The Portland daily press., 1864-10-22
Religious and Ecclesiastical Items.

Union Conference Will hold It's seml-annulai
meeting with the Congregational church in
Sweden, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 25th
and Goth inst,
The Free Baptist Society in Limerick, of
which Rev. 8. n. Tufts formerly of Auburn, is
pastor have been remodeling their church edi-
fee. The new church was dedicated on the
10th inst.
The annual session of the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary commences Oct. goth. s
A Union prayer meeting for our country
has been established by the evangelical
churches in Boston. 1t is held at four o'clock
every Wednesday aud Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Thomas Atwood formerly of Thomas
ton Me. has accepted the unanimous call to
to the pastorate of the Baptist church at Vas
salboro and at Winslow. -s G ISIS hateifla
The MURDER OF Mr.. EDwARDs.-The
Progressive Age very justly says the murder
of Mr.. Edwards at Wesley is the result of
copperhead teaching. The war and the draft
have been held up by the disloyal and treason
able leaders and presses of the democratic
party, in the most false and malignant light.
The people have been told by these lying, bad
men that the war was commenced by Presi-
dent Lincoln upon the people of the south
without provocation, and that 1t has been pro-
secuted for the sole purpose of liberating me-
gro slaves. These base and malicious false
hoods they have persistently poured into the
ears Of their ignorant followers, whom they
o no dona q II in their ou,or 70 ;nn;to - IL
lence and bloodshed. It Is this class of trea.
sonable designing men, who primarily deserve
the halter. fse2
BThe fast trotting mare Flora Temp lie, is to
be sold at auction in Baltimore, on the 25th
inst
| ERMr. 7. H. Springer of Litohield in this
State, planted, the past season, twenty bushels
of white beans on eighteen acres Of land A
large crop of beans for farmer. aas
RAn American steam packet entering the Mer-
sey pays sixty-two pounds for light dues, and if
we made similar charge to the Cunard Compa-
ny they would have to pay between three and
four thousand pounds annually. In every COM
mercial country except the United States light
house dues are exacted, q
% The Progressive Age says Capt. A. D..
Bean has been suspended FROM the discharge of
the duties of Provost Marshal of that district,
and Captain Sanford temporarily assigned t.
fireplace. The immediate cause, we understand,
to be an alleged want of promptitude in
arresting the murderers of officer Edwards
y Eleven officers of the I'd Maine Cavalry
recently rendered their resignation. but Gen.
Ashboth refused to accept them, and ordered a
Court of Inquiry. 1t is understood that the
difficulty has grown out of the Recommendation
by Col Woodman of certain officers for promo
ton. a5sal.-
- The Belfast Journal says, 1--WE venture the
prediction that Aroostook viii remain Demo-
cratic 1t will remain Democratic only until
the day when the votes of the brave men from
that county who are now doing such good SER
vice upon the battlefield shall be cast and coun-
ted.
ExMr. Geo. s. Rowell is announced as assis-
tant editor of the Hallowell Gazette, who will
take charge of the paper, mainly. during the
absence of his father The Gazette is one Of
the neatest papers in the State, containing a
large amount of general, with as much local
news as could be expected in city where any
'nlng worthy of newspaper notice rarely hap
pens. ~ 5aa prs
" Inc Bangor Wing says that on Tuesday,
as 'iilnan Rider was driving four-horse team
from 'na' CITY to Bradford, and in passing q
slx-horse team near Glenburn Centre, he from
some unexplained cause fell in the road, and
the hind wheel of the passing team went over
his head, crushing it almost to a jelly. He was
son Of Mr.. Thomas Rider of Bradford. and
was about 2Oyears of age.