The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-11
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. Mr.. Chase of Rockland baptized eight
converts last Sunday-four males and four fe-
church baptized forty persons and received by
letter and probation about twenty five. He
has now about 16O candidates on probation.
The Freewil Baptist church in Cape Elz.
abeth is being reconstruct at a cost of So
000 -att
Rev. Mr. Day baptized four persons at Wes-
leylchurch, Bath, Sunday, April 9th.
The revival in Orland under the preaching of
Mr.. Eldridge is still progressing and doing a
good work.
Rev. Mr.. Clark baptized five persons and re-
ceived ten to membership in the Park street
Methodist Episcopal church at Lewiston last
Sunday.
At the Methodist church in Augusta, last
Sunday, the ordinance of baptism was admin.
istered to twenty-five persons, seven were re-
+ ceived in full fellowship. who had previously
been baptized, aud two by letter.
As a result of the revival which has been in
progress in the Baptist church, St. Stephen,
ten young converts were baptized by the pastor
Rev. Mr.. Manning, at the Cove last Sabbath
morning. The good work has extended into
other churches in st. Stephen, and much inter-
est is being manifested.
Rev. W. E. Morse baptized one at Noblebo-
TO on Sunday, March 20 and eight on Sunday,
April g. Three more have been received for
baptism.
During the last month there has been quite
revival interest in the East Pittsfeld F. W.
Baptist church. The church has been gre ,tly
quickened. Several wanderers have been re-
claimed, and twelve or fifteen professed faith
in Christ.
At the Bates street Baptist church in Lewis.
iston last Sunday nine ladies and one gentle
man were baptized. Four persons were bap-
tized by the pastor one month ago, making
fourteen in all who have thus been added to
the church since he commenced his pastorate,
four months ago.
The receipts into the treasury of the Maine
Missionary Society during the month of March
were S332.74, about one fourth of which came
from the Plymouth church in Portland, and
the same amount from the Union Congrega-
tional church and Society in Kennebunk.
There is quiet but increasing religious in
terest in the Baptist church in Turner, Rev.
l. Record pastor; and there have been several
conversions.
Mr.. Joseph Fl. Taylor of the Senior class
Newton Theological Institution has received
and accepted a call to the pastoral CHARGE Of
the Baptist church in Bluehil. He will com
mence his labors after his graduation in June.
The new Baptist church in Cherryfield. re-
Gently completed will be dedicated April Is.
Also on the same Gay Rev. E S. Small will be
ordained and publicly set apart to the work of
the Gospel ministry.
Rev. S. P. Merrill of Waterville, extended
the right hand of fellowship to eleven recent
converts last Sabbath.
In the Second Baptist church in Bangor last
Sunday, Rev. DR.. Butler welcomed fourteen
to the fellowship of the church, thirteen hav-
ing been baptized by him. This makes thirty
three since the first Of February, twenty-nine
Of whom are recent converts. The revival in-
terest continues in very unusual manner, re-
quiriug meetings almost every evening in the
week.
Rev. G. NJ Emery received into the fellow
ship Of the Baptist church in Thomaston
March 22d, nine persons, eight by baptism and
one by experience. April 9TH he baptized
nine, among whom was man SO years of yge
and boy II years old.
Rev. j: 9. Snow of Auburn, is to succeed
hev. MI Miner in his mission to California,
with view to advancing the interests of Uni
versalism on the Pacific coast. The prospects
are said to be very encouraging for the new
movement
Rev. G. w. Gould has accepted a call to the
East Dixfeld b. church.
Rev. T. Remission has accented call from
the Free Baptist church at North Lebanon. and
commenced his labors last Sabbath.
Bishop Nicely adm .nistered the rite of con.
frmaton to six persons at the Episcopal church
in Rockland, Wednesday, April Sth.