Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-19
Summary OF Religious Intelligence.

Rev. Mr.. Crane of Hsllowell has declined the
| call of the East Winthrop Baptist church to be.
come their pastor. He is still supplying the pull
| pit there.
The Unversast Sunday School at West Wa.
te-vlle has organized for the ensuing year as fol.
| lows {. III. Blalsdell superintc ndent and secre-
.aiyi Mrs. W. V Leonard, vice superb tie Dde nj
Miss Cora Baisdell, treasurer. and j. Wesley Gil
man. musical director. The school is in a very
hourishing condition.
The Auburn Y. NJ. Christian Association re-
Gently celebrated its anniversary. Their labors
have been very extensive. In one district in Heb
ron some seventy-hve conversions have occurred
during the year, and revival has been reported
in other fields of labor. The PRAYER meetings at
the rooms have been characterized by deep inter-
est
The State Sunday School convent on, recently
interesting and successful convention of the kind
ever held in Maine. Able papers were read and
profitable discussions took place
Among the ministers who will be present at the
Friends (InsuguraD Yearly meeting in City Hall,
Portland, in June, are S. b. Saterthwait, Eng
land j. II. Douglass, Indiana; David b. Upder-
graft, Ohio; Rebecca Collins, New York; Thomas
W. Ladd, Brooklyn; Deborah c. Thomas Bati-
more; Eli Jones, China Martha A. Hunt Lewis.
ton; I. b. Buffum and c. D. Holmes, Rhode Island ;
Barclay Jones, Illinois.
At Rockland, on Tuesday. Rev. S. L. b. Chase
OF the First Baptist church, baptsed twenty six
persons; and at a union baptism conducted by
Rev Mr.. Ieoman of the Free Baptist and Rev
Mr.. Haskell Of the Cedar St. Baptist churches.
sixteen persons received the ordinance.
The Methodist society at Norridgewock at the
| recent session of the Maine Conference, was uni
ted in pastoral relations with Skowhegan. The
arrangements are, Skowhegsn pastor, Rev. w. W
Baldwin, on alternate Sabbaths at 2 p. NJ, in the
Advent Chapel, which has been rented for the
purpose.
The Auburn churches are prospering. The
Court Street Free Baptist people talk of erecting
new edihce. Qute a number Of new converts
are to be received into this church the first Sab
bath in June.
Rev. Mr.. Perkins of Casco street chu rch. in
Portland, baptised five persons at the First Bap-
tist church recently. Sunday morning ten
were bapised by the same at the foot of Wilmot
street.
Rev. Mr. P,ckham, recently of Newport, is
is now pastor of the Free Baptist church in Houl-
ton, and very acceptably hlls the place
Rev. f. A. Van Kleeck closes hi. labors with
the Dover and Foxcroft Baptist church ON the
10th inst.
4 good degree of religious interest prevails in
the NJ. f.. Church at Philips. About forty have
professed conversion during the year.
Rev. c. c. Long received two into his church
at MachIas Sunday.
Rev. J. A. Setz of Norway is delivering a
characters of the early Jews, at the Univers slist
house on sabbath evenings. They are spoken of
IN terms OF much praise for their depth OF though
and extensive research.
The total membership of the Island Avenue
church in Skowhegan, is POS, l43 females and 60
males. 81 have been added to the church within
the year. 3 dismissed and have died, making a
net Increase OF 90. Since last January five mem
bers have died, the average age OF four of whom
/, eighty years. The benevolent contributions
amount to S3i2.92 There are 240 pupils connect
ed with the Sabbath school,
The Advent society worshpping in their hall at
Deering corner, are having a full attendance, and
many are becoming interested. Saturday they
had baptism at the Falls distant some three
miles from the corner. Five persons were hap.
tsed
The revival at South Hope still continues Eff.
teen arose for prayers last Sunday night. There
were forty-sX testimonials of recent converts that
evening.
Rev. Mr.. Seitz of Norway preached very &C.
ceptable sermon upon the parable of the sewers
at the Uniyersalist church 10 Bethel last Sab bath.
The Baptist church in Fairfield, which wa, or
gained last year with fifteen members, now has
thirty-fye members, and six cand idates have been
received for baptism. The average attendance in