The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-15


pies Who of ms are prepared thus to labor in
the glorious work he came to inaugurate p II
think there are many whose spirits are being
stirred by some mysterious, underlined prompt
ings, who viii find their field of labor in this
direction. And hope, also, there are not
few successful laborers nowin the field. May
their numbers increase sgsatolaus 80 Eco
RELLGIOUS INTELLIGENgEz
Rev. William J. Harris recently Congre-
gational minister, in Brandon, Vt, and Rev.
Mr., Allen of the Andover Theological Senina-
~, were admitted to the order of Episcopal
deacons atEmanael church, Boston, on Wed-
nesday, July 5.siIArs sd Is egx.4lt .gAss. 4,
Rev. g. NJ Steele, pastor Of the Methodist
society in Fitchburg, has been elected to the
presidencyof the Lawrence university, in APP
pleton Wis. CT
Z Mr. John w. Baker, a graduate of Dart
mouth in1s6I and of Bangor in 1864, has been
ordained pastorsof the Congregational church
in Bridgtonfyt., Qsland Pond) w Z
i, Mr.. Eli P. Noyes, late member of the grad
uating clsss at Newton, becomes pastorIo Of the
Baptist Church, East Washington, N. H., Rev.
A. Heald, the former pastor, now being settled
In Warner, N. II. Three of the class, Messrs.
Bunker, Noyes and Gushing are accepted mis-
sionaries of the American Baptist Missionary
Union. .s, ..
~ Rev.dC. j.. o Callaghan, who has oficiated in
the Catholic Church in Machias for year or
more, and previous to that had charge of the
Catholic Chnrch in Bath, is now stationed.at
Augusta during the absence of Father Egan.
Rev. G. Fl. A. Bulkely, formerly of Winsted,
Conn, and late of Brooklyn, N Y, has ac-
cepted the pastorate Of the Congregational
church, in Oswego, N. Y, and viii soon be in
Rstalled, NHtp
The Synod Of the Presbyterian Church of
the lower Proeinoes of British North Aiaeri-
I ca and the synod of Nova Scotia and P. E.
Island in connection with the Church of Scot
landg are both at present in session at Halifax,
N. s.. OF the former there are 115 members in
attendance, constituting (acoording to the
Pres1yseTiaa Witnessl the largest Synod ever
assembled in the Maritime Provinces, and the
most numerous representative court civil or
ecclesiastical, hitherto met in Nova Scotia.
In the division which took place in the
House Of Lords on the second reading Of the
Roman Catholic Oath Bill, not single pre-
late voted in favor Of the measure. In the list
fof the not-coatents arc the names of the Arch
bishopof Dublin, and the Bishops of Bangor,
Chichester, Ely, LANDAU, and London.
Father Ignatins has been exeoHnnunicated'
b. his own monks. The disturbance in his no.
ly institution was at one time SO serious that
the police had to be called ia.e NJ IA
The Convocation of Canterbury, lately as
senbied at Westminster, adopted in both
Houses, resolutions approving thee course of
the Bishop Of Cape Town in his proceedings
against the Bishop of Natal DR.. Colenso, and
conveying to the former bishop their sy1npa-
thies Hia having encountered this heresy, and
stamped the brand upon its authors head''-
The Archbishop of Canterbury said that he
chad reason to- believe that the Church I'm
America would probably give expression to
like sentiments"
The cornerstone of the new church of St.
Martin, in Baltimore, was laid last week by
Archbishop Spaulding. The ceremonies were
very imposing k1sAsA
Presbyterian Church in Edinburg is shap-
ed like fan; atone end itisforty feet in width;
at the other, one hundred and sixteen feet wide
The aisles radiate from the pulpit, which is at
the narrow end, like the spokes Of a Wheel
The seats'are arranged it three tiers, one tier
being nine feet above the other. q g g sose
The new Congregational Meeting House at
Presque Isle will. be dedicated on Friday, July
2lst. sSAI III al VI 3a8}IDeB
The fortieth annual report Of the American
Tract Society Ct New York has just been issr-
ed 1t isaa bulky pamphlet of SO pages, con-
tanning the names of more than 10000 life MEM
bers, and more that $500 life directors. The
total receiptsgof the society for the past year
have been, from donations and legacies $685.
O2T.?3; and from book sales, $295, s3S24,o is7d d
a The citizens of Newry Corner have purchas-
ed the church in Bethel known as the Locke
HoqssSand torn. it down with the intention of
building church at that place,
A Universalist Church was organized in Rev.
Mr. Steere's society in Lewiston, on the 18th of
June, consisting of thirteen members-seven
males and six females. Others have Joined by
letter. : ssocis
Bishop Potter's Pastoral has called out two
more replies, one from Rev. E. Fl. Garfield Rec
tor Of Christ Church aB Brooklyn, and onesfrom
Rev. John Cotton Smith, Rector of the Church
Iof the Ascension in New York, and editor of
the Church lfosstlsy Both these clergymen
take ground similar to that of DR.. Tying.
The Farmington Chronicle says some forty
persons united with the Congregational church
in New Sharon, on Sunday last 5laan0
Rev, Robert Lansing, graduate of Canton
Theological Institute, and recently from Pitts
burg, Penn, has received and accepted an inyi-
tation from the Universalist Society in Dexter
ito become its pastor, and has already entered
upon the duties of this relation
Rev. Ell Ballou has been made q. Doctor of
Divinity by La Grange College, KY. He does
not, however, know who recommended his name
1for the honor. He surely wears it rheekly.' ! y
4 The general convention of the Episcopal
Church in October next, will be one Of the
most important in the entire history of the
American Episcopal church. An effort will be
made to Introduce new canon, intended to al
low to the clergy Of this oh ur5h more liberal re-
lations with those Of other denominat ons. This.
movement willmeet with vigorous resistance as
well as ,wigh hearty suppert4y YarwH 'a
The cornerstone of Methodist churchiwas
laid in Newburyport on Wednesday.
The Rev. DIR Burgess, Bishop of the Episco-
pal Church of Maine, visited Grace Church in :
Bath on Sunday last, and in the evening adj
yniinistered the rite of confirmation to twelve
persons aiishpss6 q1sss 81 eaa9Y g8IE
HUNGARIAN AFFAIRS. s'aa' gas
/ The exceptional state of things in Hunga-
ny is intended to cease on the 1st of July y
1t is generally thought that probably
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