The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-30
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. A. Libby o. Cape Elizabeth has accept
ed a call to the pastorate of the Free WIZ Dap
fist Church in Bowdoinham.
Rev. j. B. Wheelwright has resigned MS
connection with the Congregationalist Church
in Bethel. where he has labored for the las
eight years.
Mr.. j. S. Loveland, a prominent speaker OF
the Spritualist faith, is lecturing to large audi
ences in the West, on ''The Human Origin OF
the Bible"
1t is proposed to transfer the publication
of the Dover Morning Star Gree Baptist) to
New York.
On Sunday last Rev. James NJ Palmer
pastor of the ID parish church in Bldoeio,u
sent in his resignation on account OF Ill ne'i','
his physician deeming such course l'p0'"
tive.
"A proiect is on foot to remove the BOSOM
Recorder to New York, and there ehlarse Z"
and make il a kind of a national organ OF the
Orthodox Congregatlonaliss' ~, NV
Tho Roston Recorder says Rev. Chas w.
Riddle pastor of the list Universalist society of
Ivrp and the Rev. Mr. Woods, of the 4th
Matbodist Episcopal society of that city, ex-
changed pulpits last Sabbath morning. 5.
The Society of Friends in England, which
has of late years been rather fading away, un-
til their present membership in England is on
ly about $4,000 is reviving. They have just es-
tablished a new periodical, entitled 1.-THE
Friends Examiner, a religious, Social and
Miscellaneous Review" sr.t ..-rs
st. Andrews Church, at Halifax Nova
Scotia), twill soon rejoice in the sound of an
organ" the congregation being unanimous in
its favor. 1t will be the first organ used in a
Presbyterian church in that province.
The Israelite Alliance has now about 1900
members. 1t is doing much towards meliorat-
ing the condition of the Jewish race Sir Moses
Montefore lately visited his brethren in Pales-
tine for the sixth time and is laboring for their
welfare. The rabbis of Europe are to meet in
council at Paris, during the Universal Ex-
position. H
The Universalist society in Salem, of
which Rev. Willard Spaulding is pastor, has
voted not to accept any more money raised
by raffies or lotteries at religious fairs .om
Rev. Dr. Clover, formerly pastor of the
fremont Temple church. Boston, but more
recently Professor of Theology in the Chicago
Baptist University and acting pastor of the
Fifth Baptist church in that city, has accepted
the position of Superintendent of the National
Institute now being organized on the Island of
st. Helena, near Port Royal, S. G. This
school is for Tor the purpose of preparing col
ored men for the ministry. .re.-,.s.,.r t9t9z
AT Meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Freewill Baptist Education Society, at
Hayerill, Mass, last week, as, we learn from
the Concord Monitor, it was voted, ten to two,
to remove their Theological Institution from
N. H. to Haverill. A gift of ten acres of land,
in good locality, and $4,000 in cash. were
among the inducements held out for this loca-
ton. --a. u.f 1ua.t
The Liberal Christian in discussing ritual
ism says that "the man who sees nothing in
the great, general movement toward richer
symbolism, and worthier embodiment of re-
ligious feelings and ideas in an outward wor-
ship which appeals to the eye and imagination
and esthetic sense than obtains at present but
a desire for new clothes and passion for
pomp and show. is blind
DR.. Livingstone GENE to his death by one
blow of battle AK. in the hands of Mavite
bushman This fact is now definitely settled
by the publication of a letter to Mr.. Seward
from the United States consul on the island of
Zanzibar