Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-14
Summary or Religious Intelligence.

There is good degree of religious interest
in the Free Baptist church at Biddeford. On
the first Sabbath in June, IL were baptised,
of whom were heads Of families, and in the
evening asked the prayers of Christians.
This church believes in going steadily forward.
Rev. S. II. Butler, of Northampton, Mass.
has been appointed by the Maine Missionary
Society to the church at Washington and will
enter upon his work at once. He is a young
man of high scholarly attainments.
A collection for the benefit of the Univer-
salist Historical Library, amounting to Sl3. 10
was taken up in the Winthrop Street Church,
Augusta, on the LIST inst.
The Franklin Co. Bible Society has made
arrangements for the more thorough distribu-
ton of the Bible in that county. Mr.. Joseph
Moulton has been employed as distributor.
The State Camp-meeting at Richmond, in
behalf Of the doctrine of holiness, will COM
mence August 6, and continue over Sunday
The Maine Baptist Missionary convention
wAi hold its sixty-ninth annual meeting with
the Baptist church in Damariscotta, common
cling on Tuesday, June II, at loo clocklA. NJ.
The convention sermon will be preached by
Rev. G. W. Gle.
The Annual Session of the Maine Univer-
salist Convention will be held in the Univer-
saiist Church in Bangor, on Tuesday, We'd
nesday, and Thursday, June oath, 25th, and
2Gth. Rev. w. A. Drew of Augusta will
preach the Occasional Sermon.
Rev. S. Mckown, of No. Anson, has re-
ceived and accepted a unanimous call to the
pastorate of the Elm Street Free Baptist
church of Manchester, n. H., and will enter
at once upon his labors.
Rev. James Mcmillan, who took a superau.
q fhA H.
Maine Conference, on account of the health
of his family, has removed to Gorham, and
preachers one half of each Sabbath at West
6orham, to such as have no opportunity for
religious privileges elsewhere.
Mr.. II. s. Perry of Bridgton will be organ
dained at Sweden as an Evangelist on the
18th inst Mr.. +. has been supplying of late
the Congregational churches at Denmark
and Sweden.
Eight persons were baptised in the river,
Sabbath afternoon, at Lewiston by Rev. Mr..
Burgess. and with several others were added
! to the Pine st. Free Baptist church. The
day was beautiful, and the surrounding seem
cry quite enchanting. This church has re-
| ceived to its membership about two hundred,
since its organization. some four years ago.
The Baptist Quarterly Meeting of churches
| in the Androscoggin Association met at the
Baptist church in Pennington, Tuesday. The
meeting was continued through the day and
| Wednesday A goodly number were in atten-
dance, and the exercises throughout were
very interesting.
The report of Rev. Richard Woodruff
Treasurer of the Bangor Theological Semi.
nary shows that the whole amount received the
past year towards completing the endowmen,
of the Seminary is $l9,672. The endowment
of the Buck professorship has been increase,
to $4,000. Funds now in the T reasury,
| 1851 ,65O.92. The sum of $50, 900 is yet need
ed for the full endowment of the institution
Rev. L. F. Mckinney formerly of Bridgton
has received and accepted cali to the pas
torate of the Unversalist Society in Soutl
Newmarket, N. H., and he will at once entel
upon his labors at that place.
Belfast has just organized Youns
Mems Christian Association, with tn,
following ofiicers-Chas. +. CHM, Presi
dent; Isaac S. Rogers, Geo. A. Beckett, an,
Joseph s. Blake, Vice-Presidents; Alfred G