Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-12
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

HAN cuuEcb, NdTcN l4-'lp. len cNurSnes
were Represented. The business was tran.
sacted in harmony and with despatch. So
cial meetings were devotional, and the preach
ing Of rather higher order than usual. The
Union St. F. b. church of Calais united with
the q, Meeting.
The Cniversalist parish in Calais is enjoy
ing healthy degree of prosperity. Within
o year, several excellent families have been
added to their number, and only one lost and
that one by removal. The Sunday School is
in g 1ourishng condition, and has fine
library.
deep religious interest is prevailing in
Bowdoinham. Union meetings are held every
afternoon and evening.
, The Spring street Baptist church in Auburn
is prospering most gloriously, both spiritually
and in the increase of its membership. Last
Sunday the pastor extended the RICH, hand OF
fellowship to thirty four, of whom twenty-six
were baptised on the third Sabbath of last
month, and eight were received by letter
| Rev. WIN. B. and Mrs. Hayden are to leave
| Portland shortly for an absence of about three
months. Mr.. Hayden will attend a conven-
ton of the New Jerusalem church to be held
in Cincinnati. During Mr.. Hay dens absence,
| Rev. MIR. Jordan OF Portland will supply the
pulpit portion of the time.
Congressman Frye learning Of the pecun-
iary struggle Of the Buckfeld Village Baptist
Society in raising funds to rebuild their house
! of worship, which was burned last fall by an
inccndiary, has generously donated one humid
| red dollars for their relief
Prof E. 7. Thwing has gone on a lecture
| tour, the proceeds to be devoted to secure the
| amount needed (sl0,oo0) to finish the Payson
Memorial Church in Portland.
Thirty-t,ree persons were received into the
| Congregational church (Rev. Mr.. Leayi,rs)
at Orono, Sunday.
The Cniversalist society of Dexter have
passed resolutions expressive of their regret
| at the removal from town of their PASTOR the
Rev. Mr., Weston.
Z. the Park St. NJ. E. church IN Lewiston,
| Sunday, Eve persons united BY letter and
four by profession.
Harrison has two ci.urches-Congregation-
| al and Free Baptist. The new edifce Of the
latter society is one Of the prettiest in the
State. DIR. Raymond Of Bates Theological
School, has accepted call to the pastorate,
| AM is now supplying the pulpit.
The Baptists OF Belfast are now making an
effort to get out from under the load of debt.
,,-i.l;, 81 ,,-aab ~ ,.,o G 600 t,a,o boo, ~ a..
ed, the whole amount of their debt, and their
meeting house will soon be furnished and
opened FOR public services.
The workmen are again busy rebuilding
the Methodist church in Sweden. But little
was done on the building last fall except to
raise the frame and partially board it, and
since that time nothing has been done until
lately. Rev. Mr.. Trafton, who is preaching
for the society one-tourth of the time, has, by
invitation, occupied the pulpit of the Congre-
gational church since their church building
has been taken down.
Rev. II. A. Shorey OF Camden, who has re-
signed the pastorate of the Congregational
church in that town, has been invited to
preach to the workmen on Dix Island during
The summer, and he may accept.
The Universalist levee in Wateryille, last
week, notwithstanding the unfavorable wealth
err, ran three evenings and secured net profit
of 500.
Mr.. II. N. Haywood, of Colby University,
has accepted the call Of the Baptist church in
Alma, and will begin his labors there the first
of May.
The State street Congregational church,
Portland, at its annual meeting, Monday,
fixed the pastors salary at 500. $500
was voted to defray the expenses of the parish
for the current year against sc, 999 % last
year. 1t was voted that the pastor have a
vacation of four weeks, the time optional with
him. and 5000 was voted to supply the pulpit
during his absence.
The Brunswick Telegraph is down on the
majority of Sunday school hooks. 1t says
"Alore contemplate trash never was printed
than many of the books which are now placed
in the hands OF the young. by Sunday school
Teachers and librarians. People condemn
novels and permit their children to read moth
ing else, under the name of Sunday school
literature"
A good work of grace is in progress in the
Free Baptist society at Maysville. Rev. A.
II. Thompson breaches there one-quarter OF
the time. Some Of the people go eight miles
to the meeting on OK sleds.
The Universalists and Unitarians at North
Arson, have engaged Rev. Mr.. Carr of New
Portland, to preach in the village church once
a month, and have already raised sufficient
money with which to defray the expenses.
Mr.. Carr will Immediately proceed to organ
:ze parish, and in due time a Sunday school
will be established in connection with it.
At tho annual sale of pews IN the First
Methodist church in Bangor, about two-thirds
of the whole number of pews were bid off at a
considerable premium. Total rental, 81, 100
At the First Baptist church the largest
premium paid for choice of pew was 800.
! TIE Free Baptist society of West Bethel
/ are making an effort TO retain Rev r NJ