The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-04
Religions Intelligence.

Rev. B. f. Snow is to have a call to the pas
torate of the Congregational church in New
Gloucester, the pulpit of which he acceptably
filled last Sunday.
Rev. +. H. Eveleth and wife have been
spending few weeks at Livermore Falls, pre-
pairing for their future field of labor in TOun-
goo, Burmah.
The Hancock Conference will meet at East
Brooksville on the 21st and 22nd of October.
The sem-annual session of Oxford Confer
ence of Congregational churches, will be held
with the Congregational church at Sumner on
the 21st and I'D of Oct.
The corner stone for the new French Cathol-
ic church on Elm street, in Biddeford is to be
laid next Sunday afternoon at four o'clock 1t
is expected that Bishop Bacon will conduct the
services.
Rev. w. W. Baldwin of the M E. church in
Pennington, baptized two converts by INNER
sion last Sabbath
The NJ. E. church in Waldoboro' is undergo
ing extensive improvements The inside walls
are to be frescoed, and new bell is to be put
i'll.
Rev. j. NJ. Follett has closed his labors with
the Foxcroft and Dover church, and they are
now without pastor
Eight persons have recently been admitted
on probation to the Methodist church in Fair
field.
John R. Smith of the Theological Seminary
at Andover, closed his labors with the church in
Albany last Sabbath, at which time three were
received to the church. Rev. w. r. Cross of
Orono, officiated.
The Dexter Baptist church is still without
pastor. Mr. T. F. White of Colby University,
is expected to take charge of that church in
November next
Rev. Mr.. Bowler, venerable clergyman of
the Baptist denomination, who has been on the
retired list for some ten years, died at his home
in China on Thursday night last, at the age of
Sc years and 10 months.
The Episcopal church in Houlton, through
their pastor, Rev. Mr.. jerks, have purchased
the vacant lot on the north side of Main street
Thomas Kennedy. Upon this lot, which is one
OF the most desirable in town, it is proposed to
erect next season a church edifice Of sufficient
capacity to seat three hundred persons.
Bangor Seminary is taking a new departure
There is an unusual number applying for ad-
mission, and the roll already numbers more
thau thirty. All the new furnished rooms are
occupied, and they are very attractive.
Rev. b. NJ Frink, formerly pastor of Plym-
outh church, Portland, and late of Saco, was
installed pastor Of the Washington St. church.
Beverly. Mass, Wednesday evening. Rev.
DR.. Carruthers of Portland preached powerful
sermon on Christ's redeeming salvation, from
the text, Philippians iii: Z, s.
The Union Sabbath School Convention en-
bracing the evangelical schools of Wayne
Leeds, Fayette and East Livermore, was held
in the Baptist church at Leeds Centre, Sept.
18th. 1t was an interesting and profitable ses-
sjJn, The next convention will be held in the
Methodist church at LivermOre Falls
The interest in he~series of revival meetings.
which are being held in the Methodist church
at Winterport is increasing. Several CONVEX
sions have been made and the meetings were
continued afternoon and evening during the
present week.
Rev. Mr., Beard, formerly of Bath, is preach
ing with mnch success, at Syracuse, N. Y.
An interesting and pleasant Sabbath School
festival, comprising the schools of Abbot Park
man and Sangerville, occurred at Abbot on the
26th ult.
Rev. George Williams of Michigan is visit
ing his friends in Sangerville.
The rite of baptism was administered in Well
lington, by Rev. VIM. King, of the F. w. b.
church, last Sunday.
The Universalist State Sunday School Con-
ventlon held two days session at Auburn last
wednesday and Thursday A. T. Denjson
Esq, was chosen President. The exercises
throughout were very interesting Bath is TO he
the place OF meeting next year.
Gardiner District Ministerial Association w q .
held at Monmouth, September 29th and Octo-
Der LIST. This meeting of the association will he
remembered with pleasure by those who had
the privilege of attendance.
The annual meeting of the Maine Associa-
ton OF the New Jerusalem church will COM
mence in Bath to-day.
The Piscataquis Conference of Congregation
al churches will meet in Abbot, Oct 21st and
22d, at o'clock a. m.