The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-06
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

AT Montemilone, in Italy, the vicar has
iurnt, in the presence of the mayor and few
.uns, the Bible, and some books against the
court of Rome. 5
The annual conference OF the colored
Aethodists of the States of the Northwest has
,een in session for the past week at Spring
ield, Ill. On Sunday the Bishop preached in
,he hall of representatives.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon is very much alarmed
bout the progress of spopery He says that
England is regarded as the most hopeful spot
OF popish missionaries. M
Rev. Mr.. Conroy is to be the new Roman
Catholic Bishop of Albany, and the consecra-
Ion is announced as likely to take place very
soon. e et
Rev. DIR. Hall, rector of the Church of the
epiphany at Washington, lately received call
0 the Cathedral church at San Francisco, with
salary Of $4,000, payable in gold. He replied
hat he had not time even to investigate the
Ease, and they must therefore look for another
candidate His present salary is $4,000 in green
packs. ~ 0s Ei.ie9 a sdlga sass
The President has ordered the Southern
dethodist churches, which have been in the
lands of Northern ministers by military
sgency, to be restored to the ministers of the
church South, who now assume their minis
serial duties at New Orleans, at Memphis, and
elsewhere. Nss9
The Christian Register (Unitarian) likes
'he idea of camp meetings, especially when
hey are as quiet and orderly as they have been
his year; and thinks it would be good plan
or the "liberaI Christians" to have one.
The enterprise for the more thorough ex-
lloration of Palestine, and especially the city
If Jerusalem and its surroundings, seems to be
going on vigorously in England. A Palestine
expedition Fund has been put into the hands
of the committee for beginning the work ggs
Bishop Colenso has filed bill of COM
2laint in Chancery for the recovery of his sala-
", which by the order of certain ecclesiastical
authorities, has of late been withheld from him.
che Bishop has returned to Natal, and may be
said to have come off conqueror, as far as any
church disciplinep goes All the exertions
made to silence him have failed he has been
made the recipient of $4,000 by his friends, in
Guiding both churchmen and free-thinkers, to
enable him to further prosecute his Enquiries, :"
which he pledges himself to do as soon as he
reaches his diocese.
Rev. HI. M. Scudder, d. D., has been INSTALL
ID pastor of the Howard Presbyterian church
in San Francisco. Isl 81
il AN exchange says: 1.-THE defections from
the Church of England to that of Rome are
20 numerous, and include men of such stand
ing, that the whole religious world may well
look on with astonishment"
Rev. DR.. Kirkpatrick recently stated at
tha kitafrt ~ a n &c ~,
Presbyterian Church l. ireland, that more
than 100000 copies of the Douay Bible had
been sold by a single Roman Catholic publisher
This is an encouraging fact and shows greater
liberty for Bible reading among the Catholics
! there than in this country. The Douay YER
sion contains the Words of Life, and Protest
ants would gladly aid in its distribution among
the Catholics, if the, priests would allow it.
[Congregationalist. 49,, sr..sr
The New York State Convention of Uni
salists, have raised $25 COO to endow professor
snip at the Canton Theological Seminary. d 4
The Romish Society for the Propagation
of the Faith, in its published report for the
year 1864, acknowledges the receipt of $780,
OIL francs-or something more than 81 100000
OF this 68 per cent came from France, and on
ly 8 per cent. from all North America. The ex-
penditures in America are about five times the
receipts. t.fs
y AT the late meeting of the British and For
cign Unitarian association, Mr., Bache of Bir-
mingham introduced resolution designed 10
secure more definite statement and embodi-
ment than now exists of the beliefs, principles
and objects of the association The PROPOSE
ton was rejected by majority of the body, on
the ground that it would be imposing upon the
association a doctrinal test or creed.
The General Association of New Hamp-
shire, at its late meeting at Newport, recon-
mended to the local conferences to found, each
scholarship of $1,000 at Dartmouth College
tor the assistance of needy young men studying
for the ministry. az. - r,es7 f. 4.,.s4s..
\ The amount netted by the recent Catholic
Fair in this city, in aid of ST. Domnic,s School
was about s., 900. z. 6 ~ : -
On the 18th of October the Baptist cburch
and society of Methuen, Mass, will hold me-
mortal services in honor of the fiftieth ami
versary Of the organization Of the church.
8 The new Oongregationalist church in Pat
ten was dedicated on Sunday week. Sermon
by Prof Harris Of Bangor