Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-25
Summary of Kelig iOus Intelligence.

The Congregational Society at Skowhegan re-
port, that the finance commtte have met SO hearty
a response upon their subscription papers. that
they will proceed at once to build the r vestry.
They have selected Messrs Weston, Bacon and
Moses as a bu ilding committee. The vestrv is to
be of wood, 44x36, embracing besides the vestry
room, study, ladies' parlor, and kitchen. The
work is to be pushed with all possible despatch.
A Young converts convention lMs been invited
to meet at the Baptist Church in Rockport, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. All
who have become interested in religion with
in the last three years especially invited to be
present. There will be preaching and other ex-
erclses.
The Episcopal church at Presque Isle, which
has been building during the summer, is compet-
ed with the exception of the windows which arc
not in. II is very neat and elegant ediice III
in the Gothic order of arch itecture. surpassed by
! few ifany church ediiccs in the county. 1t will
not be finished inside this season.
Rev. A. C. IIerrick has reconsdered his decis
ion to leave Canton. and has decided to remain
| there for another year.
\ deep and continued religious interest exists
at South Bridgton.
A deep and increasing relig ious interest preva lis
at the sixth street chapel in Auburn. Fifteen or
| twenty conversions have recently occurred and
| the prospect is fer large and strong church in
| that growing section Of Auburn.
| There is an increasing religious interest in He
| bron.
| Rev. W. H. Clark, pastor of the Baptist church
| in Sou'h Norridgewock, baptised five happy con-
verts on Sunday, one the head of family, two
graduates of the Normal School at Pennington,
| aud al members Of the Sunday school.
Rev. Lauri.ton Reynolds, recent graduate Of
| the Bangor Theological Seminary, was ordained
| as an Evangelist in Auburn Thursday of last
| week. Rev. DIR. Field preached the ordination
sermon.
AT courc il he Id at W ilton last TUESDAY Rev.
J. r. Chalmers of the Congregational church, was
dismissed as PASTOR to the regret of his People.
| lie cutters upon his new pastorate over the Pavil-
ion church, Biddeiord, the first Sunday in Oco
Der.
There is goodly religious interest in Buxton
Upwards of so attend the Sabbath evening prayer
meetings at the Congregational church. Three
prayer meetings are we'll sustained during the
week.
| The Unversalist Sunday-school State Conven-
ton will hold ITS annual meeting in Lewiston,
Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. l3 and ii. Ar
rangements are making for an interesting session
| The programme will soon be published.
| Rev. Robert C. Caswall, Rector of St. Peters
| church, has removed his residence from Thomas
| ton to Rockland.
| Miss Angel recent graduate from the Canton
Theological School, takes the place of Mrs. Rob
erts AS pastor of the Unversast Society IN Kit
terry.
| Rev. j. Heath has resigned the pastOrate of the
Baptist Church in Pennington. Mr.. Heath has
been very hard working, faithful pastor.
Statistics of Main Street Methodist church.
Lewiston Rev. S. +. Wetherbee, pastor; number
of Members, l55; number of probationcrs, 10;
number in Sunday School, 25i; benevo lent con-
tributions 5000
| About twenty five psws have already been sold
in the new church which isto be erected IN Abbot
village this year.
The venerable Rev. z. Thompson, Universalist
clergymen, recently preached at Mason, the place
Of his old settlement eighteen or twenty years ago.