The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-10
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-ti-- The Missionary ship Morning Star" is ex-
psc'ep 70 san next week. A library, valua-
pie compass, handsome organ, Bible and
several flags have been presented.
rev. Q. Il Peason, late proprietor of the
nome Monthly, has sold his magazine TO the
Boston Tract Society, to be united with tbo;r
new and attractive monthly, The Sabbath az
Home. -Eab ea IL '"' O0 :" " 10
william Burr, agent of the Freewill Ban
tist ,frin1ng Establishment, and publisher of
the Morning Star, died at Dover, N. II. ON
Monday, of apoplexy, after an illness of seven
honrs-, Mr.. Burr was prominent man. and
wen known and highly esteemed throughout
tns tne Free Baptist denomination in this coun-
try.
REV. Mr., Merry, formerly of Gorham. N
~ was l Installed pastor of the Congregational
cnurch and society at Norway, on THURSDAY
week -i j-tit fl5''T ,its-N'S
inc oniversaiist Society of Norway have
raised their church one story, and are 10 have
+ tine Vestry under the same. They are o,so
raising the steeple. The edifice when cornplet-
ed will be fine one. i .s.o r.,3 - go
SAC We learn from the Mirror that ten persons
; were admitted to the Gorham church last sun-
day-and that Rev. Mr.. Strong has resumed
his labors there.
Rev. Calvin Stebbins has accentec tba all
to the Unitarian church at Chicop.e. am, will
enter upon its duties about the middla ~ tho
present month. a ~ -
-Rev. Mr.. skeele declines the call of the
First Congregational church at Amherst.
= The church of the Disciples in Boston of
IL 4. II
which heV. j. f. Clarke is pastor, has determ-
lned 70 unite with the New South church 70
Keep upFthat organization and receive the ho-
quests made to it. The ousted society win
probably build a new church.
-heV' smith Baker, Jr., of Orono. has re-
celved a call to labor with the Elm Street Con-
gregatonal Church in Bucksport.
Rev. 8. L. Pomeroy, of this STATE f,,r,o-
ly one Of the secretaries of the A,'o-;o..,
Doaiu, mas received an appointment in the
state Department at Washington.
-fhe ciergymen of Illinois are signing call
Ior State prayer meeting at the eapital
springfield, on the 14th, for an outpourinp of
the Holy Spirit. The invitation is Iimited 10
those who believe in the divinity of our Lord
Jesus Christ, eternal punishment, and iustifi-
cation by faith alone" -
-Vuakerlsm is said to be greatly ON the de-
: clne IN England. Adherence to the rules of
'ne sect becomes daily less rigid, channels are
gradually abandoned, and the list of gatber-
ings diminishes. y s-'Nei-
The Bishop of Orleans. France bas ;,.,,.,
pastoral letter, in which he denounces the
implety which prevails, and the atheistical
teaching Of many writer's. "War on God and
on religion becomes fiercer every day. Atbe-
Ism marches with the head erect. In this 70
spect the eighteenth century is far exceodad -
AS Fenelon predicted the great revolution 90
he anticipates the "gravest calamities,, before
the end of the century "What is nrena-;nc,
IN Europe is frightful to contemplate. / shall
perhaps not see it, but announce itp'
-Ine religious transformation of italy nro-
ceeds with great rapidity, but there is cause To
fear that infdelty will take the place of Ca
tnollcism. A letter from Rome says: "An ex-
IRENE radicalism as to the church seems TO
have got hold of the whole Italian community
The decay of reverence is everywhere appar-
ent. The spirit of irreligion is widespread.
and In country more literally supplied with
churches perhaps, than any other, observance
OF religious offices is neglected, and attendance
is continually falling off When the Ave Ma
ria bells ring we do not see the hat lifted and
the sacred sign made in recognition of Gods
presence, as was formerly so common with
men and women of every social condition.
Half the poetry of the Italian lite seems to be
gone. Is this growing radicalism by and by to
strip everything baldg' ~ sf.lg
Rev. Mr.. Tufts, pastor of the Free Baptist
Church in Limerick, hrs accepted a call to set
tie in Pennington, N. HI. rr ~.