The Portland daily press., 1865-08-19
RELIGIOUS 1NTslLLIaHNoH.

The Universalist society in Hallowell is re-
yiving. and making an effort to secure stated
preaching.
Rev. VIM E. Noyes has resigned his labors
with the Sabattus Baptist Church, and accep-
ted a unanimous call from the LIST Leeds
Baptist Church to become pastor of the
same.
- Rev Samuel 81 Stewart, formerly of
Nashua, N H. has been invited to become
Pastor of the LIST Unitarian Society of Lynn,
Mass. with salary of $500 and present Of
$500 upon settlement.
The York Co. Quaterly Meeting tFree
| Baptist) viii convene with the North Berwick
Church Sept 9Th and 18th.
e. F. Beal, Esq, of Norway, writes the
| Banner that the UniYersalist societies of Nor
way and Paris, have with great unanimity ex-
tended an invitation to Rev. N. Gunnison, re-
Gently of Halifax, N. s., to become their Pastor
and he has accepted. He will reside at Nor
way and preach half of each Sunday at each
place.
| st. Georges Methodist Episcopal church
in Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire on Sat
urday last. 1t was founded in 1853, and was
the oldest belonging to the denomination in
the city. During the Revolutionary war the
ediice was occupied by the British, first as a
hospital and afterwards as stable for cavalry
horses During the riots of 1874, when ST.
Augustine's Church was destroyed, st. Georges
| was on fire several times, and made a very.
narrow escape from destruction II ysia
-"Congregationalism what 1t is, whence it
is, how it works, why it is better than any other
form OF church government is the labored
and singular title Of volume by Henry M.
| Dexter, just published by Nichols & Moves
Boston. The work is compiled with great
Judgment and industry. The Bible, the Fathers
and Church History are all cited literally by
Mr. Dexter to show that his fayorite system is
the one holy, catholic and spiritual" OF the
| conolusiveness of his evidence and arguments
readers must judge. 4is 7g ge2f 81 .1il 4
MIR. Daniel Drew of New York has built
Methodist Church at Carmel, Putnam Co.. NJ
c., at a cost of $4,000. A marble tablet has
been placed upon the front of the church bear.
ing the inscription :, 1.-THE Daniel Drew Metho-
dist Episcopal Church" s. as..,-r
There are in China III Protestant mission
aries, forty-two missions, and $500 converts.
and about twenty different societies engaged in
propagating the gospel d ei5e s,- y "a -. :
! Rev A Bunker was ordained as pastor of
the Baptist Church in East Winthrop, on the
Sd inst Rev. g. g.. Fairbanks of Someryille.
preached sermon from LIST Tim. lii: 1e; Rev.
DR.. Hovey, of Newton Theological Institution,
offered the Obtaining Prayer; Rev. 8. Brown
gave the Hand of Fellowship, and Rev. H. A.
Sawtelle of San Francisco, delivered the
Charge Mr.. Bunker is graduate of Water
vile College. i =. g s'enlaf ;tslasta silss 10
1t is under the consideration of the Gov
eminent of Russia to free the Jewish popula-
ton from the disabilities under which they
now labor. They are at present forbidden to
settlein the towns of the eastern provinces OF
the empire, and even where they are allowed to
dwell change of residence is 50 hampered with
restrictions as to be practically almost impossi-
BILE. The consequence is that in some towns
certain branches of trade do not exist, while in
others they are very seriously limited. s AL
these restrictions are to be removed. .siasns VI
Rev, T. j. B. House, having resigned his
pastorate Of the Baptist church in Brunswick
i his church have passed set Of resolutions
i highly complimentary to his christian charac.
ter and influence, regretting his departure from
them, and assuring him OF their hest wishes
for his prosperity and future usefulness. i,5