The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-03

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rian society in Washington have formed an as-
ISOLATION for the promotion of their cause.
-Reyivals of religion are numerously report
ed from various parts OF New Engli nd, and
still more numerously from the West and
Northwest. s-.---s s.--.s..sz
The York Baptist Quarterly meeting was
held last week at Emery's Mills Sermons
were preached by Messrs. Could Worth and
Baliantine. --The- meeting was well attended
and of considerable, interest q aTco rrny
Prominent ministers OF the Baptist Church
South oppose corporation with their brethren
at the Norths and yet are sending agents to the
North privately to solicit funds. DIR. Taylor
comes to solicit $4,000 for the Southern Bap-
list Missionary Society, and others come for
different objects.
-Rey. S. R. Brown, missionary from this
country to Japan has translated tile Gospel of
Matthew into the Japanese, language. Mr..
Brown is from Monson in this State, and his
mother was the author Of the fayprite hymn II
love to steal awhile away" szlfnsiains bne
iaE4Rev. Charles e. Aiken, Professor in Dart
mouth College, has beeninvited to professor
ship in the College of New jersey 40 az, 4 hi
Hon. Erastus Hopkins of Northampton,
who was early in life a minister, but who has
been for many years active in the political
world, designs to re7enter the tninistrys E0l
Rev. George Prentice has an earnest arti-
Gle in Zion's Herald Of the present week, against
the Institution of separate sColored Conferen-
ces.' He reasons that black and white Chris
tians should mingle together, and not be thus
kept apart
q, The Watc1s,,,dn and Reflector says % The
Jews of Boston have a population of about
1900 They have four synagogues, each bear
ing distinct NAME These are situated in
Warren, Pleasant and Castle streets, and Har-
rison avenue. The largest congregation is that
in Warren street. saoiiss.f ,ys, -a,as !.
I Rev. w. w. Boyd, of Springvale has re-
signed his passionate in that place, his resigna-
ton to take effect April 1st ,a'aa41 81 ,sgaiis.
I'VE learn that the Free Baptist Society of
Saco have extended a call to Rev. E. True, of
Pennington, NJ H, TO become theirpastor.S r
The Chicago pulpit is getting quite wild on
the Sunday question. Meetings hayezbeen
held and an. address sent, to the Tribune and
| e7inses, both Of which publish Sunday edition.
| One divine, in his morning discourse, took the
ground that God made one day 1.-THE seventy
for himself, and had never surrendered the
same. ,..,,.> a,otr s.ss,ssas.sss .r, > sss,f
The Rev. Rufus S. Buel died in Washing
| ton on Wednesday,, He was for many years an
eminent missionary Of the Baptist denomina-
ton to Greece. sei ehilod oidr7iseb tson 9ii 10 2
--lRey., Mr.. Hatch, of the Unitarian church
at Concord, N. H, has had a council ON his diff
fculty with the parish, and he is pronounced
clear of all charges, but advised to leave for the
sake Of peace and quietness M s...i a.. Ut, =
The Augustinian hernits at Lawrence ask
| to be incorporated, with capital Of a quarter
of a million dollars. They mean to build the
largest church in New England.
/, The national Unitarian conference is to be,
held at Buffalo, April 10th; opening sermorby
Rev. f. Ell. Hedge, D. d, of Brookline. Il .f.g
Rev. Alexander Campbell, the leader in
the reform in the Baptist church, popularity
known as "Campbellism," died in Kentucky
lately. Mr.. Campbell was a debater, and his
controversies with Bishop Purcell, of Cincin-
natl, Robert Dale Owen, Rev. Mr.. Rice, Pres
byterian clergyman, and others, on theological
points, have been published and widely read.
The celebrated Paris preacher, Father Hy-
acinthe, is in disgrace with the Pope. 1t is res
ported that Monsignor Chigi, the Papal nun
clio, has conveyed the lcensures Of his Holiness
to Father Hyacinthe, and ordered him to go to
Rome to give an explanation of his conduct.
A-Americans will be glad to hear of an act of
justice on the part of the Shah of Persia, in re-
gard to church building at Ardishal, which
had been taken by the Papal HISTORIANS, to the
exclusion of the friends of our missionaries,
who had an immemorial title thereto. Repeat
ed efforts have been made to restore the build
ing to its legitimate use, but French influence
has been too strong, Now, However, the Shah
/ has granted the rightful owners new site for a
church, and he has subscribed e10O towards its
erection. The EngksliL ambassadof, who has
hefriended the American missionaries, in m ny
| ways, has also subscribed $50 for the same OBJ
ject; and he promises at the same time to inter
est his English friends in the enterprise 4oa
The meeting held in New York on Tues
day, for the purpose of forming a new Consre-
| gational church in that city, adjourned without
taking any action. In 1847 there were five Or
.thodox Congregational Churches in New York
and but one in Brooklyn. Now there is but
one church in New York, while there are ff-
teen in the (" City of Churches Those quail
fed TO judge doubt whether the new organiza
ton will 60 on, for wantof strength and funds
Rev. J. F. lowering of Jamaica Plain, late
an army chaplain, was installed as pastor of
the Unitarian church at Concord, N. H., on
Tuesday evening. biit "a s, .f..'.i;.e.- "a,
"A consistory will be held in Rome on the
10th March, when an American Cardinal will
be created, iii---