The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-28
RELIGIOUS INTELLLaENcE.

The Rev. John r. Adams, d. d.. of Cor
ham, died suddenly at Northampton. ON the
zoth INST, at the age of Ga This announcao
nent VIII awaken great regret in the minds of
many warm friends in Maine and in this State.
Dr. Adams has been long and widely known no
a FAITHFUL and successful pastor at Londonderry.
MI, brighton, Mass, and in Gorham; and
more recently as brave and loyal chaplain iD
tne gallant 9th Corps of the Army of the Po-
tOmac, from before Bull Run to the surrep5er
OF Lee No truer heart or manlier was found
In the ranks OF patriot soldiery. He has left
most honorable record here and one stiIl bet
ter is on high."-[Boston AdcertiSer. -,
We learn from the Belfast Age that Rev.
Wm. y. koblnson, of the Methodist church i'm
that city, has been transferred to Connecticut
from the Maine Conference, and has received
an appointment to the NJ e. Church at New
Londonin that State. ta'--iS
REV. I'll. Allen Shorey of East Orripeton.
Maine, has been invited to the pastorate OF the
congregational Church in South Dedham,
Mass. Salary $1OO0
-Zion's AdUocote learns that Rev. N. G. Ey-
erett has closed his labors with the Baptist
church in Harpswell. M tl .tI-,c
we notice by the Lowell Daigy Courier,
that Rev. j. G. Adams was Installed as pastor
" tse vac second Universalist church in that city
on the evening of Wednesday the 18th.
The Mirror is informed that the I'd Congre-
gational Society in Kennebunkport has ex-
tended a call to Rev. Edward Chase of this
city to become its pastor. -
Rev. Harry Hopkins, (sou of President
Hopkins, OF WillIamstown. Mass has been Of
fered the pastoral charge of the Second Com
gregational church in Westfield
We learn from Zion's Advocate that Rev
A. j. Nelson has resigned the pastorate of the
Bapistehurchi in BroC kline, and accepted an in
vitation to become the pastor OF the First Bap-
tist church in China, Me.
Rev. Joshua Edwards Ford, devoted and
II1n frrl mis- - II N
| suddenly April 3. at Geneseo, Ill. ~ -7I
| Daniel Drew, of New York, has contributs.
| cd $250,0OO to found q Methodist Theological
| Seminary on the Hudson River. III. rTos
| The HebreD Leader annou. ces the retire.
| meut of its editor, j. p Solomon, ON account of
increasing professional engagements. 1t OPP
! poses Jewish emigration to America, except
the of skilled artisans or practical aori-
| culturists" and adds :-"rhose whose lives have
been spent in Study, and have no visible means
| of obtaining livelihood, are rot wanted here.
they are looked upon as drones, and had bet
| ter stay where they are. Young men of talent
| and education, who can be Israelites and still
| live up to the requirements of the age would
ultimately succeed; but work, labor, toll must
be thel OF those who come here" Is Is " i
The Congregation Emmanuelin in New York,
i have given their pastor, DIR. Adler, a Passover
present of $4,000 in treasury notes.
The annual Congregational Union is to be
l. held inf Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, on Thurs
day evening, May 10. Gov. Buckingham of
Conn. is to preside, and Maj. Gen. o. o. How
ard is expected to be present. ~
| The Uniyersalist State Convention will he
held at Waterville, ION the 26th, 9th and 2eth of
| June next. s=8ua9 - sal .as-ss-.r--f' a.
| REV. .Lowrll Smith, D. d., missionary in
| the Sandwich Islands for thirty-three years, af-
ter ayears visit this country, sailed last week
| for his mission home. q = IA - :
The Nati6aal Baptist, in an article entitled
"Baptfsts in Pennsylvania" while it speaks ot
the SUCCESS of the Church in the past, refers to
the humiliating fact that in eleven counties in
this State, with an aggregate population of
$4,000, there is not one Baptist church. 95V
| The project of holding great Methodist
Convention in Boston, meets with favor in the
denomination. The Convention will meet in
Grace Chuch, Thursday, June 9TH. - .-
| The Episcopal Recorder of Philadelo ohia,
and the Christian Times of New York, have
been united, and the title of the journal which
| springs out of this union viii be The Episcopa-
Man.e 1t will bepublished in Philadelphia and
New York. .a'a5a rslto1