The Portland daily press., 1865-10-28
RELIGIOUS 1NrE111aENcE.

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Rev. Charles W. Denison has become pas
tor of the Lower Dublin Baptist Church, twen-
ty-third ward, Philadelphia.
Rev. Joseph Edgecomb, Of Vienna, has
sustained longer pastoral relation to the
church in that town than any Free Baptist
minister we now know has sustained to any
one church within hundreds of miles of u.s.
Harrington Chronicle. aia 81. ls-bna .a1aar
Rev. Charles Egan, pastor of the Catholic
church in Augusta, has returned home from
few months absence in Europe.
/ For ninety-fiye successive years the Mora
Wan missionary ship has made an annual yoy-
age from Europe to the shores of Greenland
and Labrador. The present is the ninth vessel
employed in the service.
Rev. George M. Randall, pastor of the
church of the Messiah in Boston, has been
elected Episcopal Bishop of Colorado 81 x
The EUeniag Posts report of the doings in
the Episcopal Convention on Monday, says 3
"The rumor that proceedings for heresy, by
holding Unitarian views, were to be taken
against one of the most eloquent bishops of
the church, is believed to be unfeunded, but
has been the subject of much discussion out
side the conventions% ~ f
"A tract is in circulation in the south of
France, with the appreciation of the ecclesias-
teal authorities, which relates a new miracle
The Virgin has appeared to a nun of "surpass-
ing sanetity," and has told her that the predic-
tions of La Salette are about to be accomplish
ed. She recommends many prayers to appease
the wrath of God, and promises that the more
numerous they are the greater win be the aid
y}uehsafed, adding, 81 win come with Iegions
of angels and save the Church"
Grace Church, in Boston, formerly Episco-
pal, has been bought and re-consecrated by the
Free Methodists, who expended $40 COO upon
| it.
The Encouragement Of the italian Church
is making satisfactory progress. Three Dish
ops-those of Ascola, San Severe, and Foggia
have asked permission to return to their sees
In each case the reply has been that the Gov
ernment saw no objection to their doing so.-
The closing of the religious houses is also going
on with considerable speed. During the past
month fourteen Of them, chiefly monasteries
were shut up and their revenues placed at the
disposal Of the civil authorities. :, -.
THE Reformed. Presby terians', of Chicago
have issued formal protest against the preva-
lence of Sabbath breaking in that city The
following is an extract .4aBy your criminal
love Of gain and teaching tofs your employees
to disregard Gods law for the sake of money
you have broken down the consciepces of your
clerks, statesmen, warehousemen, drivers, col
lectors, cashiers, conduct 5rs, and all others on
/ whom your example has operated effectively,
and exposed them to the temptation to rob you
of your time and money, as you have robbed
God. The records of the criminal courts of
our great cities for the past month show how
awfully successful has been your mode of edu-
eating your employees for the Penitentiary"
The Episcopal Convention is not likely to-
bewholly alone inits glory The annual meet
ing of the American Christian (Campbellite)
Missionary Society took place last week in
Cincinnati. and Mr.. Lamphear offered the fol-
lowing resolution in regard to our country,
which this Christian Society disapproved on
account of its abolitionism, and declined, by a
vote of A nays to IS yeas, to pass =, 10 ResoEyed
that we have great and abundant reason for
thanksgiving to the Supreme Ruerof Nations,
not only for the return of peace to our suffer-
| ing country, but also for the emancipation of
the slave and the triumphant TindicatioF Of
our free and beneficent Government
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