The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-16
Religious intelligence.

"A large meeting was held in Boston last
Sunday, called by the Suffolk Conference OF
Unitarian and other associated churches, for
the purpose of considering the missionary
work and the other work which lies in the
same direction, for the current year, and to
stimulate to great exertions to awaken to a
new and more lively interest in all relating to
this field of labor. Ex-Gov. Andrew presided
great many earnest speeches were made, and
a good deal of enthusiasm was manifested for
the prosecution of effort in the missionary
field '-lti t--l i''-
Rev. w. S. Howe has been obliged to re-
sign his charge of the Baptist Churches in Stet-
son and Newport, on account of wound re-
ceived in one of the battles of his country.
The Methodist Society in Rockland pro-
pose to take down their present dilapidated
Church, which was built in 1884, and erect on
the same site, a neat and convenient church in
modern style. ~
"A new church edifce of the Congregation
al society in Oldtown was dedicated on Thurs
day of this week.
MIR. GangoOley, converted Brahmin
whose lectures in Boston few years ago at
tracted considerable attention, is now engaged
in missionary work at Calcutta, with a pros
pect of great success.
"A movement is being made in England,
under the auspices of the Bishop of Ely, to ex-
tend the female diacOnate in the churches. At
meeting recently held in London the Bishop
said he noticed that in the early Church the
organized work of women was most beneficial
ly employed, and concluded by hoping that by
means of wise measures the ministrations of
women might be restored to the Church. The
Rev. 7. Pelham Dale defined the deaconess to
be woman holding the Bishops commission,
which in the diocese of London runs thus
81 authorize A. b. to act as deaconess within
my diocese when called upon to do so by the
parochial clergy. ...-t..-......
The LIBERAL Christidn complains that choirs
in some of IL Unitarian churches OF the me
tropolis are getting into the habit of "introduc-
ing trinitarian Inscriptions or implied doctrines,
Into the musical part of the worship. Smother
ed up in inarticulate vocaization they often
escape observation, except from very sensitive
ears
The midnight meetings for the reclamation
of fallen women have been in operation in
London for five years with the following result.
Five hundred and cighty-three women were
restored to parents and friends, 1900 were
placed in service, &C married, 5 were reconciled
to their husbands, 400 were assisted to obtain
employment, 4 emigrated, 4 were sent home to
the Continent, 2 were established in business,
472 left or were dismissed, and $50 were sent
to the hospitals. ''i'e
The March number of the Missionary Her
aid says remarkable degree of religious inter-
est prevails in some of the fields of labor occu-
pied by the missionaries of the American
Board At Teintsin in China, and Beirut some
remarkable conversions are reported. At
Ooroomiah, in Persia, the class which lately
graduated from the seminary, nine young Ia
dies, are all Christian women. Two young wo-
men recently came q distance of three hun
dred miles, from the region of the Tigris,
through a wild country, to place themselves
under Christian influence and instruction at
the seminary. 1855 tsE4g,a'tA ra G5,,fl
The Chapel of st. George, upon the corner
of Beekman and Cliff streets, New York. will
PROBABLY be sold and demolished within the
present year. st. Georges is the Oldest house
of worship in the city, having been erected in
1749.