Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-20
Summary of Religious Intelligence.

The average attendance for the year on the / e
lversalst Sunday School in Fairfield, has been
siVty-six; the largest attendance, nInety-seven.
There are five hundred books in the library.
An organization has been formed in Palmyra
village for the purpose Of raising money 10 repair
the village church.
At the Pine street F. B. church Of Lewiston.
Rev. K. l.. Howard, PASTOR there is mantle sted
remarkable revival interest. Meetings have been
held each evening, for the past two weeks, with
great success, and the work, il is hoped, is only
begun. Many are being reclaimed, and new con-
verts appear al each meeting. More than score
OF personal requests for prayers have recently
been made.
Rev. +. II. Hart, Free Baptist, formerly Of
Maine, died at his home at Lynn, Mass, January
4th
The religious interest at Lisbon alls is increas-
ing About twenty have already found peace in
believing, and four others desired the prayers of
Christians. on Sunday evening
News Of Maine NJ Z. churches Rev. II. Chase
OF Peaks Island, and his people, are enjoying
precious revival. The revival interest has been ia
progress about three weeks, and pervades the
whole island. The Methodist church at Alfred
has been undergoing thorough repairs. 1t will be
opened for rehabilitation about the middle of Feb
ruaiy. The Orchard Beach camp-meetug asso-
citation, at a recent meeting, appointed a commit
tee to draft plans for a boarding house to take
the place of the one burned last fall.
There is good state of religious interest in the
Baptist church in Alfred, Rev. ). A. Ives, pastor.
Quite number of new voices have been hea I'd ia
the meetings, and there have been several CONVEX.
sions.
Rev Henry Carpenter Of Bridg ton, on Saturday
last received unanimous call from the Parish Of
Plymouth church in Portland to become their
pastor. 1t is not yet known whether he will ac-
cept
A series of meetings, participated in by Chris
tans OF various denominations, is in progress in
the Second Baptist church in Thomaston.
Conversions are reported at Presque Isle.
| MON prayer meetings are now being held in
the churches at Pennington, which are sulting
in great good. revival similar to that of about
one year ago seems probable. The churches are
taking hold of the good work hand in hand, and
success thereby j. assured.
The Old Methodist church in Pennington has
been sold BY auction. Last Sabbath the pastor
Rev. c. Munger. preached his last sermon in the
old church, and now the building is to De occu-
pied by the contractors for the new church. a. a
workshop, to get out the finish, ETC., for the same.
Bishop Nicely has invited the clergy and aty Of
the diocese OF Maine, to meet at the cath edtal in
Portland, St. PauI's Day, the 18th inst to COM
memorate the tenth anniversary OF his bishoprc.
The pastor of the Second Lebanon Free Baptist
church, Rev. 5. Lord, has been laid aside from
preaching for some seven weeks, BY severe i'll
ness, confnng him TO his bed most of the time.
from which he is still unable TO rise. He is now
slowly convalescing.
There !. qlite deep religious interest in the
NJ +. church at Wisc4sset. Several have already
been converted, and the church has been quick
ened.
There is to he a Universalst Conference at
Beans Corner. Pennington, on Wednesday and
Thursday, January 9th and 25th. Revs. c. p
Nash, O. IL. johnson and Bossei man will be pres
emit.
Three were added to the Baptist Chu. cb in
Damariscotti, by letter, Sunday
The revival executive committee of Portland
have voted to invite Mr. Inglis. the Evangelist, TO
visit Portland. Ii is thought the meetings will
commence next Sunday and last week.
The Bath papers report Rev. Mr. Nutting, for
metly OF Gardiner doing good work for the
Universsst Society in Bath.
very spirited revival in religious matters is
in progress in the Summer street Baptist Society
in Gardiner, under their new pastor, Rev b. &.
Blaisdell.
Religious meetings were held at the Baptist
church in North Vassalboro', last week.
Rev. c. w. Morse was recently kindly remem-
bered by his former Pensioners at Brunswick,
with the gilt Of purse of money.
quite extensive revival interest i. reported at
Noudgewock. Union meetings under the direc-
tion of the Lewiston praying band are held in the
church on the South side. A large number of
conversions have taken place. and still the interest
deepens.
The Gospel Workers from the Seminary in Ban.
gor, will hold serie9 of meetings in Wnterport,
commencing next Friday and continuing until
Sunday evening.
Rev. F. w. Tolman has ceased his labors with
the Baptist Society in Dexter.