Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-12
summary OF Religious Intelligence.

Rev II. +. W God, formerly of West lille,
now pastor of the Pine St. Baptist churchin Man
chester, n. H., baptized and added to the church
on three of the Sabbaths in May-May 3 twenty
three; May 8. six; May %, seven. Others will
follow soon. The revival interest still continues
and scarcely week passes without conversions.
Between fifty and sixty have been added to the
church during the past year.
Rev. Z. ]. Whttemore Of salem, y. H., has
accepted a call from the Second Baptist church at
ST. George. Forty have united with this church,
by baptism, during the past few weeks
Rev. II. A. Loring, who has just graduated at
the Bangor Theological Seminary, was ordained
at Foxcrott, Thursday
1t is proposed to raise about $1,000 for the en-
dowment of Baptist academies in the vicinity Of
Wadoboro', and one gentlemen in Damsriscotta
has given $1,000 and another $780, already.
The Congregational church at Wilton received
three persons, May 10th, all by profession. There
have been accessons at every communion but one
since their present pastor has been with them.
They have received seventeen persons during the
past year and others ale expected to join at the
next communion.
Rev. C. NJ. Herring has recently been preach
ing in Arson On the Path ult. he baptized a
Young man, who, with his wife, received the hand
of fellowship in the afternoon.
Rev. j. r. Crumbinc, of the Congregational
church in Watervllle, has preached his farewell
sermon He goes TO South Braintree, Mass.
The religious interest at North Auburn con-
tinues.
Rev. D. Waterman is engaged with the East
Dixfeld and East Wilton Free Baptist churches,
one-half the time with each.
The Universalists of Bangor talk Of calling
Rev. Mr.. Preble of Abingdon, Mass.
1t is doubtful whether Rev. l. c. knowlton, of
the Union church in Calais, will dare to risk the
severity of another winter on the St. CroX
The Maine Missionary Society Is doing a good
work Last year it occupied SO mission stations
in Ill town towns and employed 100 missiona-
rics.
On Sunday evening, May 80, Rev. w. T. Chase,
pastor of the Bates st. Baptist church, Lewiston,
baptized nine recent converts.
Rev. d. c. Burr las resigned the pastoral care
of the Free Baptist church in Poland Also, he
has accepted a call and entered upon his labors
with the Parkers Head church.
The annual session of the Maine Central Chris
tian Conference will be holden this year with the
church at North Fairfield, commencing ON Fri
day, June 18th, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Confirmation was celebrated by the Bishop
at the Catholic Cathedral in Portland the other
evening. Three hundred children confirm
ed, l25 from ST. Dominie's and l1j from the Ca
thedral.
The spire the Second Parish Church in Port
land is $50 feet high Fl ON the ground to the top OF
the vane.
Rev. b. +. Snow has supplied the pulpit at Al
fred for several sabbA,hs with much acceptance.
Mr.. J. w. johnson has secured subscriptions to
the amount of $1,000 toward the rebuilding OF the
church edifce carried to Ninahavel from Rock
land.
A number of our Quaker friends leave this week,
to attend the yearly meeting at Newport, X. l..
where they will have pleasant time, as they meet
friends from all parts of the Union.
The Freewll Baptist meeting house at Crystal
Pit, was dedicated last Sunday.
4 resolution passed at the recent meeting of the
Cumberland Congreg ational conference that lay
men should visit different churches Of the Conf, T.
ence, TO develop lay talent.
The Free Daptsts of Starks have recently Sc
cured the services Of Rev. Mr.. Longley of Madi-
son, to occupy their pulpit the coming season.
Rev. S. l.. b. Chase, pastor Of the lst Baptist
church, Rockland, baptized three persons june
9th.
, Rev. Dr. George Z. Adams and family are on a
short visit to Bangor, after which they will
return to Brunswick and pass the remainder Of
the summer there.
| Ten new members were received into the COM
munion of the Baptist church in Passport on a re
cent Sabbath
| Rev. Mr.. Byington ofthe Congregational churcf
| in Brunswick will take Il vacation of two or three
months, in consequence of the health Of Mrs. BY
ington who has been quite an invalid for severa
months.
The Christian Band, one of the religious socie