The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-12

MI, Sarr VIII immediately proceed to form a
PARISH, ana IN due time Sunday School will be
established in connection with it.
Rev. ID. A Shorey of Camden, has been invi-
during the summer.
Iae Conere gator q society in Wilton, h.as S
purchased hne parsonage, and nave seOu.T
N. H.
The St. John Baptist Society OF BIddet9 or
has removed its headquarters from Ailieu ot'
to the building corner OF Elm anu 0p.ins
Ter, oro seven churches in Gardiner, all OF
,,t,ns, ore in a fourishing condition. The
Mathod;st society are about to bnild new par
sonage on High street.
Harrison has two churches-Congregatlo
and Free Baptist, The new church editce of
the latter society is one OF the prettlest in the
State. Mr.. Raymond, of Bates Theological
School, has accepted call to the pastorate, and
is now supplying the pulpit.
The Congregational society at Waterford flats.
have decided to build parsonage this season.
We learn that Rev, VIM. Beasin has resigned
the pastorate of the Baptist church at Norridge-
wock.
The Kennebec and Somerset Association will
meet at the Congreg itional chapel at Aurusto.
on tuesday, April %, at o'clock p. m.
:, The Congregational church, Midtown, st.
ntephen, which has been without pastor since
the decease of Mr. Foster, has cxten led a call
to Rev. Mr.. Leavitt, of Orono, Me.
Cape Neddicl has no minister Been without
a long time The Baptists have occupied the
church for many years, and as there is no har-
mony in the church, it has gone down, and it is
DESTROYS that some denomination should send a
man.
AT the Park street NJ. E., church, Lewiston,
last Sunday, five persons unitsd by letter and
four by profession.
Nv To
Wesley church, Bath, last Sunday forenoon.
At the meeting in the evening twelve request.
ed prayers.
Tslrty-three persons were received into the
Congregational church (Rev. Mr.. Leavitt's) at
Orono, last Sunday.
Last Sabbath. thirty-three persons were adj
mitted to the Court street Baptist church, Lew
iston, twenty-six by baptism and seven by letter
| Rev. Mr.. Osgood, pastor of the Congregation
| al church in East Machias, expects to leave
| town soon, on western tour, which he feels tC
be necessary for rest and restoration of his i'm
| paired health.
The new French Catholic church edifce in
| Lewiston (St Peter's) will be dedicated the
| first Sabbath in May.
| The Main street Baptist Society, Saco, has
voted to proceed to build as soon as it shall be
| deemed practicable.
Tie BAPTIST church in East-Winthrop adopt
ed at the beginning of the year, the one preach
| ing service system, and the effect has been tc
| increase the congregation and the interest in
| the service. There will be no going back tt
the old system.
Rev. A. w. Cummings, who for sixteer
| years preached to the Baptist church in Weld
| and Carthage, but removed to Sidney some si1
| months since on account of his wife's health
has recently returned to his old charge in Well
| and Carthage
Rev. G. Weston, who has been pastor of TIT
| Universaist Society in Dexter, for some tim,
past has accepted the pastorate Of the Univer
salist church in Halifax, n. S., and has jus
left for his new field IF labor
Considerable religious interest prevails among
the Methodists at the Ferry, Biddeford. Las
week, meetings were held nearly every even
| ing in their church.
| The Methodists of Sweden are rebuilding
| their church. Rev. Mr.. Trafton, who is preach
ing for the society one-fourth of the time has
by invitation, occupied the pulpit of the Con
| gregational church since their church buildins
has been taken down.
| An interesting revival is in progress in Bow
| doiuham, in connection with the Methodist ant
| Baptist churches.
! Rev. II. E. Snow of Kezar Falls has removed
to Naples, and has been engaged by various
denominations to preach at the Union churcl
one year, commencing the frat Sunday il
May. There will be for the present only fore
noon service.
Rev. J. M. Follett of Dover, has received
call from the Baptist Society in Dexter, to be
come their pastor.
! Rev. Mr.. Noyes has accepted the call from
/, the Milo Baptist church, to become their pas
| tor again, and has entered upon his labors will
/ them; though he will still labor with the Gull
ford church one-half the time.
Rev. Mr. Pope will renew his labors with tn
| First Congregational church in Norway, com
mencing the last Sabbath in May.
The Second Baptist church and Society il
Bangor held its annual meeting Wednesda,
evening, and the report of the treasurer wa
Tie svsem
| ficient funds have been received to pay ali ex
penses and leave about $50 in the treasury.