The Portland daily press., 1872-05-04
Religious Intelligence,

The High street Congregational parish of
| Lewiston, unanimously voted ON Monday eve
ming to unite with the church in extending a
| call to Mr.. A. z. Tinker of the Senior class of
Andover Theological Seminary, to become pas
tor of the church and society, at salary of
| $500 a year.
The Evangelical Churches of Androscogpin
county are requested to send delegates to a
| County Sabbath School Convention, to meet
in the Pine Street Free Baptist Church (Rev.
Mr.. Burgess) lewiston Wednesday 9Th inst.
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to act ON such business as
may come before them. Meeting to continue
through the day and evening.
Rev. I. T. Merry has been dismissed from
the charge of the LIST and I'd Congregational
| churches in Norway, for the reason that they
could not pay him salary enough for his sup
| port -e-
Rev. Leonard e. Ferris of Lawrence Mass.
has accepted the call to the pastorate of the
Congregational church in Gorham, with a sal
airy of $1,000. H "
Rev. Mr.. Merry, is expected to supply the
pulpit of the Centre Street Church in Machias,
for several Sundays, commencing the first
Sunday in May. ~
The Annual Conference of the Congregation
al Churches of Hancock county, will be held
with the church at Bluehill on the second week
in June.
Efforts are being made and liberal amount
subscribed to sustain regular preaching Meth
odist) at Winn village, in conjunction with
Mattawamkeag The latter town has hereto
fore sustained preaching with Lincoln, there
being no regular religious services at Winn
village except by the Roman Catholics.
Rev. j, j. Bell of late laboring in Phpsburg
has left that church and our State for field In
New York
Rev. c. Emerson, Baptist veteran, of Ma
chiasport, died April 22d, i'm the SEVENTEEN
year of his age.
There has been very interesting revival in
the Methodist church, in the VOse District
Mentville, part of VIM. j. Cliffords charge
twenty one have Joined the church from the
revival in Searsmont, and others will join.
The new Methodist church at East Vassal-
p por9 was raised April IL, and will be finished
py Juiy4. There hast been good revival at
ootn villages; about fifty conversions.
% Iaere is revival in the Free Baptist church
at Richmond Corner. Seventeen have been
converted. The house is crowded even tn over-
moving IN the week-time prayer-meetines
Ine trustees OF said church have BOUGHT the
stand known as the Dea. Grant stand. for
parsonage. -'i
The Second Free Baptist Church in Lisbon
are remodeling their house at West Rowd";n
throughout. They hold their meetings at nras,
ent in a school-house in the neigbhorboapd
The church is under the care of Rev. 81 PR
ington, at present.
Rev. Mr.. Potter, of Gorham, who is preach
ing IN Limington, reports an excellent relig- |
s3us interest In that vicinity. Some fifty or
Sixty have been converted and reclaimed Within |
d snort time, and the work is still spreadih
hev. .; +: Norris, who returned to this IN
tc y ~ snfeebled health, is now stopping at DO
vJ, f,'i is gradually improving in health and
Mn e IulIy recovered, will again return to Rnr,
ma man, 70 resume his duties as missionary amono
' r,e naIens. MI. N has under his charge troo
natve karens, sent there to be educated Tno
eluest OF them, a boy 1S years of age h. nc nc
Times acted as interpreter in the conrts mas IL; az
nnsnes land' and speaks four different Ian.
D..
Fr ney ~ j. Perkins pastor of the Park street
for tbe I nast and society in Providence.
ing 22d, rendered his resignation of thai o INCL
stating that the recent death of his brother ;n
Lewiston, Me-, leaving family and : In II,
business, rendered it necessary that he should
It once assume other duties for few months
md perhaps longer. Mr.. Perkins is a graduate
# Bowdoin, class of 1860