The Portland daily press., 1873-05-24
Religious Intelligence,

Il Rev. Melville Mclaughlin will hold services
in the Episcopal church at Winn the coming
Rev. H. B. Hitchings, formerly pastor of the
st. Johns Episcopal church in Bangor, has
been appointed an assistant minister in Trinity
Parish, New York with salaryof $4,000.
j. A. Freeman Of Yale Theological school,
breaches at Steuben during the vacation. .
The Congregational society at Kenduskeag
have recently purchased "a lot and intend to
bpild.a parsonage at an early day. arr
Rev. ". K. Pierce is expecting to leave East
port in June.aallfT "a rYi.fT f.tt 20 $50
gone to Buckland, Mass, as stated supply Ia
Rev. Merritt c.. Beale for two years pastor
of the Methodist church in Mllbridge, has
been compelled by feeble health, to relinqrish
pastoral labors, and spend year in freedom
from its responsibilities. % q ra9rTsr g-y-sftl,
Rev. Mr.. Tabor preached in the Universal
list house at Paris last Sabbath. He will hold
services there during the summer
The York and Cumberland Christian Con-
ference will hold its quarterly session in the
Second Christian church in Harrison, COM,
| mencing at two o'clock on Friday, June 9th,
| and continuing over the Sabbath. D ssia !
Rev. A. B. Earle, the noted Evangelist, has
been holding a series of religious meetings in
the Baptist church at Brunswick the present
week.
The afty-third anniversary of the Bangor
| Theological Seminary occurs on Wednesday,
| June 18th. The examination of the classes will
| commence on the forenoon of Tuesday, june
| Sd, and close Wednesday noon. On Tuesday
| evening Rev. VIM. c. Pond of San francisco
will deliver an address before the Societies.
The annual meeting of the alumni will be held
Wednesday afternoon, and the exercises of
| the anniversary proper on Wednesday even
| ing, a.. ,o.gF
The Ordination services of Henry M. Hey
wood, pastor Of the New Castle and Alma Bap-
| fist church will be held at the Baptist church
z T. AMIn"' wednesday June llth' at o'clock
The annual meeting meeting of Penobscot
Conference OF Congregational churches will be
held in Hampden on June 10th and 11th.as
The Oxford County Conference OF Congrega-
tional churches will meet at Giead on the I'd
Tuesday of June, 10th inst. a ei.is - ssitF
The Maine Baptist Missionary Convention
| will hold its sixty-ninth annual meeting (forty-
ninth of the Maine Baptist Convention) with
| the Baptist church in Damariscotta beginning
on Tuesday, June 18th at 10 o'clock A. NJ
The Androscoggin Meeting with the Baptist
church in Pennington, will he deferred to Tues
4 day June 10th, at o'clock P. M
The High street Universalst Parish at Lew
| iston has recently been discussing the subject
of new church edlfce and its location. Ara
4 Cushman, esq made the generous proposition
| that he would donate to the Parish for church
site, the spacious grounds on Elm, Pleasant
! and Spring Streets, Auburn, land valued at
! $4,000. The parish has accepted the munifi-
cent offer, and has selected committee to CON
slider the subject of plans and other prelimina.
/ IlcS -'taaa4 80 tf4 VI Nff4Hf
The Piscataquis @. Meeting at Corrina, COM
| mences Friday T. NJ, June 9Th to continue
| over the Sabbath Leieasg1
More than usual religious interest still pre-
walls in Calais particularly in Rev. Mr. Towns
ends (Methodist) society," A daily nraver
meeting is held in shop in which Young men
were accustomed to meet for card playing and
gambling. ssrstz 4.af gssay - = .
Rev. T. Stevens has closed his labors with the
Peopie az lAiwlves) hennebunkport, and the c.
BBaptsts are to supply the present year, the F.
). is now supplying the church at Great Falls
Three persons united with the Congregation :
al church IN Dennysville Nav 9TH giAs 80
Last Sunday afternoon Rev. Mr.. Ostergren
| young Swede, now member Of Newton Theoloe-
1921 Institute, preached at the City Hall, Saco,
Saco are some fifteen or twenty Swedes. most
~ males, and they dubbed together and made
up purse sufficiently large to get their coun-
tryman to preachYto them. as,ls IS. a.
Mrs 7 M. Herrick, who recently died in
| Waterville, by her will gave an annuity of $50,
70 the congregational church Of that town; also
hundred dollars to the "Woman's Foreign
The church at Parkers' Head, in Phipsburg,
long without pastor, has been revived under
the labors of Mr.. A. III Milliken of the Theo-
logical School, lewiston and he has been en-
gagged fora year, and has removed his fami-
REV w, j. Twort, formerly of the Free Bap-
fist at Lyman. has has removed to Buxton,
and taken charge of the Free Baptist church
at lspruce Swamp Buxton Centre.
Eight persons were received into pa, the First
| ruthers, pastor, on the first Sabbath OF this
| month - - c
An extensive revival Is reported at China
village, under the preaching OF Rev. MI. went
| worth of the Methodist church. p, -.
z Rev John Elliott has engaged to supply the
| pulpit of the Congregational church OF AndoV-
! er one-half the time the present season.