Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-27
Summary of Religious Intelligence.


Rev. DIR. Burns of London, the distin-
guished English General Baptist clergyman,
in a letter to Pres Cheney, has signified his
intention to be present at the next Commence
ment Of Bates College tJune 26), in Lewis
ton.
Services are now held regularly at the f.
w. Baptist church in Pennington. Great re-
ligious interest is being manifested in the
prayer meetings.
The next meeting Of the Baptist Missionary
Board will occur at Waterville on Monday the
9th of May
The return of Rev. A. r. Sylvester to the
charge of the Methodist church in Winthrop
is hailed with JOY by all in town.
The Methodists and Baptsts met at Gull
ford Monday, April 9th, organized, and APP
pointed a committee for the erection of new
brick church.
Rev. Selden Gilbert, formerly of this State,
temperance society is to be formed in
connection with the Payson Memorial church
in Portland.
The High street Congreg ational church in
Auburn have voted to extend a call to Mr.. A.
z. Tinker to become pastor of the church. a
meeting of the society hat been called to act
on the call. Mr.. Tinker is member of the
graduating class of Andover Theological
Seminary, and has preached to the society
two Sabbaths.
Rev. Mr.. Dunbar, assisted by Rev. S. NJ.
Dunton, Methodist, and Rev. Mr.. Bissel,
Baptist, has continued meetings in Addison.
Some of the converts are among the aged
one 50 years of age, another g.
Rev. Chas. G. Porter has resigned the pas
toral charge of the First Baptist church in
Houton, to take effect on the last Sunday in
April, when he will return to Bangor, his for
mer place of residence. The church of which
Mr.. Porter is the first pastor, has greatly
prospered under lis faithful minstrations
Rev. c. NJ. Herring Of Gardiner, will, it is
understood, be Mr.. Porter's successor.
The Methodist Society at DAMS Mills,
Newfeld, have begun the building of new
church, the estimated cost of which is ST.
600. The building is to be of modern style,
and one well suited, we should judge, to the
wants of the thrifty and enterprising village
in which it is to be erected. The Freewill
Baptist Society of the same place, have in
contemplation the repairing of their building.
They purpose expending some $1,000 upon it.
On Sunday the rite Of confirmation was ad-
mi starnI Nv ieboy, Noalv 70
at Trinity church, Saco, and to twenty-five
at Christ church, Biddetord.
A little boy asked his father why he didn't
attend the Sabbath School, as formerly, and
tend the Sabbath School, but now it don't
seem to be necessary, as have become es-
tablished.' Next day while returning from
the field with heavy load his horse suddenly
stopped and could not be induced to proceed.
''What's the matter with the horse, John?"
impatiently inquired the father of his young
hopeful. -"Don't know said the boy, "but
guess he's got stabished." And the church
to-day all over the country is languishing be-
cause of the large number of established"
Christians on her books.
The Free Will Baptist Society at South
Parsonsfeld are about to thoroughly remodel
their church building, and have appropriated
the sum of Sl,S0o for that purpose.
At the State street Church, Portland, on
Sunday, fifteen persons, all from the Sunday
School, were propounded for admission to the
church at the next communion.
The ordinance of baptism was administered
to thirteen persons at the First Baptist church
in Bangor last Sunday.
The twenty ninth anniversary of the Rev.
Mr.. Nichols settlement over the Unitarian
Society at Saco, occurred Sunday, and was
an occasion of congratulation to both pastor
and people.
An effort is being made to perfect a tenn
perance organization in the Sunday Schools in
Pennington village.
Rev. T.. F. Strickland, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist church, Camden, has resigned
the pastoral care of that church.
The Freewill Baptist church building at
Buxton Lower Corner is to be moved to Bar
Mills as soon as the ground settles. The build
ing is owned by the society over which Elder
Witham of that town is settled. The West
Buxton people have raised $500 to repair
their school house. 1t is to be furnished with
the modern patent school chairs
SuNNYsIDE.-Rev. 7. G. Lyons writes of
the kindness of friends in Liberty village and
vicinity, in making him donation, also of
the reception of similar tokens of kindness
from friends connected with the Montville
church. The religious interest in both of
these places is encouraging. Rev. Mr.. South
worth, pastor of the Bethel in Portland, has
received gift of 100 numbers of Harper's
Monthly, and large quantity of their pic
torials from the publishers, for distribution in
his work among the sailors.