The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-24
Religious Intelligence.

The dean of Elphin, England, has publish
ed a letter In favor of the disestablishment Of
the Irish church. He thinks the time has
come "to put an end to a church establishment
which is in the anomalous position of the
great majority of the population not belonging
to it, and which neither adds strength to the
Church of England here, nor does nor can ac-
compish in any adequate degree the moral
and religious ends for which an establishment
should exist"
The General Episcopal Convention has
completed the division of the Diocese of West
ern New York The New Diocese will begin
its existence on the LIST OF November.
"A memorial Is before the Episcopal Con-
vention asking that some notice be taken of
the Apostolic letter addressed by the Pope to
all Protestant and nom Catholic bodies, in ref
erence to the forthcoming Ecumencal Coun-
ell of the Catholic Church. The memorial sets
forth that the Bishop of Rome has presumed
to ignore the American branch of the Church
| Catholic" and petitions the Convention to
make response, asserting clearly and fully the
true Catholic position of our branch of the
Church, and its real unity with the body to
whom our Lord assured His constant presence
and wherein He verifes His promises that the
gates of hell shall not prevail against her"
The Second Annual Meeting of the New
England Lyceum Convention will take place at
the Meionaon, fremont Temple, Boston, Mass,
on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct, 2Sth and
| 10Th. This is not delegate convention, but
| an opeu meeting the object of W hich is to dis
| cuss and perfect the Lyceum system of eiuca-
| ting the young.
| DIR. Bellows thinks the Greek CHI urch in
Greece is beyond any hope OF reform; it is fast
becoming merely the church of the ignorant
mic church is by Sacred Synod, of which the
Metropolitan of Athens is President. 1t is in
dependent, since 1888, of the Patriarch of Con-
stantinople. 1t has eleven archbishops and
| twenty-tour episcopal sees. The state sup
ports the bishops, out the rest of the clergy
| are dependent on the voluntary gifts of the
| people, and on the sale of prayers and the fees
for ceremonies. They dress stability and live
meanly, and appear to be worthy of little more
than they receive.
The rivalry between the orthodox and lib
eral Christian associations at Providence,
| r. l., renders both very active Tho young
mems association, the orthodox body, keeps
| up its practice of holding meetings in billiard
| aud drinking saloons, and distributing tracts
| and religious books there, with good effect.
The "Union for Christian Work" which is the
liberal young mems association, has opened
rooms, one of which is a reading room, another
library and several used for harmless games.
They hold Sunday evening meetings at the
Academy of Music, and at the city hall.
| An Association of the New Church (Swed-
enborgian) has been formed in Columbus, Ga. !,
embracing the States of Georgia, South Caro-
lima aud Florida. Rev. W. c. Day was chos-
en- presiding minister, and among the men,
bers of the executive committee elected were
| several prominent citizens.
| An English expedition, under the direc-
ton of the advance survey, has gone to Pales-
tine, to endeavor to settle the disputed points
as to which mountain is Mount Sinai, and
what course the Islaelites took after crossing
the Red Sea, as well as to gather other inter.
esting facts of the sacred country, allowed to
become obsolete or doubtful by the Jews.
Rev. A. A. johnson, has left Limington
for Andover, Mass
| Rev. q. IL. Gates, late of Iowa, is engaged
| to supply the church in Ruxton for q war