The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-26
Roligio us Intelligence.


The National Conference of Unitarian
Churches is to be held in New York, com
nencing Oct. 8. The Rev. James Martneau
of London is expected to preach the opening
sermon.
A Convention of Methodist Churches in
Massachusetts, will be held in Boston on Tues
day and Wednesday, October 18th and 14th.
Key. DIR Bailey, secretary of the Baptist
Theological Union in Illinois, received within
a.period of ten days, letters from sixty-three
young men in thirteen different States making
inquiries connected with the matter of person
al preparation for the ministry, fact which
indicates that an unusual number OF young
men are looking toward the ministry as pro-
fesson
The one hundred and twenty fifth ami
versary of the organization of the Congrega-
tional Church, Westminster, Mass, was APP
propriately observed on the 9th inst.
An association has been formed in New
York city by the name of the "Spanish Amer
lean Young Mems Christian Association" af-
filiated with the general fel owship of young
mems associations, but having also a. special
reference to the promotion of evangelical Ia
poAo oihohS olC lOIby VI oP"hAS@-
speaking people on this continent, the greater
portion of whom are nearly strangers to the
printed Bible and to the blessings of conscious
freedom in religion.
Rev. DR.. Boynton, chaplain of the House
of Representatives has resigned the pastorate
of the First Congregational Church, Washing
ton to take effect at the close of the present
Congress.
AT Marblehead, in New York, new and
very interesting chapter has been opened in
the history OF the Church. VIM. G.. Haskell
was ordained pastor of the First Universalist
Church, among the officiating clergy being the
Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford and the Rev. Olym-
pa Brown. A novel incident of the service
was the laying on of hands, conducted by four
ministers, Mrs. Hanaford and Miss Brown
| participating. The charge by the Rev. Mrs
| Hanaford was as beautiful eloquent words
| and forcibe manner could make it. She
| commenced by saying, "George, my dear
brother, you have chosen 'Phebe, servant OF
the Church of bingham, to give you the sol
emn charge, and to deliver unto you the ora
ces of God, one of which is your belief that
there is neither tribe, nor caste, nor sex in the
reiSlOu vi CurlsG JESUS. AS WnOle, TIE
charge of Mrs. Hanaford was said to be mas.
| terly, womanly and very impressive.
| Bishop Bailey, Catholic bishop of Newark
| N. j., is troubled about the American system
| of popular education. He says in pastoral
letter that nothing more clearly shows how
| far the American mind has departed from the
true idea of revelation and real Christian civil
,lization than the popular theory of mere secu-
| lar education. The word education being used
| moreover, in its narrowest and most imperfect
meaning, as implying mere cultivation of the
intellectual faculties; and even this being
done in the most superficial manner, by cram
ming the mind with facts, instead of making
it reflect and reason. The bishop says that
the spiritual guides of the people are preach
ing politics and radicalism; and worse than
all, the schools are training the youth up to
be sharp boys, sharp men. cunning, unscrupu-
lous politicians, without religion and conse-
quently without morality. But Bishop Bailey
has the Catholic children under church inf1u-
it if they grow up without religion and NOR
atty?
Rev. D. Ginsbary, of Liverpool, England,
is attempting for the Old Testament what
Griesbach, Tischendorf and others have done
for the New-to restore the correct text. He
is examining all excessible manuscripts, and
hopes to complete his work in about two years
more, having already devoted much time to it
for seven years.