The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-17

/ pastor Of the Now Jerusalem church at Bath,
resigned his pastorate last Sunday.
Rev. VIM. Bryant died very suddenly Of. heart
disease at Kennebunk, last Friday week. He
was 80 years of age.
| Rev. r. w. jenkins of the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary has received call to the pastor
ate of the Congregational church at Winthrop.
With the exception of painting, the outside
work on the Catholic church at Pennington, is
completed The society will hold services in it
| next month, but do not intend 10 finish the ill.,
| side at present. s- - 1re -
/ Regular services are held in the newly dedi-
| Gated Baptist church at North Vassalboro
preaching by Rev. j. r. Bowler. Twelve pews
in the CHI rch have been sold, and fifteen rent
| ed. Funds are raised for current expenses by
| monthly payments, the envelope system being
| practced.
Lincoln county Sunday school convention oc-
| ours at Damarscotta, Jan. 9th and 18th. The
Sunday School Secretary is expected to be pres
I ent.
A Sunday School Teachers Council occurs
at West Watervlle,, commencing, Monday
| evening Jan. 18th. to be under the direction Of
the State Sunday School Secretary.
Rev. B A. Sherwood recently of Bates The
illogical School, has accepted a call from the
F. w, Baptist church at Winnegance for the
present year.
Rev. A. Battles of Bangor still continues to
supply the Universalist society in Dexter. HIS
congregations are large -
The resignation Of Rev Mr.. Fernald has
| been accepted by the Court Street Free Baptist
church at Lewiston, though with great reluc-
| lance MIR. F.'s health is seriously shattere
The injuries sustained by Mr.. Fernald last
| summer on the Maine Central Railroad, are
adjudged by Mr.. +. Is physician to be the cause
| of his prostration of health ~eFt. 40
church at Oldtown. will probably leave his
| charge in about two weeks, for his former
home in Canton, where it is hoped that by q
4 few months rest his health may be restored.
Rev. A. Bryant has about decided to leave
East Winthrop, having had call to another
field of labor. -
The ladies' of the Congregational church in
| winthrop are to furnish room in the new
Classical School building in Hallowell, q
Three young men ia the Congregational
church in CassiEe are preparing to enter the
| ministry. Three persons were added to this
church on the first Sabbath in January.
The receipts into the treasury of the Maine
Missionary Society during the month Of De-
cember were $9S2.11.
Congregational church in Searsport since last
| March. Twenty were added to the church in
Brunswick during the last year.
| The Baptist churches in Dalton, Lyndon, and
Fort Fairfield are without stated preaching, and
have been for some months In the first named
| place there is no preaching by any denomina-
| ton this winter.
Rev. D. G. Bixby of Rockport baptized four
recent converts last Sunday, all men and heads
| of families Seven have been baptized within
the past month, and the work still goes on.
The next two days meeting of the York
Association will be held at Acton, commencing
Wednesday. Jan. 21st at 1Oa A. M.
Lincoln Baptist Quarterly Meeting with the
| Baptist Church, Thomast0n, Feb Sd ard 4th
commencing at 10 o'clock, A. M,
The Baptist Quarterly meeting of the North.
| ern AroostOok had a session at Presoue Isle
commencing on Friday. December 9th. and
closing on Sunday following. The services
throughout were very interesting. Rev. Dr..
Kicker, Secretary of the Missionary Conven
ton, was present and preached on Sunday af.
| ternOOn.
The Dover and Foxcroft Baptist churches are
| now without a pastor. Efforts to secure one
have as yet not met with success.
Rev. H. M. Haywood. pastor of the Baptist
church in Alma, rendered his resignation last
Sunday, to take effect the last Sunday in April,
| it being his purpose 10 enter upon a theological
course of study in the fall.
On the first Sabbath of this year, Rev. c. C.
| Vinal, of the First Unitarian Parish at Kenne-
bunk, delivered an interesting centennial ad-
| dress to his parishOnerS it being one hundred
| years since their place Of public worship has
been on its present location. This society was
organized ara us nrsb meeting mouse QUILT at
the Landing in 1860 The congregation then
consisted of thirty-two families In 1774 new
mousse OF worship having been erected 10 this
more central locality, the meeting house at the
n.s,n was taken down and the congregation
c ION IN the new house. In 1903 and 1904
hnt mouse ns NV WAS enlarged the steepe
In iS38. the ;ns;da ~ eel hung in the belfry.
tered to its present arrangement. "s"'
al North Castine and South Penobscot. there
is quite revival, Over thirty h have Obtained lined
village church. meets with them tw;ns Ion .i,e
Pine Street Congregational Par. sh in LAWS; avis.
ton have extended call to Rev, M. Dckerman
of West Haven, Conn, to become pastor e
their church and society," -