Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-06

has been visiting Maine for few weeks.
Henry Sampson and Austin Abbot, of New
York, are visiting their friends in Hallowell
We understand that w. P. Whitehouse
Esq, has returned to the city.
Summary OF Religious Intelligence.
The Maine Central Free Baptist Yearly
Meeting held an interesting session in Bath
this week. The following officers were
chosen: President, Rev. G. +. Penney, Vics
President, Rev. A. L. Gerrish. Recording
Secretary, Rev. G. w. Howe; Corresponding
| Secretary, Rev. w. N. Brown; Treasurer
r. Deering; Auditor, Rev. j. S. Burgess
Resolutions were passed in favor Of temper.
ance, against the use of tobacco, urging aid to
Foreign and Home Missions, and to Sabbath
Schools, in reference to Bates College, and
| urging that means be taken to raise the money
necessary to secure the amount of 100000
pledged condtionally by b. f. Bates, Esq, to
| that institution.
| Nine persons were received into the Baptist
| church in Skowhegan last Sunday, five of
whom were baptised that day. Eight of the
| number are heads of families. The religious
| interest continues undated.
Hereafter Rev. G. w. Bcknell of Portland,
will supply the Universalist churches in South
Wndham and West Cumberland a Sabbath
| forenoon each, alternatively.
The health of the Rev. c. K. Evans, of the
Methodist Church in Mercer, is improving.
He hopes to be able to resume his labors by
| the first of this month.
Rev. A. II. johnson of Augusta, has
| written letter to the Christian Mirror
presenting the claims of the Pacific Theolog-
| ical school of California, and calling for help
for that institution.
The audience room of the st. Lawrence
Street Church Portland has recently been
| adorned with a beautiful clock, the gift Of
Joseph E. Merrill, Esq, of Boston
In Bath on q recent Sabbath, Rev. J. o.
Fiske, d. d., preached sermon in comment
Grafton of its being the 30th anniversary of
his settlement as pastor of the Winter St.
Church. The church was decorated with
flowers. Twenty young persons connected
with the Sunday School have been admitted
to the church since the commencement of the
year.
Six converts were baptsed and added to
the Free Baptist church on Barriers Island
Boothbay, on the oath ult
The Cumberland Baptist Associat ion held
its session in Brunswick last week. Encour-
aging reports were received from the western
churches. One hundred and ninety-fve have
been added to church membership. about
$4,000 contributed to benevolent objects. aside
from money raised for Sunday School work.
Sermons were preached by Reade, Smaller,
Ilsley, kingsbury and Small. The subjects
of Missions, Education and Sunday School
work all received earnest discussion. An
interesting part of the service of Wednesday
afternoon was the giving of the hand Of fell
lowship by the moderator, to the newly
appointed missionary to Burmah, Rev. +. III.
Eveleth, who is to sail this month.
Camp meeting at East Machias last week
was said to have been well attended.
The people at Webbs Mills. in Casco. have
engaged Rev. A. B. Lovewell, of Bolster's
Mills, to preach to them once in two weeks on
the Sabbath, for the present A Sabbath
school has been organized with about fifty in
attendance, and the prospect looks encour-
aging for good school, with an increase Of
numbers.
Rev. Mr.. MCDOWELL, who has been supply
ing the First Congregational church in Wells
for several months past. has accepted call
to become its pastor.
The new church edifce recently erected by
the Society of Friends in North Berwick
village, was dedicated on Friday last. The
sermon was delivered by Mr.. Douglass, of
North Carolina, a distinguished member of
the Society of Friends, in that State. The
building is a neat and commodious one.
The Universalists of Hampden have tho
roughly repaired their church the past year,
and Rev. Mr.. Goodenough of Bangor, is sup
plying their pulpit every Sabbath afternoon.
On the oath ult., the pastor of the Baptist
church in Brunswick gave the hand of fellow
ship to ten new members, two by baptism, the
remainder, together with three others not
present, received by letter, making thirteen
in all. 1t is expected that several others will
soon unite by baptism.
Work on the new Catholic Church in Fort
Fairfield is being pushed forward, and by next
| spring the edifce, which is 60x40 feet, will be
completed.
Work OH the new Baptist Church, Saco, is
progressing finely, and the men have COM
menced shingling on the roof. Some of the
| heavy timbers of the steeple have been put in
position. The steeple is to be on the east
corner and some one hundred and fifteen feet
high the tower on the south corner will be
about fifty feet high.
The Kennebec Universalist Association.
meets At West Waterville October Sth. Rev.
A. Titus will then DO ordained to the minis
try.
Two persons were baptised by the pastor of
the Baptist church in Kennebunk on a recent
| Sabbath.
Rev. j. C. Church entered upon his duties
as pastor of the Universalist church in Fair
| field, last Sabbath.
Rev. j. A. Ross was installed pastor of the
congregational church in Belfast Thursday
evening. The sermon was preached by Prof.
Barbour of Bangor.
| The State Convention of the Y. M. c. A,
will meet with the Auburn Association Oct.
9TH and 9Th.
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