The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-27
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Rev. c. E. Angel, pastor of the Uni
versalist church at Norway, took thirty
seven new mem bers into her church Sun
day. The sermon was very impressive.
Over sixty persons have been received
as candidates for membership at the
NJ ethodist church at Eastport as a re-
snlt of the recent revival.
The ladies of the Chapel Aid Society
at Mexico Corner, have undertaken to
secure funds for church at Ridlonyille.
Miss Gertrude Earl of Tufts College.
has been engaged to occupy the Univer-
salist pulpit at Bryant's Pond during the
summer, beginning June 10TH.
1t is stated by church authority that
there are now over 300 American women
living in foreign countries as mission
aries.
The American Catholics are making
great preparations for the expected visit
to this country of the Rev. Matthias
Rams, the Superior G eneral and Rector
Major of the Order of Redemptorists
Vaszarv, the Primate of the Hungarian
Church, is a man of the most simple
| tastes. When he was elected he was a
poor Benedictine monk. He drove to the
Primate's palace at Grau in public ca b
carrying on his knees cage containing
his pet canary.
The Rev. Samuel May of Leicester,
Mass, one of the few living veterans of
the anti-slavery conflict, who espoused
the cause of the slave almost at the out
set of the contest, and who remained &C
lively in the conflict to the end, celebrat-
ed his S5th birthday anniversary re.
| Gently.
The Rev. Leighton Williams, pastor Of
Amity Baptist Church, New York, and
the Rev. Walter Rauschan busch, pastor OF
the Second German Baptist Church,
have joined their forces for the organiza-
ton of a deaconesses' home, the first OF
it's kind to be founded by the Baptist
denomination.
A Free Baptist church of over thirty
mem be1s was organized at Mars Hill
Friday, the 10Th inst. The presentation
of doctrine was by Rev. We. Bragdon,
right hand of fellowship and address oil
welcome by Rev. G. M. Park, prayer OF
conservation by Rev. A. C. Thompson.
Sunday, Rev. II. A. Clifford of Rich
mond will close four years. passionate
of the Methodist Episcopal church, with
view to spending several months OF
the present year abroad.
Mr. John r. Boardman has rendered
his resignation as general secretary of
the Auburn Y. M. g. A., to take effect
the first Of June. Mr.. Boardman has
decided to take a three years. course at
the Bangor Theological Seminary. Mr..
! Boardman is a son of Hon. S. l. Board
man, of Augusta, a graduate of the
Maine State College and young man OF
exceptional ability in every way.
The Methodists in Bangor are arrang-
ing to observe the one hundredth ami
versary of Methodism in Maine, Monday
evening, May 18th, when there will be q
mass meeting of young people in Y. Vi.
G. A. Hall. Tuesday afternoon there
will be reunion at the First N. e.
church of former N. E pastors, with Ri
address upon Bangor Me6hodism. In the
evening there will be a supper and re.
ception at the Young Mems Christian
Association building. At the evening
service Rev. MIR. Bowman, D. d.
LII. D., will speak.
The Rev. g. U. Starkweather, an
Episcopal minister, has been elected
Mayor of Superior, Wis. He declares
himself i'll favor OF open saloons Sunday
calling them poor mems clubs"
Mrs. Henry N.Beers has been reelected