The Portland daily press., 1865-06-17
Religious Intelligence.

There seems TO be another size 10 the caSe VI
Rev. J. L. Hatch, Unitarian clergyman of Con-
cord, N. H., against whom his parish closed the
church doors. 1t seems the parish meeting was
Immediately following Mr.. ELECTROMAGNETIC
sermon, and he claims that the vote to close the
house had reference to the grounds taken in that
sermon, bat a Concord correspondent of Bos-
ten paper says the charge brought by the parish
against their minister had nothing to do with
the emancipation sermon. He says the charges
they bring against Mr.. Hatch SAVIOR strongly Of
infdelity. They accuse him of advocating the
observance Of the Sabbath, Of denying the
efficacy Of prayer, Of preaching disbelief in
miracles, and Of eulogizing the life and deeds Of
notorious infdels.
+ Amos Kendall, himself Baptist, is build
ing meeting house in Washington, to the
memory Of his wife, whom the papers say was 8
Catholic.
The Baptist General Association Of Virginia,
recently in session at Richmond, has adopted
resolutions declaring that recent events have not
diminished the obligations Of the denomination
to labor for the spiritual welfare Of the coiored
people, while new forms Of efforts in their be-
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ing to ALLEVIATE the confidence and affection Of
the colored people from the white communities
should be disceuntenanced and counteracted.
The Unitarians and Universalists propose
erecting church in Montpelier, vt. Ten thous-
and dollars have already been subscribed for that
purpose
The Congregational Church in Woolwich OBJ
served its centennial anniversary ON Sunday,
18th inst, on which occasion the pastor preached
historical discourse.
"a Freewill Baptist Quaterly Mee'ing washeld
in East Wilton, ON Wednesday and Thursday of
The Annual Conference of the Congregational
churches in Washington County assembled in
Eastport on the 9th inst, and organized by
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fatarys -ilie opening sermon was preached by
Rev. Mr.. Nichols of Princeton. In the after
noon the annual meeting Of the W. C. Bible So
ciety convened, and chose the Hon. George
Downes Of Calais, President. Rev. H. F. Har-
ding Of Machias, Secretary, and John Kilby,
esq, Of Dennyssille, Treasurer In the evening
Rev. s. Il. Keller delivered an eslogy upon
President Lincoln.
We were not aware till we saw it 80 stated in
Massachusetts paper, that new religious sect
had appeared in this state, and that among its
peculiarities are eternal warfare with all the re-
ligious denominations; power of the elders to
heal the sick by the laying on of hands, and the
expectation that in short time they would be
able to raise the dead. IN sisS
AT recent Free Church Assembly held in
Edinburgh, Lord Dalhousie said: 81 am sorry
to say that we now see the Church Of England
holding dangerous Irritation with Popsry
(laughter), and late circumstances have brought
under the public eye the fact that even in our
Protestant, or rather So called Protestant, chur-
ches that wretched device, the confessional, has
again been established. Anything more degrad-
ing to libefal-minded men-anything more det-
rimental to the virtue and harmony of society,
never was invented by Satan himself, than that
system of the confessional, which, il now ap
pears, is rearing its head in the front of the
Church of England"
Aweekly religious paper is to be established
in Richmond, called the Episcopal Metho-
dist"
Rev. W. Q. Holman, late Of Ballston Spa, n
T., has accepted the call to become pastor of the
Baptist church in RosklaRd.
The Cumberland Congregational Conference
was held in West Minot, on the 9th and 7th
inst.
Rev. Selden Gilbert of Norway, has renewed
to Melrose, Mass, to take the pastoral charge
Of the Universalist society in that town.
n 80.