Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-15
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ton.
The Free Baptist church at West Mt. Yer.
non, Rev. ]. Morse, pastor, is experiencing
a season of revival, some ten, nearly all heads
Of families, have been converted. Their
house is well filled and deep nteres. pre-.
walls.
The Bowdoin Quarterly Meeting held its
March session with the East Bowdoinham
Free Baptist church, March Sd, 4th and 9th.
In the evening Rev. II. Whitcher, of Sacca-
Kappa, preached from Matt. vi l3. followed by
general experience meeting. Conference
| opened Wednesday morning at O'clock, with
| prayer meeting which lasted an hour. Then
| came the business session. Few churches re-
| ported owing to the storm, but nearly every
one reported a growing religious interest. At
l0A O'Clock Rev. c. F. Penney of Augusta,
preached very able and eloquent sermon,
| from Luke viii :SS go. Afternoon session be-
gan with prayer meeting, after which Rev.
Geo. s. Kicker Of Richmond, preached from
Dan. ii ;3j. The evening session began with
prayer and praise, after which Rev. L. Dexter,
Sabattusyille, preached. Thursday morning
there was powerful prayer meeting contin-
uing two hours and half. Rev. Mr.. Adams
of the Methodist Episcopal church, preached
the sermon. Preaching 10 the afternoon by
Rev. T. D. Clements of Richmond Corner.
The session was one Of unusual interest
throughout.
Rev. Henry Shepard of Bristol, n. T., has
accepted call to become pastor of st. Johns
Parish, Orono, Universalist, and he. will
commence his labors with the society the first
of May next.
Freeman. Several have been recently con-
verted, and the work is spreading.
The revival OF religion at Winnegancc con-
tinues with increasing power. Meetings are
held every afternoon and evening.
The Congregationalista, Baptists, and Free
Bap.ists are holding union meetings in Free
port, with good prospect of success.
Meetings have been held in the Methodist
Episcopal church, Richmond, afternoon and
evening for three weeks. There have been
several conversions and the interest still con-
tinues good.
Three persons were admitted to the Con-
gregational church in Waterville last Sabbath
There is revival in the Baptist church in
Biddetord. There is quite number Of con-
verts, and four meetings are held weekly
The pastor of the church, Rev. Mr.. Lane,
is consequently happy.
Rev. Alfred Day, recently pastor of the
Universalist society of Ki,,ery, has received
and accepted call from the Uniyersalst So
ciety in Oldtown.
Mr.. +. Z. Emery Of the Bates Theological
school, is at present supplying the pulpit Of
the gationalist church, Turner village.
Rev. II. H. Clark, formerly minister to
the Methodist church in Lubec, and for the
past two years, a member of the Methodist
Theological school in Boston, has received
the Commission of Chaplain in the L. S.
Navy.
The next annual session OF the Maine Bap-
fist Convention is to be holden at Damaris-
Gotta.
SuNNfsIDr.-Rev. j. freeman of York,
recently received a surprise by gentlemen of
his parish, with present of a years supply
of wood. About seventy Of the friends of
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Whittier of Dennysvilie,
| made surprise call at the parsonage Feb
9th. Those who planned the affair sug
gested that each person who came should
bring a gift weighing at least pound, and
they all kept the agreement most faithfully.