Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-07
University, is pleasantly located with the I'd
Baptist church at Hopkinton, r. I.

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was dedicated last Wednesday.
The Free Baptist Sunday school of Mt
Vernon recently held pleasant annual fes
| tival.
| The Piscataquis Conference of Congrega
tional churches, will meet with the church o
Dover and Foxcroft, October 18th and 10th
at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Sunday School Convention was held il
Madison, Wednesday, the 25th ult. Sever
schools were represented from Madison ant
| vicinity. Revs. Messrs Pierce and w Woodbury.
of Skowhegan were present to assist. Sucf
questions as the field and object of Sunday
school operations, modes of teaching, &c.
were discussed with much interest. Meas
ures were taken for the formation of per-
manent town organization.
Rev. J. Morse through whose exerton 9
year, is building another in Sherman this sea
son.
Rev. T. Reed, having resigned his pastor.
ate of the Free Baptist church in Bath, is a,
liberty to correspond with F. Baptist church
es desiring his services.
Rev. Mr.. Hall, who has filled the pulpit OF
the High street Congre gational church, Au-
burn, with marked acceptance, the past six
months, concludes his labors with that society
in two or three weeks. Mr.. Hall has yet an
other year of study at Andover Theological
Seminary.
1t is said that St. Thomas church, VIM,
possesses in its east and west windows the on
y English stained glass in the State, except
a memorial window of unusual beauty to the
late Philip Greeley of Portland, which is in
St. Paul's church in that city. The east win
dow of VIM church represents a full length
figure of our Lord, holding the chalice in
one hand and the bread in the other. The
drapery of the figure is appropriate, and the
whole effe ct is pleasing, the colors being es-
pecially agreeable to the eye. The west win
dows contain the usual symbols of the four
Evangelists.
The Methodist society at East Vassalboro'
have just completed their church. The house
is 80 by" so feet, recess 10 by II feet pews
circular with ash backs. The house is cush-
Toned and carpeted throughout. 1t is to be
dedicated Oct. 10th, at 10 IL A. NJ. This
society has been highly favored with presents
for their church.
Rev. Mr.. Ford of Paris, Baptist, read a
letter of resignation to his society on Sunday
of last week, to take effect the last Sabbath
The Piscataquis Baptist Quarterly meeting
will meet with the Baptist church in Dexter
Oct. llth, at p. NJ, and continue over the
Sabbath.
The appeals of Professor Barbour for the
Bangor Theological Seminary are being an
swered, and the institution is receiving pres
ents of articles of furniture and the like.
The camp-meeting is not to be removed
from Charleston for the present. twill be
held there next year, beginning on election
week, Tuesday evening, and closing on the
Tuesday evening following.
The Unitarian society of Pennington have
lately finished neat and commodious church
and have named it the 'New North Church"
Its seating capacity is about 400.
Rev. Mr.. Bicknell of the India street Uni
versalist church, Portland, was recently pre-
scented by his Pensioners with..an elegant par
lor set, M. P. Frank making the presentation
speech, and Mr.. Bicknell responding. A
fruit supper was then enjoyed by all.
The New York aRd Cumberland Christian
Conference held its annual session at Low
ell Center, commencing Sept. 10Th, and con-
tinuing over the following Sabbath. A large
delegation from the churches comprising the
Conference were present. Reports cencour-
aging. Missionary interests discussed with
zeal Funds in Treasury about fourteen hum
dred dollars; four hundred, of which, with
interest from the remainder is available.
listers 81 all of which are reported in good
standing. The social devotional meetings
were deeply interesting, and attended with
spiritual power. Sermons preached by Revs.
Hall, Plaisted, Goodwin, Morgridge, Hodg-
don and G. T. Redlon. Mr.. Redlon's subject
was "The personality and dwelling place of
Cod" and excited considerable discussion.
Mrs. Roberts, lady preacher, whose res
idence is near Exeter, N. H., and who is sup
plying the Universalist society in Wells the
present season, is very much liked by those
who attend her ministry.
Hon. Israel Washburn, Jr., with his broth
ers and perhaps others, have decided to thor
oughly renovate, modernize and improve the
old Universalist church located near the old
Washburn homestead in Livermore, a slightly
and delightful spot, and which was erected
by the father of Universalism in that town,
if we mistake not, in the year 1928.
A very successful levee was held at Ferry
village Thursday evening, in Union Hall, in
aid of Rev. Benjamin Freeman, pastor of the
Methodist church, and a handsome sum real
lied.
Professor Pratt, the horse educator, by re-
quest of his class, has agreed to remain the
coming week in Augusta, giving his lectures
on the management of the horse, which we
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