The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-11
Religions Intelligence.

The "Cunaberldnd association will meet
with Rev. w. II. Haskell, Falmouth, Tuesday,
May 14th -- ~ --aza--
The next Quarterly Meeting of the Board of
of Missions of the Diocese of Maine, will be
held in Grace church, Bath, beginning on
Tuesday, May 21st VIZ
The fourth State Sunday School Convention
occurs at Dexter May 22d and 23d. 1t is ex-
pected that this session will be in advance in
interest of any previously held Rev. Smith
Baker, formerly of this State, will be present
and deliver the opening address. Prof. Hull,
of musical celebrity, of Philadelphia, will take
charge of the musical portion of the exercises.
An interesting programme is projected, and
reduction of railroad fare. The Sunday schools
are earnestly invited to send delegates The
Dexter people will do their best at entertain
ment and on the whole we think the live
Sunday school men and women of the State
cannot well afford to forego the advantages of
attending sseaasa.r
At the Congregational Sabbath School in
Pennington, last Sunday, the temperance COM
mittee, through its chairman, the pastor, made
report ON the subject of temperance. He
presented a constitution and pledge, and named
the organization the Congregational Temper
ance Society,"" Sixty-fOur signed it at once,
and many others would have signed but the
time would not permit.
Rev. DR. Kicker of Augusta, corresponding
secretary of the Maine Baptist Missionary Con-
vention has given notice that if churches with
out pastors, desiring the services of students
from Newton Theological, Seminary, during
the summer vacation will address him, he will
do what he can to forward their wishes The
vacation admits of about ten weeks labor, and
commences toward the latter part of june
1t is stated that considerable interest is awak-
ening in change proposed by the Alumni of
the Bangor Theological Seminary at their an
nual meeting in june Instead of a sermon.
there is tn he n stirring Olsen ssion ur,or Soma
living issue. The theme for this year is the
following: I'm training young men for the
Ministry in our Seminaries, prominence dis
proportionate to the claims of other subjects is
both in and out of the State, are to take part in
it, and the discussion is likely to set more than
one tongue and pen in motion.
| Rev. S. d. Church, pastor of the Free Baptist
church in Bangor, has announced to his con-
gregation his resignation, to take effect on the
first day of june
REV. Mr.. Ford- pastor of the LIST Baptist
church, Paris Hill, read his resignation to the
church IN Sunday last, to take effect June 1st
giving ill health as the cause
Rev. T. G. Moses of Lubec, has received a
call from the North Christian Church of East
| port to become their pastor. We understand
that he has accepted, and will soon enter upon
the duties Of his charge.
The Universalists of Lagrange have recently
taken measures to secure preaching a portion
of the time the coming season, their first
meeting being appointed for May 10TH
Rev. R. B. Andrews of Mechanic Falls, has
received and accepted call to become the pas
tor of the Baptist church and society in Far
mington, and will commence his labors next
| Sunday. vi m
| Mr.. A. p. Tinker will probably accept the
call to become pastor of the High St Congre-
gational Church, Auburn.
l. The Congregational eChurch in South Ber-
wick have decided to raise the present house,
put in vestry under the whole house, and en-
tirely remodel and refurnish the building.
Twelve persons were received into the First
Baptist church in Bangor last Sunday, and all
received the ordinance of baptism.
Rev. E. P. Baker, pastor of the Congrega-
| tional church of Winthrop, has resigned his
charge, and is to leave Winthrop for Cali
| fOrnia next week. Ill health is the cause of
his resignation.
Mr.. Lincoln, now laboring with the Congre-
! gational societies of Harrison and North
Bridgton, will be ordained to the work of the
gospel ministry and installed as pastors of
those churches on Wednesday next.