The Portland daily press., 1865-12-23

episcopal Church in that city. s--AazA--
The Calvinist Baptist society of Waterville,
Rev. H. NJ. Sawtelle pastor, are building a nice
parsonage. -g.--.-.-----s. <--
The Free Baptist church in Chicago was
dedicated on Thanksgiving day, and the next
day destroyed by fire.
- In consequence of the health OF Rev. Dr.
Adams, of the Congregational church. Bruins
wick. the parish have voted to have only one
sermon on the Sabbath.
-Rey. Fl. Waterhouse, of the Independent
Christian society, Portsmouth, has received a
call from Providence. R. l., with a large salary.
{ II Rev. j. s. G. Abbott has determined to re-
sumo the charge of the Howe Street church in
New Haven, CT, which he resigned short
time since. .., Ag,. as..,ss.,., t..s
Rev. A. H. Plumb of Chelsea, Mass, has
received a call from Presbyterian church in
Buffalo, N. Y, with salary of $3O0O.. - ) I
? = The sermon preached Thanksgiving day in
Plymouth Church, Pittsburg, Pa, by the pas
tor, Rev. H. ID. Moore, recently of this city, is
to be published by request of large number
of gentlemen of his congregation
\ = Last Sabbath was the day assigned by the
Congregational Council which met in Boston
in June last, for a general contribution by ev-
cry Orthodox Congregational church through
out the country towards raising the sum of
t,oo hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose
of aiding in erecting churches in destitute
places in our own land se -.lses .f.s ~
Rev. D. T. Stevens has removed from Au-
burn to Live more Falls, and has assumed the
pastorate of the Universalist church in that
nIana- H.. III g ..f
II We have before us the Pittsburg Commer.
cia; of the 14th inst, containing an interesting
account of the installation on the evening pre-
vious, of Rev. Henry D, Moore, recently of this
city, as pastor of Plymouth church in that city.
The sermon was by Rev. Samuel Waloott, D.
D., of Ohio We judge that Mr.. Moore finds
himself very pleasantly situated. sL
- The Free Baptists of Boston have been
holding meetings to devise methods for paying
the debt of the North Bennett Street church, of
that city. $500 have just been raised through
the efforts of the meeting, and it is proposed to
raise 81 700 more to bury the debt. DR.. Cheney
of Bates College, addressed the meeting on
Wednesday evening of last week.
The Old South Church, Boston, eontribut-
ed on Sunday, 18th ult., to the Congregational
Church building fund, $500: Park Street
Church. 81 ,125; two churches in Charlestown,
81 900 each; church at Newton Corner, 81 ,237;
Plymouth church, Brooklyn tBeecher's) $780,
600; Tabernacle, N. Y, $4,000. Many others
came nearly up to a thousand dollars each. We
copy the figures from the Reader. ii
The Pennington Chronicle learns that Rev.
@. Campbell is to assume the pastoral charge Of
~. IAN d.
Rev. Mr.. Edgecomb is obecome pastor of the
South New Sharon Church, and Rev. Daniel
Allen of the Free Baptist Church at East
Wilton.
Rev. N. g. Clark, A. NJ, Professor of Rhet-
oric and English Literature in Union College,
has resigned his place to assume the duties Of
| Secretary of the American Board of Foreign
Missions. ,s .t, ,s,.s-F.F "a W.
The officers of the American Tract Society
make strong appeal for funds to meet the calls
for the home field, for the West, for the army
and the navy, and for the freedmen. The sum
| Of $4,000 is needed. 49,
| !, Rev. M. ID. Conway is giving series Of
lectures at the Cleveland Hall, London, ON PHI
losphical, religious aud social problems.
Captain Wilson and party of explorers
have left England in the service Of the Pales-
tine Exploration Society. They intend to land
at Beyrout, and 60 by way of Damascus to the
Sea of Galilee, and after visiting various places
to come at length to Jerusalem. ri Hill
The lease of the Unitarian Church, in which
the new Congregational Society at Washing
has been ss bs s e he's gs Sen
elected Chaplain of the House, his society will
attend upon his preaching there during the
session of Congress. Meanwhile, efforts will be
made to build a church edifce. otos isl ye,
"A general meeting of the Christian Com
mission has recently been held in Philadelphia
when it was resolved to terminate the labors of
the Commission on the LIST of January, 1866
and all its offices will be closed from that day.
The American Tract Society of Boston is
l. organizing its branch operations in the city o.
New York, for the vigorous prosecution Of its
| work. d, 80, q, .-tt ~. grolt
a, DIR. Fuller, tBaptist) in Baltimore has a
church with membership of 1922. s.et .,
| !, - The Methodists of this country propose to
| raise $2,000,000 during the coming year, which
Is their centennial year, for benevolent purpos-
es, and one gentleman of the denomination has
come forward with q subscription of $25O0CO
for the endowment of Astrological seminary.
- The Methodist Pacific Conference, embrace
ing the States ON the Pacific coast, and the ter
ritories, has At preachers, and membership
of 1870. 81 ...rislg - a.,s .se...s
The CongregatiOnalist says: "The Unitarian
Society in Springfield, having recently called a,
council to install pastor, cid very handsome
but quite unusual thing viz: they paid the
travelling expenses of the members of the coun-
Gil. We would not impose this upon all
churches as a duty, but when church is
| wealthy, it is certainly very graceful and nat
ural operation" ts,,,sl,,tf Ill, 1--' '- Il
Mr.. George Lewis, Der of the last
graduating class of the Boston Theological
Seminary was ordained and installed as pastor
Of the Othodox church in Bedford, Mass, on
Wednesday, the 18th inst .ssaa,
Rev. Dr. Randall is to be consecrated
Thursday, Dec. 18th, in Trinity Church, N. Y,
as Episcopal Bishop of Colorado. The sermon
will be preached by Bishop Eastburn of Mas
sachusetts. Iai Jf.Ea9 q afiT 5I5g
| AT special meeting of the Am. Baptist
Missionary Union, in New Y FORK, astweek, COM
iAAiSeeeS were dppoiuteu W lake lHJo cOnSluera-
ton the necessity and prudence of establishing
missions in France, Sweden, Italy and Syria
- Rev. h G. Delong will be installed pastor
of the Uniyersalist Society in Danvers, Mass,
on Thursday, Dec. %. Z, b.. .c,.e5 avn.
| Rev. Q. T. Moulton, Pastor of the Free
Baptist Church, saco, has accepted call to go
to New Hampton, N. H. t. ~
= Bishop Green of Mississippi has issued a
pastoral letter advising reunion with the Epis-
copal church of the United States, and praising
the excellent spirit of the late general conven-
ton in Philadelphia. 10 sea =.
- Three years ago there were only three
Christians congregations on the island of Mad