The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-11
Religious Intelligence.

Cumberland Conference will hold its semi
annual meeting with State Street Church,
| Portland, January 14th and 18th, commencing
| Tuesday, at 10 A. M. Friends attending the
| Conference will find the Committee on Enter
| tainhent at the chapel of the State Street
Church, Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock The
gentlemen of this committee are Messrs. w. S.
Dana, j. M. Perkins, and c. M Hawkes..
The receipts into the treasury of the Maine
Missionary Society, during the month of De-
| cember, were $348.85.
Professor Herrick, of the Bangor Theological
Seminary, has been confined to his room for
several weeks by sckness-caused by suppu-
rating wound in his foot, accompanied by fever;
He has suffered much, and the disease has not
until within few days yielded to the remedies
employed. He was at last reports improving.
Rev. A. K. p. Small, of the Free Street Bap-
fist Church in this city, was the recipient of
$500, as Christmas gift from his parish.
Rev. E. G. Cummings, of this city, gentle
man of high culture, has been rendered the
chair of Mental and Moral Philosophy in Bow
doin College, recently vacated by President
Harris.
The church in Deering celebrated it's first
communion last Sunday. Five united with the
church on profession of their faith.
Four persons united with the State Street
Church in this city ON profession last Sabbath.
Two united with the Plymouth Church on pro-
fession, and two by letterf AT the First Bap-
fist Church, Rev. DR.. Dr. Smaller baptized two
candidates.
Jubilee services were held last Sabbath even
ing at the first Baptist Church in this city, ON
the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the
Burmah Mission Circle connected with the
church.
The annual sermon before the Saco Provident
Association is to be preached by the Rev. c.
H. Holbrook, of the Main Street Baptist
Church, in the Congregational Church, next
Chorus Club will furnish the music on the &C.
casiOn.
At the Park Street NJ. e. Church in Lewis
tor, five persons were baptized and six were
admitted to membership last Sunday.
Two persons were admitted to the Congrega-
tional Church, Saco, last Sunday afternoon on
profession of faith.
At the annual meeting of the Main st. Free
Baptist Society in Lewiston, Monday evening.
the resignation of the pastor, the Rev ME-,
Bowen, was accepted with great reluctance.
The parish voted unanimously to extend an in
vitation to the Rev. c. f. Penney, of Augusta,
to become the pastor of the church. Mr.
Bowen's resignation does not take effect until
April.
Rev. c. F. Penney, of the Free Baptist
Church at Augusta, Me-, has declined second |
invitation to become pastor of the Free Bap
list Church in Lynn, Eass., at a much larger
salary than his present one
A yery good revival interest has been in pro-
PRESS for several weeks with the Second Booth
Raw Church (Barter's Isle), under the labors of
Rev +. Given and others. Re- L. Given, of
. ew;ston. who for some months past has been
.boring as missionary agent Of the Maine F; B.
Society, has resigned that position
nd accented q call as pastor of the f. B.
ynurch at Meredith Village, n. ii.
Rev. Mr.. Mead, of Augusta commenced his
pastoral labors with the Universaist Society Of
Hiram, in their new church, the first Sunday, OF
5he new year, it being also the beginning OF MS
ministerial duties.
=, Rev. Mr.. Simmons was ordained on Tuesday,
OeG oist, as pastor of the Universalist church
IN Bethel. Sermon by Prof. Cone.