The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-01
Religious Iutellirenaa.

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Among tho late items f news from England
We find ths announcement of the death Of john
Graham, D. D., Lord Bishop OF Chester, in the
of list year of his age He was formerly Rector of
Willingham, Cambridgeshire, and was one Of the
chaplains to his late Royal Highness Prince Al
bert. He was consecrated to the Bishopric of
Chester in 1S4S, and was patron of Al livipgs
The annual value Of his See is e64, 500 ster-
ling.
The superintendent of the seminary at New
Brunswick, N. j., have dismissed one Andrew
Doremus, g theological student on the ground
that his spirit, as an accuser Of the brethren, in
general denunciaton, and in incendiary and
reasonable remarks, repeated in different places,
and with vehemence, show that his temper and
spirit disqualify him for comfortable and prof
table prosecution Of his studies in this institu-
ton, and render his presence and companionship
with his fellow students unhappy; and further,
that serious injury to the reputation of the SEM
mary would result from his continuance in it,
and that the same causes cloud every prospect
of his future usefulness. should he ultimately
be admitted to the ministry of the gospel of
Christi
Rev. Charles A. Humphreys Of Dorchester,
late chaplain of the ID Mass. Cavalry, has &C
cepted call to become pastor of the Unitarian
Churchia at Springfield, at salary of s25OO.
Rev. Mr. Egan pastor OF the Catholic Society
Aof Augusta. is about leaving his labors tempo
rarily for rest. He has been on duty for more
than nine years, during which time he has had
no vacation.
The Rev. w. II. Cooke, incumbent Of st.
! Saviour's Norwich, has informed Brother Igna-s
thus that he cannot receive him as communi-
cant in hischurch. The brethren of the English
Order of 81. Benedict have for some time past
made point Of attending an early communion
service established by Mr. Cooke, who has re-
ceived vote of thanks from The parish for the
course he has adopted.
The Boston Advertiser says call has been
extended to Rev. Gilbert Haven, pastor of the
North Russell Street Method ist Church in that
city, by an important church in Vicksburg.
Miss 1t is stated that he has accepted the call
and will leave for his new field Of labors imme-
diately. &
Bishop Potter's late pastoral Letter. does
not meet the appreciation of the ssLow Church,
branch Of the Episcopal clergy. Rev DR.. Tying
has prepared aEvigorous protest in which he is
sustained by many Of his brethren and in which
ne declares that he does not intend to allow any
bishop TO interpret for him his ordination vo !.
On the question Of church excusiveness = the
bone of contention in the whole matter he
writes This new scheme Of excluding and
unchurching all'non- Episcopal divines,' sexclu-
ding ministers and licentiates of non-Epscopal
bodies, not only from administering the sscra-
ments, but also from teaching within her fold,
holding them to be incompetent, I do not believe
the Lord hath commanded, ? or that it is ,accor-
ding to the commandment Of God;' and GER
tainly know that this church hath no. received
the same but has rejected it, and resisted it,
and renounced it, always, on every occasion ON
which individual persons in the church have at
temptedto enforce it or assume it as the doctrine
and teaching of the church" 6 1t is rumored
that DR.. Tyng's protest will be followed by
others; and the matter promises to elicit some
warm discussion.
heNewton Baptist Theological Seminary cell
wednssdIsss f 81 anniversary on Tuesday and
the Backus Historical Society afternoon
Rev. VIM Hague of Boston, in commemmora.
ton Of the death of Prof. Ira Chase, the first
principal Of the College, who. died iass Naxem-
Der At the conclusion Of the address the
Alumni of the. Seminary partook of dinner at
Lycsum Hail. The banquet was followed by
speeches by various gentlemen. The commence
ment of the Seminary took place on Wednesday,
DR.. Il. b. Hacket, presiding. The following are
the names of the graduates Luther Y. Barrett,
Watertown; Alonzo Bunker, Atkinson, Me-. J..
N. Cushing, N. Attleboro; Lorenzo Fitz, Middle
boro; F. R. Morse, Salisbury, N H.; j. F.
Norris, Monson. Me-; Eli P. Noyes, Jefferson,
Me-; Walter Rice, Ashly, Me.
The Baptists are somewhat agitated on the
question of a Revisw representative of their de-
nomination. correspondent ofthe Watchmon
and Reflector says that Eve must have quar-
terly or monthly organ, which shall give utter
ance to Baptist principles with all the authority
that our deep conviction of their truth and
value can give them, or be unfaithful to our
trust.
"What we need is-not general literary and
theological magazine, striving to maintain its
position by being ADLER, more original, more
! polished, more learned, or more attractive than
| Others Of its class; but we need strong ex-
FOUNDER OF Baptist principles, polity, history
and claims, as those that belong to the kingdom
OF Christ, in its normal purity 1t should be
independentof all parties, or schools, or socie-
ties, among ourselves, Of all publishing inter-
ests, OF all local prejudices or partialities:- the
outgrowth of the sanciifed, cultivated intellect
of the entire Baptist body ,dJlI7l
TO this the Eramiaer takes some exceptions,
as follows aF ej .as seg Ia sasff4
- Why not say at once that it must be inde-
pendent Of human frailty, be edited by angels,
and sent down upon us monthly or quarterly.
IS the mamma and quails were furnished to the
lsraelites? work of such transcend MT and
,aest excellence, we fear, would indeed require to
| De independent Of publishing Interests Il
would require to be miraoulousy supported as
well as tremendously made up, being alto
| gether
's'-too bright and good