The Portland daily press., 1876-04-08
RELIGIONS lntelIigence,

Abbot village Congregational church is en-
joying considerable revival interest.
Father Chniquy has visited Holyoke, Mass,
and 80 Catholics have been converted in conse-
quence.
The Ohio Open Communion Baptist Associa-
tion has increased to 1874 churches and 1000
members.
The Chronicle reports that Rev. Mr.. Huise
of the Pennington Free Baptist church, preach.
ed his farewell sermon last Sunday.
There is unusual religions interest in the Con-
gregational church at New Gloucester, of which
Rev. Mr.. Leavitt is the acceptable pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Randall is recovering from his dis.
ease and gives promise of more active service
for the Master.
Rev. G. G. Holyoke has completed his en-.
gagement with the First Congregational church
at Bethel and returned to Yarmouth.
The Observer says that the union meetings
IN Dover aud Foxcroft have BEEN we'll attended,
and good interest prevails.
Saturday, April 1st, at the conference of the
Congregational church in Wiuterport, nine
were examined upon their Christian experience
and doctrnal belief.
The religious and temperance reform interest
at Skowhegan still continues; and delegations
are going out to neighboring towns to inaugu.
rate the good work in othec localities.
1t is said a revival is in progress in the Sand
wich Islands. The Hawaiian Christians have
become notoriously corrupt and immoral, and
this evidence of reform is hailed with delight
by the missionaries
The Morning Star says of Maine f. Baptist
churches: Rev. E. Manson has received an in
vtation to the pastorate of the North street
Rafh thn hnr, . r,cal,;
Barter's Island was dedicated March oath.
The lions Herald says of Maine Methodist
Episcopal churches: The Methodist church in
Cooper is still enjoying good degree of relig-
ious prosperity. Within few weeks number
have been converted and others have risen for
prayers A good religious interest pervades the
community in which the Methodist church
exists, in Princeton.
The Biddeford Journal, referring to the close
of Rev. Mr.. Emerson's nine years pastorate of
the Second church, Biddeford says that during
that time he received 1856 persons to church
membership-152 by profession and SO by letter
doubling the strength Of the church)-united
50 couples in marriage and attended 128 fune.
rails. During that time $4,000 of the church
edifce debt has been lquidated.
An ecclesiastical council was convened in
Freeport April 4th, to advise and act in refer
ence to the dissolution Of the pastoral relation
between Rev. j. J. Bulfnch and the Congrega-
tlonal church in that place. There was some
difference between pastor and people, ard the
council advised that the pastoral relation be
dissolved. The council warmly commend MIR.
Bultinch to other churches.
The lions Advocate says of Maine Baptist
churches: Mr.. Nathan Hunt, of Colby Univer-
sty, is at present acting as pastor of the Bap.
tist church in Monson. Rev. Samuel Wood
bury closes his lators with the Baptist church
in Pembroke May Ist. Rev. N. M. Wood
writes that he is not suffering from hemorrhage
of the lungs bat of the throat His lungs are
as sound as at any time for the past twenty-five
years; and with the return of spring and sum-
mer he hopes for a relief and permanent cure.