Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-09-22
Summary Of Rt ligious Intelligence.

Summary of IL ligious Intelligence.
Rev A. j. Clifford, pastor of the NJ. f. church
kockland, baptized and received into full MEM
befshi ten persons on Sunday, the 10Th INST,
making more than twenty that have recently
united with the church, all heads of families.
The first Universalst society of Turner, will
hold a two days meeting on the 26th and 9th
instant in their church at Turner Centre. Their
pastor, Rev G.. NJ. ID. Barnes, will be ordained.
There will be quite q number of neighboring
clergymen to participate in the services. 1t is
expected that Rev. +. G. Bodies. +. n. ID. of Sa-
lem, Mass, will be present and preach during the
meeting.
Mr. II. II. Acterisn, of the last graduating
class, Bates Theolog ica school, has received and
accepted a call /, the West Falmouth Free Bap-
fist church. and entered upon his lsbors there.
The Turner and Auburn Ministerial Association
met in Turner with Rev +. 5. Tingley. The ex-
ercses consisted in reading hymn, sermon, a
portion of the scriptures in the original, and an
exegetical exposition of lst Peter iii 10.
The tent that used at Pttsfe Id has been
taken to Rock land where the Adventists are hold
ing a series of meetings The society of th. de-
nomination in Rock land is well organized, With
a regular place OF worship and regular preaching
The eIes Of meetings OF the AIventists in this
State the past season, has been of great profit
to the denomination.
Last Sunday was very interesting day for the
church in East Poland. Rev. 4. Cooke baptized
and received three into the church.
The Cong Society Of Dover and Foxcroft will
make more extensive improvements and changes
on their church this season. The gallery will be
taken away and built on much smaller scale,
TINS giving capacity Tor seating about seven
ty-hve more persons than formerly The pulpit
is also to be modelled and the pews re-carpeed.
The building to be erected for church edlfce
by the Nilliston Society in Portland, will be OF
the modern Gothic style, built of brick it'll free
stone trimmings. The main house will be so by
80 feet in size, with tower at corner 30 feet
in height. On one side two-story chapel will be
erected. &c feet square, aud so arranged BY sliding
doors, that the audience room of the chapel can be
thrown into the audience room of the church
The chur IA proper will seat 400 down stairs and
100 in the gallery. The chapel will hold 200 Al
one end of the chapel there will be a convenient
library room, nd the second story will be used foi
church purposes. The organ loft in the main
church will be situated in gallery recess at the
right OF the pulpit platform, and pastors room
10 the rear OF the pulpit.
Miss Angel. for several months past pastor OF
the Pittsfeld Universa list society Will be oidain-
ed TO the worA of the chl islan ministry on Wed
ne-tsy, sept. 26tn, the meeting to commence al
O'Clock z. NJ. to b. followed by a meeting on
Wednesday evening and through the day Thurs
cay.
The rite Of baptism was adm Mustered to four
persons at the NJ. +. church in Wiscasset, Sun.
day afternoon.
Father Maquire, Jesuit priest, is soon to hold
| a Catholic MISSION in Portland.
The Sept. session of the Pennington Free Bap-
ti-t Quarterly meeting holden ut Pennington
Falls, the 18th and 18TH brought goodly num-
Der of represen tatives from the churches far and
near. The attendance was unusually large. Some
eighteen ministers were in attendance, and two
sermons were preached by Rev. MIR. Penney OF
Augusta. and one each from Rev. Messrs. Smith
aud Roys.
AT recent special meeting of the society con-
necttd with the Second Parish in Portland, they
concurred in the prev ious action of the church in
accepting the resignation of Rev j. j. Carruthers
| as pastor.
Rev. j. II. Bowler baptised five persons last Sab
bate at South Hope, and they were received into
the Baptist church.
Rev n. c. Hodgdon, formerly of Pittsfeld,
who received q paralytic shock last January, is
rapidly recovering. His last sermon was deliver
ed in the Universalist church in Fairfield, las,
December-only few DAYS before his illness
He resides at Benten, where he has been eight
months confined to the house. He feels hopeful
that he may ere long resume his labos.
} Rev. II. W. Bolton of Bangor, was rendered an
| agreeable surprise party last Tuesday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Moore, Methodist of Belfast, has beer
unable TO preach for some time account of il
| health.
| Rev Mr. Mariner Free Baptist of Auburn hst
| twen,y-four days vacation this year, in which he
| preached and lectured twenty times, saw sixty
five persons rise for prayers baptised twelve per-
sons, including family of six children, and wheI
| he got home to begin work again he found he haC
| gained just one pound in weight.
Rev. A. Redlon baptised and received into the
Congregational church at Abbot, three new mem
bers last Sunday, two men and woman. AL
| heads of fam lies.
Last Sunday Rev. S. l.. b. Chase of Rockland
| preached III the Baptist church at Buckfeld. anc
| baptlsed seven persons. This church is at pres
| ent without a settled pastor.
| The fall term of the Theological Seminary al
| Bangor, opened last week. Daring the vacation
quite number Of repairs were made on the Sem
| mary building.
| a wonderful work Of grace has been in prog
| ress in Amherst aud Aurora for n number O.
weeks, and still continues undated. Grove meet
| ngs were held for three days in succession ant
| every evening at the meeting house for almos
two weeks with deepening interest. The churct
was crowded, and many greatly affected anG
moved by the spirit, and the hopeful conversions
are no less than forty, of which twenty eight have
been baptised and twenty three united with thu
| Congregational church at Amherst.
| The Penobscot County Sabbath School Conven
lion will hold its second annual meeting at Hamp
den Town Hall on the "a and 81 of October. Esct
Evangelical Sabbath School in the county is re
que ted to send two more delegates to the Con
venliOn.
Mr. Charles E. Young, a graduate Of Colby
University of the class of "A and of Newton
1heolog cal Seminary class of II. was ordained
As pastor of the Baptist church st Mt. Vernon
Wednesday afternoon, Sept 10. The counci
which met in the forenoon listened with great sat
isIsct:on to the candidates statement of christian
experience, call to the ministry and views of doc
trims. aud voted unanimously 10 proceed to ordins
lion sc ces iu the siternoon at 2 o'clock. Tn,
leading parts of This service we're performed b,
President Robins Of Colby University, Wit
preach, d a sermon from | Or hi 9. "For w
are laborers toge her win God" Rev. S.
Mnuil Of Wa erville, who ffsr.d the o'dainini
prayer, Rev. H. w. Tilden Of Augusta, VIII