The Portland daily press., 1865-09-27
RELIGIOUS 1NTELL1aENoE.

The pope has determined that the eighteen
hundredth anniversary of the martyrdom of
St'Peter shall be celebrated with great pomp
at Rome next year. The Catholic bishops of
the whole world will be invited. -
-Andover theological Seminary has jun
ior class of q, which will probably go up to
35or 40; a midd 9 class of 20 with promise
of more; and there are IS seniors This is a
large increase from last year.. -
3 IA Unitarian church has just been organ
lied in Kenosha, Missouri, and Rev. N. NJ,
Mann is engaged to supply the pulpit. $ s.
The four .colored Baptist churches, of Sa-
vannah, id union with the churches of Hilton
Head, StaHelena and Beaufort, have formed a
3Zion Baptist Association This is something
new among the colored churches of the South.
Intelligence has been received ct the Mis-
sionary House in Boston, Of the death Of two
excellent missionaries in Turkey. Rev. Ed
ward NJ Dodd died at Marsovan, of cholera,
August 10, and Rev. Homer Bartlett Morgan
died at Smyrna, of typhus fever, August rs,
on his way to the United States. d ~
Some New York papers have been making
severe attacks upon the Rev. Fl. W. Beecher
for the manner in which he has lately been de-
filming his position as to future punishment.
He does not believe that faith in it is essential
to salvation, and says the doctrine does not ap-
pear at all in the Old Testament, and in the
New it is but Just alluded to, except in the
teachings Of Christ But he accepts the doc
trine because Christ teaches it, though awe are
| not to suppose that the gross representations
of hell which we find In the New Testament
none Of that spiritual rigor which would ena-
BILE him to exult in the doctrine, as did some Of
the old divines; he says: 81 feel, when look
upon society and think of that doctrine as 1
should If looked into a crater. shudder. I
hide my eyes and heart from it. 1t touches me
to the. core of my life. I positively dare not
think of it in certain moods. 1t is dreadful
thing {. 2A1hlAJ As5 w
Oxford Association of Uniyersalists
holds its annual gession in Turner, to-day and
tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday Su
Rev. 9. N. Herring has accepted the call
to the passionate of the Main Street Baptist
Church, Brunswick. sfsa - A-.
8 The Uniyersalist society in Belfast has re-
sumed services. Rev. S. G. Hayford, a gradu-
ate OF the Canton School, is the pastor. 80
f-Beg. w. s. Balch of Ludlow, Vt. has &C
cepted an invitation of the Universalist socie-
ty at Galesgurg, I'LL, to become its pastor
Rev. Joseph Loring, late OF Pownal has re-
moved to North Edgecomb. saosa saH -
The Universalist Society worshipping in
Congress Square Church, on Sunday morning
last, adopted for the first time the new ritual
prepared for their use. We understand they
will in future employ this form of service in
their evening worship. .x. sg,f,4,
& AN italian paper states that in six months
the Government has suppressed eleven con-
vents Of monks and six nunneries in Naples
alone. W 7lg-#
memorial chapel is to be erected at Con-
stance near the spot where John Huss was
burned A bust of Huss and another of his
friend, Hieronymous, will be placed in the
chapel "a IA "a c,1s 81 3 u
The Protestant Episcopal Church in the
Diocese of New Hampshire has now twenty
one working organizations. During the past
year the venerable Bishop Chase of Claremont,
mas confirmed one hundred and ten persons.
consecrated one Church, and ordained three
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The Congregational Associs ton of New
fork, IN Its recent session, adopted resolution
declaring that Justice requires that from
hencefoath all distinction of color or race. in
the apportionnent of civil privileges and poll
teal franchises be swept away, and that the
doctrine that the right of an American black
man to vote, and to give evidence in court is
exactly level with the right of the American
white man, be fully recognized and provided
for.
4 il The Morning Star says that Rev. j. D.
West of Parker's Head in this State died in
the'city Of New York on the 18th inst. His
health had been poor for several weeks, and he
went to New York for medical treatment
about three weeks since; but the disease, which
was softening of the brain, suddenly termin-
ated his existence on earth.
'--!T The Maine Former says that Rev. David
Garland of Bethel, has been pastor of the I'd
Congregational church in that town fer six
teen years, and has never been absent from
the pulpit in consequence of i'll health during
that time. S~s -
The Baptist churches in the South are
mostly strongly pro-slavery, and their black
communicants are setting up independent or
CARNATIONS. There are said to be a few white
churces still remaining loyal
Z -The. friends of Congregationalism in Wash
ngton city have rented the Unitarian church
on the corner of Sixth Street and Louisiana
Avenue, and organized . fine choir-so says the
Washington Chronicle of the 14th.
Gong regationalism has of late made con-
progress in Missouri. Although it
IL only within few years that it organized the
first church in theState, it now has already
fifteen congregations. ALL ,e.xsrr pr
l-lshe Episcopa. Methodist, a Richmond pa
per says that the Church will soon change her
name (Methodist Episcopal Church south) in
to ONE not objectionable to their pro-s,operv
friends in The North, CAS- for instance, Wesley
an Episcopal Church, and then establish mis-
sions IN all the Northern States. Tbosa of ~
who think slavery is dead may be soToowbat
puzzled to- know why such ORGAN; za.;e
should be sought in its behalf The cburc,,as
more frank than the politicians, have warned
rs that the contest 10 not yet over. e.