The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-13
Religious Intelligence.

-Ine Evangellcal Alliance, CT Rotterdam,
have sent forth their programme for the
fifth General Assembly of Evangelical Chris
tians from all parts of the world, to be held be-
tween August 10 and %. War and cholera
prevented the assembly from converting last
year, but the address congratulates the alliance
that better period has come.
Two Protestant missionaries, who have
travelled from 1900 to 5000 miles in the interi-
or of China, report that empire everywhere
open to missionary enterprises.
"A Protestant communion has been estab-
lished in Venice. At the first communion,
Scotch clergyman took the lead, and was as
sisted by an American from Spring field, ILL
nois.
The Madrid correspondent of the Indepen-
dance Beige prophesies terrible bloodshed if
the reactionary movement which is now pro-
crossing with frightful rapidity is allowed to
proceed much further The state of corruption
in Spain is terrible. Monks of only forty years
of age are receiving the pensions which were
ordered to he paid to the monks who were dis
possessed when the monasteries were suppress
ed about thirty-fve years ago. The purchas-
ers of the convent lands, which by that event
became national property, are allowed to get off
without payment on making present to the
government officials. In the meanwhile. u
tramontanism continues to spread, and the fes-
tlvai at Rome is giving great impetus to it.
No fewer than twenty-four bishops embarked
on board one vessel at Barcelona few DAYS ago
amid great pomp. One bishop takes present
to the Pope of e25OO6, nominally from the
Queen, but really out of the public treasury.
The troublesome subject of the Irish
church grievance has come up again in the
English House of Lords. 1t was introduced bv
Earl Russell, who declared that the future peace
OF that country depended on the equitable set
Element of the question. After much discus-
sion a resolution was adopted, praying that her
Majesty will appoint Royal Commissioner to
inquire into the property and revenue of the
Established Church in Ireland, with view to
their more equitable management. Earl Rus
sell estimates the amount of revenue at So, OOO,-
0OO The total population of Ireland is set down
at 579S,957; of these the Roman Catholics were
4,505 600; members of the Established Church.
693OOO; Presby terians, $4,000; and other Pro.
testants, 10000. 1t therefore appears that the
entire revenues of the Church of ireland are
applied for the advantage of $685. GOO persons,
and no portion of them for the benefit of $685.
GOO Roman Catholics. A great trouble is to de-
eide what to do with this excessive revenue of
the Irish Episcopal Church. Earl Russell is in
favor OF dividing it among the three principal
sects-the Roman Catholic, the Episcopalian,
and the Presbyterian. A better course would
be to confiscate it for the benefit of the state or
devote it to education free from sectarian influ-
ences, and leave each denomination to paw its
own religious bills on the American plan.
"A union baptism took place at Augusta
last Sunday. Two persons were baptised by
Rev. Mr.. Kicker of the LIST Baptist Chursh, six
Dy Rev. MIR. King of the Methodist, and eight
oy Asey, Mr. Penney of the Free baptist The
services were attended by large concourse of
people.
An Ecclesiastical Council " as held ON the
LIST inst. at the First Congregational Church
In Bangor, at which it was unanimously voted
that the pastoral relation between Rev. Mr..
Rowland and his people be dissolved. The
Council recommend this step solely on the
ground of the failing health of the pastor. E
-The Evangelical ministers of Cincinnati
nave issued an address to the public, in rela-
ton to the Sabbath question, and to the better
observance of the day. The document is sign
ed by Revs. Messrs. Storrs, Hoyt, Weakley.
Wiley, Reid and Stewart.
The Worcester (Mass) Spy announces the
completion of Bishop Fenwick's monument on
the grounds of Holy Cross College.
The new western religious paper is to be
called 'The Advance" Capital to the amount
Of $4,000 has been raised for it, and the editor
will be Rev. H. w. Patton, d. D., pastor Of the
First Congregational Church in Chicago. The
paper will be of the same size as the New York
Evangelist.
Rev. w. HI. Giles, missionary of the Am
erican Board at Cesarea, died at Constantine
pie on the 31st of May.
-hev. Albert Barnes has just finished his
forthcoming Commentary on the Psalms. and
the manuscripts have been sent to the publish
crs.
Further advices from Utah confirm the re-
ported schism in the Mormon church, and fore
tell the impending dissolution of Brigham
oung's community. The elders, who are de-
nounced by the prophet, have usually been re-
sarded as shining lights in the church.
The Revue Mode7ne contains the beginning
Of History of Christianity" by NJ. Havet,
who endeavors to prove that the Christian
'aith is only a new, and not the last, transfor-
nation OF an old religious sentiment His
work, when finished, will form volume.