The Portland daily press., 1869-03-20
Religious Intelligence

line hev, K. M. Haynes of Palmer, Mass,
has accepted call to become pastor of the
First Baptist church in Lewiston, and will
enter upon his duties the first Sunday in
April
church in Ellsworth, has accepted call from
the First Baptist church in Bangor
Rev. Mr.. Dexter has rendered his reslgna-
ton of the pastorate of the Second baptlst
church of Calais.
Rev. Henry L. Hall has renewed his res
ignation of the pastorate of the High Street
Congregational Church, Auburn, and the res
ienation has been accepted. A Council has
been called to meet next Wednesday to dis
solve the pastoral relation according to Con-
gregational usage. Ill health is Mr.. Halls
reason for desiring this change
Rev. Mr.. Danielson, pastor of the Congre-
gationai Society at Saccarappa has asked a
letter OF dismissioR, and a council to act upon
the request will assemble on Tuesday next.
The people of the Congregational Society
at North Yarmouth are having series of
weekly lectures the proceeds of which will be
devoted to making repairs on their church.
Rev. Mr.. Frink of this city will deliver the
closing lecture next week
Rev. Dr. Huntington's Conservation is
expected to take place at Emmanuel Church,
ton, Thursday morning, April Sth. Bishop
| Smith, as Presiding Bishop, will be the con-
secrator.
The Bible society at New York has recon-
| sdered its determination not to have any an
-niversary this year, and that and all the other
| May anniversaries will be held as usual.
Cardinal Cullen, in his regulations for
Lent says that Catholics, if Free Masons,
Ribbonmen, or Fenians, cannot he admitted to
the sacraments."
The Liberal Christian reports that the
evangelical clergyman of Boston have for
hidden the Traveller to print the Horticultural
Hall sermons.
The American Board calls for fifty new
missionaries. But three young men offered
last year from all the theological seminaries
The Orthodox Quakers of this country
number "a 900. They have 765 churches thai
furnish sittings for 269, 900 persons
"A sermon preached in New York Sunday
last, by the Rev. John Quincy Adams, (Bap
tist,) has excited not a little comment in reli
gious circles. The subject was Religious
Liberty and the ground distinctly taken was
that the Baptists alone propagate religious
liberty and the rights of conscience, or "Bap
lists the only thorough religious reformers."
"A rare and beautiful incident occurred
last week Monday evening in Detroit, a
the closing services of the ordination of Rev
Mr.. Young as pastor of the German Baptis
Church. The congregation were requested tt
sing the doxology,
Praise God from whom all blessings fow,"
to the tune of Old Hundred. There were
present, Germans, French. and Americans
and they all united in singing it, each in theil
Ooon tongue 1t was beautiful and harmoni
GUS blending of different languages in one
sentiment and voice of sublime and ferven
praise.
"A correspondent of the Presbyterian says
Father Hecker has recently been addressing
the Young Mems Christian Associations in
the Northwest, upon Luther and his Times ;
His lecture is intended to represent that tht
Reformation was needless; that the great Re
former was very different parsonage from
what we usually suppose; and that Romanisn
is destined to subject our whole country. A.
Ann Arbor, Mich, the address was listened te
in silence till its close, when some one crieG
| out, sThree cheers for Martin Lutherr' The
whole audience Immediately rose en- nadsse and
| gave them with will, greatly to the DISCUS
| of the lecturer.