The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-04
RELIGIONS Intelligence.

Rev. E. F. Borchers declines the invitation
to settle over the church at North Yarmouth,
but accepts an engagement as stated supply for
one year.
city, will meet to organize under their charter
next Wednesday, at the office of Clarence Hale,
esq, at 3 o'clock p. m.
Rev. Webster H. Pierce of Winterport, has
received a call to Brimfeld Mass.
There are now in the Theological Seminary
in Bangor forty students, the largest number
for several years.
Rev. George M. Stanley, of the diocese of
Connecticut, has arrived in Hallowell to take
charge OF ST. Matthew's Parish.
Rev. John r. Herrick lately Professor in the
Theological Seminary in Ranger, has accepted
call to the pastorate of the South Hadley,
Mass, Congregationalist church.
Rev. d. B. Bowen of Chelmsford, Mass, has
received and accepted a call from the Liberal
Christian society IF Pennington, and enters
upon his labors at once.
The Free Baptist society of Dexter have pur.
chased lot ia the corner of Tannery and
Spring streets for their new church, which will
be erected as soon as the ground is in suitable
condition.
ton with the Baptist society in Wells
Large accessions have been recently made to
the Baptist church at Waterville. Seven more
persons were baptized on Sunday evening.
An Increased religious interest is said to be
prevalent in the several churches in Alfred
Union meetings are being held by the Congre-
gational, Methodist and Baptist societies
A series of meetings recently held in Wes-
ley, in which were tue combined and united la
bcrs of the NJ E. church with their Pastor
(Rev. s. NJ DuntOn) resulted in a number of
conversions. reclamation of wanderers and the
awakening of an increased and general relig-
ious interest in the church and community.
Quite religious revival is in progress at
South Lewiston, under the labors of Rev. G.
Perkins
There is a deep religious interest at the Main
street Free Methodist Church in Lewiston.
Meetings are held nightly, which are we'll at
tended, and some twenty or more conversions
have occurred during the past two weeks. The
society are about to erect a new church.
The East Maine Methodist Conference will
be held in Belfast May 6th Bishop Il. s. James
OF New York, presiding 1t is expected that
between two and three hundred members will
be present.
The Kennebec & Somerset Congregational
Association will meet with Rev. Mr.. Cameron,
at Waterville, on Tuesday, April 21st, at II
o'clock a. m.
cal Seminary, has accepted the invitation of
the Boardma- Missionary Society to deliver the
sermon before that Society at the next Com
mencement Of Colby University.
Bishop Nicely will visit the churches in ARGOS
took county some time this month.
There is quiet but deep religious interest
in the Baptist church in South Berwick.
Rev. E. p. Ladd declines the call extended to
him by the Freewill Baptist church in South
ParsODstield.
Rev. w. Woodbury. has decided to remain
with the Congregational Society in Skowhegan
another year.
Since the first of January about thirty con-
versions have occurred in the Baptist church at
Eden.
The religious interest Is increasing in the Con-
gregational and Methodist churches at Thorn
aston. Rev. Mr.. Emery baptized eight con-
verts week ago last Sabbath.
The Congregational church at Winthrop has
given Mr.. Richard HI. Jenkins of Bangor, a
call to become their pastor, and he has accept
ed the call, and begins his labor in June. In
the meantime he is to supply their pulpit
Last Sabbath Rev. Mr. Whitcher at Saccar-
appa, preached his third anniversary sermon
70 MS church; in which he reported abont forty
baptized %, and added "a to the chnrcb and at.
tended 43 funerals. "A" "'
There is a eper religious intarast in tho
years past. 'AA" ioh SEVERAL
The Right Rev. DIR. Nicely Bishop of Maine
visits st. Peters parish in Rockland on Wed,
nesday, April oth, at p. M, for the purpose
OF administering the apostolic rite of confirma-
ton. He visits the parish of st. John Baptist.
ThomastOn, on the evening of the same day
for similar purpose
A revival of unusual interest is in progress
in the Methodist Society at North Union, under
the mnistretiOn of Rev. Mr.. Winsow.
The new chapel just completed at West Ban
gor, was dedicated Thursday evening with ap-
propriate services.