The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-03
Religious News and Notes.

Rev. j. p Simonton of Waldoboro' admnis-
tered TIE ordinance of baptism to ten persons
Sunday, the goth ult.
Eighteen persons were baptized at Hodgdon
Mills Sunday, May 2Sth, by Rev. J. Morse,
pastor of the Methodist church in Houlton.
The Adveptists of Bath baptized by INNER
sion at the slip on Ra lroad wharf, three persons
last Sunday.
The baptism of twelve or more converts by
the Free Baptist church is expected to occur at
So. Gorham next Saturday.
The Bangor Wing says that five persons were
received into full fellowship in the Union street
Methodist church in that city, at their quarterly
meeting held the 2Sth ult.
In Strong, as result of the recent revival
interest which has visited that town, sixteen
converts united with the Congregational church
Sunday week.
A good degree of religious interest prevails
in the M. e. church, North Auburn charge
Five persons received the sacrament of baptism
on Sunday, May Dist
The Congregational Society of Winthrop has
called Mr.. w. F. Bickford to become its
pastor. He graduated at Bowdoin in 1872, and
is member of the present graduating class at
the Bangor Theological Seminary.
At West Corinth, Sunday, Goth ult., eleven
persons were baptized by the Methodist preach
er-eight by sprnkling and three by immersion.
Next Sunday twenty-five persons will be bap.
tized at Kenduskeag.
We regret to learn that Rev. q. f. Dole has
decided to accept the call of the First Congre.
gational Society at Jamaica Plains, Mass, and
will soon leave this city to enter upon his pas
toral duties at that place.
The PRESS did not intend to cast any refec.
ton upon the Banner or the faith it so ably
expounds The omission of the word 'but''
in the item, which the proof reader failed to
notice, made the item obscure.
The venerable Rev. a. Thompson being un-
able to meet an appointment at West Paris on
account of more pressing Duty Rev. Mr.. Hill
for many years Free Baptist minister, preached
in his stead.
Sunday, May %, nineteen persons were ad-
mitted to the Congregational church in Show
hogan on profession of faith. A large number
have expressed their intention of uniting with
that church in July.
The annual session of the Oxford County
Conference will be held with the church in
Andover June 18th and 14th, commencing at
10 o'clock a. m. onl Tuesday. First preacher,
Rev. Mr.. benedict of Berlin Falls N. III
second preacher, Rev. Mr.. Farrar of Gilead.
On Sunday May 90, forty persons were bap-
tized at st. Adams, 81 by immersion. The
same day eight were baptized at P almyra
There will be baptism Sunday at Hartland
There is deep religious feeling in the towns
named and meetings are held every evening.
Rev. W. E. Gibbs and Messrs. G. S. Fobes
and f. Nash announce in the Banner that they
most cordially invite their brethren to attend
he convention in this city June 1913. Those
desiring accommodations should write at once
to one of the committee, enclosing a postal
card with the address of the applicants. The
card will be returned, stating the place where
provision has been made for them.
The Limington and Parsonsfeld Freewill
Baptist quarterly meeting, held at Central Hall
in this village, Saturday and Sunday, was we'll
attended and of deep interest. Rev. Wescott
Bullock of Biddeford, Rey. Frank Rice
of Saco, and Rev. B. c. Chadbourne of
Fryeburg, of that faith, we're present and took
part; as was also Rev. q. w. Foster of the
Christian denomination in this place. The
next meeting will be held in Parsonsield the
last Saturday in August.