Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-19
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

The Lynn PRAYING Band has been doing Won
de, full work at Pennington The Chronicle says
"Such an interest IN spiritual thlngs as - now
prevailing here has never before been experienced.
Hundreds are anx ously seeking their souls Ava
ton, and hundreds have been made happy, know
ing, and fully realizing, that their SINS have been
washed away by the blessed Jesus. 1t Is utterly
impo. Bile to report these meetir gs properly. In
fac, this town is stir ed to its founda,oLs.'
Rev. 5. ?. Merrill of Waterve, Baptist, re-
Gently baptized nile candidates.
There viii he two days Universalist Confer
cnce Meeting in the Union meetlug house at the
village Of Canaan, beginning on tuesday night, or
on Wednesday my, 29th, or last day of Feb
ruary, and holding over two days.
The interesting services on the fftieh anniver-
sarv of the dedication Of the stone church in Port
land, Rtv. D.. Hill, were held in the Frat Parish,
sunday morning.
The Bowdoinham Baptist Association will hold
an association al meeting with the church II Greene,
for thlee days, beginning February 22d.
Thee is considerable religious interest existing
in the churches in Waervllle at the present time,
and meetings have been more frequent than usual
In addition to the meetings 10 the chU CHI vestries,
prayer meetings have for several weeks been held
every Friday evening in Mr. Hathaway's Free
Ca el, on Man street, under the lead OF the younS
uIen OF the Congregational church, and these are
well attended.
On account of i'll health, Rev. G. II. Knowles
has been obliged TO give up his labols with the
Methodist church in Camden.
The pews are nearly in place in the new Elm
street Cuiversalist church in Lewiston. II is
thought the eaiice will be completed in about two
weeks.
There is a most wonderful revival in progress in
South Dover. All classes are lnterested-1lch and
poor high and low. Almost every man in town
has experienced religion. The revival is almos.
unprecedented for such small place.
Quite revival interest exists at the II ga street
church in Lewiston. Four persons pronounced
publicly for Christian life at the crowded sunday
evening prayer meeting.
The new church in Edgecomb to take the place
of the one burned few years since, is nearly com
plcted and III be dedicated in few weeks.
Extra meetings have been held in Parkmsu for
weeks ia which Christians of different denomna.
lions have been united. The CHRISTIAN communi
~ has been greatly aroused, ard there have been
several hopeful conversions.
The delegation Of the Y. NJ. c. \. from Auburn
report that excellent revival meetings are in pro-
gress at Strong where the delegation Is at work
Rev. d. c, Bgby at Appleton writes that there
is considerable interest manifested IN the meetings,
with new cases of inquiry nearly every night.
Rev Mr. Bicknell of Portland notified his par
ISL last sunday that he would withdraw hi; resig-
nation.
Rev Mr. Barrows of Bdleford last Sunday af-
terEoon extended the light hand of fellowship to
eleven persons His remarks to church members
and those persons then presenting themselves
were to the point and very impressive.
SUM ~'DE.-Rev. c. W. Bradee, pastor Of the
Congress--treet Methodist church in Portland, re
c.iyed recently the present CT an elegant dressing
.own-Ihe iiberality Of the Bluehlil people tounc
expires sion in visit to the Baptist parsonage o.
the friends of the pastor Rev. Joseph III. lay Tor
| ihev all contributed a generous supply of provis
ian S,iu, pf