The Portland daily press., 1876-01-01
Religious News and Notes.

Gen. J. P. Cilley of Rockland has been cleo
ted President of the Knox County Bible So
ciety.
The Bowdoinham Baptist Association of
churches propose to especially observe the week
of prayer.
There will be Q series Of special religious
meetings held with the first Baptist church in
Palermo, commencing the 10th of January.
The good people of Cumberland inIlarge
numbers made a visit to the parsonage on
Christmas eve, carrying with them very many
and very convincing tokens of their love and
good will.
Rev. DR.. S. A. Kingsbury has given notice of
his intention to resign the pastorate of the Elm
street Baptist church in Bath in April, or seon-
er, if a new field is open to him.
The revival interest which commenced in the
West Cape Elizabeth church two months ago is
continuing Thirty-fv have risen for prayers
in the different meetings.
Rev. E. P. Eastman closed his labors at Gray
last Sabbath. He accepts call from the church
in Ossipee Center, N. Fl.
Rev. E. Bean of Camden has accepted call
as pastor of the Fort Fairfield Congregational
church, and will commence his labors the sec
ond Sabbath in January.
Rev. James Heath has removed to Monmouth
Ridge, and entered upon his labors as pastor of
the Baptist church in that place.
The Baptist church in Yarmouth is contem-
plating the celebration of the 10Th year of their
organization on the 18th of January.
The Bddeford Journal learns that both the
Catholic Priests-Revs. j. f. Ponsardin and j i.
Brady-are soon to leave the city and their
places supplied by Priests of the order of Jesu-
its. Mr.. Brady will probably go to Houlton, in
this state.
The Baptist quarterly meeting held in Presque
Isle last week was largely attended, and great
deal o. interest manifested.
The Journal says that the Free Baptist
church of Augusta, by decisive vote, have
decided to make the seats in their house free,
and TO depend upon voluntary and weekly
contributions.
The religious meetings in Foxcroft are be-
coming more and more interesting and better
attended. The Congregational chapel last Sun
day evening was we'll packed with people. A
revival of religion is now in progress in that
church.
Rev. F. w. Tolman of Campton, N. H., has
resigned his pastorate of the Baptist church in
Campton Village. in order to accept call from
the church in Dexter.
Rev. w. 81. Bigby, pastor of the Baptist
church at West Lubec, reports that in the
Straight Bay District, part of his pastorate,
there is quite religious interest.
Rev. Mr.. McCully, for several years pastor
of the Congregational at Hsllowell, rendered
his resignation last Sunday. The society has
not accepted it, and will make an effort to in
duce him to continue the relation.
The "anti-Mission Baptists'' abhor collec-
lions; but they complain that the system has
great inconvenience. ePeople join them to
dodge the expenses of other churches, and
finally they get all the mean men in the town.
Twelve Chinese have been admitted into the
Baptist church of Portland, Ct. during the
year through the labors of Rev. D. I. Pierce,
in his Chinese school, and of the native preach.
er.
Col. Shaw reports that during the past six.
weeks nine towns have been visited, and sew.
eEty-two meetings held; in every place but one
most gratifying results appear. The meetings
have been union ones, and the churches much
revived, union feeling promoted, and the prayer
meetings have grown rapidly in numbers and
interest. One hundred and twenty-nine have
manifested determination to start in the
Christian life. The expense of the canvass
has been little rising two hundred dollars.
The lions Advocate favors the taxation Of
church property, and thinks that the measure
suggested by VIM. G. Davis, Esq, Representa-.
tive of this city, exempting churches valued at
less than $4,000, would have tendency tC
cause societies to build less expensive churches.