The Portland daily press., 1876-10-14
Religions Nates and News.

The pastors of Biddeford and Saco have or.
ganizen pastors conference.
The semi-annual conference of Congrega
tional churches of Washington county was
held at Robbnston Oct and 4.
Rev. Mr.. Osgood has rendered his resigna.
ton of the pastorate of the Congregational
church in Ellsworth.
The Y. M. G. A. of Brownfeld numbers
about 40 members and good results are hoped
| for from its winters labors.
Mr.. c. Fl. Taintor, the we'll known temper
ance reformer,is now studying at Bangor Theo.
logical School for the ministry.
Rev. j. A. Steadman closed his labors with
the First Baptist church in Hancock, October
| LIST.
Rey E. A. Van Keeck of Dover, has so far
| recovered from his illness as to be able to re-
| sumo his pastoral dnties.
Bishop Healy, on Sunday, confirmed one
hundred and twenty children at the church in
| Topsham.
Rev. George N. Marien of Pennington, has
returned from his tour in Europe in greatly
| improved health.
AT Pennington Falls three persons were re-
oeived into the Methodist church last Sun
| day.
The Baptist Society at Presque Isle has ex-
tended a call to the Rev. Mr.. Norris of Pscat-
| aquis, and it has been accepted.
The Lutherans are talking about celebrating
Reformation Day." October 31st, on the Cen
| tennial grounds,
Philip Phillips the singing pilgrim, is at
present giving series Of one hundred services
IN various parts of the United Kingdom.
Rev. Mr. Waterhouse, pastor of the NJ. E.
church in Monmouth. baptized two persons on
Sunday, Oct 9Th. He is holding a series of
evening meetings with success.
Rev H. M. Sawtelle, by request, has with
drawn his resignation of the pastora to of the
Baptist church in WATERFORD, and will continue
his work there.
The Warren avenue Baptist church, IN Bos-
ton, of which the Rev. George f. Pentecost is
pastor, has been arraigned by the proper eccle-
sastical authorities for its principles and prac-
tlce OF open communion.
The Piscataquis conference met at Abbott on
Tuesday and closed Thursday. Tuesday after
noon the new church was dedicated with ser
mon by Rev. Smith Baker of Lowell. The
evening was given up to discussion Of church
work.
On Sunday Oct. LIST, Rev. Dr.. B. Il. Shaw
baptized seven candidates at Fairfield, four of
them men, and two of them with their wives.
Five others have been accepted by the church,
and will be baptized, it is hoped, in few
weeks.
There are more than $780, 900 colored members
of the Baptist churches in the United States of
whom 100000 are in Virginia. Seven institu-
tions to educate colored Baptist ministers have
been established, mostly sustained by the
American Baptist Mission Association.
The Kennebec County Sabbath School Asso-
citation ml1l hold "a a;1 NJ
the Methodist church at Vsssalboro', Getchelps
Corner, commencing Tuesday, Oct. 18th, at
o'clock p. NJ, and continuing through Wednes-
day.
Sunday and Monday, October % and %, are
designed as days of prayer for Sunday schools
throughout the world. Sabbath Sermons are
recommended, in addition to the usual exer-
cises, as we'll as meeting on Monday evening
for the delivery of addresses, etc.
The London Post says that the second great
Pan-Anglican Synod will be held at Lambeth
in the autumn of 1877, and that there is every
reason to believe it will be attended by very
large majority of the bishops who are in COM
munion with the English Church
The Rev. E. Fl. Myers, of the Methodist
church. and Avson and Mcfarland, of the
Presbyterian church, were absent from home
when the pestlence broke out in Savannah
Wsth noble Christian courage they fastened
home to administer to the sick and dying
Meyers is d cad and Mcfarland has had the
fever
Rev. DR.. Butler, having closed his labors
with the Second Baptist church of Bangor, en-
tered upon his new associational work on Sat-
urday, Sept. 30th, preaching at South VIM.
On Sunday he baptized two at Lincoln Centre,
preached three times and attended a funeral
During the week meetings at South VIM
were continued, and an interesting work is in
progress.
Several evangelists are arranging to travel
through the country this winter, besides Moody
and Sankey. Like them, they will go in twos.
Messrs. WEittle and Bliss are already widely
known. George G. Needham, the Irish evan
gelist, and George G. Stebbns of Boston, are
to make one party, and Harry Morehouse, an
English evangelist, and William johnson of
Philadelphia, another. The chief of operations
will be the West and Northwest.
lions Herald says of Maine M. E. churches:
The recent quarterly meetings were seasons of
announcement to the churches at Bangor. At
the First church an encouraging number re-
ceived baptism and joined in full fellowship
At Brownville, Rev. G. A Southland, pastor,
ten persons were recently bap tised and eleven
joined the church, making total of thirty
two received into full fellowship within six
months AT other points of the charge the
work is also prosperous.