The Portland daily press., 1866-06-02
RELIGIOUS INTE1LIaENcE.

|. Rev. Wm P. Tucker of Hallowell, has ac-
.cepted call as rector of Grace Church in
Bath, and will enter ON his duties tomorrow.
Rev. II. Colder writes to the Dover Morn
ing Star that the Sabbath School children of
the First Free Baptist church at Harrisburg,
Pa, have just contributed fifty dollars towards
the $4,000 to be raised for Bates College in or
der to secure much larger sum. IN o-s
The Pontiac lIll) Sentinel announces the
death Of Rev. Thomas F. Norton, late of Sun
bury, ILL.,, and formerly clergyman of the
} Baptist church in this state, A.il'79 . '+
: The Rev. Charles Constantine Pise, pastor
of the Roman Catholic Church of st. Charles
Borromeo, in Brooklyn, died on Saturday last
He was one of the most eminent divines of the
Catholic church in this country, and was wide
ly known and respected. risili haa sasfe
The Morning Star states that Rev. e. B.
Pernald has closed his labors as pastor of the
Free Baptist church in Kittery, Me-, also. that
Rev. j. Boyd has closed his pastorate of the
church in Boothbay, and that Rev. E. G. Chad
dock, late of Bangor Theological Seminary, has
assumed the charge of the church in Lawrence,
Mass. .g1i} fAre l
We see by the Mirror that Rev. j. E.
Adams was, On the 18th ult, installed as pastor
of the Congregational Church in Searsport in
place of Rev. Stephen Thurston who resigns in
order to enter upon the duties of Secretary to
the Maine Missionary Society.
Rev. j. w. Hanson of Dubuque, formerly
pastor of the Universalist church in Gardiner
in this state, and at one time editor of the Cos
pei Banner, has been invited to deliver the ora
tion before the Literary Societies of Lombard
University at the approaching Commencement.
- Sir Moses Montefiore has returned to
England from his mission of charity to the
Jews at Jerusalem During his stay in the
some now almshouses to be built for occupation
by the poor of his coreligionists. n
The Presbyterian General Assemblies at
St. Louis have appointed ajoint committee to
consider the subject of reunion of the old and
New School ,odies.
Rev. w. T. Eustis, who has been laboring
| two or three months in New Orleans, in con-
nection with the organization of Congrega-
| tional Church, has returned to his charge in
New Haven, Conn. ai
Rev. Zenas Thompson is to become pastor
| What are called the May meetings in Lon
don extend this year from April 10 to July 26
and include 167 different anniversaries. Dur
ing April and May these meetings are quite
continuous, afterwards at longer intervals. :
| On Thursday afternoon and evening, May
10th, conference Of Congregational churches
was held in the Central Congregational Church
| Philadelphia, of which Rev. e. Hawes is pasto,
Ia new thing for PHILADELPHIA. Rev Mr.
Hawes was formerly of Waterville.
The present week is the regular "Anni
versary Week" in Boston, when innumerabl,
religious and philanthropic societies make thei
annual reports. The attendance has been yer,
large this year, and an unusual interest ha
pervaded the meetings. Many celebrated
speakers from all parts of the country hav,
been present, and eloquent addresses upon thu
great religious, educational, and philanthropi,
questions of the time, have filed the hours o
every day. no f..-.