The Portland daily press., 1865-06-24
Religions Intelligence.

letteF-Wr1ter VINO snort time since hearu-
him preach in Cincinnati, says be may be regsr
ded as the Beecher among Unitarians. though ID
many features of the intellect and character ne
lis very different from the preacher q inc F.y-
mouth Church. He has far more iog'cai unity
and conference Of Thought, and his sermons are
IKE poemss. -. -. :, !,
Rev 4 Boyd, the Country Parson,"
has been appointed to the first charge OF the
Church and Parish of St. Andrew, in the Pres
hvtery of St. Andrew and County of Fife,
Scotland.
EDUCATIONAL Congregational Council in Bos-s
ton has passed resolutions IN relation to- the
punishment of traitors and in favor of universal
Suffrage, irrespective of color.
The Augusta Farmer says the work upon the
new congregational Church in that city is pro-
crossing favorably, much more so than the con-
tractor anticipated. The building begins to as
sumo its proportions. and shows that when COM
pleted, its design and finish will place it among
the finest church edifces in the State.
Notice has already been given in these col
umns, but we repeat it, that the Name Congre-
gational Conference viii convene at the I'd Par
ish Church in this city, and the Maine Univer-
salist Convention will meet in Waterville, on
Tuesday of next.weeks Railroad fares at half
price.
Rev, Up. Chown, Baptist pastor of Bradford,
Eng, has arrived in New York.
The Society formerly served by Theodore Par
ker.the 18th Congregational in Boston, have set
tied a new pastor with extreme skeptical opin-
ions. The Recorder does not think it can rightly
appropriate the name Of a Congregational
church, and that it is calumny on Independent
churches > - = Nh sS&
Rev. A. H. Gould of Alma, has received and
accepted call from the Lebanon and N. Berwick
Baptist Church, and has entered upon his
labors. at-se aaieM
The Kennebec Baptist Sabbath School Com
ventien held its third annual meeting with the
Sabbath School in Waterville, June 14th, 1865.
Nine schools were Represented in the Conyen-
ton. eA=
A meeting has been held in Turin to pro-
test against the continued recognition Of the
temporal power of the Pope.
Welearn that Rev. Zsnas Thompson has been
engaged to preach, during the ensuing year, at
Bryant Pond. WI est Paris and West Sumner, to
the Universalist societies in those places
An Informal convention Of either appointed
or voluntary representatives, lay and clerical,
from, all the non Episcopal Methodist churches,
has been called tomeet At Cleveland, Ohio, to
confer upon q basis Of reunion into one denom-
ina ion. The call is signed by leading members
Of the Methodist, Protestant, Wesleyan, indie
pendent and other churches te.a.s $3.50. a-e 4.
Gov. Andrew visited the National Congrega-
tional Council on Monday afternoon, was intro
duced to that body BY Rev. DR.. Kirk, was adj
dressed By RevsDr Thompsonof New York and
made very happy speech in response.
The Baptist State Convention held its annual
session in Lewiston on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week The Following we're the
officers: Rev. G. w. Bosworth, d. D., of Port
land President; Rev. O. p. Matthews Of. Bath.
Vice President; Rev. s, W. Avery Of Fayette.
Secretary; Dea. H. B. Hart of Portland, Treas
urer. The annual sermon was preached by Rev.
Mr.. Hart of Yarmouth. bs5sss
The following report was made to the
Convention Baptisms during the year 500;
additions to the church about 700; conversions
between 700 and 800, OF the $50 churches in
the state, neary one half have no stated pastors.
While some churches have increased their mum
bers, three -fourths have a smaller membership
IT, = e-.4 aAaf snea TAara1a APE ONE hundred
s''ss = wy SUSIE "'4on otsns y nave anu.
The Convention, which fnally adjourned
Thursday noon, "res0lved' as follows
1st, That the fruit of our victories will be
damaged It not destroyed, If colored men who
Of the rights Of manhood and citizenship,
white me dislSy alist is left 70 the possession OF
rid rnsS ,bs ,,,bt of 80 is,,o,,,a no. \.
regulated by color, but By quaIiiicariors OF head
and heart.
%, Inat WITH the ballot there should go tothe
| ton, instruction and impr oysment
4Ih, That those persons who propose to con-
unue the black man in slavery or in deprive
M. =, sny ~ nss rig aus, must % SOW 70 iearn
God. "fe - 'a - 1sy'1 ~ Ain''s NY
5th. That the men who by preaching and
practice have brought upon the country the
eItoy ossh Wat, we can never again recognize
God and man. = -s'A''1 y 'A''' s'A' =
Rev M Roon ,ba catho,;a ,.;o.. :; AGO.
IA. Is about ~ la We tow, for 80 s.,,
months. He has bsan ON au,v i ,ha. .;.r -.
more than nine wears. during which time he hs :
had no vaea,ian
= The Trinitarian Congregationalists are ;ntend-
ing to establish I. religious society in Washing
ton. Cohgregationalism according to New
England IDEAS has not taken root South. Pres
byterianism having the supremacy. aaa
- A Mortara case has occurred in Frankfort. A
little Jewish girl ten years Of age, being in a
hospital. was baptized by priest after which
the motherin vain demanded Of him her child.
AS however. the Prussian Law does not allow
any one below the age of Ia voluntarily to
change his religion, the claim of the priest will
not hold.
The General Synod Of the Reformed Dutch
Church hasju closedits session at New Bruins