The Portland daily press., 1866-05-05
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

21st uIt msrsor os reports the death. at Augusta
RIM , OF Itev. Daniel Sewali on, eoont - tha
Dioie society for Maine. ." ase"' Vi 'ne
sion at Trin;s. Episcopal Convention ia in sas-
Sion a' trinity Church, Boston 40 ~ seS-
- "a "A CONGREGATIONAL Church of Ho,,ander.
mas been organized at York MINI noiianuers
- Ils ine New YORK correspondents of the Ros-
ton journal says: The Nav ann;var.a,;e. D4s,
commence next week. The time Is daterr,;,S
Dy the Bible Society, the parent of the ami
versaries That meeting is held on the sscn1a1
THURSDAY In May. The other societies rsnga
rouhd that time. The Bible Society celebrates
It's jubilee this year, and will have great Sea-
SON. with fifty years of unparalleled suceess
itis strong, vigorous, popular and rich. 1t win
be the great meeting of the year. A live lord
Is TO be present from England, and distinguished
men me from all parts of the land will keep the
jubilee. The other great national societies
; meIe never more prosperous, peaceful and efi-
cieht i than now. There is every prospect that
.ne anniversaries of this year, following hard
Gn ;l.1 ene great revival, will be among the most
yessvses'ing yesrs that have been held for many
The Methodists have decided tn hold a
grand centennial meeting in Boston Sometime
III the nrst week of June. =
NJ Inc ne MAINE Annual Conference of the
Inuo'nouists, VIII meet in Lewiston ON Wednes-
day of next week. "i''on ou "euneS-
.-Ine OLD Fine st Chapel in Lewiston. has
Oeen - removed TO make place for the new church.
ana the work of excavation for the foundation
has commenced. enc 90 -, -, '''0 ~ iouiliS'ion ~
-Rev. Mr.. Stone of Berlin. Wis. Ia 70 he-
Bangor. f'-'s onurcn in
-Rev. Mr.. Strong has asked his dismissal
as pastor OF the Congregational Church in
Gorham. 50 $500 IA
rRey. I. E. st. John, pastor of the Uniyer
sallst church in Worcester has ACCENTED a call
to be settled over Universalist society in Chi
cago, with alary of $4,000.
The twenty ninth anniversary of the Amer
iean and Foreign Bible Society will be held in
Boston, ON Saturday May 19th =
.Ihe Spiritualists are talking about settling
tnelr speakers over organized societies instead
II T;Is aItiomlng ehem to itinerate. The Bonner of
Laght goes for this arrangement. ORIGINALLY
an anti-sectarian body, they are gradually adop-
like the rest. PA0'
"A letter from Amsterdam says "The state
OF Things aere now is such that fnluisters of tba
kirk deliver lectures to show the Gosnei tao St
1onn was not written by the apostle whose
nalne u Dears Everywhere on Sunday Won
may near preachers telling their Congregations
that TINS or that Epistle of st. Paul was not
Mlie.en tt ny MN; III word, the authenticity of
the whole Bible is openly assailed"
The London Record announces the RETURN
OF Mr.. Hemans, son of the poetess, from the
communion OF the church of Rome 1
Great Importance is attached in Rome to
certain interior movements now going on in
tne bosom OF the Church of England towards
reunion with Rome. The great solemrity Of
canonlzation which is to take place at Rome
on the 18th Of June, 1867, is to have special
reference to this object
The Conference of the African Matbod;st
Episcopal Church, in session last week at Wash.
ington, Bishop Payne presiding, decided on
SATURDAY to ordain white candidate who has
tOr TWO wears DrAacba1 10 1850
ton. Some of the clergymen in the Conference
were opposed to the candidate on account of
ms color, put they were overruled. "Let us"
respect man for his color" -,
Several clergymen of the Church ef Eno-
IAN lana nave recently published their disbelief In
the eternal punishment of the wicked
We learn that Rev. DIR. Spauldine of New
buryport has declined the cali to the CHARGE Of
the Central Church in this city, made some
ume ago. The invitation was accompanied by
the oter OF very liberal salary.