Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-19
Summary OF Religious Intelligence.

The Old South church at Pennington,
which has been renovated and repaired. is now
open for public services. The interior OF
the church has been very greatly improved
and rcfurnishcd.
! Rev J. f.. Clark, who for over a wear has
been the pastor of the Methodist church at
West Watervile. has rendered his resignation,
the same to take immediate effect. His rea-
sons are That he cannot remain in a falls
i position; that he cannot believe in total de-
pravity. eternal damnation, or the new
birth" as the Methodist sect views it,
Rev II. III. Acterian closed his first year
labors with the +. b. church in North An
son. Sunday. He takes a vacation of seven
or eight weeks, then will return to his pasto-
rate there.
| On the last Sabbath, at the Methodist
church in Orono. the service of the rite of
baptism was administered to two children.
and subsequently five adults were baptsied
and six united with the church.
The Baptist church at Presque Isle is be-
ing temporarily supplied by Rev. j. NJ. Fol-
lett of Harrington.
| Rt. Rev. Bishop lIealy has recently visited
the Passanaquodlv Indians to make arrange
ments for their better education, spiritual
welfare and temporal prosperity.
Rev Mr.. Obirr is still laboring with the
Congregational church in Damariscotta. with
his usual success and to the great acceptance
of large proportion of his people.
The Union Church at Ninalhaven. are
without pastor, the Rev. Chas. G. Holooke
having closed his labors there last week
Mr.. w. X. Richards, of the last class at
Andover, accepts his call to the Central
church in Bath.
Rev. Il. Foster of Bethel, is supplying the
Methodist church in the north part of Albany.
Two persons were baptscd at North Sedg-
wick. by Rev. j. II. Taylor on SUNDAY, July
9th. in the presence of large number of
people.
The religious societies at South Dover have
decided to remodel the interior Of their house
of worship. 1t is to be newly lathed and
plastered, ,he pulpit and gallery cut down to
less pretentious attitude. and arranged more
in accordance with modern ideas
ON a recent Sunday. six were baptised at
Madrid. and joined the Free Baptis, church
The Baptist church of Foxcroft which suf-
fercd so severely from the conduct of their
late pastor, Stealnan, has been fortunate in
securing the seavices of Rev. Geo. +. Tufts,
late of West Watcrvile an able preacher
and most excellent pastor.
Some fifteen were hapti,rd at the Free Bap-
tiSt church at Livermnre Falls. last SUNDAY
Rev. Geo. II. Merrill, pastor Of Second
Congregational church. Bid,leford has ten
dered his letter of resignation to take effect
Immediately. His health nccessitatcs a rest
and change of climate. lie is called to a
prominent church in Painesville, q.
There were ten persons baptised by Rev.
V. ?. Wardwell at the Methodist church in
! Orrington recently.
The labors of Mr.. Brown, the revvalist
at Cottageville, Bangor. are said to be attend
ed with marked success. The entire mem
beers of several families are said to have be-
come converted.
Rev. George ii. Pratt, graduate of the
Bangor Seminary in the class of 1866, has
received a call to Medfed, Mass.