The Portland daily press., 1873-01-25
Religious Intelligence.

The First Baptist church in Lewiston have
voted not to accept the resignation of their pas
tor, Rev. Mr. Haynes.
Rev. DR.. Willis, of Philadelphia, who lee
tured so acceptably in Saco Wednesday eve
ming, was settled as a Methodist preacher in
Kennebunk some years since.
The Hampshire street Methodist church, Au-
burn, is enjoying some religious interest,"
Meetings are being held in the vestry of the
church every evening at IL o'clock.
A deep religious interest is being manifested
in several churches in Calais. In the Baptist
church revival is taking place.
Mr.. Lewis E. Grant was ordained to the work
of the ministry of the gospel, and recognized as
pastor of the Baptist church of Bowdoinham on
Wednesday of last week.
Prof Herrick, of the Bangor Theological
Seminary, who has been for some ten weeks
past Frustrated by painful illness, is thought
to be improving in health His disease is peri
osttis of the metacarpal bones of the right foot,
from which he has suffered intensely.
Rev. Fl. NJ Eaton has accepted a call from
the church of Westerly, r. L.. with salary of
$1,000. Mr. E. closes his labors at Newport the
middle of February and begins work in his new
field the last Sunday of the same month.
The First Church in North Yarmouth, Wal
nut Hill, where the Rev. G. Hobart was pastor
the last thirty-six years of his life, are in want
of minister to settle for life. The Rev. Hugh
Brown, of Shushan, New York, closed his la
bors of eighteen weeks the 10Th inst.
Rev. E. S. French is peaching in the logging
camps in Weston and Orient, and good relig-
ious interest has been aroused all over his Cir
cult. Last Sabbath Mr.. French held services
in the E. & N. A. Station at Crooked Harbor.
The Congregational church of Mortified has
! been very fortunate in receiving assistance from
| Mr.. Coffin Smith who lives in the adjoining
| town of Centrevile. One of his donations was
| beautiful communion service of silver plate
| The Baptist church in Bath have extended a
call to Rev. S. A. Kingsbury, d. D., now of In
diana, to become their pastor.
Rev. E. T. Sanford was ordained pastor OF
| the First Baptist church in Jefferson Jan. 18th
Sermon by Rev. Wm Tiley, former pastor Of
| the church.
The York Association meets Tuesday, Feb
4th, at 10 IL o'clock, a. M, with Rev. j. Kyle
| Alfred. Preachers, Messrs. Kyle and Bixby Of
| Buxton. So Dr-..- .
Lincoln West Association meets with Rev
W. H. Bolster, at Wiscasset Tuesday, Febru
cry 18th, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
The Unversalist church, consisting of fit,
members, recently organized in Rockland, is t,
be publicly recognized next Sabbath, and new
members admitted.
The York County Freewill Baptist Quarterl
Meeting will be held with the church at Well
branch, Feb. 9Th and 9th. Ministers Confer
ence Tuesday, at O'Clock, p. m.
Rev. Rufus M. Sawyer, late pastor of the Is
Congregational church at York, died recently a
Lamars, Iowa.
The principal topic Of conversation in Sears
port just now is the revival which has astonish
ed even the Oldest inhabitant The meeting
have been held every evening for three weeks
and the interest has not in the least abated.
the public schools of. the place, nearly ever
pupil has become interested, and the change
marvellous to behold. The meetings are undo
the direction of Mr.. Hanscom (Methodist), an
Mr.. Adams Congregationalist), and more tina
one hundred exhortations have been given in
single evening.
!; Quite religious interest has been NANTES
ed in Winthrop, of late The meetings of tn
Y. NJ. &. Association have been so generally a
tended that their hall could not accommodate
the people, and the Town Hall has been throw
open to them. Mr.. Dean, graduate of IL
) Theological School at Bangor, is temporaril
supplying the pulpit of the Congregation;
church, made vacant by the resignation of Rev
e. p Baker, last summer.
Rev. Mr.. Bean, of Guilford, is having geo
success, as the result of his labors. Sever
conversions have occurred in his parish.
Rev. Henry Libby has entered upon his L
, bors as pastor of the Baptist church in Par
man, and his congregation is rapidly increasr
! in numbers and interest