The Portland daily press., 1876-03-18
Religious News and Notes.

OF the 436 missionaries in China, 80 are
omen. Of the 100 in Japan, 80 are women.
There is quite religious Interest in the Bap-
fist churchiat Lubec.
good revival interest is enjoyed at Little
Falls, Gorham, Rev. Mr. TW art, pastor.
The Free Baptist church at Bar Mills is en-
joying quite a revival. Several persons have
been converted.
Ten persons were received into the Methodist
Episcopal church at Kennebunkport, Feb. 81,
by Rev. Mr.. T. P. Adams, pastor Forty have
joined the church on probation.
Rev. f. w. Brakeman, pastor of the Main
street Baptist church of Worcester, announced
at the close of his morning service, Sunday, his
determination to sever his connection with the
church, the resignation to take effect the sec
ond Sunday in June. He graduated at Colby
in 1867.
Rev. f. G. Bradeen of Dexter, in conjunc.
ton with Rev. Mr. Gerrish of Pittsfeld is
holding a series of meetings at ST. Albans,
and quite religious. interest has been awaken
theirs.
The religious Interest still continues in Rich
mond. Some 30 to 40 have recently Joined the
Methodist church on probation. Meetings in
the different churches are fully attended and
deeply interesting.
The Times says tina. the revival in the Sec
ond Baptist church in Calais continues without
abatement. OF the number of candidates
which have thus far come before the church,
more than twenty will BE- baptized next Sun
day.
Rev. w. P. Merrill, pastor of the Maryland
Ridge, Sanford, charge, hes just formed a new
class consisting of thirty members, the fruit of
the revival in his charge. Between IS and 80
persons have been converted and reclaimed dur
ing the fall and winter
The Wing says that a revival of religion is
in progress in the East Orrington Copgrega-
tional church, and about 40 conversions are re-
ported.
Rev, Mr.. Hulse of Pennington, is at present
engaged in holding series Of meetings in the
neighboring town of Temple. About 20 per-
sons were hopefully converted under his labors
at that place last week.
Eighteen new members were received into
the Congregational church in Cumberland on
March 9th, all but one on professions of faith.
These conversions were the fruit in part of a
very quiet but very happy work of grace dur
ing the past winter. The religious Interest is
still active.
Dr. Deems tells his church that he is accus-
toned on the first of each mouth to pray for
all the members of his flock whose names COM
mence with A. on the second for all whose
names begin with b. and go on through the
month and the alphabet.
AT the anniI ersary of the South western,
Bible Society, held last month in New Orleans
it was stated that of the 10000 families living
10 Louisiana ard the part of Mississippi uoder
the Society's jurisdiction, 10000 were without
copies OF the bible. OF 1915 families visited
WA md e
copies OF the scriptures.
Revival intelligence comes to US from all
parts of the country. Moody and Sankey's
meetings in New York are still crowded, and
the influences is increasing. Messrs. Hammond
and Bentley are still in Washington. The Rev.
Mr., Earle closed his services at Clinton, N. Y.
March Z. They were very well attended. Re-
vIval meetings are now held in many of the
churches OF Knoxville, Tenn. Messrs Hall
and Cree, who are visiting the Young Mems
CHRISTIAN Asso :iations of the South, spent
March II at Louisville. Much interest was
shown in their meetings. The series If union
gospel meetings held in Wisconsin during the
past fall aud winter, met with such success that
second series was begun March TO-
The Journal says that at the Axtel school
house in Belgrade, seven started on the new
life on Friday, four on Saturday and eight on
on Sunday night. rhe work is taking hold of
some OF the hardest cases in the community.
Inc house is SO crowded that the entry partition
is to be taken down.
Inc cost OF the Moody and Sankey meetings
at the Hippodrome in New York will be about
100000. The only way this expense is to he
betrayed is by voluntary offerings. Mr., SamneI
Thorn at the Hippodrome will.receiye subscrin-
tons.
The ipractice of holding missions, kind of
revival effort, is becoming more general iu the
Protestant Episcopal church. "The method of
conducting these missions is:sa slight change
from the regular church work. The preaching
is pungent, personal and earnest; the singing
congregational, aud the hymns and tunes ia.
miliar ones, The prayers are short frequent
and common. An opportunity is given for di
rect personal intercourse between inquirers and
ministers. So far the work has been very sue
Gesstul. The services generally occupy a week.
Preaching is held every night, and crowded con-
gregations attest the general interest
The terms at the ministerial bureau at the
congregational house at Boston for assisting
iergymen to permanent place are one FER
o0n'' On the salary for the first year, or ten dol
iars Oh every thousand. The annual fee of five
dollars entities a subscriber to all the informa.
Sion enat can be obtained from the books of the
oureau. ministers securing pulpit for a Sab.
paeh pay I'VE pei cent. on the amount received
except those who have paid the ANIMAL snb
scnptlon OF five dollars; these latter nav bnt
three per cent. instead of five. And vet these
rates do not as yet meet the actual expenses of
the bureau.