The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-14
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. o, A. Rounds was installed pastor of
the Unversal;st church at Bridgtou Feb 9TH.
A Universalist Conference is to be held at
Bryants Pond Feb. 25th and 26th.
There is quite an extensive revival of religion
in the Congress Street M. E. Society in this city
under charge of Rev. e. B. Pitblado. Numer-
GUS conversions are reported.
Rev. VIM. Forsyth has resigned the pastor
ate of the Elm Street Church in Bucksport, to
take effect March 10.
The religious interest continues in Rockland
and meetings are held through the week, after
noon and evening, in some of the churches.
The Pine Street NJ. E. church in Bangor has
recently received an accession of nine members.
Owing to continued illness, Rev. Arthur May
Knapp of the Unitarian church of Bangor, has
been obliged to ask the Society for vacation
of six months. in which TO recruit his health.
His physician has advised him to take trip to
Europe, leaving this country in April.
There is marked increase of religious inter-
est at North BridgtOn several persons having
i life. 'ne'' 0s'''e 70 sA''' '''' ''''~'
The religious interest at North Castine and
South PenObscot continues; about fifty have OBJ
tanned hope. Among the number are many
heads of families
The receipts into the treasury of the Maine
Missionary Society during the month of Janu-
airy were 1921 30.
Rev. B. A. Sherwood has accepted call to
the pastorate of the Free Baptist church at
Winnegance, and has already entered on his
duties.
Rev. James Morse, who has labored success
fully with the Free Baptist people at West Mt.
Vernon, half the time for several years. has en-
gagged with the church at Dunn's Corner, in
the same town, the present year, for the other
half of the time, thus devoting all his time to
that town.
Quite a revival is in progress at the Baptist
church. in Thomaston, some fifty having sx-
pressed desire to lead a Christian life.
The Advent Society in Berwick are having
religious services each Sabbath in Higley's
Hall. Rev. Mr.. Shattuck, formerly of Somers
worth, N. H., is supplying the pulpit, and the
meetings are said to be increasing in number
and interest
Rev. Mr.. Dickerman accepts the invitation to
the pastOrate of the Pine st. Congregational
church, in Lewiston, unanimously extended to
him by the church and parish.
Rev. d. Fl. Stoddard of Athol, Mass, has
accepted the call from the High Street Baptist
society in Great Falls and will enter upon his
duties about the first of April.
The Trustees of the Maine Baptist Mission
airy Convention will bold their next quarterly
meeting at the vestry of the Baptist Church in
Augusta, Monday evening, Feb 23d.
A religious interest prevails in Waterville.
Meetings are held every evening and new in
qIirers come forward daily.
Rev. Q. j. Hancock is at present supplying
the pulpit of the High ST. Christian Church,
Skowhegan, and will no doubt settle there as
its pastor. deep religious feeling is prevail
ing in the church and society, and the prayer
and social meetings are of more than usual in
terest.
There has been no such religious interest in
New York since 1857. 1t is nearly universal.
There is hardly church of any prominence
that is not maintaining nightly meetings.
The largest churches of the great denomina-
held during the week. At one of the large
meetings this week it was proposed by prom
inent clergyman to open the Academy Of
Music on week afternoons, believing that it
would be crowded. Additions to tine churches
are made daily. All denominations share in
the work.