The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-10-19

| of Rev Henry Ward Beecher are unchristlan
| and dangerous.
| Most of the English Universalists are Trim
;tarans. Hence the distance between their
societies and the Unitarians of that country
The Jewish Feast OF Tabernacles began las
Sunday. This festival was instituted ON the
return Of q large colony of Israelites from Bah
ylon with Nehemiah. When in want of dwell
aEbooths were occupied by the new corners.
Its first observance Is recorded in the book Of
Nehemiah. It 10 also described by one or two
Greek writers, who regarded II as similar TO
the Dyonisla, which were celebrated simulta-
neouAly in Thrace. n5tsss sasa9 s.ai-aa'd I'd
The Romano osservatore regards the dis
comftare Of the peace congress at Geneva as
new glory for the papacy. and informs its read.
| ers that even in London, 100000 Catholics
rose up at once with the cry of "Viva Pho TX,
and drove away those who sought to insult the
| head of the church." a 1l074 5sFf 81 f,t,fa sal
| The thirtieth anniversary of the installa-
ton of Rev. Randolph Campbell as pastor of
the Prospect Street Church, in Newburyport,
Mass, was celebrated on Thursday
An agitation has been going on for some
time in the Reformed Dutch Church in regard
to change of name. it being proposed to drop
the word Dutch as rather shade of name,
than possessed Of any vital meaning. al At the
meeting of the New York Chassis the subject
came up and was the occasion of heated dis
I cussion. The vote on the motion that the Clas-
sis consent to the proposition submit. d by the
General Synod for the change of the name
from Reformed Dutch Church to Reformed
Church was taken with the following result
yeas, IS; nays, %. -.
The Christian Commission has called State
Conventions in Christian Churches in Indiana,
Minnesota Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Kansas,
to be held in October and November, with
view to consider how Christian influence can
be rendered more effective and practical. a9l
The Central Government of Switzerland
having instituted inquiries, the cantons of
Berne, Solothurn and Zurich have replied that
in their district Jews are subject .tc no restric-
ton in the exercise of their religion; that they
are at liberty to build synagogues and to wor-
ship in accordance with their rites. .'N
| Rev. s. II. Tying, ir., preached at his church
on Madison avenue, last Sunday, on ''The lib
erty Of preaching in which he gave I, clear
statement of his views on the matter The SER
mon was probably suggested by the action of
\ the standing committee which has found "cause
for trial" in Mr.. Tyng's recent invasion of
the spiritual domain of Rev. Dr.. Stubs of
Brunswick. leffg egoitel,s q ,,r.,-. .,,;.t +"'
h IL. Silliman Ives, D. d., LII. D., died of
disease of the heart, at his residence in Man
hattanville, on Sunday last, in the list year
of his age. He was educated as a Protestant
Episcopal clergyman, but in, 1852 embraced
Catholicism, and at the time of his death was
in charge ofthe Catholic protectory at Manhat-
tanville. sl"i aal 3iniiaes % aHoiznR SOS ''''
The Methodist Church ct 0@ofrinetor
'FRONT.' having been closed during the sum-
mer months for the purpose of remodeIlin ne the
interior and improving the exterior, was re-
opened on Thursday, Oct. 10TH ia..i, 10
/, kew Samuel Bowker, late Of Blue Hill, as
sumed the charge of the Second Congregations
| al Church and Parish m Wells on 18th inst.
Rev. Giles Lord, for thirteen years pastor
of the First Congregational Church and Parish
in Wells, closed his labors there on the 2stb
ult., and has accepted call to the pastorate OF
a church in Rye NJ H.itin adi Sni4i99 as
REV. Q. Fowler has sent in his resign alton
to the Universalist Society, at KendalPs Mills,
and will close his labors there the e rst of Nov
next. sl.a3t3i afff H.sid talf ia lq}
a "A call has been issued for Conference OF
Universalist, Unitarian, and other Liberal
Christian Churches to meet at Brunswick on
Oct q, % and "a. The time will be occupied
with discussions of the relation of Liberal
Christianity to reforms; to the. young; of the
best methods of increasing the spiritual life in
our churches, and ofpromoting union between
the various denominations of Liberal Chris
tians - e iioi ia1fi4af siBiiseaG I9qo8D i-A'
Rev G. G. McCulIey, having accepted a
unanimous invitation to- become permanent
pastor OF the Congregational Church in Hal
lowell, will be Installed this month.
j The First Congregational Church and So
ciety Of Brewer have extended unanimous
call to Rev, Smith Baker, Jr., of Orono, to be-
come their pastor.
\ The people of his former charge, the Con-
gregatlonal Church aud Society, lsolon VIII
lage, have extended unanimous invitation ID
Rev. j. K Deering to resume his labors among
\ them. - a. 4hal insfJ l0.fGe1