The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-01
Religious News and Notes.

More than forty conversions are reported in
East Orrington in connection with the revival
Fifteen conversions are tie result of the late
religious awakening at South Bridgton
SARAH Smiley, the Vassaboro' Quakeress, is
preaching at Providence, r. /,
There has been great revival work going on
in Mercer for the past three weeks. There
have been many conversions.
The First Parish Committee of Bangor have
engaged Professors Barbour and Sewall to
supply the pulpit for the ensuing three months.
A deep religious interest is reported at Stony
Brook, Augusta. Seventeen rose for prayers
Tuesday evening
Rev. VIM. A. Merrill writes from Sherman
Mills that there is considerable religious inter.
est in that place.
Ex-Gov Dix of New York has written a
long letter in which he takes strong grounds
against the proposition to tax church property.
1t was stated in one of Mr.. Moody's meetings
that there had been not less than 10000 con-
verts in Philadelphia in connection with the
recent evangelistic labors there.
Hammond street Congregational church,
Bangor, resumed last Sabbath the afternoon
service, which had been discontinued for Dor
ton of the year.
The Chronicle says that Rev. G. Colby of
Vassalboro' has been holding protracted meet.
ings at Burnham lately, with good results. The
religious increases daily.
The Congregationalst gives tabular view of
accessions at the last communion to the Con-
gregational churches in the country, amount
ing to 2 453 of whom 1856 were by profession.
Equally gratifying figures are reported from
the Presby terian churches.
The Mirror says that Notwithstanding the
unusually stormy weather of the past two
weeks, the canvass of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association has been successfully prose.
cuted in Canton and North Livermore The
meetings there are excellent.
lions Herald says of the Maine NJ E.
churches: The revival interest continues at
Cape Elizabeth Ferry. Several very interest.
ing and marked cases of conversion have
occurred within the last week Two persons
were baptized in the Methodist Episcopal
church at Denmark, at the quarterly meeting
last week.
The Congregational churches in Maine re.
ceived the past year 1888 new members. Twenty
six churches received 633, an average of %
each; 90 received 80, average and a fraction
122 churches received none The church in
Auburn received 81; st. Lawrence street. Port.
land, AZ: Second church, Biddeford 81;
Ligonia, Cape Elizabeth, 80; Plymouth, Port.
land 81; State street. Portland, 20; Rockland
20; Alfred, "a; Hammond street, Bangor, 20.
A New England Free Baptist Convention
will be held in Pine street F. B. church, Lewis
ton, commencing Tuesday evening, April 4th
and closing Friday evening, April 9TH. The
meeting will be for the purpose of discussing
important questions relating to educational
aud missionary Interests, the founding of g
Biblcsl and Literary Review, and the duty
of the Free Baptists to the liberal movement
in the larger Baptist body
The Reporter says that the Lynn Praying
Band left Skowhegan, Friday week. Since
that time the work they commenced has beer
carried on by the pastors, Rev W. Woodbury.
acting as leader at the request of his brother
ministers. Two hundred and thirty.eisht
ASIDE from forty three Sabbath school children
went forward by prayers while the Band wa,
there. Since they left the number has beer
largely Increased.
Seven persons were baptized at the Baptis
church, Waterville, Sunday the Goth, and re-