Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-14
summary of Religious Intelligence.


1t has been decided that the next camp meetn9
| in Aroostook county be beld in Hodgdon com
| meDcing August l6, 1878, and continuing ovel
Sunday.
There is an unusual prosperity in the Methods
church in Taomaston. The society has now the
finest audience room in town. A praying banc
has been formed.
A deep religious interest prevails in the F. d
church at Wells Beach. Quite number of wan
derers have been reclaimed, and last Sunday sew.
eral persons to be ba oised and unite with the
church. Rev. B. F. Mckinney of Prairie du Sac
Wis, is still laboring there.
Bishop Nicely and family returned to Portland
after their five months absence, ON Saturday
nj, hit. Friday evening the BIZ hop at the urgent
cred add ess, to large and interested audience
in ut. Paul's church in Boston, on the financial
state of the New Protestant church in Rome, also
named ST. Paul's.
Rev. James E. Blakeny has resigned the pastor
ship Of the Baptist church in Hodgdon and gone
TO Porte William, Nova Scotia. Rev. D. Outh ouse
has moved from Lyndon to Hodgdon
The repairs upon the Congregational church at
Turner village are nearly completed.
Last Sabbath tine sacrement of baptism was ad-
mnstered at the Nj. + church in Waterve, Rev.
A. w. Potile pastor, to five candidates. Several
men are to be baptsed " immersion next Sabbath.
very interesting revival has been going on in
luls cnuTCu lOT seNtTh WcehS past
Joseph Moulton, bible distributor, made can
vas of Wiscas. ct and Edgecomb, with the follow
ing results In Wi.ca.set he has visited 1926 fam
lilies, and found 9 families without Bibles and q
families who do not att nd church. The number
Of families that attend sympathiZe with the
Nett odist church, he found to be l59; Congrega-
ional Sc; Episcopal 46 Free Baptist q Bal fist 4
Univeisaist 2; Advent / He finds that 247 per-
1ons attend Sunday Schools, and 81 children do
not
Rev. w. E. Noyes now divides his labors between
Newport Village and Bradford Corner.
Rev. S. Powers and wife of Litchfed celebra-
cd their silver wedding Oct. 33h. A good num-
her of friends were present from Litchfcld and
from East Winthrop, where they began married
nfe. Letters was received from Hon. Judge May
Of Auburn, Gen Phelps of Brattleboro, VT; II.
Q. Wheeler. Esq, Of Deerng, ID. II. Thing, Esq,
of Mt. Vernon, and several others, Valuable pre-
sents were left by friends tokens of kind reg ard
At parish meeting in the Congregational
chapel in Waldoboro', Monday evening, it was vo-
ted to raise sufficient sum of money to carpet
the church throughout, and upholstcr the pea :.
The committee estimate the expense at about $500
Il is probable that the house will be ready for re-
dedication the first of December.
The Universalst Socie in Rocklsnd, though
hey have lost their paster still alive and will
probably have preaching occasionally or every
sabbath during the winter. Their Sabbath School
lnder the direction of Mr.. l.. Pope Vose is in
EXCELLENT working condition. The new church
will be erectt d next spring.
The church members of Chestnut street Metho-
list church, Portland, now number 400. Sunday
chool officers and teachers Sc, scholars SO.
The ordinance of baptism was administered in
Wayne last Sunday, by Rev. E. II. Libby, who is
now laboring in connection with the Baptist
'hurch in that place, and in Fayette. This is the
first baptism in Wayne for several years.
The Universalist Society of Bath at their meet
ng TO consider the resignation of their pastor,
Rev NJ. II. Houghton, unanimously voted to ask
MIN to withdraw the same, which he will undoubt-
eddy do.
Rev. II. S. Loring Of Amherst is called to the
church in Phipsburg.
Rev. B. F. Lawrence recently pastor ofthe Bap-
st church in Brunswick, is prospering in his work
at Groton. The congregations have largely in
creased, and matters wear most hopeful aspect
several thousand dollars arc being expended upon
the house.
Rev. Mr.. Rowel of the F. Baptist Jefferson
street church in Biddeford, has succeeded in Sc
curog subscriptions, to be paid in monthly Install
meats, sufficient to wipe out the debt of $1,000 re-
naming due on their church.
The new Prospect Hill church building in Lew
iston, is completed ou side, and pastered. 1t will
We ready for dedication in two three weeks. A
young man from the Bates Theological School
will probably supply the pulpit for a while.