Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-26
now endeavoring to make arrancements Far

now endeavoring to make arrangements for
the support OF regular preaching.
The members Of the Pine street Methodist
church in Portland are taking measures for
the building of a new church edif1ce. The
matter is being talked up, and it is confident
ly hoped that funds enough will be pledged to
break ground next spring.
Mr.. b. NJ Edwards of Madison, a student
at Bates College, was ordained on Sunday af-
ternoon.
Rev. s. L. Bowler has closed his labors
with the Congregational church in Saccarap-
/ pa.
The Methodist Society have held a Grove
meeting, about two miles from Sherman Mills
on the Houlton road, which was we'll attend
ed and very interesting.
The Universalist State Sunday School Con-
vention will meet in Bath, September Both
and October LIST. We have already published
the programme of exercises.
The annual meeting of the Maine Confer.
ence Of Unitarian churches will be held at
Portland, beginning the evening of Tuesday,
Oct. 9th, and continuing through the two fol-
lowing days.
Mr.. II. A. Loring, who has been supplying
the Congregational church ia Otistield the
past summer, closed his laburs last Sunday,
and returns to Bangor to resume his studies.
Three persons united with that church on the
first Sunday of September, By profession, one
beng man eighty-iour Years of age.
One of the most beautiful churches in any
country village in Maine has Just been com.
pleted and Dedicated at Leeds Centre, by the
L niversalis;s The dedcatory service Thurs
day last was Conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Mr. johnson, Rev. Mr.. Munson Of Turner
and Rev Mr.. Gibbs of Portland.
-Four members have been added to the Ban.
list church in Dexter during the present
month.
The Baptist churches in the western par. of
the State will hold convention in Reception
Hall, Portland, next Monday.
Bishop Nicely, held Episcopal services in
the Baptist church at Presque Isle, last Sun
day week.
Pine Street Church and Society of Port.
land, have S25,222 pledged for their new
church.
The Anson Free Baptist Quarterly Meeting
was held with the church at East New Port.
land, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. loth and
18Th Sunday morning Miss Ann S. Dudley
OF hlngtield, who, for several years, has been
iabOring among The freedmen in the Shenan.
doah Valley as teacher, occupied the pulpit,
aud gave very interesting and graphic his
tory OF the work done in that section bv this
denomination.
Rev. Arthur May Knapp. pastor of the Uni.
tartan church Of Bangor, has returned from
his European tour
Rev. Edward F. Strickland, formerly pas
tor OF the Chestnut Street Baptist Church in
camden has severed his connection with the
Baptist denomination, on account of profess
sed change OF belief. The Camden correspond.
entof the Boston Globe says of the gentle
man. He is cratic and unstable. The bal
lance wheel of the machinery of his systt IN
is not perfect, and. to use the phrase of a sea-
man he carried more sail than ballast. He
has been everything at times, and nothing
long | cannot think he has met with any
sudden conviction, or that any material
change has taken place, since he left Cam
d1n. l never believed him to be a Baptist
whom here