The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-15
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. HI. M. Eaton closed his labors with the
Christian church at Newport last Sabbath, hav-
ing accepted call to the passionate of the Chris
tian church at Westerly, R. I.
Rev. Mr.. Earle, the Evangelist, is now labor
ing at Bath, where an unusual degree of relig-
ious interests prevails.
Forty persons have thus far come forward to
ask special interest in prayer, at the Court
street Baptist church, Auburn.
Rev. Mr.. Moses of the North Christian church
in Eastport, baptized six. persons last Sabbath
morning. t}A@
The interest in the prayer meetings of the
First Christian Church at Lubec, is on the in
crease, under the lead of the Rev. Mr. Fanton;
! a revival is manifes.
WatefvHfe and Fairheiu, ncsv---s5anlo
at Waterville4 "Wednesday AFTERNOON.
The third quarterly meeting of the Maine
Eastern Christian Confer ence will be held witt
the church at Palmyra, commencing on FRIDAY
afternoon 18th inst, at one O'clock.
The Congregational church and society Of
Lyman have secured the services of Rev Samue
w. Pearson of Brunswick, who will commence
his labors 23d inst
Rev. e. r. Osgood has given notice to his
society in East Machias that his health is such
that his physicians have ordered him to sus-
pend his labors and travel for few months
The two parishes of tho Methodist church.
Park street and Main street, Lewiston, are now
agitating the question of reunion, and the
erection of large free house of worship suffic-
lent to accommodate both societies.
Much interest is being felt in the Methodist
revival meetings at Jay, and several have al
ready been converted
There is quite revival of religion in Wind
sor. The labors of Rev. Mr.. Brown seem to be
especially blessed.
Preparations are being made for the erection
OF the First Christian church edifice in West
Bangor, and work will be commenced on the
foundation as soon as the season will admit.
The edlfice will cost about $4,000, of which
$4,000 have been subscribed.
The Baptist church in Fayette is enioyino a.
revival OF reliSion. -Four have already express
sed hope, and many others are deeplv en-
gagged.
sunday afternoon services have been inaue-
urated at the Hallowell granite quarries The
clergymen OF that city officiate alternately.
At Rev. Mr.. Emerson's church in Biddeford
an extensive revival is in progress among the
members of the Sabbath School, nearly all of
whom who had not previously started. have
risen for prayers and signified their desire to
be numbered with Gods people,
"A good revival is progressing at the Metbo-
dist (Rev. Mr. Ladd's) church in Biddeford. A
large number have recently started on the
Christian life.
Much religious interest prevails in the Meth
odist church at Belfast.
There was an interesting interview last We'd.
nesday in Augusta, between two of the Oldest
active clergymen in the State-Rev William
A. Drew and Rev. John Allen, who are about
the same age and nearing the eighties. Mr..
Allen heard Mr. Drew preach his first sermon
at Pennington. The latter was at that time
preceptor of the academy at that place, and
preached IN the academy building. Both gentle
men are still vigorous in mind, and ace sits
lightly upon them physically
A quarterly meeting of the Methodist Enisco-
pal society was held at Naples Village Satur
day and Sunday, Feb. LIST and I'd. The services
commenced Saturday afternoon and Continued
through that evening and Sunday forenoon. af-
ternoon and evening. The presiding elder of
the Gardiner district, Rev. DR.. Weber nraacb-
ed Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and the
Sunday morning discourse was preached bv
Rev. Mr.. Hobart of Bridgton.
The Congregational society at Brunswick
have voted to raise $4,000 for the support of the
Gospel and for contingent expenses during the
current year, and to make a new valuation of
the pews. Committees also were raised to en-
quire into the feasibility of procuring a parson-
age, new organ, and of changing the form of
the pulpit
The evangelical Sunday schools of Waldo
county will hold a convention at the Methodist
church, Belfast, Wednesday and Thursday
Feb. 10Th and 10th.
Rev. Mr.. Utter, of the Unitarian church in
Belfast, has received call to settle over the
society at Augusta. He laid the matter before
MS parIshoners last Sabbath and desired an ex-
preston. No action has yet been token by the
society
.kev. j.. I. Carr has organized Universalist
parish OF thlrty-tour members in New Portland
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