The Portland daily press., 1865-09-02
RELIGIOUS 1NTEL11oENon.


The Regius Professorship of Divinity, OK
ford, England, vacated By the Rev. DR.. Jacob
son, who has been elevated to the See of Ches-
kter, has been offered to Rev. Dr. Scott, Master
of Ballot College. @
The CHILEAN Congress has passed with
great unanimity bill prepared by the govern
ment, giving to those who do not profess the
Roman Catholic faith, liberty to offer worship
within the precincts Of Individual PROPERTY. =
Dissenters are also allowed to found and estab-
fish private schools for instructing their own
children in the doctrines of their religion. z
Some of the missionaries of the London
Missionary Society," stationed in Madagascar
recently came in collision with the government
! of the island in such a rude and unnecessary
way, that the society felt bound to offer an
apology for their conduct. qiis7aH .3aatta
The meeting of the societies belonging to
the Bomish Church win take place this year at
Treyes, Prussia. Thosewh attend are prom
I ised a great exhibition of all the relics Their
{ in particular the seamless coat of our Savior .
In 1874, there We're found 100000 superst
J tious enough to feed their credulity with this
/ imposture f's'N ~ ma.h ~
4 pr. John Marsh, secretary of the American
/ Temperance Union, and Rev. Leonard Bacon.
z DID,, OF New Haven, are having quite an AMI
! mated discussion in the papers, on the merits
and dement's of the Maine Law IN st,da
The sCbristid1s Observer, which is making IL
self SO conspicuous at Richmond for its hostil-
ity to the North, was formerly published at
Philadelphia, but was driven out from that cit,
because Of its Southside sympathies. Its edit
or, Rev. pr. Converse, is Northern man. 1t
is refreshing to find in Tennessee paper. the
Grsenville Ne,c Era, theyfollowing hearty COZ
demnation of the Observer: "The minister or
elder Or private member of the church who
would take the Christiaa Observer, and reat
and circulate it, no matter how often he take,
the oath, or how much he processes regret 70,
/ his treason, proclaims himself a rebel and traa
tor still, and unworthy the confidence of patri-
OTIS and Christian men," a.
The Portsmouth Chronicle learns that Rev.
Mr., Cannovan of the Catholic. church in that
city, contemplates leaving his charge, and az
eordingly petition is in circulation requestin
the Bishop of the diocese of Portland that he
may be retained. l's,'S
The Methodist Camp is to COM
mepee, as we learn, at East Machias, Monday.
September 4th. $3.50 On ail .4a1l OIL sH5-
The 4dOocate Of this city, says rTht
churches and seminaries of the South hat
faith in the rebellion and invested their funds
in Confederate bonds, and are having hard :
nancial problem to solve. At the Virginia
Baptist State Convention the churches report
edmoney to eplenty butworthless. The the
illogical seminary at Columbia s. c., lately re-
ported funds TO the amount f $4,000, of which
$4,000 was in Confederate bonds, and the rest
in Southern State and city bonds and bank
stock of about equal value. aEfc5 sli III M sss,
REV Robert J., Breckinridge Of Louisville.
who has always been staunch Unionist, has
been elected President of the united Penn
sylvania colleges, Washington and jefferson.
He is the worthy uncle of degenerate and
traitorous nephew. 49, & s ~.
REV. William P. Everett, of Albany, N. Y.
who has been supplying the pulpit of the Gary
Avenue Baptist church, Boston, for the past
three months, has accepted unanimous call
to become its pastor. q ~ ssl
We learn that Rev. T. J. B. House, former
lypastor Of the Main ST. Baptist church, Bruins
wick, has accepted the call of the Baptist
church at Waverly, New York, and enters up
on his labors the first of October. .-. :. -.
The General Convention of Uniyersalists
in the United States, will hold its next session
in Middletown, Conn, on the 18th inst, Tues.
day, and continue three Gays. Delegates fror
this State,--Rev. Messrs. G. w. Quimby of Au.
gusta, =, y. Fletcher Of Bath, j. Harris o.
Stockton, w. A. Philbrook of Calais, and Hon
s. T. Hersey Of Bangor, A, Cushman, ESQ.
L. I. Wadsworth of Pembroke, J. 7. Gilman
of Portland, Hon. s. Perham of Paris, Joel
Perham, Esq, and Hon, John 0'Brien Of Cor
nish. slgs HBrs " fs al,al fa.a sfei
The Hallowell Gazette says that Rev Mr..
Heath, Free Win Baptist clergyman of that
city, terminated his pastoral labors last Sab
bath. Precarious health is the cause.