The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-21
Religious Intelligence.

The General Conference of the COnerepa-
tiohal Churches of Maine, will be held with the
Congregational Church in GOrham, commend
ing Tuesday, June oath, at 8 O clock A. M.
The annual meeting of the Maine Missionary
Society will be held in Gorham, June 18th.
1873, at 8 o clock A. M.
There was very interesting and impressive
baptismal service on Sunday morning at Little
Androscoggin. Nine persons were baptsed in
the river by Rev. E. N. Fernald of Court st.
Free Baptist Church, Lewiston.
The Washington County Conference of
Congregational Churches met in Dennysvile
June 10th and 18th. E. II. Balkan, Esq, was
chosen Moderator. The attendance Of dele
gates was unusually large, and all the meetings
of the Conference were of great interest.
The new Baptist clutch in Presque Isle will
be dedicated about the 10th of July.
Rev. Joel s. Ives of the N. H. Conference
is supplying the the Congregational pulpit at
Orland, during his summer vacation.
Rev. Mr.. Reese, graduate of Newton
Theological Institution, has accepted call to
become the pastor of the Baptist Church and
labors next Sabbath.
The Methodist Society Of Gardiner, are to
build new parsonage shortly, on High streer.
The amount subscribed with what they have
been offered for their old parsonage amounts to
about 81, 1000.
Rev. j. E, Fullerton declines the call from
the First Congregational Church in Bethel
The Anson Freewll Baptist Society held it's
June session at North Arson, the 14th and 18th
insts. The weather was favorable for the &C.
casion, and there was large attendance
The Exeter Quarterly meeting of f. w. Bap-
tist churches met with the church in Exeter,
June 18th. A large delegation from the
churches was present, and the meetings were
interesting.
The annual Conference of Congregational
Churches of Hancock County, was held with
the church as Castine Tuesday and Wednes-
day, June 10th and 18th. Eleven of the thir-
teen churches in the county were represented.
Mr. VIM. H. MCDOWELL of Newburyport,
Mass, was ordained on Tuesday, June 18th az
pastor OF the First Congregational Church of
Wells.
The council called to act on the resignation
of Rev. Mr.. Frink of Saco, assembled tuesday
afternoon, and after due deliberation decided
that the dismissal he asked for should be grant,
ed, to take effect about the second Sabbath in
July
The Liberal Christian Church in Pennington
Rev. Mr.. Eddowes, pastor), was dedicated last
Tuesday. Rev. G. A. Hayden, preached the
sermon,
Rev. Andrew Wren, pastor at New Sweden.
will hold service in the Swedish language
next Sabbath afternoon, in Hammond Street
Church, Bangor, in behalf of his countrymen
in that city and vicinity.
Rev: s. l.. b. Chase, formerly pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Rockland. admin;stero
ed the rite of baptism to seven persons last
Sunday, and received them into church bv the
right hand of fellowship at the close Of the
regular services the same afternoon. 'A0
The Board of Missions of the Episcon.l
Church meets in St Thomas Church, Camden
on Tuesday and Wednesday of next weels
Bishop Nicely will preach and hold confirma-
tlon on Tuesday evening
Mr.. E. +. Pember of Tufts College Divinity
School, will preach during the College vaca-
ton Of ten weeks, commencing June 18th, at
Lowell and Fryeburg. alternating between the