Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-22
Religious Intelligence.

Religious ImteIl9ences
The next Methodist Social Union is to meet
with the church at Saccarappa. Dec. |.
The Kennebec Baptist Associational Quar-
terly meeting assembled in Cornville on We'd
nesday Nov. 10.
The foundation for the new Methodist
church at Gorham is rapidly going up, and
the building will be pushed forward as fast as
possible.
The Portland Methodist Preachers Meet
ing discussed the subject of extending the
term of ministerial service in our Church be-
yond three years. The paper was presented
by |. Luce, and the discussions were strong
" against further extension.
Rev. Collamore Purington, of Fairfield,
has renounced Universalism and withdrawn
from the denomination.
On account of the meeting of the Conven-
ton Board on the 18th. the dedication of the
Baptist meeting house in Wayne will be post
poned until Dec. I'd
Rev. w. C.. Barrows has just closed the
first year of his labors as pastor of the First
Baptist church in Rockland. During the
year thirteen have been added to the church
the congregations have been increased, and
the wear has been pleasant and prosperous
one for pastor and people. Last Sunday one
was baptized. The religious interest has
deepened of late, and there are many tokens
of good.
| You can not dream yourself into charac-
ter; YOU must hammer and forge yourself one.
-Froude.
| st. Peters Church, at Rome, one of the
most solid of structures, is repaired annually
at a cost of $50, 600
Rev. William r. Algier is talked of as a
successor to Rev Robert Collyer in the Unity
Church. Chicago.
| sats.,p to
out of debt In 1877 the debt was 500 900.
1t has been paid largely through legacies.
The first of series of monthly united
meetings of the English-speaking congrega-
tons in Paris, to promote the progress OF
evangelization was held in that city Nov Sd.
The co nmittee in London having that mat
ter in charge, think so well of Sunday servic-
es in theatres and public halls, that they have
! arranged this fall to have such series in four
theatres and three halls.
Mr. Spurgeon, after announcing his text on
a recent Sabbath morning, said that the dis
course he was about to deliver would be the
I50Oth sermon whichhad been preached from
his pulpit and then printed week by week.
These are the rules have always accept.
ed First labor; nothing can be had for moth
| ing; whatever man achieves, he must pay
for: and no favor of fortune can absolve him
from his duty. Secondly patience and for
bearance, which are simply dependent on the
slow Justice of time. Thirdly, and most i'm
portant. faith. Unless a man believes in
something far higher than himself; something
infinitely purer and grander than he can evel
1 become-uniess he has an instinct of an or
der beyond his dreams; of laws, beyond his
comprehension; of beauty and goodness ant
Justice. beside which his own ideals are
dark, he will fail in every loftier form of am
bition, and ought to fail.-Bayard Taylor.
The Universalist Society, of Camden vii
dedicate their new house of worship on Wed
nesday next at ten o'clock A. NJ. Rev. f. w
PEBBLE, of Bangor, Rev. w. 7. Stowe, o
Rockland. Rev. l. J. Mead, of Hiram, Rev
S. A.. Goodenough of Belfast, Rev. W. A
Start, of Boston, and the pastor, Rev. c. p
Nash, will take par, in the services. TIL,
meetings will be continued through Thursday
The people of Camden open their houses an,
extend cordia&invitation to ALL