The Portland daily press., 1873-02-08
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
The receipts into the treasury of the Maine
Missionary Society during the month of Janu-
ary were 1856 10.
At the Chestnut Street ME- Church in this
city last Sunday eight persons, were baptized
Two, also, were received by letter. There nave
been about forty conversions the past four
months and the work is still progressing.
The religious interest in the Casco street F..
B. Church still continues and the evening meet .l
ings are largely attended Kev. =. a. n,ht.u, h;nt,
the castor, is indefatigable IN MS iapors' "hicn
are producing rich results
The receipts of the Maine Baptist Conven-
vention for the half year ending Dec. 81, were
S3526 18.
There is revival of religion in the BAPTIST
church at Eastport. Several conversions have
taken place
The services of the adjourned "ouarterlv
meeting" OF the North Searsport and Monroe
Circuit will commence at the Clark school
house, Prospect, on Tuesday, the 11th of Feb
with sermon by the Rev. George Pratt, pre-
siding elder OF the Bangor district
Rev. Mr. Utter at the Unitarian church in
belfast, IS delivering course of Sunday eve
ning lectures upon the distinguishing features
OF the Unitarian belief
There is quite an interest in religious matters
IN Rev. Mr.. Mason's church and society in
Thomaston.
The Eastern Baptist Quarterly Meeting will
be holden in the Baptist Church in Midtown,
Calais on Saturday the 18th inst, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
The religious interest continues In several
churches in Calais.
The Cumberland Quarterly Meeting, Free
will Baptist, held their quarterly session at
West Buxton Village, on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. Unusual interest pre-
vailed, foreboding good results.
York Association met at Buxton, Feb. 4th
with Rev. S. E. B:xby. The exercises during
the day were interesting and instructive. An
ing by Rev. VIM. A. Merrill Of Kennebunk.
port, on the idea of laboring and expecting i'm.
mediate results-from the words, behold the
fields are white"
The Baptist people in Caribou have pur-
chased lot of land of DR.. Parsons for S170,
on which they propose to build a House Of
Worship or parsonage, perhaps both.
There is marked increase in religions interest
in Lewiston, participated in by the churches
generally.
Rev. James Norris, who was so severely in
jnred by falling into the Eagle quarry at Mon
son last fall, is able to occupy the pulpit again
Rev. J. A. Steadman, Baptist, is preaching
in Hancock. He commenced his labors the
first Subbath in January.
The ladieso of the Baptist Society held a Fai,
and Festival last week, at Buckfeld. The ben
eft is to be added to the fund for building the
new Baptist Church. Over 5000 was realized
The annual conference meetingof Universal
lists will be held at Bryant's Pond on Wednes-
day and Thursday, Feb. 10th and Goth.
The Unversalists of Leeds have finished
the vestry of their church edifce, and the audi
ence room is under contract to be completed
during the coming spring or summer.
In the Methodist church at Newfield, re-
vival is following the dedication of tae new
church. Also at Guilford and Auburn, while
in several places powerful revivals are in pro
gless.
Thirty persons came forward to ask specia
interest in the prayers of Christians, at tn,
Court street Baptist prayer meeting in Auburn
Tuesday evening. The religious interest in sew
eral Auburn churches is greater than it ha.
been for years.
One thousand dollars have been subscribed a
Stetson's Corner West Hampden, toward the
erection of church edifice.
Union religious meetings are being held ir
Orono, and as result a deep revival interes
prevails. Between twenty and thirty conver
sions ale reported, and the interest still con
tinues.
There is a powerful religious awakening Al
''Church hill" in Augusta. A colored preacher
Mr.. Foye, is said to be preaching to the people
with evident good results.
There is considerable religious interest being
manifested in the Christian church in Skowhe
gan, Rev. S. S. Jones, pastor. Rev. Mr.. Pierce
pastor of the Baptist church, has closed his Ia
bors there, his place being supplied by Rev. Mr.
Shaw of Waterville.
Rev. Mr. Rea has accepted the call t.
the paStOrate of the Congregationa
church in Bridgton, and will commence hi
labors next Sabbath. He is graduate of til,
Bangor Theological Seminary, and has recent
ly been settled over society in Connecticut
There is religious revival in the Barker
neighborhood in Naples. Meetings have beer
held each Sabbath evening for several weeks
conducted by Rev. Mr. Snow and much inter
est is awakened.
Large and enthusiastic revival meetings have
been held in Wesley church in Bath for sew
eral weeks past and are still in full success
We understand some seventy-fv persons have
been awakened, including large number o
very hopeful converts.