The Portland daily press., 1865-08-23


The Oid School Church In Bleomington,
M, recently determined by vote Of sIxty -four
to 1--WE, to transfer its relation from the Old
School to the New School Presbyterians.
"A Methodist Episcopal Church is building
in Detroit to cost 100000. What would the"
fathers of Methodism say to that
Miss Rankin, who was driven from her
seminary to Brownsville, Texas, by the rebels,
has now located her seminary at Monterey.
She saws one hundred missionaries are vented.
The neople. composed of three races, Spanish,
African and Indian, are willing to listen to the
Word of God, and anxious to send their chill
dren to school.
Among missionaries recently arrived in
this country we find the names of Rev. j. E.
Ford and family, and Miss A. L. Mason, from
Sidon; Rev. G. B. Nutting and family from
Oorfa, Central Turkey; Rev. G.. ". A. Dyck
and family, and daughter of Rev. VIM. Thomp-
son, D. D., from Beirut; Rev. M. d. Sanders
and family, Mrs. Ward, and two children of
Rev. E. P. Hastings, from Ceylon; Rev. ii. s..
Taylor and family from the Madura missien.
DR.. Van Dyck comes to superintend the cleo
trotyping and printing of his Arabic translation
of the Bible. .a5s..i s,,t4s s,5 aYf
Rev. VIM. Mccain, pastor Of the Congre-
gationaf church at Tonica, Illinois, was recently
killed by arailroad accident, while ON the way
to the bedside of his dying mother, and his re-
mains arrived at her residence in Cambridge,
Ohio, in season he buried at the same hour
with hers. * 1913 e9gs Is. lsiE
{ 3 In his annual address before the late Con-
Az -
CESS reviewed briefly the past four years strug-
gle, pointed out the duties of the clergy intime
of war and peace; stated the relations of the
Church to the country amid the perils.o of war (;
and looked gratefully and with gladness to the
opening prospect of increased national unity.
The principle of love of country was kept con-
spicuously before the mind, as a distinct iele-
ment of the character, and as being fully as
important in its sphere as any other quality or
duty.assN lrrstsAssssA Naa eiUihalae aag
The minutes of the New School Presbyte-
rian church for 1855 have just been issued. The
total membership of the body is given as 49,
CAS-, being an increase of 5571 over last year.
The number of churches connecting with the
body is 1879, and the number of ministers 1894.
Contributions last year to domestic missions,
1874 507; to foreign missions, $112 1885, to educa-
ton $36,952; to publication cause, $46,3O5;
miscellaneous, $6O1, al. y sa i
!, Rev, Mr.. Hersey, late pastor of the Weeks
st. Chapel in Bath, is about to remove to Bow
doinham, to take charge of the F. w, Baptist
Society, on the Ridge, SO called, in that
town.
The English Congregatio nalist building So
ciety originated about fifteen years ago. 1t has
erected in and around London sixty -fve places
of worship, at an expense of quarter of q
million sterling i.sfa 3ia ss'isll s. 8ata
The minutes Of the Old School Presbyte-
rian body for the year 1865 have just been
issued, showing 2629 churches, 1901 ministers
and a total membership of 232,45O. To the
different boards, missions, education, &c., has
been contributed the past year $4S9, s44, and for
miscellaneous purposes $685., 1927. s....,.s
Some of the missionaries of the London
Missionary Society, stationed in Madagascar,
recently came into collision with tine govern
ment of the island in such rude and unne-
cessary way that the society felt bound to offer
an apology for their conduct.
MIR. Richard Thornton of London died not
long ago, leaving estate valued at e3,700, 900,
of which 100000 was given to various public
charities. The fee of the Probate Court was
$4,000, and the government tax on legacies
will amount to 100000. rsgax< t4sf
The Methodists have subscribed $4,000 for
an annual camp meeting at Saratoga.
The Methodists have been holding a large
camp meeting near Orangeburg, s. c., in
which strong loyal sentiment was mani
Tested.
The Providence Press estimates the cost of
the mammoth Camp Meeting lately held in
Rhode Island, to amount to $145,210. HM
The Annual Meeting of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
viii be held in Chicago, commencing Tuesday,
Oct. Sd, at o'clock, P. M. sa M s7ae - -