The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-04

The convention Of the various bodies Of
Non Episcopal Methodists which has been in
session At Cleveland, Ohio, unanimously adj
opted declaration IN favor Of negro suffrage
as Athe unofficial epresentatigesof thevarious
Non-Episcopal Methodists in this country"
Rev. Frank Mcguire was installed as pastor
of the Bniversalist Society in Watervile' On
the goth ult. Sermon by Rev. A. Ba'uos Vi
Bangor; Fellowship by Rev. G. Bailey VI Gar
diner; charge by Rev. II. G. Leonard, and Ad-
dress. to Society by Rev. w A. r. Diilingnan.
The two latter gentleman are e exTpastors ofthe
same society.
According m a writer in the Boston TTdc-
elle,. there are now three hundred church ed
itices in New York city. The Episcopalians
have 60, Presbyterians Sc, Methodists 80, Gath
olics 50, Bsptists 20, Jews "a, Dutch Reform
ed %, UniyersalistsE4, Congresatonalists A,
Upitarians 81. lr,sssa oh afa y slsl..H
The corrected catalogue of the late Nation
al Congregational Council, as given in the
Congregationalist of the present week, shows
the following numbers: Whole number OF del
egates, 492 number, of honorary members IA;
delegates from foreign. countries, 10; total,
519 FAS. Z
The Baptist papers, in all directions, are
uttering themselves freely with reference to
DIR. Richard Fuller of Baltimore, and his re-
cent 3Notes of Traver in the South. Though
DR.. Fuller has long been an apologist for slav-
cry, it seems to have been supposed that re-
cent events would open the eye of his under-
standing and give him aibetter mind. Rut he
remains true to his old prejudice. 80
A son of the late Dr. Arnold of Rugby,
England, who went over a few years ago to
the Romish faith, has come back again to the
established church. eSt ~ a.eae
Governor buckingham Of Connecticut, mod
orator of the National Congregational Coun-
Gil, in his closing address, stated that one hun
dred and forty-seven years ago his paternalan-
cestor presided as the assistant moderator of
the synod which met at Saybrook, Connect
cut, and. adopted what n known as the say
brook platform. 10 aaafN
The total receipts of the, American Board
for the month of May were $33,299 n.
! The receipts Of the Presbyterian Mission
for the financial year which has just closed,
were $71,621-a sum greater than has been
received in any previous yearof itO histeEyT
The Reformed Dutch Board received last
year S72,7 1917, which was $50, 900 more than in
any previous year. isg - roaaFssassi YaMYTJ
The win Of the late Rev. John a. Waugh
an has been admitted to probate in Philadel-
phia Among other requests provided for, af-
terthe decease of his wife, is 500 for the Epis-
copal church in Hallowell. ~
Rev. y. B. Ffske, pastor Of Winter street
church, Bath, who has been suffering from ILL
ness for some months back, has gone to New
York to take the steamer, TO Be absent some
three or four months in Europe. His society
gave him leave Of absence, supplying the pull
pit in the meantime and continuing his sal
airy. GOO ? Tddi1 I II rovo)
haVs n. r, Myrick closed his labors with the
oniearian oVoiStsvi n Eastport on the 25th ult.-
4 he mas an engagement with sSs.-su Of Nforhlo.
head, Mass. n r. NJ n { ! -
The new Arabic version of the Holy Scrip
lures, which has occupied sixteen years in the
processo translation is finished at last, and has
been issued from the Mission FFess at Bel
II rut. 20 y TgyHaooW sAxAd sBHysI
Il Last Sabbath weeka member of the Ortho
dox body Of the Society Of Friends, living with
in forty miles Of Philadelphia, walked fom
miles to unite, by special request, two rathel
small Sabbath Schools, lately conducted separ
ately BY the Methodists and Presbyterian, into
one school. Itmay be particularly noticed that
the present superintendent is Baptist. Here
we have four churches represented, all uniting
in this great and good work. Besides union
this shows Saith, hope, and charity "a ~
The HnrCfOrd Press says :-Rev. Joseph Dam
| ielson, of Danielsonvine, has accepted call to
the Congregational church IN saccarappa
Maine Bq geaa8d hag 0029Y1
Rev. s. B. S. Bissell, of Norwalk, has beer
recalled to the secretaryship Of the New orl
department of the Americans Sabbath schoo
union, aposition which he formerly held fiy,
years.
Rev; William W Parker, fomerlysIof Can
ton, Mass, has been installed oyer the Congre
gationa church at Groton, IN the same STATE
The Vineyard Camp Meeting Association
have bought the camp ground Martha's Vine
yard for $1,000. ..s1 gnisasas.nso ret .og