Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-11

Baptist church The church has been great.
ly qaickened. Several wanderers have been
reclaimed. and twelve or fifteen protested
faith in Christ. The work has been very
quiet, and those who have taken position for
the Savior, have done so with deliberation.
The new Uuniversalist church to be built in
Rockland the present season is to be some
what similar in style and general plan to the
Congregational church in Thomaston, but is
larger and has some differences from that
ediice. The auditorium contains 50 pews
arranged in modern style, with aisles Of suit.
able width. The organ is to be placed direct
" back Of the pulpit. The exterior is pleas
ing and symmetrical. The front shows q
handsome tower, with spire, at one corner,
and small tower and spire or pinnacle at the
other.
The Rev. Mr.. Knowles, at the Methodist
church in Rockland, bapti'ed forty persons
Easter Sunday, and received by letter and
from probation about twenty-five. There
are now about one hundred and sixty candi-
dates on probation.
Work on St. Mary's church in Bangor is
completed with the exception of the windows.
On the inside nothing has yet been done
toward finishing, but everything has been
made ready to put in place.
Mr.. Joseph II. Taylor of the Senior class
Newton Theological Institution, has received
and accepted q call to the pastoral charge of
the Baptist church in Bluhiil. He will COM
mence his labors after his graduation in June.
The Congregational church at Waterville
is in better condition. peculiarly, than it
has been for many years. Through the high
ly cOmmendable efforts of Rev. Mr.. Cameron,
its old debts and the repairs, amounting to
some $2400, have been all provided for
Last Sabbath Rev. Mr. Whitcher at Sac
carappa, preached his third anniversary ser
mon to his church; in which he reported
about forty conversions in the three past
years. He has baptised 90, and added "a to
the church, and attended 43 funerals.
Rev. w. f. Morse baptised one at Noble
boro on Sunday March 70 and eight on Sun
day April 5. Three more have found hope
in Christ; while others still are enquirng
The work seems to be just begun.
The young people Of Rev. Mr.. Martins
parish in Auburn a few days since, made
call at his home, and after pleasant social
interview retired, leaving behind them fine
chrome, elegantly framed, as a token of es-
TEEN. The church of which Mr.. Martin is
pastor, is prospecting in a marked degree,
both spiritually and temporarily.
The religious interest at Brooks is gradual
ly increasing. the meeting of Sabbath even
ing, 29th ult., was unusually solemn and im-
pressive.
Ten candidates were baptsed at the Bates
street Baptist church in Lewiston last Sun.
day.
Rev. d. V. Bowen, of Chelmsford, Mass,
has received and accepted a call from the
Liberal Christian society of Pennington and
enters upon his labors at once.
1t is intimated that the church property be-
longing to the first Baptist Society in Bangor,
may be sold and a new church built uptown.
At the annual meeting of the State Bible
Society the Rev. William B. HAYDEN was
chosen president.
Rev. T. Remission has accepted call from
the Free Baptist church at North Lebanon,
and commenced his labors last Sabbath.
The meetings in the Universalst Church in
Brownfeld are we'll attended, and the Sab
bath School is hourishing.
The new Baptist church in Cherryf field, re-
Gently completed will be dedicated April 18th.
Also on the same day Mr.. f. s. Small
will be ordained and publicly set apart to the
work Of the Gospel ministry.
Rev. Mr.. Day baptised four persons at
Wesley church in Bath last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Clark baptised five persons and
received ten to membership in the Park street
M. Z. church in Lewiston on Sunday.
Rev. c. +. Dole will be installed pastor of
Plymouth church, in Portland Wednesday,
April 22d.
Mrs. Soule, President of the Woman's Cen
tenary Association, expects to be present at
the State UHiversalist convention, to meet
this year in Calais. She says she has never
attended one OF the Maine Conventions and
she desires much to be present this year and
participate in the work and enjoyment of the
occasion. She will also visit other places
and societies in our State, and speak in the
pulpits of the denomination when opportunity
offers