The Portland daily press., 1873-02-01
Religions Intelligence.

The Freewill Baptist Church at West Leba-
non is enjoying good religious interest which
has been in progress for some months past I'M
der the labors Of their pastor Rev. w. T. Smith
Heads OF families are the principal fruits of the
revival.
Considerable religious interest has been awals-
ened by reason of the Advent meeting in Fair
field of late. Several conversions are the re-
suit thus far.
Rev. VIM. Twort has sent in his resignation
as pastor of Free Baptist church in Lyman. to
take effect the LIST of April
kev: =: =. Hail. late of Quincy, Mass, will
Rockland on the first Sunday in February.
The Free Baptist meeting house at Soutb
Parsonsfield will be rededicated on Wednesday
Feb. 8, at 103 a. M
The envelope system for raising money for
the support of the ministry is being tried by
the LIST Baptist Society in Paris this year.
The Kennebec Association of Congregational
Ministers held their quarterly session with Rev.
Mr.. Curtis, at Richmond, on Wednesday last
The meeting was largely attended and appar-
emily very profitable.
Inc Diocesan Board of Missions will meet at
st. Marks church, Augusta on Tuesday, Feb
18th. at 8 o'clock p. m. The meetings Of the
Board and conference of the clergy will be
continued during Wednesday morning end af-
ternoon. Public services will be on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings with sermon and
missionary addresses; on Wednesday morning
prayer and the Litany, and on Thursday the
Holy Communion
Under the laDors of Rev. j. R. Day there is a
deep revival interest in the Wesley NJ E.
Church, Bath. Between thirty and FORTY con-
versions have occurred, and the meetings are in .
creasing in interest.
There was collection taken up in State St.
Church, Portland, Sunday, 18th, in behalf of
the Education Society, amounting to SIG
There is q good degree of religious interest
now prevailing In Lewiston and Auburn, and
conversions are reported in several of the
churches.
The Portland District Ministerial Association
met in Gorham Jan. 21st, and continued two
days. Twenty-Five preachers were present in
Guiding the Presiding Elders of Portland and
Readtield Districts, Revs Sanderson and Colby.
preaching, social religious services, ESSAYS of
various subjects, followed by timely discussion
on the various themes presented.
Rev. s. w. Pearson, late of Limington has
been supplying the church in Lyman Of late.
| The First Baptist church in Bangor was Or
| gained % years ago, in house then standing
| on the lot now occupied by Spratts STABLE on
Harlow street There are now but two persons
living who were present-Mrs. Eliza Harlow
and her daughter Eliza, then small child and
permitted to sit on small Cricket in the cor
nuer of the room. The original members of this
church were eleven in number.
Rev. Elijah Toothacher of Lyndon, died very
suddenly at the house of neighbor on Monday
morning, Jan. 9th. He was in his usual good
health, had preached the evening before at a
school house in the neighborhood, and remain
ed during the night at a Mr.. Todd's, near the
school house. While Harvesting his horse in
the morning, he fell and expired before he could
| be carried into the house.
Revivals are reported in the Methodist socie-
ties at Oxford, Biddeford, South Berwick and
ether places.