The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-25
Religious Intelligence.

The first quarterly conference and meeting
in connect on with the NJ E. Church at Lisbon
was holden on the 18th and 10Th insts. Satur-
day Rev. III. W. Bolton of Lewiston, preached
on the resurrection of tine body. Sunday the
Love Feast was celebrated, aud Rev. L. B.
Knight of Auburn preached In the after
noon the sermon was by the presiding elder, the
Rev. E. Martin.
1t is expected that Miss Haines, from the
Canton Theolngic,l School, pa stor elect of the
HalloWell Unlversalist Society, will be W, tn
them and commence her pastoral labors next
Sabbath.
We learn that Rev. w. ii. Foster of Liver.
more Falls aud the preachers of other denom-
nations in that place, have been recently
holding meetings 10 the tents of the river
drivers on the Androscoggin, while encamped
there.
On Sunday, July 18th, Rev. Joseph Kalloch
baptized eight more recent converts at st.
George.
Work has been commenced on the new church
at Rockport, and will be pushed on as rapidly
as possible.
Through the earnest efforts of the pastor the
Baptist society at Limerick are expecting soon
to furnish heir church with a new organ-only
little more is needed to secure the desired
amount.
The forty-seventh anniversary of the South
berwick Baptist church WAS held. July 18th
The exercises consisted of singing by the Sab
bath school choir, and an address by Col. r. H.
Conwell of Boston.
The citizens of Machasport have recently
purchased for the church an Estey organ a
beautiful, fine toned instrument, with ten stops
and three full sets of reeds.
Rev. B. G. 3lxby has rendered his resigna-
ton as pastor of the Third Baptist church in
Rockport, to take affect in September Mr.
BIXbv has held that position two Years, during
winch time the society has experienced steady
and healthy growth.
-Four gentlemen and eleven ladies were bap-
tized and received into the CONGREGATIONAL
church in Brewer, Sunday.
A Congregational parish was organized on
Monday evening near Barker Mill Ia Auburn
to be known as the Prospect Hill Parish. This
is step preliminary to the erection of church
edlf1ce which it is the desire of the parish to do
the present season 1t is expected that the
Little Androscoggfn Water Power Co. will do
nate q building lot
The Main street Methodist Free Church in
Lewiston, have postponed the building of their
new church for two years until the donation of
the late 5. Il Bearce shall be av ,ilaUle,
Mr. jonathan Edwards, from the theological
seminary at Bangor, is preaching at Midway,
and is giving good satisfaction.
At the Universalst Church meeting in Rock
land, Sunday, il was unanimously voted not to
accept the resignation of their pastor, Rev. Mr.
Sweetser
The Court street Free Baptist Society of Au
burn has secured the services of Nh Charles S.
FROST to supply its pulpit. Mr.. Frost is a
graduate Of Bates College.
Rev. c. e Tucker, formerly of Biddeford
has accepted the call to the pastorship of the
universalist Society, New Haven, Conn. He
VIII spend his vacation ia Maine and return to
New Haven the first of September.
The Baptist society of Calais has requested
their pastor Rev. E. B. Eddy, to withdraw his
resignation.
The people of Harmony have purchased
superior reed organ, valued at about $500, and
placed IN their ohurah at tho village.