The Portland daily press., 1866-04-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


-Rev. Samuel H. Tuttle assistant secretary
of the American Bible Society, died at his resi-
dence in Madison, N. j., on Monday last
MIR. George NJ. Park, of Dixfield, a member
of the theological school at New Hampton, N
H., was ordained to the ministry at East San
bornton, N. H., April s, and assumes the rela-
ton OF pastor to the Free Baptist church at
that place. 40 tg,i ~
AT Lewiston last Sunday, nineteen per-
sons were baptized by Rev. MIR. Abbott, of the
Park Street Methodist Church, where there
has been of late strong revival interest
Rev. Thomas L. Elliot has been elected
colleague with his father, Rev. VIM. G. Elliot
d. d., in the pastorate of the Unitarian Church
at st. Louis, and has accepted.
Rev. VIM. Carruthers, late of North Cam
bridge, was installed at Danvers, April 17th
One hundred Young men are now prepar-
ing for the Catholic priesthood in the diocese
Of Philadelphia. There are also six clerical
students from that city in Rome.
The Hamagid, Hebrew paper published
at Lyck, in the province of Eastern Prussia
says that sixty Jewish families have determin-
ed to form a colony near Jafa, in Palestine.
The Reform Presbyterian church holds
that the property of any religious society
ought, according to Scripture, to be held and
managed by its elders Cor deacons) alone. The
laws of New York have not allowed this; but
an act has just been passed authorizing it.
The coming session of the Old School Pres
byterian Church at st. Louis is regarded with
much interest, as it is probable that the qnes-
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branches will be under discussion Tg9W35
AT Barletta, Italy, on the 10Th of March
last, was repeated on a small scale the massacre
of st. Bartholomew. A crowd of fanatical
and brutal persons, melted by their priests to
superstitious ferocity, attacked the dwellings
and places of worship of the Professionals, MUIR
dered in cold blood some six or eight persons
men, women and Children wouuded severely
some seventy more, sacked and burned great
number of buildings, and committed inconceiv-
able outrages. A detachment of soldiers was
ordered with all haste from TRAM, and by their
assistance order was restored. Many arrests
have been made, including several priests and
monks A letter from Bari says that among the
persons arrested are four priests, Capuchin
monk, six women, and banker, on whose per-
son was found list of two hundred persons
destined for sacrifice. isf6si4"N -.
/ The latest English papers announce the
death Of Rev. John Keble, one of the most ac-
complished clergymen in the Church of Eng
land, and the well-known author. of "The
Christian Year" He was graduated at Oriel
college, Oxford, in 1910, and was about seven.
ty-six years of age at the time of his death
He was many years Professor Of Poetry in the
University, but the latter part of hislife has
been spent chiefly in retirement, in literary
pursuits, and in the diligent discharge of his
duties as a parish minister at Hursley, in
Hampshire, near Winchester He was one of
the most rigid rituaIists, and an early leader in
the modern high-church party. He succeeded
SO we'll in the management of his own parish
as to make 1t quite model, according tc high
church ideas, SO that it was said not to contain
a single dissenter. He was devoted and con-
scientious Christian, diligent pastor, and
man of eminent purity and consistency in life
and character nGa pad ,ssupohz
Rev. j. M. Bedell having closed his labors
with the F. w. Baptist church at Shapleigh
Corner, and accepted call from the church of
the same denomination at Centre Strafford, N.
H., wishes to be. addressed at the latter place.