Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-17
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

Summary of Religious Intelligence.
Rev. c. Is. Peckham has accepted the pas
torate of the Free Baptist church in Halo
well.
The First church and society at Lower Bid
deford have recently been making an effort to
raise means for the support of the Gospel
among them. They have met with such en-
enlargement that they would now be pleased
to correspond with any faithful minister in
want of situation.
1t is said that $1,000 have been raised for
the support of clergyman at st. Pauls
church, Portland.
Rev. E. Martin, who goes from this city to
take charge of the church in Auburn. was
pastor of the Park street church in Lewiston
in 1868 aud 1869, and therefore is to be near
his old home.
This is ''moving week with our Metho-
dist brethren.
The Universalist pulpit in West Waterville
was ably filled Sunday by Rev. Arson Titus,
Jr There is some prospect ofhis engagement
by the parish.
The American Bible Society has issued
some %, 900 900 copies of the Bible since its
foundation.
There were seven additions to the Congre-
gational Church in West Auburn May 4th.
Rev. Lewis Goodrich Pastor.
Rev. George w. Bicknell, of India street
Universalist church, Portland, is to take
couple of months vacation. He will preach one
discourse each Sabbath, but will be relieved
of all pastoral duties through the week. The
wound which he received in the war is troub-
ling him badly, and necessitates the change.
Largely attended and interesting meetings
have been held at the different churches in
Dover and Foxcroft for several evenings past.
Several have been converted, and the inter-
est is still kept up in the meetings.
The Court street Free Baptist Sunday
School, in Auburn, having read and re-read
their library, have voted to sell it, and to take
books frem the Library of the Auburn Young
Mems Christian Association, which is receiy-
ing new books every week.
Rev. George Leon Walker, formerly pas
tor of State Street Church in Portland has
been attacked by sottening of the brain, and
has been sent to an asylum for treatment.
Meeting House is to be built at Sasbury's
Cove the present season.
The Rev. Henry d. Moore, a Congrega-
| tionalist clergyman of Cincinnati, formerly
pastor of the Plymouth church in Portland,
has been forced by his elders to resign be-
cause he is Freemason.
| The health of Rev. Mr.. Van Cise, former
! ly of Auburn, is gradually improving. He is
now at home at Mount Pleasant Iowa.
The Baptist Church edifice at Lisbon
| Falls, isn't large enough. That comes of
having good pastor.
| The General Convention of Universalists
will probably not meet in Portland in Sep
TENDER, on account of the Hospital Fair and
the annual meeting of the American Associa-
ton for the advancement Of Science.
Rev. John II. Fowler will supply the pull
pit of the Congregational Church at Rockport
during the summer.
The Free Baptists of Houlton have thrown
open their church to all who may choose to
worship with them. The seats are free, as
the salary of their pastor, Rev. NJ. II. Tar
box, is secured in other ways than by pew
renting.
The Congregational church at Saccarappa,
which has been undergoing remodeling, is
now nearly completed externally and presents
a very neat and attractive appearance. An
excellent clock has been put up in the tower
with a dial of novel style, being made of
| frame work of iron. The interior of the
church is plastered and only the frescong of
the walls and ceiling and the wood finishing
remains to be done, and it would seem that
in about month the edice will be ready for
dedication.
| The parishioners and friends of Rev. Israel
Luce, of the Chestnut st. Methodist Society,
in Portland, gave him and wife a crystal we'd
ding and thus celebrated the 18th anniversary
of his marriage, on Wednesday evening last.
The presents made were quite numerous,
(about sixty, and valuable-amounting to
about $30o-Sl22 being in money. Mr.. Luce
has just been chosen one of the Presiding ell
ders of the Maine Conference.
| Rev. A. b. Earle, the noted Evangelist,
VIII commence series of religious meetings
in the Main Street Baptist Church in Bruins.
wick, this Saturday evening. 1t is expected
that Mr. Z. will preach every afternoon and
evening ofn week The Baptist church
have invited the people ofthe other conzrega-
tions OF the town to attend their meetings.
SUNNYsIDE.-Rev. Mr.. Day, was recently
presented with purse of 800 by his parish
innars of the Wesley churrh at Ratb