The Portland daily press., 1874-09-19
Religions Intelligence.

Rev. Mr.. Nutting pastor OF the UniverSaliSt
Society of Gardiner, has consented to remain
another year. The society have voted him
salary of $4,000.
Rev. Gustavus W. Jones, formerly a Free
Baptist preacher, aud now student of the
Bangor Theological Seminary, has connected
himself with the CongregatiOnalists of Weld.
Thomas Searles of Chelsea, has made do
nation of $500 to the society as permanent
fund, the interest to he devoted to the uses of
the society. He has also given $500 to tie
Universalist Society of Hallowell.
Rev. R. w. Jenkins was ordained pastor of
the Congregational church in Winthrop,
Tuesday evening. Prof Barbour of the Ban
gor Theological Seminary preached the sermon
from Mathew xxvi:n; Rev. Mr.. McCully gave
the charge to the people, and Rev. Mr.. Hard
ing of the Hallowell Classical Instt ute, the
address to the people.
The York Baptist Association held it's eighty.
ninth annual conference at Acton, Sept 9th
and 10th. Rev. e. p Roberts of Springyale,
preached the animal SER mon. Rev. r II. Re-
dill preached on "The Philosophy of Giving
Preliminary steps were taken to celebrate the
centennial anniversary Of the association in
1876.
Rev. O. 7. Moulton of Oneonta, N. Y, form
erly of Saco, has acceptad a call to the pastor
ate of the South Berwick church, to commence
Oct. 10.
The Free Baptist society of Biddeford is
moving in the matter OF canceling its debt, with
good prospects of success.
The Bowdoinham Baptist Association met
at Livermore Falls last Tuesday. Rev. d. G.
Lyon of Monmouth, preached the association
sermon.
The Congregational church in Turner is be-
ing repaired.
Rev. DR.. Cutler of Belfast, will, for the pres
ent, furnish some assistance in the work of the
Maine Missionary Society.
The semi-annual meeting of the Hancock
county Congregational conference. held at
South West Harbor, Mt. Desert), Sept LIST and
I'd, was a session of unusual interest, being
manifest presence OF the Spirit
An increasing religious interest is prevailing
in the Methodist church at Monmouth Centre.
The united heads of families and the youth are
together cOnSecrating themselves to The service
of Christ. number have joined ON proba-
ton. Extra meetings are being held with a
good result.
The Methodist church building in Thomas
ton, has been thoroughly repaired in the inter-
ior and has recently been re-dedicated.
Rev. FL. M. Perkins (Congregationalist) is in
vited to remain in New Gloucester another
year.
Mr.. S. Tyler of this city, is still manifesting
his interest for his native town of Brownfied.
Having painted the church, and thoroughly re-
week set men at work repairing and fitting for
high school room, Union Hall, which he pre-
sented to the town last spring.
At the ministers meeting in this city, Mon.
day, the subject will be, what are the objects
of our Sabbath School system as means of in
structing the people in the word?"
The Saco River Baptist Association met at
Goodwin's Mills, Sept. and 8. The annual
sermon was preached by Rev. S. A. Vose. 1t
was recommended that the Baptist church at
kennebunk and Lyman disbaud and the mem
bers unite with the nearest Baptist church.
Rev. VIM. o. Aver of Peterboro, N H., has
accepted an invitation from the Baptist church
at Skowhegan to become their pastor and will
enter upon his duties Oct 1st. Mr.. Aver is a
native of this state, graduate of Colby Uni
versty and Newton Theological Institute.
Rev. N. G. Everett has closed his labors with
the Lubec Baptist chnrch, and settled at Ma
chiasport, where he breaches one half of the
time.
Rev. e. A. Butts was ordained pastor over
the Free Daptfst church fto1s 0oraap Shan
leigh, last Wednesday. Sermon by Rev. W. Fl.
Rev. N, l. ROwel of Bddeford. Charge by
Rev. j. Mason Of No. Berwick Hand of Rev.
q. Blake of Lyman. Other exercises appro-
pirate to the occasion.
Rev. Henry Cox, D. d., former paster of
Chestnut strees church, in this city, in private
letter to a friend, speaks touchingly of the
death of his estimable wife, which occurred on
the morning OF May 31st He says, '.She was
very bright in her religious xperience-hope-
full as could be-and self possessed to the asst
and finally passed away in my arms. So much
of the true, the beautiful and the good, has
passed away from earth