The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-01
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Congregational Church in So. Bridg-
ton having very literally increased the salary
Of their pastor, he has withdrawn his resigna-
ton.
A Georgia journal says that many of the
leading Methodist clergymen of the State, in
consequence of their hostility to their North
ern brethren, have made overtures to the Epis
copalians for union with them EHo
Bishop Davis, of the Episcopal Church in
South Carolina, approves a reunion with the
Northern branch of the church. ,ss
The Congregational Theological Seminary
at Chicago opened last week with forty stu
tents. This is quite an advance over the usual
number. acss
"A correspondent of the Presbyterian Ban
'ser maintains that "Broad Church" views. like
those held by DR.. Stanley, are spreading among
the Presbyterians of Scotland. He mentions
the names of Dr. Norman Mcleod. the editor
Of "Good Words" DR.. Card, DR.. Lee and Prin-
cipal Tulloch, as those who are suspected of
entertaining these sentiments.
An important step has been taken in the
recent formation of "board of trustees of the
Methodist Episcopal church in the United
States" This board is incorporated under the
avs of Ohio, Bishop D. w. Clark being the
president, and Rev. Adam Poe, D. d., the
treasurer, Its service is to hold in trust mon
eys given and requests made to the Methodist
Episcopal church.
The American missionary society held its
nineteenth anniversary at Rev. Henry Ward
Beechers church in Brooklyn, N. Y, on We'd
nesday and Thursday. The receipts and ex-
penditures of the past year were about $780,
900. The labors of the society among the freed
men are extensive and promising.
5 The Kentucky synod of old school Pres
/ byterians, after long discussion, adopted a
compromise platform, denouncing the patriotic
action of the general assembly, but refusing to
secede on account of it. DIR. Breckenridge and
other out-and-out Unionists had previously left
the meeting in disgust.
After full consultation it has been decided
to hold New England Methodist convention
of preachers and laymen. 1t will probably
meet in December. Zion's Herald says: Moth
ing revolutionary is intended, but simply
more active development and use of the powers
of the church within the strictest constitution
al limits" an3s74
The Alabama Baptists have just closed
their annual mseting at Montgomery. In the
speeches made the assertion was often repeat
ed that the negroes are worse off now than
when slaves, and that the northern missionaries
must be forestalled and not allowed to get
foothold in the South. The idea that the North
should regard the South as a missionary field
was held to be insulting. One minister said
that the negroes are already better Christians
than the people of the North.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the Amer
lean Bible Union Baptist Revsion)was held in
New York on Wednesday and Thursday Rev.
Dr. Armitage presided. The new translation
progresses well. Since the last anniversary the
work on the Old Testament has been recon-
menced by DR.. Conant Dr. Bliss is still pros
ecuting his labors for the union on the bistor
ical books. The coming year, it is hoped. will
De distinguished by the publication of con-
siderable portion of this part of the Bible. A
pulpit and family testament in large print is
just published. The poetic parts have been
printed in poetic form, thus ex hitting the in
dications of rythm which appear in the origin
al, and all the quotations from the Old Testa-
meDt are so presented as to leave no doubt
where they commence and where they close
This, it is claimed, is the clearest exhibition of
the revelation of God in any existing version
of the sacred Scriptures. The receipts of the
year were $2902s, and the expenses thousand
more. tllf3aiq
Rev. Eugene de Normandie was installed
over the Unitarian society at Marlboro, Mass,
on the 10TH
In the Univerealist Convention at Chicago
On thursday, Rev. DR.. Ryder asked for 100000
for the endowment of Iombard Tr,,;vors;t, "a
$4,000 for general denominat;onaI ,,,,~,,o.o.
The sum of $4,000 was raised on The $40
+ The CHRISTIAN hegfster says that Pope Plus
TX, WHO'S seventy-three years old reached the
10th year of his pontificate on the 10th of Sept
OF the 25s popes recognized by the Romisb
Church, eight alone have worn the tiara as long
as Pins TX cA--- - .-t