Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-16
Summary Of Religious lntellieence.

The Hammond street church in Bangor, having
been fiescoed and otherwise improved. service:
were resumed in that edifce last Sunday.
Rev. d. c. Haynes of Lewiston has accepted 6
call to the pastorate of the Baptist church in Ban
bridge, N. Y.
Rev. J. R. Chalmers, having recently removed
to Biddeford, leaves the Congregational pulpit al
Wilton without pastor.
Rev. Chas. G. Holyoke Of Yarmouth, a recent
graduate of Bowdoin College and Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary. is supplying the pulpit Of the
first Congregational church ill Bethel, with much
acceptance.
There is a wonderful revival work going en- in
the Methodist church in Saccarapra, under the
labors Of Rev. ID. Il. Randall, assisted by Mrs
Clark, best Known as a temperance singer, Of n ew
York. Some fifty converts are counted, and many
more are among the anxious. Some hard drunk
ards are converted "A few also IN the Flce Baptist
church have come to Christ
Under the labo,s Of Rev. j. P. Simonton, quite
a religious interest is being manifested in Waldo
Doro'. Meetings are being held every evening.
and some eight Or ten conversions are reported.
/ On Sunday, Oct 3d. Rev. Henry Croker, pas
tor of the Baptist church in Damarscotta bap'iscd
! two recent converts.
Rev. II. NJ. Howard, now settled at SoaIsnont,
has arranged to preach at Liberty village in con
nection with his labors at Searsmont, preceding
oLe-nalf day every Sabbath at each place, and di-
viding his PASTORAL labors between the two
churches.
! The report Of the Lincoln Bible Society, show
he receipts of the society for the past year to Lave
! been S617.3i; expenditures, $66l go; balance III
! treasury, $3.50. The Treasurer's book also show
that the society is indebted to tie American Bible
Society in the Of S4l9.59. The Depository
! reported that he had received books, in value
S1Sj.S3.
! Rev. John Lawrence, formerly resident Ct VII
ton, and pastor of the Congregational chuieh. i,
revisitins his friends in Frank lin county.
! Three converts were bap.ised, Sunday afternoon
by Rev. l.. d. Hill pastor Of the Baptist church
/ in Waldoboro'.
Tie quarterly session OF the Arson +. ". B,p-
tist quarterly meeting convened with the F " i.
Bapti,t church on Is ackwcll Hill, in Madison
Sent. 10Th, llth and l2th. Rev. J. r. Longley
pre- sided. The attendance was good aud NC
usual degree Of Interest manifested
Rev. George Harris, Jr., Of Provide K. I j,
formerly Of Auburn, is now in Florence, Italy.
He will return to this country IN December. ii }
health is exc client
The Episcopal church IN plesque Isle, sr:ly
erected, is nearly completed.
Rev Mr.. Boascrnan of Winthrop, IS delivering
q very interesting series CT lectures on Ulivcgsal
ism.
! Mr. Frank &turtevant os Boston, recently do
mated $500 10 the Baptist society of Norridge-
wock; 500 CT this the society have expended for
bell, which was used for the first time on sun
day last.
| Eight new members were received into Tie Con
grtgational church in Norway, last Sabbath, SIX
by p'tie -ion of faith and two by letter.
| There five additions to Hammond street
| church, Bangor, Rev. S. P. Fay, pastor, the first
Sunday of October, on profession OF faith.
| The Adventists Of Lewiston and Au burn had q
baptism last Sunday afternoon at the river and
} four candidates received baptism.
| Rev. y. J. Wheeler of Newport, r. l., formerly
pastor of the Bapi tst church in Skowhegan, spent
the sabbath there and preached to his former
charge. His sermon was very interesting pre-
sen,aiion OF the doctrine of justification by faith