Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-09-20
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

The Bowdoinham Baptist Association held
its 92nd anniversary with the Baptist church
in Fayette, commencing Sept. 9th. The in
troductory sermon was preached by Rev. H..
w. Tilden of Augusta. Text, John Is : I, 8.
The session was a very profitable one. The
sermons preached were of deeply interest
ing character.
The Damariscotta Baptist Association met
at Waldoboro on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The
Waldo Association held its jlst annual meet
ing with the Baptist church in Winslow,
Sept. I'd. The one hundred and third session
of the York Baptist Association was held at
Cape Neddick, Sept. 10 and /.
William A. Hatch, NJ. d., graduate of
Colby University in the class Of 1861, has
become an earnest Christian, and has devoted
himself to the ministry of the Episcopal
church.
Rev. Moses How, of Portsmouth, n. H.,
is said to be the Oldest preacher in New Eng
land. He is ninety-six years old, and has
preached for sixty-.ive years. He is hearty
and well, and does not stop preaching
The Maine State Cniversalist Sunday
School Convention will hold a two days ses-
sion at the l'niversalist church in Belfast,
beginning at 10 A. NJ. on Wednesday next.
Among the essayists announced for the occa
sion are Reverends +. w. Preble, w. S.
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c. 7. Nash and DIR. Geo. NJ. Twitchell.
Each essay will be followed by a tree dis
cussion of the topic presented. On Thurs
day evening, Rev. j. G. Adams, ID. d., of
Boston, will deliver an address. Rev. j. c.
Snow of Auburn, or some other able speaker,
will perform like service on Wednesday
evening.
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett has resigned the pastor
ate of the Free Will Baptist church in Lis
bon. Mr.. George, of Bates Theological
School, has succeeded him.
The Union Temple church in Boston has
arranged to worship, during the repairs on
fremont Temple, in Music Hall.
In l7s4, the Methodist Episcopal church was
| organized with 81 itnerant preachers and H.
9SS members. At the close of ISIS, these
numbers had increased to ll,676 itinerant
preachers and ,69S, 2S2 members.
Sixteen persons were received into full
membership with the NJ. +. church in East
Livermore, from probation, on Sunday, Sept.
9TH, by Rev. II. b. Wardwell, preacher in
charge.
Rev. G.. c. Powers writes to the Evange-
list that the Methodist church at Bddeford
Pool has been presented with a fine organ by
DIR. Mcclure. of ST. Louis. The small debt
on the church has been paid, and they are
now blessed with free church with free
seats.
The Unversalist societies in West Water
vile and Sidney have engaged the services of
Rev. J. Z. Clark as preacher and pastor.
There are men in the world who wear a
girdle of fret, as trying as any friar's, to an
noy themselves. They fancy that in such
experience is to be found the highest fulfill
ment of religious duty, and the truest ex-
preston of this worlds probation.-Rer.
Nhephea H. Tying.
The Wesleyan Methodists are about to send
missionary among the Mohammedans. A
young man, who has become acquainted with
the Persian language, has offered himself for
this service and been accepted as candi-
date. He will probably be first sent to
Fyzabad, India, and ultimately to Persia.
-M1nMasnn fruit lars selling cheap at