The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-21
Religious Intelligence.

1t will be remembered that few months
since, when the ritualstic combat ofthe church
militant was at its height in England, Parlia-
ment recommended and the Government APP
pointed Royal Commission for making a full
and impartial inquiry into the differences of
practice which had arisen from varying inter-
pretations put upon the rubrics and regula-
tions of the Church. The Commission have re-
ported, and direct their attention especially to
the question of certain lately introduced vest
ments. They say that while these vestments
are regarded by some witnesses Examined in
the course of the investigation) as symbolical
of doctrine and by others as being a payment
Hofdistinctive honor to the Holy Communion as
the highest act of Christian worship, they are
regarded by none as essential. and they give
offence to many. They therefore recommend
that it is expedient to restrain all variations in
respect to vesture from that which has long
been the established usage of the Church. d.
AT the National Convention of Spiritual
lists, recently held at Cleveland, Ohio, report
was submitted by committee appointed last
q year to consider the subject of Spiritual Phen-
omena. The report was not favorabiy received
by the majority who refused to have the docu-
BILE one year. 1t has, however, been published
since the adjournment and has excited some
commotion and discussion in Spiritual circles
The committee divide all ina nifestations" in
two classes, the physical and the psychological,
a division easy to be understood by ALL The
opinion of the committee is that nearly all of
the former class of manifestations are decep-
tive tricks of impostors, and their authors are
characterized in another part of the report as
TVagabonds who profane the sacred name of
hnedlumship." OF the other type of manifesto
Sso aia the committee express the opinion that
b r,;x,oa p".,e-- Car spirit communion is O
which the identity of the spirit preseSce II }ae
very uncertain, and the attainment of truth
difficult The committee was composed of
some of the abest and most honest and can
did ;dherents of the system, who, while they
proclaim their continued adhesion to the fun
damental doctrines of the new faith, do not
hesitate to denounce its quackeries Their re-
port has consequently all the more signiff-
canoe. n4ag1t g slaasl sa.d 81
upward of 10000 persons attended the
meeting of the Evangelical Alliance at Am
sterdam, last month"; Toward the close of the
session some excitement was occasioned by the
visitors learning that one of their number had
been arrested for 'brawling in church." 1t ap-
pears that certain enthusiast about the con-
version of the Jews, OF whom there are thirty
thousand in Amsterdam went to their syna-
gogue while they were 'dcvoutly keeping the
Sabbath and at the C lose of their service be-
gan to preach to them ON their own ground
They made short work with their instructor:
hustled him out, and in the end had him lock-
ed up. He was soon afterward released but
received orders to quit Amsterdam. The Off
Gals of the Alliance Immediately made il
known that they were not responsible for any
imprudent acts which visitors attending the
Conference might commit. Tie next Confer
erence of the Alliance will probably be held at
New York. 4 iaa. s.-,l9 sel.g-. f..g
-Brahminizism is said to be slowly dying out
in India through the Christianizins and civil
izing influences now at work throughout the
country. lads aaiIs.{ ,.- rr,I-,k
q" An Independent Religious Society, Of
those "wbo accept the word of God and are de-
slrous of investigating its truths unembarrassed
by creeds," has been formed in Patterson. New
Jersey, with Rev. George B. Day. formerly of
New York, as pastor. Among the regulations
is the following: THAT without tlisputing the
validity OF water baptism, the Society dispense
with that ordinance, and celebrate the Lords
: Supper annually, on the date of the Jewish
Passover aia- .ultlIea. 81 hsgf-.s
Sir Moses Montefiore has arrived at Ouch
Arrest with the intention of investigating the
late outrage against the Jews at Galatz The
Rouman Government has answered the re.
monstrances of the Austrian Consul General
with an insolent note, in which the blame is
again laid entirely ON the Turks 5t g,flrs
Bishop Duggan, of Chicago, has resigned
his bisphoric. 1t is suggested that his anti
Fenianism induced the sHoly See to invite
his resignation. The good bishop certainly had
an unpleasant reception at Rome. { Nib e
Several New Congregational churches
have been organized in California the last
month H-'f y 5he altt
The Methodist society at Welchville are
intending the present fall to erect in their vii
lage, chapel for religious meetings and other
purposes. 2"
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