The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-17
ELIGIOUs.

Interesting and impressive farewell ser
wees We're held on Monday on board the mis-
slonary ship Morning STAR vessel built with
'he means raised by 10000 children of the
American Sabbath schools. The services were
witnessed by over two thousand nersons At
.io conclusion, hymn was sung in which
'n'us'nus OF voices Joined, benediction was
pronounced the lines were cast Off and the
Morning Star started on her voyage. Her des-
tlnation is the Sandwich Islands.
There IS schism in the Universalist church
IN Belfast. The Age says that Rev. Mr.. Hay-
ford recently preached sermon in supnort Of
the doctrine of Spiritualism, avowing his be.
lefin that doctrine, and declaring that he must
thenoetorth preach it. This was not satisfacto-
~ 20 large portion of the leading members of
Tue society, and, last week, meeting was held
70 consider the matter. A vote was taken, and
"oout hine-tenths of those present voted against
Sus'alning him in his course. He will probably
ask a discharge
The Bath Times has pleasure in announc-
ing upon good authority. that Rev. Mr.. Beard
Vi .nat city has been induced to Withdraw his
resignation very much to the Satisfaction NOT
only of his own church and narsb hrt 20 tbo
citizens generally. " WV
ihe Bangor Wing says the Second Ad-
'eh'ises had series of meetings in that CITY
last week which ere fully attended The Ad
ventlsts believe that the end of all things of the
present earthly dispensation is near at hand as
they have believed for the last twenty-iye or
thirty years. They now set the time as within
one or two years.
KEY. VIM JENKs D. D. died in Boston.
Tuesday, in his S3th year. He was born in
Newton in 177S,and graduated at Harvard in
the class of 1877. After completing his college
course he engaged for while in educational
pursuits, and then in the ministry, and was set
tied over Congregational Church In Roth
Me-, where he remained for twelve years, and
then occupied the. Professorship of Oriental
and English Literature in Bowdoin College for
tnree years. In 1913 he returned to Boston,
and soon after became interested in the cause
OF seamen, and was the first missionary who Ia
bored especially in their behalf in that city.-
subsequently he became the pastor of the
Green Street Church, and retained this posi-
ton for nearly twenty-five years. until the
building was sold and the church was disband-
ed lie was the author of Jenks' CoDaprehen-
Saoe commentary, one of the most widely circu-
lated and valuable Commentaries ON the Serin.
lures ever published, and also of several other
standard works.
Tho Bishops of the M. e. Church. nine in
number, held their annual meeting in New
York this week. One object of this meetiro
was 70 arrange appointments for the ensr;ng
year. There are sixty-six conferences that
meet annually. They extend over the entire
ohleed states, one conference in India and
one in Germany
-Ihe settlement in Tyrol of fugitive monks
ana nuns from Italy is rapidly proceeding
MOI only are all the monasteries and converts
fnli, butfour or five secular buildings are beino
turned into clerical establishments.
The Sultan, wishing to recompense the OK
emplary conduct of the Sisters of Charity of
Constantinople during the cholera in 1865. has
presented them with piece of ground in the
quarter of Pera for the foundation of an or
phan asylum.
negotiations are said to be on foot for the
purpose of bringing the Greek Church into the
bosom of the Latin Church. 1t is said that ne
gotlations have been carried ON for some time
through the medium of a great power which is
not designated hut is supnosed to bo I-o,,..,
petween the court of Rome and the Patriarch
OF the Greeks. A grave difficulty which at first
presented itself has been removed. The Patri
arch held absolutely and the Pope resisted. the
marriage OF the priests The court of Rome
yielded ON the principal point restricting. how
e1 eyer, .ie power OF marrying to simple priests,
tne pishopS being excluded from this privilege.