The Portland daily press., 1865-09-23
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

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A Boston paper of Tuesday says,"A large,
congregation assembled last evening in IRE
mont Temple to listen to Dr. NJ Colver, former
ly well known as Baptist clergyman of this
city. Hespoke Indirectly OF the Baptist cause
in this city, and Of his identification with it;
and dweit at some length and with great ear
nestness on the cause in the West, and the ne
cessity of building up in the valley Of the Mis-
sissippi theological institution which should
furnish pastors and teachers to supply the
pressing wants of that section of the country.
He closed with an appeal to the liberal spirit of
his hearers, and.a collection was taken in aid of
the cause he had advocated"
-On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
this week occurred the Jewish festival Rosh
Hashona, (the new year,. 1t is regarded as sa-
cred by the Israelites and the faithful observe
it with the greatest solemnity by abstaining
from work, and by worshipping in the syna-
gogues attired in their grave clothes. The
occasion is memorial one, and the peeu-
liar rite is the blowing of trumpets (ran's
horns) in the holy conyocations. In ten days
VIII be the festival of the Atonement, which
occurs on the evening of the 30th instant. Z.
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son, N. j., for Catholic church and Jewish
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We are informed that Father John E. Bar
ry has been appointed by the Bishop of the
Diocese of Portland as the future shepherd of
the Catholic flock in Portsmouth. ni
The Provincial Synod of the Church of
England and ireland in Canada, met last week
at Montreal The chief question discussed re-
lated to church polity in regard to the appoint
ment of bishops. 1t was considered advisable
that the connection of the church in Canada
with the mother country should continue. The
following resolution was adopted: Resoloed:-
THAT the Rev. Proloeutorb be deputation from
the Provincial Synod to the Convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church In the United
States, to attend the next General Convention,
which is to be held in Philadelphia on the 4th
of October next, in order to express the sym
pathy and fraternal interest felt by the Church
of England in Canada for the Protestant Epis-
ccpal Church in the United States; thus bear
ing public testimony to the oneness in Christ of
the two churches" 4kffaa
"A Boston paper says, aMore than a year
since, female preacher, Rev. Olympia Brown
was installed pastor of the Universalist Socie-
ciety at Weymouth Landing The novelty was
one calculated to create Temporary interest
wholly Independent Of the merits of the
preacher. Everybody must go at least once, ito
see SO strange thing as woman in the pulpit.
But the novelty has worn away, and whatever
prosperity now appears in the Weymouth So
ciety, ought in common fairness, to be set down
as genuine, and therefore as having all the ele-
elements of durability. 1t therefore gives us
sincere pleasure to record a very successful
ministry since the day of the installation. If
all the ministers of the stronger sex had half
the zeal and industry of Rev. Olympia Brown,
the results would be apparent in prosperous
parishes. During the long probation of more
than year, she has honestly earned right to
this honorable mention of her labors."4
Rev. f. E. Kittredge will be ordained and
installed as pastor of the Uniyersalist Society
in Marblehead tomorrow evening. The SER
mon win be preached by Rev. j. q. Bartholo-
NEW Of Rox1bpqry. aihbiM al
Rev. G.. III. Gould has become pastor of the
Baptist Church in Lebanon.
The York Baptist Association held its an
nual session last week at North Kennebunk-
Rev. E.Wcrth, Moderator, and Rev G. D. Bal
lantine, CLERK. The season was one of inter
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