the
| presence Of large congregation, and Rev.
Professor Barbour of Bangor, preached the
sermon.
Rev (. II. Chaplin OF New York is TO preach
at the Congress Square Universalist church
in Portland on the 2lst inst, and Rev. E. c.
Bodies of Salem the 4h of August.
Lewiston Sunday afternoon four persons
were haptsed by Rev. Mr.. Clark. Eighteen
were received into the church, two by letter.
Rev. \. \. Smith, Of the Casco st. church
in Portland, administered the rite Of baptism
by immersion, TO one lady last Sunday.
Rev. B. Foster is to preach at Gilead one
fourth Of the ensuing year.
Rev. l.. J. Fletcher, formerly pastor Of the
Universalst church in Gardiner, gave the
fourth OF July Grafton at Buffalo. \. Y.
where he is now settled. His subject was,
The Future of America"
Rev. Mr.. Hayes, pastor Of the Baptist
church in Lewiston, baptised several persons
in the baptis,ry of his church at the close OF
the services on the last Sabbath
Mr.. Geo. Fobes, student at Canton Sem
inary, is supplying the Universaist Society
at Dixfeld, this summer.
The June session Of the Arson Free Bapts,
Quarterly Meeting was hell with tie church
ia New Portland, Nearly all the churches
were reported by letter; and several of them
reported reyivals and accessions. This Quar-
terly Meeting. which has for several years
within the last two years been visited by sew
eral reyiyals and has increased in numbers
about three hundred and fifty.
| Rev. L. J. Langridge formerly ofthis State,
has accepted call from the South Baptist
church, in Chicago, to become is pastor.
lie was to commence his iabore with the so
ciety last Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Burgess Free Baptist baptised
four persons in the river last Sabbath, which,
together with others baptsed and received by
letter, gives an addition TO thirty-three men,
bers to the Pine Street Free Baptist church
! in Lewiston during the past year.
The new Methodist church in Guilford vii
lage is IN rapid progress Of building. Three
ordained clerRymen at work upon IT.
Rev. Henry Libby, Baptist and Rev.
John Clark, IF. W. Bsp,i~,l baptised, each
three candidates. by Immersion. in Parkman,
on Sunday last.
| There Is considerable interest in the nj
versalist cause in Lagrange, Milo and othc,
towns in hat vicinity.
Twenty clildren-among them three pair,
Of twins, were chIistened at Congress Square
Universalist church in Portland last Sunday
The church was beautifully decorated. cage.
! filed with canaries being hung from the gs'
brackets. The services were very ntere t.
| ing.
The religions interest at East Winthrop
continues, with but little abatement. The
meetings are we'll attended and accessions
20 the church are made most every month.
! Sunday Rev. A. Bryant administered the or
dinance of baptism to three candidates. After
discourse in the forenoon from the words
Pear the Lord" the congregation repaired
to the shore Of the Cobbosseecontee Pond
where the bap,ismal services where held
/ The occasion was solemn and impressive.
The Unitarian Society in Waterville, at IL
meeting on Monday last voted to take up a
subscription for the supper, of pTea ching, an(
a committee was instructed 10 supply tn
pulpit after the expiration of the summer va
cation, about Sept. l.
Four persons received the ordinance of bap
tism at the Congregational church in Foxcro.t
Sunday last,