The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-06
Religious Intelligence.

The Waldo Baptist Association will meet
with the Baptist church in Winslow, Septem-
Der 10th.
Six persons were baptized and added to the
F. u. church on Barter's Island. Beothbay ,Au-
gust oath.
The annual session at the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary commences on Thursday, Septem-
Der 18th.
The Kennebec and Somerset Congregational
Association will meet with Rev. Mr.. Burrage
at Waterville, on Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
Rev. II. r. Rddell of Palmer Mass, has ac-
cepted a call to the passionate of the Baptist
church at South Berwick.
The Newport and Palmyra Baptist Quarter
ly Conference will meet with the Second Bap-
fist church at Palmyra, at the Gale school
house, the Sd Sunday in September.
fist church, S1owhegan, last Sabbath; five by
baptism and six by letter.
Sunday afternoon three converts were bap-
tised by Rev. H. Graves of the Free Baptist
church in Dover. This society has been enjoy
ing religious revival since last winter and
large number has been added during the sum-
mer
The Society of Friends, dedicated their new
church at North Berwick on Friday of last
week. TIE sermon was delivered by Mr.. Doug
lass of North Carolina, distinguished member
of the Society of Friends in that State. The
building is neat and commodious and is just
what the society has needed for long time
The Ministers Conference of the Maine Cen
trail Yearly Meeting of Free Baptist churches,
which comprises about one-third of the State
and seventy or more churches, assembled at the
North street church in Bath, Tuesday after
noon. The following officers were elected =
President, Rev. d. Waterman of Phillips Vice
President, Rev. j. S. Burgess of Lewiston; Sec
rotary, Rev. G. T. Penney of Augusta; Asst
Secretary. Rev. +: Reed of Bath; Business
committees, Rev. Messrs. Porter of Bath, Roys
OF Harrington and Carr of Madison.
Rev j, A. Ross was installed pastor of the
Congregational church in Belfast last Thursday
evening. Sermon by Prof. Barbour of Ban
gor.
Rev. Mr. MCDOWELL who has been supplying
the First Congregational church in Wells for
several months past has accepted call to be-
come its pastor.
The Kennebec Universaist Association meets
at West Waterville October Sth. Rev. A Titus
will then be ordained to the ministry.
new Catholic chapel or church edifice is
being erected OF Fort Fairfield, through the eff
forts of Rev. L. f. Barley of Houlton. The
frame was raised last Wednesday. The build
ing will be 60 by 40 feet, With So feet spire.
At the Baptist church in Shapleigh, August
2Sth, A. E. Spring was ordained to the work
of the gospel ministry.
Two persons were baptized by pastor Worth,
and united with the village Baptist church in
Kennehunk last Sabbath. The chapel recently
built by the church and society, was dedicated
Wednesday evening; sermon by the pastor.
At the Winter street church in Bath, Sun
day August 18th, Rev. DR.. Fiske preached a
sermon in commemoratiou of its being the
Both anniversary of his settlement as pastor of
that church. Since the commencement of the
year. twenty young persons connected with the
Sunday School have been admitted to the
church.
Rev. Mr.. Tinker is expected to enter upon
his duties as pastor of the High street Congre-
gational church. Auburn, next month.
The State Convention of the Y. NJ. c. A.
will meet with the Auburn Association Oct
9Th and 9th
The minutes, sermons and reports of the
47tb annual meeting of the General Conference
of the Congregational churches 10 Maine, with
the sermon before the Maine Missionary Society
and the report of the Trustees, at its Goth ami
versary, held with the Congregational church
in Gorham last June, have been printed in a
handsome pamphlet form by b. A. Burr of
Bangor, and can be had at Hoyt s. Fogg' IS
bookstore.