The Portland daily press., 1874-02-28
Religious Intelligence.

The interest in the Congress Street and
Chestnut Street NJ. E. Churches in this city
continues, and prayer meetings are held every
evening. In the st. Lawrence Street Congre-
gational Church the interest is increasing.
Our correspondent writes that large and en-
thusiastic revival meetings have been held by
the Free Will Baptist Society at Springvale
during the week and upwards of twenty have
professed an interest in the cause.
Tho religious interest still continues in the
churches in Augusta without apparent abate-
ment.
Interesting religious meetings each evening
of the week are in progress at the vestries OF
the various religious societies In haiiowe'l ana
many are expressing desires Tor hving lives
more in accordance with the Divine require
ments
There is quite deep religious interest mani
tested at the Union Meeting House in Fort
Fairfield. AT the evening meetings the house
is crowded. Christians are greatly revived and
score or more have requested prayers. Rev.
Mr.. Carr, a Free Baptist Missionary, has been
laboring there.
The Methodist Society in Calais are prosper
ing under the anle ministrations of Rev. Mr..
haskell A revival is now in progress in the
church and large numbers are uniting with it.
The Baptist Church in South Berwick is
holding extra meetings, Some have already
obtained hope and others are inquiring the way
of life.
Nine persons were baptised by Rev. Mr..
Merrill of Waterville, last Sunday evening.
In some portions of Hancock county there
seems to be more than usual religious interest.
At North Castine hundred conversions are
reported. In Eden also, there is quite revi
val.
A new Church will be erected in Alfred early
the coming season By the Advent Society of
that place. 1t will be located on Saco street
near the Hubbard place. so called
Tho rasuna tion Nv Row r w ri Rakor Of
the pastorate Of the First Congreg atonal
Church in Brewer has been accepted.
The installation of Rev. Mr.. Dickerman as
pastor of the Pine Street Congregational
Church in Lewiston will occur March 18th
Rev. Mr.. Halves of New Haven is expected to
preach the sermon on the occasion.
Rev A. Bryant of East Winthrop preached
crowded house, and he has taken bis departure
for his new field of labor at Dover, N. H.
The York and Cumberland Christian Confer
ence will be held at the church in South Harri-
son, March 9Th, 7th and 9Th.
The South Aroostook Baptist Quarterly
Meeting will hold its next session with the
Baptist Church in Hodgdon, commencing Fri
day, March 9th.
The venerable widow OF the late Rev. Seth
Stets0n died at her residence in Brunswick on
Tuesday at the great age of ninety-four years.
She had been in good health and very active
until within a few weeks of her death Her
husband who died some six years since. at the
age of ninety-t.ree, was the Oldest Universal
list clergyman in the State aud was very well
known.
Rev. Newman Smyth, pastor of the First
Parish Church at Bangor since May Sd, 1870,
Sunday informed his congregation of his in
tention to resign the passionate.
The NJ E. Church at West Baldwin, closed
for several weeks for repairs, was re-opened
and re-dedcated February 10, with sermon on
Cor. iii q, %, by Rev. l. Luce Presiding
Elder Of Portland District, assisted by Revs,
M. Wight pastor, and other ministerial breth-
rem
In Machias union meetings are held three
evenings each week in regular order at the
Baptist, Congregationalist and Methodist places
OF worship. Quite an interest is manifested.
Mrs. Houghton, wife of Rev. NJ H. Hough-
ton Of Bath, supplied the pulpit of the Univer-
salist society in Rockland last Sunday to great
satisfaction.
The Free Will Baptist Society in Dexter con-
template the erection of Church edifice the
coming season.