The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-05-12
RELIGIOUS 1NrELLIaENcE.

The Bath Times understands that the ami.
veries of the christian and benevolent State or
ganizations connected with the Congregational
denomination, win be held in that citv in .Jnne
We have seen no official notice of the facts
however. a ,-s ~
The Gospel Banner says the Universalist
Society of Kendall's Mills will settle pastor
this spring. -.
The Hammond Street Church and Society
OF Bangor, have united in extending a call to
Rev Samuel 81. Lee, of North Bridgewater.
The 42d anniversary of the American Bap-
tist Publication Society will be held with the
First Baptist Church, Boston, on the 2Oth and
21st of May, 1866.
-The New York anniversaries began last
Sunday, and have been very largely attended. 1'
The Maine Annual Conference of the M.
e. Church commenced its 43d session at Lewis
ton on Wednesday, with large attendance.
Bishop Ames and other distinguished mem
bers are present. The session is to continue
eight days. .5.ga 5s. q a, 10
The new Congregational church erected in
Augusta on the siteof that which was destroyed
BY fre In July, 1864, is row nearly completed.
1t is very handsome house, contains 14O pews,
and will cost when finished, about $5O,OOO.
The Advocate states that Rev. w. r. Con-
nelly has resigned the pastorate of the Baptist
church in Dunkirk, that Rev. B. r. Swick has
commenced his labors at Manchester, N. Y,
that Rev. d. @. Hughes accepts the call of the
West Baptist church in Oswego, N. Y, and that
Second Baptist church has been organized In
Rumney, N. H., composed of members from
the First church ,l- .... ...r
The next session of the Maine Uniyersali,t
Convention will be held in Auburn the last
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in June,
and not in Watervilie as many of the papers
havei it. We state this on the authority of the
Secretary who wishes the correction made.
The Union Park Congregational church
of Chicago has increased its offer to Rev. DR..
Swain of Providence from $4,000 to $4,000 uer
year. d't aiL
DR. Pusey, the celebrated English divine.
whose name has become so familiar, is expected
soon to visit this country. @ - -.
Rev. MIR. Gonna of Concord, N. H.. has been
called to succeed Rev. DIR. Miner as pastor of
the School Street Universalist church in Bos-
ton, DR.. Miner wishing to- devote himself wholly
to the presidency of Tufts college.
Rev. G. j. Abbot. for three years pastor of
the f. w. Baptist church in Dover in this
state, mas accepted call to similar church in
| Rochester, N. II.
-one hundred and six persons have been
proposed for admission to the Congregational
Church at Fitchburg at the next communion,
OF whom forty-fve are h lads of families.
III. +. Durant, one of the most eloquent
and successful lawyers in Boston, and a former
partner of Rufus Choate, through the effects,
it is said, of severe domestic affiction the loss
of his only son, and under the influence of the
revival movements in the city, has left the bar
for the pulpit. He is laboring as an evangelist
| in Charlestown with good success. -.--
| Rev M. Crafts of Lexington, Mass has ac-
oontad n call from the Unitarian society in
| Eastport.
| THE Gardiner Journal reports the arrival
| at New York of Rev. DIR. Burgess of that city.
but learns that his health is not materially inn
proved. 4t.i.
An association has been organized in Bos-
ton, the object of which is to promote the build
ing and opening of churches in the Protestant
Episcopal communion, where the sittings shall
be free alike to rich and poor; where all classes
of persons shall be welcomed as children of one
Father, as redeemed by one Savior, as visited
by one Comforter; and where free-win offer
ings for the support of the worship and preach
ing of the sanctuary shall be received from the
congregation at every regular service of the
church. ..H i..-. E. ~
The general conference of the Evangel-
cal Alliance will BE- held this year at Amster-
dam, Holland, commencing August e. and
continuing eight or nine days. The members
will be divided into five sections, which will
severally report upon the present condition of
Christianity, the relations of Christianity to
human society, Christianity and science, Chris
tianity and heathenism. ...t
--Rev. DIR. Bardwell of Oxford, Mass, died
on Saturday morning, from injuries which he
received at the burning of his house on the Sd
inst