The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-22
Religious News and Notes,

Baptisms are reported by the Baptist church
es at North Paris, Appleton, and Greene.
In consequence of continued ill health, Rev.
J. H. Taylor, pastor of the Baptist church in
Bluehill, has rendered his resignation.
Rev. j. III. Trask, of York Methodist church,
baptized five persons the first Sabbath of this
month.
Rev. Mr. Chalmers has dissolved his connec-
ton with the Pavilion Congregational church
in Bddefold
The Journal says that sixteen persons were
baptized last Sunday at Penney pond in South
Belgrade, by Rev. j. S. Cummings
Rev. William Tilley pastor Of the First Bap-
fist church in Jefferson, baptized two converts,
and gave them the hand of church fellowship
on Sunday, July 16.
Mr.. Ell. j. White commenced his labors With
the Biddeford Free Baptist church, Sunday
July 9th. The church has been without pas
tor since November.
Rev. j. f. Eveleth, pastor of the Baptist
church at Livermore Falls baptized eight on
Sunday making tweuty-ssven added to the
church there within the last two months.
The Journal says that Sunday, July 0. there
were ten persons baptized at Limerick, seven
from the Free Baptist church and three from
the Baptist.
The Bowdoin Free Baptist Conference recent
ly held at Lisbon finds numerous reports of re-
vivals in the churches represented the past
winter and spring.
A Welsh Baptist preacher and two Metho.
dists have lately sought orders in the Church
of England, and two curates of the Established
Church-the Rev. E. S. Grinde and the Rev.
w. Lovell-have gone over to Rome.
The Rridp,on Naws caus that Cundov otl,
inst, three men and their wives of Pinhook
were baptized in Woods Pond by Rev. Joseph
Hutchinson. There was large assemblage of
people to witness the ceremony.
Brooklyn Argus: Most of our clergymen are
absent now, and the youthful substitute looks
dsmally down from the pulpit upon the scanty
congregation and wonders what brother will
ask him to dinner after SERVICE
The Gospel Banner isa't going to stop making
its opposition to capital punishment specially
until the Portland Advertiser gives up defend
ing the bloody code abrogate1 1900 years ago."
do give 1t up, neighbor.
The Catholic Review can't see what possible
relation the Pope or his religion can have to the
political contest now going forward between
Hayes and Iilden and their respective parties
And yet it says there are men who will insist
on making the Pope Democrat and an adyo-
cate of Tilden's election.
Jim Fisk's father, white-hared and 70. ex-
horted with much force in Rev. DR.. Tyng's
gospel-tent in New York, on Sunday, aud said
among other things that religion and temper
ance went hand in hand, and that intemperance
and bad morals indirectly, If not directly,
brought his son to his fate.
Business and religion are properly min gled
in the following notice: ga lady who reads the
Gospel Banner says she would like to accom-
MEDIATE few boarders for the summer. Her
rooms are large and airy. They are village
farmers, have plenty of fresh milk, fruits, &c
They have a cabinet organ, good yard, and all
! the comforts of a country home.
During the past one hundred years the popu-
lation of Ibis country has increased less
than twelve-fold, but the churches nearly forty