The Portland daily press., 1867-02-16
RELIGIOUS.

The work of raising the fund for the new
Bible House in Constantinople is going ON Wig
orously under the labors of Rev Mr. Bliss.
only about $4,000 now remains to be rais-
ed. p1 1.'i Ia ga.H4 a.8 Ifl.
4 The American and Foreign Christian I'm
ION is engaged, as part of its work, in estab-
fishing Sunday schools on the continent of
Europe. The institution is new there and is
often opposed, but after it is once fairly in op-
Grafton it is quite popular o..-.
= We learn from the Advocate that Rev. III
Dunbar, of East Machias has received an in
vnation from the first church in Calais to be-
come their pastor, and expects to enter upon
bis labors there the last of the present month.
Rev. A. Bryant, late of Livermore Falls.
having call from the Baptist church, Tops
ham, has entered on his labors there, and
wishes all communications directed according
ly. i.e if-f dir
REV. Samuel Gilman Brown, d. d., Pro-
fessor Of Rhetoric and Bellel lettres in Dart
mouth College, has aceepteda call to the Pres
idency of Hamilton College, New York, as the
successor of Rev. Samnel w. Fisher, d. D.,
formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio Prof Brown
has not decided ON the time when he will leave
Dartmouth, but it will not be before the close
OF the present term and perhaps even later.
his successor at Hanover has not yet been de-
The controversy between the Buddhists
ana Christians in Ceylon continues to excite
great interest throughout the island 1t is
now stated that Buddhist schools are to be
commenced to save the children of Buddhists
from being spoiled in Christian schools. There
was never such excitement among Buddhists
as at the present moment concerning their re-
lgion. Co., n.u- .au..f H.
The Catholic Mirror corrects the state
ment in the cable dispatch, some davs since, re-
lative to the increase and number of Bishops of
that church in the United States Instead of
eighteen Bishops to be increased to twenty
two, there are already forty-eight in the Uni
ted States, with a prospective addition of at
least, fourteen others. Hl.t
DR. Atkinson, presiden: of Hampden and
Sidney College, Virginia, is vigorously combat
ing the position taken by the late Southern
Presbyterian Assembly, in relation to the
blacks. The Assembly sent forth an opinion
that the blacks ought not to be ministers, dea-
cons, &C., but only private members of the
churches. DIR. Atkinson says:-"No particle
Of warrant can be found in the standards of
the church for the inhibition to men of any
race of any of these offices"
The Advocate says that Rev VIM. s.
Howe has rendered bis resignation to the
Baptist church in north Newport ON account
of i'll health, occasioned by wounds received in
the army.
On Monday, Jan 14th, rncro- WAS n large
meeting of the English Church Union. DIR.
Pusey being expected TO make speech on the
policy to be pursued in the present contineen.
cy by the Ritualists. DIR. Pusey was not pres
ent but the President read a letter from him
which (says the repOrt) was received with
loud cheers We have space but for a brief
extract .. Iu'r .-... .UI .. ...
/ do hope that our prayer for federation will
be heard. We do not ask for any arbitrary
power to be given or left to the clergy. ws
would deprecate any thing being forced 1pnn
an unwilling people. (Cheers.) We do NOT
wish, and never have wished, nor would have
consented to carry, any change, which i'm
itself we should have preferred, by maiorities
We are all bound together. We wish only To
impose nothing upon others, We wish 10
have free course TO teach those who wish tn
learn; and to use in public worship those helms
which are allowed by the Cnurch, and which
the congregation shall with one heart desire
{ (Cheers) 1t is bold course to allow that we
NAV desire nothing but liberty, and that the
liberty we desire we should concede. We have
everything to gain from impartiality. For we
know the truth We only desire scone 70
sneak, teach, act the truth, and the Shirt Of
Truth will carry 1T on.
The once famous Ronge, leader os ,ha
"German Catholic movement, has been lving
in prison Tor some years in Frankfort. for a.,
lacking the Pope's Encyclieal. He is now in
formed that the political amnesty does not
apply to him, but that he must fulfill his term
of imprisonment and pay the costs of his
besides
Rev John Young, of the Maine NIetbo-
dist Conference, and Chaplain to Insane Hosni.
tai, died at his home in Augusta, on the ri
inst . 1883 I..Fr
Rev. Mr. Cressey, of the Congregational
church at Buxton Centre, died last Tuesday
morning.