The Portland daily press., 1867-08-31


The first number of the new religion
paper, The Advance, is published. 1t is verys
handsome sheet of eight pages, well printed
J. ana well arranged. 1t is under the editorial
charge OF Rev. DIR. Patton, late pastor of the
First Congregational Church of Chicago, and
great deal Of talent and ability has been en-
listed in his support. The present number
contains an original sermon by DR.. Horace
Bushnell, political article by Hon. lyman
Trumbull, able editorials, a commerciai anu
financial review, list of Chicago prices cur
rent, and good variety of other matter. The
Advance is published in Chicago, and is in
tended to be the organ of Congregationalism
in the West, or as its editor perhaps more
properly says, il the Interior.
The Baptists Of Prince Edwards Island
have heretofore labored in connection with the
Baptists of Nova Scotia in home missionary
operations. They have lately formed home
missionary society fthefr own Feeling that the
Island needs more labor expended on it than
was practicable under the old organization U
In Leavenworth, Kansas, there are now
three thousand members connected with the
different churches. Eight years ago it was re-
garded as large church if there was mem
bership of twenty.
The Church Union, published in New
York has been enlarged to double it's original
size, and is now the largest religious paper in
the country, as well as one of the best and
most liberal. 1t is the organ of no sect, but
aims to represent every branch of the Church
of Christ. 1t is Trinitarian in Creed, but ia
yors free discussion Of all subjects not already
settled by the universal consent of the Church
OF all ages, opposes ritualism and infidelity,
advocates free pulpit and free communion
table, is in favor of universal suffrage and
equal rights to every man and woman of what
soever nationality, and opposed to all human
instruments contrived for the enslavement of
the conscences of men. ., a.. 49,.
Is The Methodist Camp-meeting annually
held at East Poland commenced its session
for the present year on the evening of Monday
last, under the charge of Rev. A. Sanderson,
Presiding Elder of Gardiner District of the
Maine Conference. Society tents are occupied
from Bath, Naples, S. Auburn, Poland Corner
Lisbon, Bridgton West Cumberland, Mechan-
ic Falls, Oxford, Waterford, Rumford, Ray
mond, Bryant's Pond, Pownal, North Var
houph3 l'oWdoiHudiH, AcWlsGOu, 1AuDuIu, Van
ton, East Poland, Monmouth North Auburn,
Durham, Leeds, South Paris, Brunswick
Besides the twenty-six society tents, there are
twenty family tents.
Rev. Bishop Campbell (colored) of the AT
rican Methodist Episcopal Church, has re-
ceived the degree of DID,, from Wilberforce
University.
The Most Rev. Peter Flavian Turgeon, d.
D., Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quebec,
who died in that city last week, had been the
incumbent of the See since Oct 6, 1885, The
Archbishopric of Quebec, which was founded
in 1914, comprises the Dioceses of Quebec
Montreal, Three Rivers, and St. Hyacinth, in
Canada East; Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto
Hamilton, and Sandwich, in Canada West; St
Boniface, on the Red River, and the Vicarate
OF Mackenzie's River alssfis4sof Tr13a3
The next session of the Kennebec Baptist
Association, will take place in Sidney, COM
mencing on Tuesday of next week, Sept. 3D.
The Annual Sermon will be preached by Rev
Arthur Drinkwater Of Waterville. 9eaH
The venerable Richard S. Storrs, DID,
one of the Oldest and longest settled pastors Of
the Congregationalist denomination in New
England, is very i'll at his residence in Brain
tree, Mass, and it is thought that he cannot re-
cover. saasf0 ~ AaEsTDaa
A society composed mainly of seceders
from the School Street Church has been form
ed in Boston, and Rev. Rowland Conner is en-
gagged as preacher for one year. The new So
ciety is known as the "Fraternal Association
of Uniyersalists Of the city of Boston," Els
Rev. A. +. Beard ofCantral Church. Bath,
has been called to the pastorate of the Presby-
terrain Church at Montcair, NJ, with sal
airy of $500 and parsonage, but declines the
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