The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-28

Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
The Stars Augusta correspondent, under
stands that Rev. Mr. Bingham, of Buffalo, N
Y, has accepted call of the South Parish So
ciatv in flat CITY. and will commence his min
isteral labors at once. This society has been
without a pastor since January last.
The summer residents of North Conway. N
IT. nropose 10 erect there small church edi-
fee in which to have public worship during the
summer according to the forms of the EMS
copal church.
Rev. Dr. Pallrey of Belfast, in. this State,
preparing liturgy for the use of the Unitarian
churches, which will be published by the Uni
tartan association.
KEY. Mr. johnson, pastor of the Episcopal
church in Augusta, has at length accepted a
Professorship in Trinity College at Hartford,
Conn.
The call of tho Archbishop of Canterbury,
last February, for the Pan-Anglican Conven-
ton appointed September q as the day for as
sembling 1t seems, however, to have conven-
ed some days earlier, and is still in session.
The Convention has an American interest from
States will be represented by the personal at
tendance of their bishops, including Bishop
Potter, OF New York, and the venerable Bish
op Hopkins, of Vermont, who by seniority of
consecrating, is the presiding officer of the
American House of Bishops Unquestionably
it will be one of the most learned and denified
bodies ever assembled in England, with dele
gates representing the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the four quarters Of the globe. The
connection of Church and State in Great Brit
ain will no doubt be discussed, and the bounds
OF Rituaism are sure to be defined. The lat
ter subject, with the discussions and final de-
termination, will excite deep interest among
the Episcopalians in this country.
The probabilities of an early union of the
Old and New School Presbyterian bodies are
lessening, owing TO the vigorous opposition en-
countered among many Of the leaders in the
Old School.
"A brief of the Holy Father confers the dig
nifty OF Assistant to the Pontificial Throne on
every Bishop who has come TO the centenary
| .feteS and not yet been honored with that title
A second accords to all members fthe Episeo
pacy the privilege OF wearing the violet cap
"A correspondent of the New York World
has visited the village of"Modern Times" .or
Long Island, and talked with Henry Edger
the apostle of the religion of Comte. The Com.
teams know nothing of God; they worship hu.
manity in the aggregate, and their religion
consists in doing service to men in their needs
and sufcrings. Before Comte died he confided
to ten chosen friends the duty of organizing
society based on his doctrines, and Mr.. Edgel
was one of the ten, who style themselve priest.
of humanity.
| Among the bishops united in the Pan
Anglican Synod, now in session in England
is the indomitable Pattison, who is Bishop o
| Milanesia, with a jurisdiction over The us
lands of the South Pacific Ocean," who's
residence is a schooner, in which native can
didates for the priesthood are being trained il
every tongue, and whose life and hardship
would make knightly romance Also tb
Rieht-Rev. Samuel Edjai Crother, d. d.,
jet black negro, and first Bishop of the "Nige
Region of Central Africa"
In work recently published in New
York, by the Appletons, entitled Christianity
and its Conflicts Ancient and Modern" til,
Spiritualists of the United States are Sc
down at six millions, three hundred and thirty
three thousand. A convocation of Roma,
Catholic Bishops at Baltimore, last spring
Drought out the estimate, made from the sta
tlstics furnished by each bishop from his do
cese, that there were above ten millions @
Spiritualists in this country, with fifty thou
sand mediums.
The General Convention of Universalist
held its session for the present year, last week
with the Universalist Society in the city O
Baltimore, Md. The attendance was full
the proceedings pleasant and harmonious. ant
the reports of the various committees show ,
heaithful condition in the organization. Th.
occarional sermon was preached by Rev
e. g. Bolles of this city, Among the reso
buttons passed was one in favor of establishing
a Universalist society in the city Of Washing.
ten A resolution presented by Rev. III
Quinby of Augusta, in favor of the Second
uniYersalist Society .persaiist societies. in the
country are requested to take up collections
for the purpose of aiding said society to erect a
church, and to forward the same to the Treas
urer of said Society The convention appoint
ed committee TO consider the propriety OF
celebrating the centennial anniversary of the
denomination, who will report at the next
conference, which will be held at Providence
r. l., next September.
On Monday, the tenth anniversary of the
daily Fulton street prayer meeting was cele.
brated in New York, and was made an occa
sion OF great interest. 1t has been the means
OF great good, and has indicated its claim t.
be regarded as permanent institution of New
York
The True Baptist Church of North Der
WICK, numbers fifty members, and the Calvin
Baptist Society is building new church neal
the railway station, at cost of $4,000. Thi.
was the first church organized in the State O.
Maine.