The Portland daily press., 1867-11-16
Religious Intelligence

| Inc second Congregational Church in
Biddeford having voted to extend call to Rev.
| j. ID. Emerson, OF Haverbil, N III :, to become
their Pastor, at meeting of the Parish, held
ON Wednesday evening, 9th, it was voted to
concur with the Church in extending a call
| &c. The society has been without regular
pastor siuce the resignation of Rev Mr. Palm
| er, last spring. at .4e
Rev. Henry Brown, formerly pastor OF
Chiist Church, Augusta, has gone to Saera-
mento Cal, to take measures for the forma-
| ton Of Unitarian church.
| Some excitement has recently existed in
Chicago owing to division which has arisen
between the Orthodox" denominations and
the Liberal Christians, the latter comprising
the Unitarians, Universalists, Swedenborgi-
| ans, and many thoughtful men and women not
Tth 5a b & asft Of Tbs
Young Mems Christian Association in decIin-
ing to receive these "unorthodox' people into
full membership, although they wished them,
in common with all Others TO contribute to the
charitable work ofthe association AT length
the liberals" held an immense meeting in the
Opera House for the purpose of forming "the
Chicago Christian Association" for home relief
work; its membership TO be open to all with
out regard to sect or name. Speeches were
made, condemning in severe terms the course
of the Young Mems Christian Association
and proclaiming their intention to distribute
food and clothing among the destitute, with
out at the same time forcing upon them any
form of religious belief. While the tone of
most OF the addresses was that of a broad and
active charity, some of the utterances We're al
lowed TO become SO severe and denunciatory of
sectionalism and fana1cism as to somewhat
contradict the claim of the speakers to be tru-
lly liberal Christians. Rev. Robert Collyer, a
man OF great heart and intellect, whose fame
is not confined to Chicago, re5uked this ten
dency in a few gentle words, and closed the
proceedings with an eloquent and touching adj
dress, full of that charity which "thinketh no
evil and is kind" The new organization al
ready has over 5000 members, and is very ac-
tive and Jealous.
The Baptist Home Mission Society has
undertaken to raise a half million of dollars to
aid in the erection of church edifces at the
South and West. The money is to be loaned
not given. The rate of interest is to be mod
crate. Each loan, when returned to the
Home h.ission treasury, is to be loaned again,
and then again, and so is expected perpetually
to increase, while it is perpetually useful ~
The liberal Jews have congregation in
New York called the Adas Jeshuran. Rev.
DR.. Einhorn preached, last Sunday, on the
doctrine of the reformed Jews. They do not
believe in fixed form of worship, or in the
supernatural presence of Jehovah at the altar.
They-do not look for the coming of a personal
Messiah, holding all types and prophecies u.s.
ualIy interpreted as pertaining to that expect
ed era, as vague foresbadowings of the prog
ress of humanity in the mass, and not as hav-
ing any reference to special individuals
Bishop Clark of Rhode Island, i'm a sermon
recently preached in London, stated "that i'm
the Episcopal Church OF the United States
not more than one in six of their bishops and
clergy, and not more than one in sixty of their
communicates had beeu born in the Episco-
pal Church, but had been gathered u from
other communities
"A powerful movement is at work among
the Methodists in favor of lay representation
in their church conferences 1t has the SYM
pathy of a very large number of the ministry,
and win probably be carried at the next gen
eral conference fthe denomination.
line cODSScfdllOn OF w ASH, at To-
ronto, on the 10th was one ofthe most impres-
siye Catholic ceremonies ever witnessed in
Canada. All the Canada bishops were present,
also Bishop Conroy OF Albany and a large
number OF Catholic dignitaries from the United
States. The Archbishop of Quebec, assisted
by Bishop Lynch, administered the oath. The
services lasted five and one halfhonrs.
Rev r. d. Parker has resigned the pas
toral charge of the Congregational Church of
Leavenwortb, Kansas. He has served that
church eight years. He found it in an old
s'ore and leaves it in neat meeting house,
""ished and paid for. Most of his term of
'.'e was war time, when Wyandotte, being
y" n 'oruer, was in constant peril from |
push "N"'Aers Mr.. Parker strapped on his |
revolver and shouidered his muskat and took
his turn on guard During those terrible wears
he was often the only minister i ~, -
notwithstanding funerals for mile a,,a;mt
preaching to the soldiers, visiting the hosn;t'
ais, and doing general missionary service