The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-07
RELIGIOUS rNTh1rEaHreE.

! Rev. Drs Eaton and Gillette are the cleri-
cal delegates from the diocese of Texas to the
general convention in Philadelphia. Texas is
the first of the southern dioceses to reioin the
northern church.
The American Missionary Association has
had under its care during the past year go
missionaries and teachers; who are laboring m
every part of the South. o4 ss. bs3ssars. s
7 Rev. Lewis circuit formerly an eminent
missionary among the Zulus in South Africa,
has been elected district secretary Of the Amer
lean Missionary Association for the states Of
Vermont and New Hampshire. m@ssg@ssGeD
I AT recent meeting of Unitarians at Keene,,
N. H., measures were inaugurated for the more
thorough prosecution of their work among the
feeble churches of that state. .., al, 4,
Rev. ii. Clay Trumbull, Chaplain Of the
famous 10th Connecticut Regiment, returns
now to his secretaryship of the Amerlcan Sum
day School Union 4 .sz,,,i,.5afsw
+, Mr.. b. P. Page of Gilmanton, n. H., was
ordained at Lebanon Centre, as past ,r.of the
Congregational church at that place, on We'd
nesday last, te trr F
monastery at Norwich. At times he is delir-
ious.
Rev. A. D. f. Palmer was ordained to the
| work of the gospel ministry as pastor Of the
Baptist church in Dover and Foxcraft, on the
| 18th ult. Sermonby Rev. A KIP. Small q z.
"A new and beautiful Jewish synagogue
was lately consecrated in New York city. 1t
is situated in West oath street, The Jews in
New York number it is stated, from 10000 to
10000, and they have quite a number of hand
some and costly religious edifces 81 IN .'S
Merle D'Aubigne, author Of the aHistory
of the Reformation" delivered the annual .ad.
dress this year before the Evangelical Soeiety
Of Geneva. He is now II years of age. 70 sas
! The 18th annual meeting Of the Baptist
Missionary Convention Of Canada West, win
be held at Brantford, October 18th.
Rev. Mr. Toothaker Of New Sharon Is dan
gerously sick of Typhoid fever. Il. Z
"A late number of the Boston journal said:
| cit no seeretthat one Of the most celebrated
writer's of the Beecher family is engaged on a
work to disprove thedoctrine of future endless
punishment,- a doctrine that Dr. -Beecher the
senior so ably defended" The Gospel Bonner
| says allusion is doubtless here made to Mrs.
! Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of 1Uncle
Toms Cab NJ
/ The condition Of Alabama loyalty may be
inferred from the fact that all the Episcopal
churches in the state have been closed, on &C.
count of the refusal Of Bishop Wilmer to Or
der the prayer for the President to be read.
The prayer has been heretofore omitted on the
ground that the authority of an ecclesiastical
council was necessary to amend the prayer ac-
eerding to the established factsof the day,
-"The official name of Rev. DE- E. 81. Cha.
pins new church in New York is to be ssThe
Church of the Divine Paternity" The corner
stone, on Fifth Avenue, will be laid next week.
| Rev. j. w. Hanson, formerly of this state
has rendered his resignation On pastor of the
Universalist society in Hayerhill, Mass. the
resignation to take effect November /. o4r
i Rev. Sumner Ellis, Associate Pastor of
/ Shawmut Universalist Church in Boston. has
resigned, and is going West = = s'N~
"A singular religious movement has recent
ly begun In England. It is proposed to n
the members of the English. Roman Catholic
! and Greek churches in friendly communion.
4 and the papers report that three ah,andred
churches in England have assented to the
measure. The proposition is ITO unite In abond
of microscopy prayer members both of the
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clergy and laity Of the Roman Catholic. Creek
and Anglican communionss To all who vb;,a
they lament the divisions amongst Christians,
look forward for their healing mainly to 4 car.
porate' reunion of the those three great bodies
which claim for themselves the inheritance n
the priesthood, and the name of Catholic. AN
4 appeal is made. They are not asked to conn
promise amy principle which they, rightly ar
or wrongly, hold dear, they are simply asked 70
unite for the promotion of high and holv
end" 100 u AIln ~ Il !.
Quite number of missionaries from the
Baptist and Presbyterian orders, sailed for In
dia from Boston, Tuesday. ah--s
+ The semi-annual meeting of the Oxford
Conference of Congregational churches. will
be held at South Paris on the oath and 9th of
/ October. eos -
\. Rev DR.. Fairfield, President Of HiIlsdale
College, Michigan, is President of the Free
Baptist Conference at Lewiston. Rev. DIR.
1 Cheney, President of Bates College. preached
the Conference sermon ON Wednesday, s. q