Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-13
Summary Of Relieious Intelligence.

ever held on the grounds.
The Universalist society of Calais has GER
daily invited the Universalists of Maine to at
tend the Annual State Convention to be held in
Calais on the 23d, oath and 25th fJune. Am
pie provision will be made to entertain with
out charge, all that come. A committee will
be constantly in attendance In the vestry of the
church to direct visitors to good homes. Half
fare on railroads and steamboats,.
Rev. Stephen V. Douglass of Lee, Mass,
has been appointed to succeed Rev. G. w.
Mossell at the Mountford st., church in Port
land.
Nineteen persons were baptised at West
Waterville by the Baptists, on Sunday.
Rev. N. T. Dutton, pastor of the Baptist
church in Warren, baptised two persons on
Sunday, May 3lst.
The 25th anniversary of the settlement of
Rev. ID. Garland, over the I'd church in Beth
ell will occur on the 10th Of August next.
A session of the "Unity Free Will Baptist
Quarterly meeting was held at the Centre
meeting house in Thorndike, last week, COM
mencing last Friday afternoon and closing
Sunday.
The Northport camp ground will be place
of resort during the summer. Some are al
ready there and many others will go as soon
as the weather grows warmer. The boarding
house is to be opened, this season, the 25th Of
July, for the accommodation Of those who do
not wish to provide for themselves otherwise.
The camp meeting commences month later.
Rev. II. A. Philbrook, formerly of this
State, and pastor Of the Universalist society
in Nashua, N. H., has recently been very kind
ly and literally treated by his congregation.
They have advanced his salary to 81, 400, be-
sides giving him free house.
At the Baptist State convention in East
Winthrop, commencing on Tuesday next, DR..
Smaller delivers the historical discourse, Rev.
c. G. Potter reads a paper giving reminiscent
ces of some of the Baptist fathers, Rev. G. 3.
Ilsley breaches the Convention sermon, and
Rev. Henry Croker breaches the sermon be-
fore the Education Society. The church in
East Winthrop was organized June 22d, 1924,
and therefore on the Sabbath after the Con-
vention, the 2lst inst, the celebration of the
semi centennial of the church will be brought
to close by a jubilee discourse by the new
pastor.
The Methodist Society at West Waterville
are at work with large force laying the foun-
dation for their new church.
Rev. Hiram Seavey of Vienna, has had
large tent made to hold public meetings. He
intends to travel and hold meetings in the tent,
to some extent this summer, the first meeting
was held at Mt. Vernon the past week.
The dedication of the new Catholic Church
in Waterville is to take place tomorrow, the
l4th inst. Bishop Bacon, of Portland, is to be
present. Morning services, embraces the de-
dicatory ceremonies, will commence OF 10 A.
NJ. Evening services will consist of the GER
emory of confirmation, commencing at
o'clock.
Ten members were received to the Pine
street Free Baptist church, Lewiston, Sunday,
by its pastor, Rev. Mr.. Burgess.
Rev. F. Eveleth baptized two persons last
Sabbath at Livermore Falls. One is young
man student in the Normal School at
Pennington. Others are accepted as candi-
dates by the church, and are expected to go
forward soon.
The Congregational churches at Whitney
vile and Mansfield are now regularly supplied
by the Rev. II. II. Hutchinson, who is doing
an excellent and highly acceptable work
among the people.
The Free Street Baptist church in Portland
have extended a call to Rev. II. M. King of
the Dudley street church, Boston Highlands,
to become its pastor.
The working plans for the foundation of
the new Universalist Church in Rockland,
have been received.
Rev. Mr.. Snow of Auburn, preached in San
Francisco on the last Sunday in May. He
arrived in San Francisco on Friday, May
Goth. Mr.. Snow will be absent about three
months IN California.
Nine persons have recently been admitted
to the Congregational church in Rockland, on
profession of faith, and five to the Methodist
by baptism.
Fourteen persons were recently baptised
by the pastor of the Second Lisbon Free Bap-
list church.
An encouraging revival is reported at St.
George.
At meeting of the Washington Street
Baptist Church in Eastport, the following
resolution was offered and adopted THAT
the pastor, C. G. Harwood, be at liberty to
dispense with one discourse each Sabbath,
and his present salary be continued.
The Methodist church at Rockport has
been sold at auction, to N. T. Talbot, for the
sum of $3.50, to be moved from the lot at
new house Immediately.
The new Episcopal church to be erected in
Biddeford, will be 42x7S feet.
Fourteen persons were baptized in Thom-
aston by the Rev. c. NJ. Emery on Sunday
last, ana received the right manu- OF lellOW-
ship into the Baptist Church on the same af-
ternoon.
More than thirty have professed conversion
under the labors of Rev. c. ii. Gates, Kenne-
bunkport
On Sunday Rev. O. Roys, of the Free Bap-
list church in Pennington baptized eight con-
verts, and Rev. j. Heath of the Baptist church
two. In the evening, at the first named
church, the right hand of fellowship was given
to ten persons-nine new converts, and one
admitted by letter.
Last Sabbath ten persons were received in
to the Congregationalist church in Fort Fair
field by the acting pastor, Rev. w. T. Sleep
er, four by letter and six on profession four
weeks before.
Six converts were baptised in Brewer, Sun
day, by Rev. Charles Libby. pastor of the
Methodist church in that place.
Mr.. McGown, of the Bangor Theological
Seminary, will preach at Kingman during the
summer.
Mr.. David Foster Estes, son of Rev. DR..
Estes of Paris, has received and accepted a
ga II tn tho mn atorate Of tho RaDtist phurch in