Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-02
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

I A.e'' L. A"Cc is Si'ilB eoVu sallsIaCtiOI Us
the new Presiding Elder of Portland District.
Rev. f. s. Bacon is the acceptable pastor
OF the | nivcrsaiist church in Belfast. All the
seats in his church aie taken and there is a
call for others that cannot be supplied.
Bishop Nicely has selected the Rev. Joseph
jerks OF Boston, to supply the pulpit of St.
Johns Church IN Houlton Tor the present
year.
The Me;hodists have bonded TIE John
Jameson grove opposite Ola Orchard Park,
Saco, with view to purchasing the same for
camp meeting purposes. They are now en-
deayoring TO arrange for the purchase of a
portion of the Camp Comfort property.
The Free Baptist church at Wells Branch
has settled Rev. Mr.. Morgan of Vermont,
Rev. Mr.. keenc having closed his labors with
them.
Rev. Mr.. Lane, pastor OF the Baptist church
in BiddetOrd, baptised six persons after the
afternoon service Sunday.
The frame of the Congrt gational Church in
Fort Fairfield was raised last Thursday.
Rev Mr.. Washburn, Rector Of the Epsco-
pal Church in Fort Fairfield, who has been
absent few months to raise funds to COM
plete the payment of the Rectory, and to build
House OF Worship in Presque Isle, has re-
turned home, having been successful in his
IN sson.
Rev f. c. Heath, formerly OF Hallowell,
has received and accepted an invitation 20 be-
come pastor Of the Free Baptist church in
Brunswick
Rev. Alfred Day is the pastor of the Uni
ycrsalist church in Oldtown. Since his set
Element the Sunday School has largely in
creased, and the Bible class has grown so
large that they have found it best to make
| three classes Of it.
The A(pthodist scciatv of Saco nrOposa u
| weekly rehearsal of Church music at their
vestry with the view of adopting congregations
al singing in their church.
| Rev. Mr.. Park of Gardiner, was expected
to occupy his pulpit yesterday for the first
| time since his return from Europe.
| Rev. Mr. Kelly has closed his labors with
the Congregational Church in Norway.
| The Chestnut street Methodist church in
Portland have purchased fine three story
brick French roof residence on Cumberland
street near Wilmot, for a parsonage. Rev.
Mr.. Jones, the new pastor, recently of New
| ton, Mass, will occupy it i'll few days.
| At the second quarterly communion of the
Universalist church in Eockland, last Sun
day, four persons were received to member
ship in the church, three by the rite of bap-
tism, and one by the right hand of fellowship.
| Henry NJ. Hayward late of Colby Univer-
| sity, will be ordained pastor of the New Cas-
tie and Alma Baptist church. on Wednesday
June llth.
Rev. John Elliott has engaged to supply
the pulpit of the Congregational church OF
Anloyer, one-half the time the present sea-
| son.
The Maine Baptist Missionary convention
! will hold its siXty-ninth annual meeting with
the Baptist church in Damariscotta, COM
mencing on Tuesday, June Il, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. The convention sermon will be
preached by Rev. G.. w. (fiie or q. B. llsley,
and among the papers to be read will be one
by Prof. Hall OF Colby University, on the I'M
portancc Of systematic benevolence" in our
| mission churches.
Private letters from Rev. Mr.. Tinker, the
pastor elect of High Street Congregational
church, Auburn, represent, that his health has
been somewhat improved by his sea voyage.
He hopes to be able to enter upon the work
Of the ministry next October, but his physi-
clan cannot assure him of complete recovery
so soon as that.
The preaching by lie Rev. A. b. Earle, the
evangelist, at Brunswick, has been attended
with especial demonstrations of the Spirit,
There are many hopeful conversions.
| The general Conference of Congregational
churches of Maine will be held with the Con-
gregational church in Gorham, commencing
| Tuesday, June 18th, at 0 o'clock \. Nj.
All persons who desire entertainment during
this meeting are requested to address Stephen
Ilinhley, Esq, Gorham, Ne, before the 80
day of June. The usual arrangements for re-
ducton of fares on railroad and steaulhoa.
lines may be expected.
The sixth annual meeting of tie Knox coun-
ty Union Sabbath School Convention will be
held at Thomaston, Friday, June 9Th, at . sc
\. NJ, in the Congregational church. Re-
ports Of school, written, three minutes each