The Portland daily press., 1873-11-08
Religious Intelligence.

| The receipts into the treasury Of the Maine
| Missionary Society during the month of October
| were 1894 IS.
Rev. d. w. Hardy, who has labored very ac-
ceptaby for the congregational church in
| Pressure Isle, feels called upon to leave the
| Aroostook for another field of labor.
The Congregational house of worship in Fort
Fairfield is approaching completion. The
Catholic Church edifce is boarded and shingled
Rev. f. c. Bradeen baptized four candidates
at Dexter the last Sunday in October, and they
were received into the Free Baptist church, Of
which he is the pastor.
The Trustees of the Maine Missionary Soce-
ty have issued circular to the churches solicit
ing special collection on the Sd Sabbath in
November to meet the pecunary wants of the
missionaries in their employ,
The new Baptist church in Buckfield is near
ly completed Schumacher is doing the fres-
Going. The floor and pews will be put in at
once, and the building be ready for occupation.
1t will be credit to the society and village
There is something of q religious interest at
the present time in Lexington, some half dozen
or more having recently become interested
There is to be Mass Convention and Basket
Picnic of the Methodist Sabbath Schools in the
Rockland District, held at Waldoborough'
| Tuesday, Nov. IL.
Rev. Wellington ID. Cross was installed pas
| tor of the First Congregational Church in
| Orono, Oct. 28th. Sermon by Rev. E. H.
DylHStOu VI DruuSWlck.
The dedication of the Congregationalist
church at Waterville took place on Sunday
evening. The sermon was given by Rev MI.
Cameron, pastor of the church DIR. Robins,
Rev. Mr.. Dinsmore and Rev, Mr.. Pottle, as
sisted in the other exercises.
Revs. James Cameron of Watervile. George
.luchau of Robbinston, and John r. Quincy of
| Foxcroft, were present at the late meeting of
| the Congregational Union of Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick, at Yarmouth, N S. and were
most cordially received. Mr. Cameron
! preached the sermon on Sabbath eve, previous
to the administration of the Lords supper, and
he with Revs. Quincy and Juchan, took part
in the Sabbath School meeting in the after
noon and other occasions during the session.
| Rev. Ludiug Wolfsen who was stated supply
] in first church Biddeford in 1901, was Or
| dained as an Evangelist in Martiesan, Wiscon-
sin. Oct. 18th.
A council will soon be called by the church
| in Cherryfeld in reference to the ordination of
Edwin S. Small, of the last class at the Newton
| Theological Institution. Mr.. Small is a native
of Maine, graduate of Colby University.
Rev. C. G. Porter, formerly of Houlton now
of Bangor, has supplied the Baptist church IN
Etna. His labors have been greatly blessed
Last Sunday Rev. VIM A Reese. of Ellsworth
| gave the hand of fellowship to four new mem
bers, two of whom he had baptized on the
| preceding Sunday.
The Jefferson ST., f. Baptist society of Bid.
deford have voted to extend an invitation to
the Rev n. L. Rowell, of Manchester, N. H.,
to become its pastor
a Sabbath School Convention for the soutb
west portion of York county was oroan;zed at
Eliot, Nov. 4th, by choice of Rev. H' Chase az
Chairman, and Rev. B. T. Sanborn SECRETARY
There was large attendance and the conve1.
| ton was success.
The people of Bolsters Mills known as tba
| "Unionists' in religious matters, still sustain
| the Sunday services which were Commenced
more than year since. The choicest sermons
by Bee cher, Spurgeon, Chaplin, Murray and
| other eminent divines are read each Sabbath.
The aged and venerable Rev. A. Douglass of
Waterford, is recovering from his severe illness.
| Last Sabbath he was able to attend church and
| took part in the Communion service, at which
he made some deeply impressive remarks
Rev. j. E. Blakeny labors alternately at
Hodgdon and at Smyrna among the Baptists.
and his labors are being crowned with success.
Rev. John Franklin Spauldng of Erie. Penn
was elected ls st week, in New York. Missionary
| Bishop of Colorado, Wyoming and New
Mexico, in place of the Right Rev. G. M. Ran
| dali, d. D., deceased. The Bishop elect was
born in Maine and graduated at Bowdoin class
of 1858.
The Cumberland Association will meet at
Cumberland Center on Tuesday Nov. 18th, at
| To- lock A. NJ
The Androscoggin Quarterly Meeting will
hold its session with the Church in East Dix
field, commencing at o'clock, Tuesday, Nov.
1S, 1873 Sermon by Rev. j. f. Eveleth
The West Washington Quorterly Conference
VIII hold its next meeting at Columbia Falls,
on on tuesday November 18th at o'clock p. M
hrs' sermonby Rev. Mr.. Small.