The Portland daily press., 1873-06-14
Religions Intelligence.

Rev. Mr.. Luce, presiding Elder of Port land
district, will hold quarterly Meetings at Alfred
June 14th and 10Th, and at South Berwick
June 21st and 22d. sn4 ~
Rt Rev. Bishop H. A. Neely assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Gardiner of Bangor, confirmed nine
persons at Exeter, the other evening.
Twelve persons were added to the North
street church in Bath last Sunday; nine by
baptism and three by letter.
The foundation for the new Baptist church
at SacO, is commenced.
The frame of Congregational church in
Fort Fairfield was raised last week.
The Union Church in Clinton is to be imme-
diately renovated and repaired.
Prof. John R. Herrick has rendered his res
ignation as Professor of Christian Theology in
the Bangor Theological Seminary.
Subscriptions are being obtained for the
erection of a new Universalist church in Rock
land.
The new North church in Pennington is TO
be dedicated Tuesday June 18th.
The Franklin Co. Bible Society has made ar
rangements for the more thorough distribution
of the Bible in that county.
The Maine Convention of Universasts will
meet in Bangor by invitation of The Universal
list Parish on the Oath, 25th and 26th of this
mouth. Rev. S. Goodenough will be installed
as Pastor of the Park st. Universalist church
during the session of the Convention.
The Baptist church now building at Presque
Isle will be ready for dedication by the 18th of
July.
The Quarterly Conference of the York and
Cumberland Christian Churches was held at
the Christian meeting house at So. Harrison,
commencing Friday afternoon, and continued
over the Sabbath There was a large attend
ance and much interest was manifested. The
next, and Annual Conference will be held at
the Saco church.
Rev. Mr.. Brownville commences his tempo-
rary labors at South Bridgton week from
next Sabbath
Funds have been raised sufficient to build an
Episcopal church at Fort Fairfield.
Inc Franklin County Conference of Congre-
gatlonal churches met in Pennington last
tuesday, and the Baptist Quarterly meetin"
the same day. Both denominations had inter.
estirg sessions. '"'ei'
Bangor Theological Seminary received the
past year towards completing the endowment
OF the Seminary $19,672 The endowment of
t.a 5ne Buck profeessorship has been increased to
% SSocT4 T Funds now in the Treasury, $1s1 $780,,
~ The sum OF $4,000 is yet needed for the
full endowment of the institution
Rev. S. r. 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.
Mr. 7. S. P. rry of Bridgton will be orlained
at Sweden as an Evangelist on the 18th, inst
Mr.. Perry has been supplying OF late the
churches at Denmark and Sweden.
Rev. John A. Ross, who once supplied the
church in New Gloucester, but for the last nine
wears has been in Marion, Iowa is supplying
the pulpit iu Belfast, for few Sabbaths.
The forty seventh annual meeting of the
General Conference of Congregation Churches
in Maine, will be held with the Church in Cor
ham, commencing Tuesday, June 24ih, 1873, at
9 o'clock A. NJ.
The Piscataauis Conference will hold its an
nual session with the church in Brownville.
the 18th and 18th of June next, at o'clock, A
NJ.