The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-18
Religious Intelligence.

The receipts of the Maine Baptist State Con-
vention for the past year were nearly $S000
The Somerset Bible Society W Il Hold meet
ing at Carrahasset Hall, North Anson, Sunday,
July Goth. Addresses will be delivered by Rev.
L. Z. F~euch, Rev. w. Woodbury. and Rev. T.
G. Mitchell.
The Universaists of Milo have purchased
one half of the Advent meeting house in Milo
village. ana the Rev j. T. Carr will preach al
ternately at Mil and Lagrange. Under the
management of Mr.. Carr fionrishing aud
prosperous Sabbath School is at work in Milo
The Adventists have pitched large tent in
East Dover Where they hove been holding re-
liglous meetings for several evenings past.
Large numbers attend and considerable inter-
est is manifested.
The Congregational meeting house in Waldo
b0ro is undergoing extensive repa rs. Pews
and galleries all removed inside, floor raised
seven feet So as to give loom Tor furnaces below.
The new pews are to be of modern style. The
windows are to be of stained glass. A pipe or
gan is going to be put in.
Rev. Mr.. Rowell of Biddeford,. received into
the church n'ne persons, last Sabbath. This
makes seventy seven persons who have united
with the Free Baptist church in that city since
May
Rev. w. T. Smith will close the pastorate of
the West Lebanon E. church August LIST, to
assume the work of an evangelist.
Rev. Mr.. Penney of Augusta, baptized eight
persons at the town landing last Sabbath.
Rev.-J. G. Snow writes from San Francisco
to the Banner that there is unquestonaby a
very large liberal element in that city that fur
nishes abundant material for one or more
churches, additional to the Unitarian church
now wealthy and strong, under the charge of
Rev. DIR. Stebbins, formerly of Portland.
At the Free Street church last Sunday Rev.
DR. Smaller baptized eight Swedes.
Rev. L. Mayo last Sunday baptized i've re-
cent converts at Amity. he revival interest
still continues
The Baptist meeting house at Damariscotta
Mills has been thoroughly repai red, and will be
reopened for pubic religious services next Sun
day.
Rev. John R. Chalmers was recently install
led over the Congregation Il church in Wilton.
The First Unversalist Parish of New Port
land will held their next quarterly meeting at
their church, at West New Portland, Sunday,
july Goth.
Mr.. Wi liam IT. Bigley was ordained pastor
of the Baptist church i'll East Machias uy 2
Rev B. f Lawrence of the Main Street Bap-
fist church, Brunswick, has sent in his resigna-
ton, to take effect the last Sunday of is
month 1t is understood that he has a call
from the First Baptist church of Groton. Mass.
and will commence his labors there some time
IL August.
Mr.. W. E. Gould and Capt Cyrus Sturdivant
OF this city, preached IN Fryeburs last Sabbath,
the former in the Congregational church and
the latter in the Methodist.
Rev. Mr.. Brown, at present supplying the
Unitarian pulpit IN Belfast is making a very
favorable impression. and the probability is
that he will receive a call from the society.
On account of i'll health, Rev S. Hackett,
pastor If the Congregational church in Temple,
has been unable to preach. His pulpit has
been occupied several times by ministers in the
county, who Kindly volunteered to do so.
The ordinance of baptism was administered
to five persons at the Methodist church in Vas
salboro last Sabbath.
On Sunday, June 2Stb, Rev VIM Corthel
pastor of the Baptist church in Eden. baptized
eight recent converts The right hand of fe
lowshiA was given to tht Sc on the same day.
together with four others received by letter.
Twenty seven have now been received by bap-
tsm during the present revival, and there are
others yet to come.
On Thursday, July 23d, Nj. Joseph Taylor
of the late class at Newton, is to be ordained
as pastor of the Baptist church 10 Bluehl.
Il Heman Lincoln OF Newton Theological In
stitute, is expected to preach the sermon.