The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-27

Iiooo W Aohiose aso DosIon Hlg hlands. lie VIII
leave Augusta with his family, for that place
next week. -.
York Congregational Association meets May
eth, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, with Rev. S. w. Pear
son, Limington. Preacher, Rev. Henry Ar
mold. aa.-s rs--s7s'-1-a-zis ..-'-'.a-sa''
Rev. Mr.. Bell who has been supplying the
Congregational Society in Phpsburg for more
than four years, closed his labors Sunday 1t
is understood that he goes to Long Island,
New York. fk it FEtsEE FtGesrfrt-ks
The High Street Congregational church in
Auburn have voted to extent a call to Mr. A. p
Tinker to b come the pastor of the church. A
meeting of he Society has been called to act on
the call. Mr.. Tinkeris a member of the gradu-
ating class of Andover Theological Seminary
and has preached to the society two Sabbaths
very acceptably. -" 9tal
Rev. E. F. Strickland, pastor of the Chestnut
Street Baptist Church IN Camden, has received
a call from Westerly, r. l., at salary of
$500 and parsonage, which he will accept He
preached his farewell sermon at Camden last
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Chas G. Porter has resigned the pastor-
al charge of the First Baptist church in Houl-
ton, to take effect ON the last Sunday in this
month, when he will return to Bangor, his for
mer place Of residence. Rev. G. NJ Herring of
Garhner, will, it is understood, be Mr. Porter's
successor.
The Methodist society at DAMS Mills. New
field, have begun the building of a new church,
the estimated cost of which is $4,000 The
building is to be of modern style, and one well
suited to the wants of the thrifty and enter
prising village in which it is to be erected. The
Freewill Baptist society of the same place, have
in contemplation the repairing of their build
ing. They purpose spending some $1,000 upon
it.
The interest has SO increased in the prayer
meetings of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton at Lewiston that it has been thought ad
visable to start the morning prayer meeting
from half-past eight to half-past nine. SOD lf
Last Sunday the regular afternoon services
were omitted at the First Baptist church, Ban
gor, and baptismal service substituted in
which the ordinance of baptism was admins
tered to thirteen persons. E s5.r ..fr D..
"a. We learn that great religious interest is be-
ing manifested in the prayer meetings at the
Freewill Baptist church in Pennington otl)
Revivals of religion ACE reported at Addison
Point, West Sidney, Kent's Hill, Friendship
South Waldoboro, and many other places in the
State. h G1f 40
Rev. H. Stetson has rendered his resignation
to the Baptist church in Waldoboro, to take eff
feet on or before the first of July
The Freewill Baptist church building at Bux-
ton Lower Corner is to be moved to Bar Mills
as soon as the ground settles. The building is
owned by the society over which Elder Whitman
of Biddeford is settled. q"
Rev. G. G. Parker, DID,, late of Gorham,
was installed over the Second Presbyterian
church of Hanover, N. j., on the 27th ult.
Rev; MIR. Mix of Orange, n. j., formerly of
Burlington, VT, preached the sermon. -F
Rev f. A Noble of Pittsburg, Penn, has ac-
cepted the call of the South Presbyterian
church in Brooklyn N. Y. This is the gentle
man that State street church in this city, some
three years ago, endeavored to get. lafla 20
By arrangement with the Universalist socie-
ty at Mechanic Falls the Rev. S. S. Davis of
Canton, n; Y, will supply their pulpit April
18th and May 9Th, with view to remaining
with them for time Il lrs3I 4II1