The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-15
Religious News and Notes.


Rev. Mr.. Davis, pastor of the Universalist
church in Biddeford, has rendered his resigna-
ton, to take effect July 1.
Mr.. James FL. Studley of the GRADUATE ng
class at Newton Theological Institution will at
once assume the pastoral oversight of the
Baptist churches in Mechanic Falls and New
Gloucester.
Sunday, June 2. was very interesting day
for the Baptist church in Princeton. Five
young persons were baptized by Rev. L. Mayo,
who gave them the hand of fellowship after an
instructive discourse from Ps. 1896 Mr..
Mayo has accepted call to the pastorate of
the church, and will commence his labors at
once.
Rev. Mr.. r. b. Rddell who recently re-
signed the pastorate of the Baptist church in
South Berwick, has accepted call to become
pastor of the Baptist church in Wakefield,
Mass, and commenced his abors on the first
Sunday in June. He receives cordial well
come from his people, and the outlook is a
most encouraging one.
The Maine Baptist anniversaries will be held
in Biddeford, commencing June 24th; Tuesday
June 18th, report of committee; Wednesday,
meeting of the Maine Baptist Education
Society 10 the afternoon. Thursday, Maine
Baptist Missionary Conventions. Rev. James
McWhinnie of Portland, breaches the annual
sermon.
Rev. Henry Fitz of Middleboro', Mass, a
well known Baptist minister, died on Monday,
aged Sc years. He was ordained at Water
vile, Maine. and was afterwards pastor of
churches in Watervile aud Hallowell, Me-,
Thompson, Conn, and Middleboro, Marble
head and Millbury, Mass In 1S43 he became
State Missionary of the Massachusetts Baptist
Convention, and for nearly 30 years, until a
few weeks before his death, he labored with
great earnestness and fidelity with the new and
feeble churches in every part of the state.
A new Baptist church was organized at
Waldoboro' last week. The recognition SER
vices were as follows: Reading of Scripture
and prayer of recognition, Rev. Mr.. Tilley ?;
hand of fellowship, Rev. A. Boynton; address
to the church, Rev. DR.. Hill address to the
congregation, Rev. Otis o. Ordway; sermon,
by Rev. e. j. Whittemore. The services were
quite interesting and profitable. The new
church starts with brightest prospects and great
enthusiasm; twelve are awaiting baptism, and
soon Mr. G. L. Smith of Newton Theological
Institution will ba among them to labor for
several months.
TIE students of the Bangor Theological
Seminary will preach as follows: In the
Senior class, l.. J. Thomas has been called to
Castne and will be ordained the 18th, Rev. G.
W. Field Of Bangor preaching the sermon. D.
O. Clark will be ordained at New Sharon on
the 18th, Prof. Hamlin preaching the sermon.
E. G. Crane has been called to Holden for one
year. T. f. Norris has accepted an invitation
to labor at Herndon, Va. 81. A. freeman has
been called one year to labor with the Con-
gregational church in Biddefora on Pool Road.
s. L. Vincent will labor at Pc mbroke, r. Ell.
McGown at Trenton, Mt Desert, M. 81. Smith
at Sebec, eBrnhard Coping at Freedom, Rob-
ert Peacock, Jr., at Temple, A. Wiswell at
Monmouth, d. Green at West Bangor, A 81.
Fuller at Wenham, Mass and G. M. Schwar-
zauer in the West. Of the Juniors, NJ Blan-
chard will labor at Oldtown. r f. True at East
Bangor, VIM. HAYNES at Northfeld, George
Allchin at Lincod, Edgar Cousen at Burling-
ton, r. G. Woodbridge at Frankfort, Hiram
Smith at Hermon, Amos Anderson with the
Methodist society in Caribou, Jas. S. Allen at
Harmony, Fred A. Thsyer at Summer John
B. Carruthers at Midway and Horace Peckover
at Alton. In the Middle class the following
have places assigned: G. G. Burnham at
Winterport, W. G. Shoppe at Jonesport, f. s.
Lawrence with the Baptist church at Oldtown,
r. S. Whiddon at Caribou, D. L. Davis at
Dedham, f. P. Williams at North Bangor and
Glenburn, George E. Chaplin at Amherst,
Stephen Smith at Springfield and Carroll,
John Tinling at Upper Saltwater and P. B.
Wing at Minot Centre.