The Portland daily press., 1865-07-29

4 AT the General Association of the Congre-
gationalists in Massachusetts,, the statistical
secretary reported net gain of eight hundred
in IA OF the nearly 800 churches in the State.
The total membership is over $4,000.
In controversy with Unitarian paper
about the proper significance of the term aCon-
gregational," the Boston Recorder says: aItis
not denied that Complexities and Mormons are
Baptistsy this does not destroy the right Of the
Baptist denomination to their name The Bap-
lists, Unitarians and Universalists are congre-
gational In poity, but our name is just what
it was one hundred years ago." To this the
ADVOCATE of this city replies: tsWe demnr to the
statement of the Recorder that Mormons are
Baptists. The term Congregational may refer
simply to the outward polity or organization of
church; but Baptists, we think claim that
their name means something more than the
simple mode Of performing religious rite. 1t
includes the vital idea, doctrine, or faith into
which the outward rite introduces the sub
ject." 1o7at
An ecclesiastical council will convene at
Saccarappa on Wednesday, August 9th, at 10
o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of ordaining Mr..
Joseph Danielson, of Connecticut recent grad
uate of Union Theological Seminary, N. Y, as
pastor of the Congregational Church in that
village. Sermon by Rev. 6. L. Walker, of
State Street Church in this city,.
- The New Haven Palladium saws that Rev.
3. J. O'Brien, pastor of st. Mary's (Catholic)
church in that city, recently returned the sum
of three hundred and ninety-nine dollars and
fifty cents-restitution money-to the Etna
Fire Insurance Company Of Hartford, Father
O'Brien having been commissioned so to dol by
some penitent one.
I Mr.. III. Allen Shorey, who graduated at
Bangor on Wednesday, was ordained as pastor
of the Congregational churchin Orrington, yes
terday. Sermon by Rev. Stephen H. Hayes of
| South Weymouth, Mass
On Wednesday last six members of the
| graduating class at Bangor, were ordained to
the work of the ministry Their names are
Messrs Lsavitt Bartlett, of Coventry, VT,
Isaac Jacobus, of Romulus, N. Y, John f.
Morgan, of New Gloucester, Henry M. Ste
| yens, of Biuehill, who are commissioned to la
| Dor In Kan sas, and Messrs. Justin p. Moore, of
Waterville, and Charles H. Pope, of Whitney,
| vile, who are going to California.
1t is reported that new religious paper is
to make its appearance in Augusta early in
| September, under the auspices of the Protestant
Episcopal denomination in this State. Talent
Of the first order will be engaged to make the
paper every way worthy of the position it will
occupy.
Rev. Geo. L. Walker of this city gave an I
address before the Rhetorical Society of the
Bangor Theological Seminary on Wednesday
evening last The theme of the address was
She influence of the Congregational polity on
Pulpit Eloquence, because of its individual, in
DEPENDENT intellectual, spiritual and practical
| nature. .ln a g35iEgg q 84if 4qigas8
= The Convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church of Texas has been in session. and
has passed resolutions annulling the action of
the Convention of June s, 1862, which placed it
among the seeding organizations, recognizing
the constitution and authority of the Episcopal
Church in the United States, and proposing to
send delegates to the General Episcopal Con-
vention to be held in Philadelphia in October
next. q IirfH lst1stlnI s3il3gal 20