Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-01
Religious Intelligence.

Ueb&bouS AntelhBemces
Rev. DIR. Quinby breaches at Litchfield to-
morrow forenoon.
Rev. James Patterson has accepted a call
from the Universalist society in Dixtield.
Rev. J. w. Carr has resigned his pastorate
Of the Freewill Baptist society at Fort Fair
field.
Portland is to lose one of its earnest pas
tors, in the person of Rev. Mr.. Perkins, Who
has been called to the pastorate of Somerset
Street Free Baptist church, Boston.
The Universalst church at West Water
vile, which has been undergoing extensive
repairs will be rededicated Wednesday, Nov.
8, at 2 o'clock, p. M.
Mr.. Howard Tilton has received a call to
the pastorate of the Baptist church in Far
mington.
Remember that our greatest troubles can
rob us of nothing but life, and that death
will give us that sweet rest that life has de-
MED that hereafter our sorrows will sleep
calmly till we awake from slumber to that
blessed day when an open heaven will receive
the pious; when friend shall meet friend; the
wife the husband, the child shall find the
father that he has so long lost, and eternal
happiness shall stream through the heart Q
the blessed. Jean Pdui
In accordance with vote of the Kennel &c
Association the semi-centennial discourse
preached before the Association Sept. =, 1879,
by Rev. w. II. Smaller, ID. d., has been
printed.
The International Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association, held mt Balt-
more last May, representing one thousand
associations with membership of one hum
dred thousand, recommended the observance
of the second Lords day of November, and
the week following, as IA season of thanks
giving and of special prayer for Gods bless
ing upon young men and upon the work in
their behalf The Worlds Convention at
Geneva. Switzerland, Gin which eleven ma
tons were represented ny $50 delegates
made a similar recommendation, that in
all parts of the world this season of prayer
will be observed. The committee have is
sued a circular to pastors, asking their CO.
operation and requesting if practicable, Il
sermon to young men, on Sunday, Nov. 8,
and such other observance of the following
week as they deem desirable.
Mrs. Clark closed her labors at Congress
Street Methodist Church, Portland, last Sab
bath evening. Ten were at the altar for
prayers. The series of meetings has been
productive of good in leading the Church to
higher plane and in bringing sinners to
Christ Mrs. Clark goes from Portland to
York to assist Rev Brother Randall.
Sunday school Institute will be held in
the Baptist church in Saco, one day in the
fourth week in November. nr. e.. X.
Blackall of New York is to be present, and
assist in the exercises
Mrs. j. ii. Arthur of the Japan Mission
will give an address on Missionwork in Japan,
in the Free Street church, in Portland, on
Sunday evening, Nov. 2.
The Moody and Sankey meetings, Cleve-
land, are increasing in interest The Taber-
nacle is crowded every evening and many
seekers press into the inquiry meetings.
Archdeacon Nelles, of the Protestant Epis-
copal Diocese of Huron, Canada, having COM
pleted his fiftieth year of missionary labors
among the Six Nation Indians, was present
ed with an illuminated address by the chiefs,
at their harvest thanksgiving in Kaeyungeh,
the pretty gothic church in the Indian Re-
serve.