Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-07-03
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

A new school house at Eden has also been fitted
up as a house of worship. Meetings are held ev
many others enjoyed glorious revival of religion
year since, and this house has often proved 3
Bethel to the church and to the young converts.
The Free Baptist church at West Wsterville
has been frescoed.
There is a large and Hourshing society of
Friends at Fairfield Centre. while at kendalrs
Mills the Baptists and Methodists are fourishipg.
There are two well furnished meeting houses at
Weld. one owned and occupied by the Congrega-
tonalists the other by the Free Baptists and Meth
odists.
The Payson Memorial Church Congregation
al), in Portland is to be dedicated on Sunday
July 4th, the anniversary OF the great fire which
destroyed its predecessor The dedicatory
sermon will be pre- ached by Rev. DR.. Carruthers in
the forenoon. In the afternoon sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion will be preached by Rev j.
0. Fiske, d. ID. of Bath. The church has been
several years in finishing
The Universalist society of Bangor have unani-
mously voted to extend call to Rev. Z. W..
Preble, of Arlington, Mass, who has supplied the
pulpit for several Sundays past.
On Sunday, June p, Rev. l.. d. Hill, pastor of
the Baptist church in Waldoboro' gave the hand
of fellowship to four persons, three Of whom were
recent converts, baptized on the preceding Sun
day.
The ordination of Mr.. S. C.. Whitcomb as pas
Dover and Foxcroft, took place on Thursday.
Rev. Mr.. Dunbar, of Addison, removed his fam
lily to East Machias last week, intending to make
the latter town their place of residence.
On Sunday, June l3, Rev. T. F. White. pastor
of the Baptist church in Dexter, baptized eleven
recent converts. Among that number were two
husbands, who seemed in an especial sense to be
given to the church in answer to its united
prayers.
a A"Flower Service" is observed at the North
Church in Pennington.
Rev. John Hamilton, together with the Friends
are holding a series of Union meetings at the
Files school house in West Thorndike, in connec.
tiOE with the regular meetings at the Friends
meeting house near the same place. The Rev.
at the Saywsrd school house, near the Thorndike
tation has been engaged Ito preach for three
months, this season, at the same place.
The following statistics are reported respecting
Court st. Free Baptist church, in Auburn, Rev. J.
Mariner, pastor: Number of members, 250; ad-
mitted during the past year, rs: number in Sunday
School, 200; contributions, $780, pastors salary,
81 800 current exper ses, $500; probable value Of
church edifce, $1,000.
Rev. /. N. Bates, of West Watcrville is still
holding interesting meetings at the lower school
house in Fairfield,
Mr.. Fred j. Bickncll was ordained as pastor
of the Baptist church in Milo, on Saturday.
a fua.teiiy mcctink VI sIeat inteicst haS uSeh
held in Brooks. The attendance was good Friday
aud Saturday, and on Sunday Union church was
filled to its utmost capacity.
The Advents have been holding camp meeting
at East Lebanon. A large number were in at
tendance on Sunday, some two hundred teams and
two thousand people coming from the surround
ing towns and villages. Among the prominent
speakers present was S. B. Lowe Of Boston, who
with his descriptive chart was illustrating the
prophesies down to the present time, and stated
that he thought they had all been fulfilled, and
that he was quite sure that we were living in our
last days.
The Baptist church and society of Belfast, that
have relied principally upon the rental of pews
for their pastors salary, have abandoned that mode
as mpracticable, and have voted to have free pews
in future.
Rev. T. G. Lyons baptized two recent convers s
at North Paris on Sunday, June 9th.
The Sabbath schools of all denominations in
Skowhegan and Norrdgewock village, united in
grand picnic on Friday of last week, in the beau
tiful hard wood grove on Spaulding's farm. There
was good number present and all seemed to en-
joy the festivities Of the happy gathering. 1t was
delightful day and the children made a gala sea-