The Portland daily press., 1874-11-07
Religious Intelligence.

Main street Baptist Society of Saco arc TAX.
ing steps toward the completion OF their church
An enthusiastic meeting OF the society has
been held, and considerable money pledged for
the object. The movement now contemplates
the lathing and plasteripg of the main audience
room, leaving the furnishing to be provided fol
at some future time.
Rev. T. T. Sanford has resigned the pastor.
ate of the Baptist church in East Jefferson.
On Sunday afternoon DIR. Smaller, at the
First Baptist church in this city, gave the hand
of fellowship to four persons received by letter
from other churches. ~
Rev. w. o. Aver has entered upon his la
bors in connection with the Baptist church in
SkOwhegan. Last Sunday three were added to
the church, two of them young men, by bap-
tism. ~ .- 90
Rev. j. Cameron, formerly of Watervil!e, is
permanently located at San Bernardino, Cal.
On Tuesday evening of last week Rev. j. r.
Herrick was publicly recognized as pastor OF
the Baptist church at Wells depot.
The clergymen of Lewiston and Auburn met
at High street Congregational vestry,. Wednes-
day, DC. %, and organized Ministerial Asso-
citation composed of Lewiston, Auburn and vi
cinity. Meetings will be held monthly.
The Methodist church at Castine is being re
paired and a bell added.
The subject for the discussion at the minis
ters' meeting in this city Monday is THE Re-
latiOn of Art to Worship. Rev. Mr.. Dalton
opens the discussion.
The next meeting of the conference of Con.
gregational churches, will be held at Clinton,
June next.
A gentleman at West Waterville offered to
lay the plastering of the Methodist vestry if a
certain Clergyman would carry the mortar
The clergyman consented and the work goes
briskly on.
The Methodist Episcopal Society in Mill.
bridge have made some needed repairs in their
meeting house, at cost of about $3.50, and
have built parsonage.
Rev. w. G. Goucher of the Baptist church OF
Waldoboro has resigned his charge, and &C.
cepted a call from the First Baptist church Of
First Baptist church of Reading, Mass, for
merly of Thomaston, succeeds Mr.. Goucher.
The Congregational church in Waldoboro
will be ready for use in two weeks; they also
expect an organ by the first of the year.
Rev. o. Roys of st. Johnsbury, VT, formerly
pastor of the First Baptist church in Farming.
ton, preached at that church last Sunday. Al
the close of the afternoon service he baptized
three converts at the river.
A series of religious meetings has been held
at the Methodist church in Augusta this week
Mrs Clark, the lady preacher, has conducted
most of the meetings.
Rev. NJ II. Houghson, pastor of the Univ er.
salist Society in Bath, rendered his resignation
Sunday. He has received call from chu rct
in Grand Haven, Mich, with the offer of a
salary of $2500 a year, and his present
inclination is to accept. the call.
Kennebec Universalist Association held its
annual session on Wednesday and Thursday Of
last week with the church at Winthrop. Rev.
Miss Haynes of Hallowell preached Wednes.
day forenoon, and Rev. A. Gage of Lewiston il
the afternoon. Wednesday evening Miss
Haynes again preached. Thursday forenoon
Rev. III. G. Munson of Turner preached, and in
the afternoon Rev. A. Gage of Lewiston.
Rev. James E. Blakeney has resigned thu
pastorship of the Baptist church in Hodgdon
and gone to Porte William, Nova Scotia.
Rev. D. Clubhouse has moved from Lyndon t,
HodgdOn.