The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-08
R RELIGGOUs.

The Church Monthly, for December. pub
lished by E. P. Dutton & Co., contains the con-
tinuation of Bishop Burgess's journal, also AZ
ticles by Rev. Robert Lowell d. D., Rev. Hem
ry Hudson, and others. l.H-..
The Monthly Journal of the American
Unitarian Association contains great amount
OF denoninational intelligence, including the
contributions to the churches during the past
year.
The new Church Almanac gives the fol-
lowing statistics of the Episcopal Church in
this country, including the Southern States
Whole number of parishes, 23O5; whole number
OF clergy, 2530; total membership, 161, ,224; con-
tributions the past year, $3,O51 ,667.
In the Southern General Assembly. in ses-
sion this week at Memphis, overtures have
been adopted, and delegates appointed to bear
to the Associated Reform Church and the
Cumberland Presbyteries, an order to effect tho
union of those bodies with the Assembly. The
attempt to remove the Theological Seminary
from Columbia Is. C.) to Memphis has failed
The report of the committee on the freedmen
has elected much attention, and the indications
were that the debate would be violent and pro-
tracted. a
The anniversary of the American Mission
ary Society and the Evangelical knowledge
Society was celebrated in Boston on Thurs
day. ht .-t
Rev. s. r. Brown, missionary in Japan has
recently sent to this country six Japanese
youth to be educated, and it is probable that
they will be first placed at Monson Academy,
under the care of Rev. Charles Hammond
Mr. BROWN is n uatiua Of M0psou
Rev. A. Strout has become pastor of the
Free Baptist church iu Brunswick.
Rev. George Bullen of South Reading.
Mass, formerly of this State, has resigned the
pastorate Ofthe Baptist church in consequence
of enfeebled health.
Rev. @. f. Penney of Augusta baptized
twenty-five and admitted twenty-eight persons
into the Free Baptist Church Of New Glouces-
ter, Sunday last
l4 REV. DIR, Richards, late pastor of the Olive
street Church, in Nashua, has received a call
from the Congregational Church in Frances
town, n. III. 1t is a singular fact that Dr.
Richards was settled over this same church at
Francestown about thirty years ago, when he
received a call from the church at Nashua, with
which he has labored until last November.
The Dover Morning Star calls attention TO
the fact that Rev. G. o. Libby of Kennebuuh,
Me-, having been appointed Treasurer of the
F. B. Foreign Missionary Society, all moneys
designed for that society should be sent to him
and not to VIM. Burr, Dover, as formerly.
The dedication of the Church of the Divine
Paternity-the new edifce erected by Rev. Dr.
Chapin's congregation on Fifth avenue, corner
OF Forty y-fifth street. New York-took place on
Monday afternoon before large assemblage.-
a number of prominent clergymen, including
Rev Drs. Bellows and Osgood, and Rev. Messrs
Sawyer, Demarest and Lee, were present Dr.
Chaplin preached the dedicatory sermon, q
thoughtful and suggestive address, in which
the duties and the future Of Universalism were
clearly set forth, the pastor taking broad and
liberal stand: quite free from any taint Of sec
tarianisnn.-N. Y. EUeniRg Post.
Rev. Mr.. Steere of the Bates Street Univer-
sallst Church, received seven members to the
church Sunday, five by baptism. That Society
is enjoying n steady and increasing work OF
grace.-Leaciston Journal.
The liberal sects in New York city are
seeking closer union. Conferences and uni
on meetings are being held, and attempts are
made to merge the name and the peculiarities
of each OF the seets into the organization OF
the Broad Church, the Universalists being less
dogmatic, the Unitarians less negative, both
going heartily for anti-slavery, temperance
and other reforms, 80 that they have common
bond Of union. -... .ra.
--Rev. Charles Andrews of Fayette writes
to the Oxford Democrat that on Sunday last
he baptized young persons, making % baptiz-
ed since the first of July. 20 of them were re-
eeivad into the church on Sunday.
preliminary steps are being taken in Au-
gusta for the erection Of Universallst church.
Id The Maine Former learns that Rev. Alex
aBdcr Mckenzie, pastor of tho South Parish
Church in Augusta, has accepted the call of
the Congregational Church in Cambridge,
Mass, to become their pastor. He will close
his labors in Augusta in January next, and
previous to his settlement at Cambridge will
be absent in Europe five months.
Reports come to us of extensive revivals
in the towns of Industry and Union in this
State.
The New Methodist church in Brunswick
was dedicated on "Wednesday.