Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-08
here to the meeting at Old Orchard, which

here to the meeting at Old Orchard, which
opens on Tuesday of next week.
Several Knights of Pythias, in parade
dress, has given more military air to the
grounds to- day than is impaired by the Gus
toma-y uniforms of the church militant
Mr.. A. III. Howard. of Hallowell, is in
charge at the headquarters of the Camp
meeting Committee, and Is uniformally
| courteous and accommodating.
Visitors to the camp ground are supplied
with all the luxures of the State metropolis,
including peanuts, fans, boot-blacks and, par
excellence, the Daily Kennebec:: journal, which
meets with a large and rapid sale.
Two boys whose ideas of the difference be-
tween camp-meetings and FOurth-of-July
celebrations were not clearly defined, called
at the Committee room to-day ard enqured
if they kept cider for sale.
Mr. f. c. Bartlett, formerly private secre-
tary to the Secretary of the Treasury, accom-
panied by Mrs. Bartlett and party Of friends
passed the day in the grove.
At the prayer meeting last evening Messrs.
Murphy Of Portland, and Osgood of Gardi-
ner were invited to speak on the subject OF
temperance.
SATURDAYS PROGRAMME.
The morning prayer meeting will be led by
the Rev. B. Lufkin, of Cape Elizabeth.
Preaching at 10 o'clock, by the Rev. Mr..
Jones, of Gardiner.
The children's meeting at one o'clock, led
by Mrs. Inskip.
Preaching at 2 o'clock by the Rev. Mr..
Persival, of New Brunswick.
The prayer meeting in the tabernacle, at 7
o'clock, will be led by the President
SUNDAYS PROGRAMME.
There will be love feast at eight o'clock
in the morning.
The two sermons of the day will be preach
ed by the Rev. Messrs. Inskip and McDon
aid.
The children's meeting at one o'clock will
be led by Mrs. 1nskip.
The gates of the camp ground will be clos
ed on Saturday night and will not be open for
the admission of visitors on Sunday.
Summary of Religious Intelligence.
The interior of the Unitarian church in
Houlton, has been thoroughly renovated.
The walls and ceilings have been painted and
frescoed, and the pews grained, in an artls-
tic manner. New carpets have been put
down in the aisles and on the platform.
A good religious interest prevails in the
Congregational church at Bethel; four young
ladies and one young gentleman were bap-
TIED last Sabbath.
A special interest is being awakened in
the NJ. L. church at Lisbon, +. M. Pickles
pastor.
Rev. +. Reed of Gray baptsed two or more
converts the first Sabbath in August, making
eight persons recently received into the Free
Baptist church in Gray.
The State Sunday School Convention of
Cniversalists, will meet in Bath, September
30th and October LIST. The programme of
exercises will shortly be published.
Rev. II. A. Palmer of Atkinson has recent
ly added nineteen to the +. d. church, and
there is still good religious interest. Eighty
five have been added to this church during
the last three years.
Campaigning which commences at North
port on the oath inst. will undoubtedly be one
of the largest gatherings of the kind in the
State. Quite number already on the
ground enjoying the cool delicious sea- breeze
and the pleasures of eamp-life, boating, etc.
Pitt Dillingham;, son of the late Rev. w.
A. z. Dillingham;. of the divinity school,
Cambridge, designs to make the ministry his
profession.
The Pine Street Free Baptist church Of
Lewiston, having lifted an $4,000 debt,
breathes freer, as any body tuckered with
burdens can well appreciate.
Rev. Z. knowl;on having been assured by
his physicians, particularly by DR.. Hill Of
Augusta, that entire rest from preaching for
the present is = positive necessity for him, in
order to avoid apoplexy or paralysis of the
heart or lungs, has resigned his pastorate at
South Mon,ville.
Five young people were bsptised on Sunday
by the pastor of the Baptist church in Turner.
Rev. Mr.. Daggett, pastor of the Free Bap-
fist church in Greene, assisted by Rev. Mr.
Prescott, baptised five persons at Parker's
Ferry on Sunday. The religious interest in
the church still continues.
Elder Sanderson, father of the Rev. X.
Sanderson of Augusta, is to supply the
Methodist church at Bethel during the year.
The Methodist church at South Paris have
adopted the Envelope system for the support
of the ministry, and also for missionary and
benevolent collections. The system is in
vogue and works well in the other churches
in town.
Rev. G. S. Kicker, for some time pastor of
the Free Baptist church in Richmond, has re-
signed and accepted call to become the pas
tor of the Free Baptist Society worshipping
in Mt. Vernon chapel, Lowell, Mass. Mr.
Kicker is a graduate of Bates College, class
of 81, and of the Bates Theological School.
He commences his labors with the church in
Lowell on the first of August.
Rev. Mr.. Sprague of the Methodist church,
South Paris, baptised several converts by i'm
mersion, last Sabbath.
The Free Baptist church erected at East
Bowdoinham, was dedicated to the service of
God, on Wednesday, July Goth
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