Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-27
Summary OF Religious Intelligence.

Summary Of Religious Intelligence.
Kennebec and Somerset Union conference,
commences Tuesday evening, Oct !, at Show
hogan, with a sermon by Prof Chapman OF
Bowdoin College, followed by short addresses
The services will continue through Wednes-
day with the following order of topics
|. Church Work; As it relates to y Tenn
pcrance and other moral reforms. (2) Home
evangelization. 60 The State and country.
! a. The world.
II. Children: Cd How make the Teach
ings of the Pulpit attractive to them (2)
How help them to decision for Christ.
III. Essay: The Worth of the Soul. Dis
cussion: Cd Obstacles in the way of the sal
walton of the soul. (2) Provisions for its sal
walton. 60 Means TO be used to secure its
salvation.
~ How make the laity of our churches
most efficient (D Adults. (2) Young
Christians.
" The need of more spiritual power. by
both ministry and laity, in order to reach the
unconverted and bring in non-church goers.
The meeting Wednesday evening will open
with praise service. The Secretary of the
Maine Missionary Society and other brethren
from without the conference are expected.
The next annual session of the Maine Eas-
tern Christian Conference, will be held with
| the lnTlstldIl CUuTCl 1T NtCtspii,
Sept. 80, 1879 at 10 A. NJ. The annual adj
dress will be delivered by Rev. Spencer Horn
of Dover; alternate Nelson Stackpole OF Ply
mouth.
The Lincoln Baptist Association met with
the Baptist church in Thomaston, Sept 10.
! Moody and Sankey will begin to hold Sc
ries of meetings i'll Cleveland next month,
and preparations for their coming are already
on foot in the churches.
Rev. S. ID. Monkey, late pastor of the Bap-
fist church in Bath. accepts the unanimous
call of the Baptist church in Mount Morris,
Ny.
A sum of over Sll 400 has been raised to
build Memorial Chapel in honor of the late
Prince Imperial, in Paris.
The July reports of the California Congre-
yational Chinese mission show membership
of 554 Nineteen teachers are in service, five
Of whom are Chinese missionary helpers. y
large number of teachers are volunteers.
A cunning man is never firm man but an
honest man is i; Il Undetermined man is al
ways unstable; man of faith is firm as a
rock. | tell you there is a sacred connection
between honesty and faith honesty Is faith
applied to worldly things and faith is homes
ty auickencd by the Spirit to the use ofheav-
| pnlN tnlllps.- TUNUiU Htt"y'
Mrs. NJ. j. Clark of New Jersey, who
spent several weeks at Old Orchard, giving
valuable service in the various meetings, is
now laboring among the churches in revival
work. She preached for Bro. Martin al
Watervile, a few Sabbaths since, on the of
flee of the Holy Ghost. She is expected Il
assist Bro. Perry at lIarpswell.
The Gospel Banner understands that tn,
brethren in Sidney will have the kennebet
Association meet with them the present au
tumn.
The session of the Universalist Genera
Convention for the year 1879, will be held IL
the city of Minneapolis, Wednesday, Oct. -
UniversaIist Sunday School Convention.
THURSDAYS session.-At A. NJ there wa
a conference meeting, presided over by Rev
w. L. Gaskin, after which remarks wer'
made by various persons, some of then
clergymen, others of the laity. The sing
ing was under the leadership of Rev. 5. 7
Smith, and the meeting was both profitable
and pleasant, in accord with the day. At
little past 10 Rev. w. G. Haskell read YER
thoughtful essay on the "Hymnology of Uni
versaist Sunday Schools" The effort wa
received with much favor, Rev. Messrs
Munson, Smith, Quinby and others still fur
Their developing the theme.
Afternoon session.-After a prelminar
business meeting. the convention at abou
3 O'Clock listened to an essay on the topic
..Why do not Sunday school scholars NOR
generally attend the preaching service?
The essayist. Rev. c. p. Nash, treated hi
subject very satisfactorily, Rev. Messr'
Smith, Munson, Quinby, Haskell, and Whit
ney speaking on the question, as also Messr'
n. II. johnson of Belfast and J. b. Creole
of Bangor. The session was long and intel
esting.
! Evening.-Rev. DR.. Adams Of Boston an