The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-20
RRLIaIoUs INrRr11arNcn.

Roy. DR.. Quintard has been elected Bishop
Of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, to FIJI
the vacancy caused by the death of Bishop
Otey. $50; - :. a
Rev. J. NJ. Cramer, chaplain of the ar
my, writes from Richmond that he metlDr,
Edwards, of the Methodist church. nth,
who, In response to suggestion that the chap
lain should preach in the church, said, saThis
cannot be done. The chasm between us and
the church North is too great to be thus easily
bridged over. I fully and sacredly believe in
the divinity Of slavery; and if I were called
upon to appear before my Judge, Jesus Christ,
the next hour, would without any mental res
ervation, whateverspr the divinity of sIav-
cry. 1t has divine sanction in the Holy Scrip
lures" r~.s-. - ~, $3.50, :
s4Rev J.V. Schofeld, a Baptist clergy man 1
of st. Louis, brother of Gen. Schofeld, took
the test oath required by the new constitution,
but appended the following protest: II pro-
test against this oath as an Infringement upon
religious liberty, and as not demanded by the
exigencies of the times" essf s. IsaA .t5ssa
The Bible Society, at its September meet
ing, made grants amounting to eleven thousand,
four hundred and thirty three volumes, chiefly
for freedmen and others in the South. ~
"A society of the Methodist church South
has been formed in New York, and worships at
Cooper Institute aaalcf 10 xsAt
The English Wesleyans, who have had for
several years q mission in Italy, have establish
ed q religious paper called The Evangelicaz
Cleaner, which gives some valuable facts in re-
gard to the progress Of the Free Christian
church innItaly. q 1t states that meeting of
the representatives of these churches has been
held in Bo ogna, twenty-five churches being
represented by thirty-four delegates, the con-
ference lasting three days, and proving
very harmonious and edifying Twenty-two-
churches in the face of every obstacle, is indeed
a gratifying success. e 8 fss14iaa' eeA4i
The National Association of Local Preach
ers of the Methodist Episcopal Church will
hold its eighth annual meeting in Wilmington,
Delaware, on Saturday, October7. roy,
! "A card signed by Francis Way1and, Henry
Ward Beecheri Stephen H. Tying, and nearly a
hundred other leading clergymen and laymen
in different parts Of the country, is published,
announcing that "a convention Of evangelical
Christians will be held in the city Of Cleve-a
land at 10 O'Clock on Wednesday, sept. q, 1866,
to organize National Society for Evangeiiza-
dpn-a Christian Commission for the masses
toecarfy thereligion of Jesus, in ali its saving
efficacy, especially in the great cities and in
the SoushsS to those not reashed. By effective
Christian Influences ..v a..ss III W.. q
REV. Clement Builder of the Episcopal
Church is about to publish work entitled SIN
ner Rome" A residence in Rome of Foyears
has given him ample opportunities for rese, rch
he rrrnfi inn IL . a. a vi ID.
Bishop Simpson of the Methodist church
has been elected PRESIDENT of sShe 'Natienal
FTe&dmen's Association, hereafter to be called
the American Freedmen's Aid Commission
=, s-rBy an estimate based on the statistics Of
tbeIseveral Presby terianp General Assemblies
for the past year, it has been found that the
average amount paid for ministers salaries IN d
the United Presbyterian churches is $67s; in
the New School Presbyterian Churches 1885, 1885,;
and in the Old School Presbyterian churches
ssl3 = = = = ~ I I - = y ? . IT,
The class entering i hicaetoh Theological
Seminary this fall numbers about forty. This
is a smaller number than usual in: that ihstiir
ton. paiof sdt gsssRiSsis.91 81 fiia saojqfas5lS
What is called an aOpen. Church. Assooia-
ton" has been organized in England, and has
its headquarters at Liverpool. Its object is to
render the pews of churches open tosall com
ers, instead of having them appropriated by,
individuals. .e'fgsiyli tiiTa6' sxsa sfj
hey John P. CULVER, d. D., Of Norwich,
Connecticut, has been invited to the pastorate
of the New England Church, Chicago, on
salary of 5000. silioia q
The Southern Churchmdn starts anew at Al
exandria Viroinia At the openinc of the,