The Portland daily press., 1876-02-26
Religious lntclIigence.

The religious revival work at Pennington
goes on with unabated vgor.
The Lynn Praying BaLd have gone to Water
vile to prosecute their religious work there
There is quite religious interest in Rev. Mr.
| Mowers (Methodist) church at Castine, which
appears to be on the increase.
The Adventists have been holding protract-
ed meeting at the "new church. in South Hi
ram. and an earnest revival interest has been
| awakened.
The Mirror says that the new Elm street U nj
versalist church in Lewiston, is now nearly
completed, but the dedicatorY exercises will
not occur until the organ is completed, proba-
bly, in about month.
Rev. Mr.. Howard of New York, has been in
vited to the pastorate of Pine street Free Bap-
tistIchurch of Lewiston. he is to preach to
this church the next two Sabbaths.
The religious interest is still good in Rich
mondivillage. The public and social meetings
of the different churches are fully attend
ed. Between thirty and forty have re-
Gently joiued the Methodist church on proba.
ton.
The Whig says that the union prayer meet.
ings that have been held in East Corinth ever
since the week of prayer, under the direction
of Rev. Messrs. Gurney, Pitts and Bragdon,
and which have been productive of such a pow-
erful religious interest among all classes, are to
be continued indefinitely.
Zon's Advocate says of Maine Baptist
churches There is some special religious in
terest at Cape Neddick. There is a happy
state of revival at Calais. Rev. o. Richard.
son, pastor OF the Baptist church at Tenants
Harbor, baptized four converts. Feb. 18th.
A precious revival has been in progress in
Pine street church in Lewiston for the past
few weeks. Large numbers of young people
have been converted.
The delegation of the Y. M. G. A. from Au-
burn report that excellent revival meetings are
in pfogress at Strong where the delegation is
at work.
The colored people Of New York complain
that they are virtually excluded from Moody's
revival meetings on account of the prejudice
against their color, and they want to have
Mr.. Moody hold some meetings expressly for
them.
The Westield, Conn, Methodsts and Cath
olics are in battle array because of an Irish ser.
want girl, living in Methodist family, who
has been converted to their religion, and insists
on having it, though her parents object and
have taken possession of her by legal process as
under age, etc.
A. P. Graves, revivalist, has been laboring
in Niles, Mich, all the churches uniting. The
whole city is moved. The singular circum-
stance is recorded, that on an evening appoint
ed for prayer for young men, every business
place and every saloon and billiard hall was
closed at 6 O'Clock. That meeting was fruitful
in conversions.
Zion's Herald says sof Maine NJ. E. churches:
Rev. d. B. Randall of Saccarappa has baptized
forty persons during the year, and received
ffty-nine on probation. Many others are wait
ing the opportunity to be baptized. 1.-The
death of Rev. J. N. Marsh, a member of the
East Maine Conference, is reported.-There
Is good religious interest in Hodgdon.
The Morning Star says of Maine f. B.
churches: The church in Edgecomb is without
pastor.--There is revival in Newfield, un-
der the labors of Rev. A. E. Boynton.--The
Doughty Falls church, at North Berwick, is
greatly encouraged aud strengthened by the
revival work.-A steady and encouraging
revival has existed in No. Shapleigh this win
ter, under the labors of Rev. W. S. Packard.
At East Otisfeld twenty-five persons have
recently been converted