The Portland daily press., 1869-07-24


Rev. s. G. Beach of tue Augusta Unitarian
church has resigned bis charge on account o
| i'll health
Leonard Kip Storrs was ordained Deacon
at Christ Church, Gardiner, ON the 14th inst
Rt. Rev. Bishop Neeley, Rev. DIR. Ballard o
Brunwick, and Rsvs. Dalton Of Portland
Goodrich Of Wiscassst, Ogden Of Bath Upiohr
of Augusta, and Lefingwell of Gardiner were
present and took part in the exercises. Mr.
Storrs Is nephew to the late Bishop Bureess
On Friday, Rev. j. M. Paine was ordained
as pastor Of the Universalist Church in Gard,
iner.
The Methodist Society in Wateryille have
changed their purpose in respect to their par.
TALLY completed edifics, for the building Of
which r. B. Dunn, Esq, became responsible
expecting the cooperation Of the society II
was at first proposed to build free church
but 1t is found impracticable to do So The
building will cost $4,000, and the pastor Of
the society, Rev. a. 8. Ladd, publishes a let
ter in this weeks lions Advocate, appealing
to the Methodists of the country for help.
The Christian Era announces that the two
young negro girls. the aggregate of whose
heads. arms, legs, ETC., 60 to make up what is
known as the double headed girl, are intelli-
gent and both profess to love the Saviour.
The Morning Star, a Freewill Baptist paper
published at Dover, attacks the religious fic-
tion of the day in the most unsparing manner.
Additional returns from Methodist churches
that have voted on lay representation show
that the opposition to the movement is trifling.
But at Rumiord. in this State, the vote stood
six in favor and twenty-five against lay repre-
sentation.
There is a good of genuine Christianity in
the following resolution passed by church as
ISOLATION in New York: Churches and Socie
ties should appoint committees on the care Of
the sick and poor, on hospitality, on missionary
work, on reforms and amusements'
lions Herald absurdly predicts the downfall
of Cornell, Harvard and the University of Mi
chigan, because they are not denominational
schools.
The Rev. Mr.. Browns Japanese translation
the Bible has been burned at Yokohama, and
Scriptures in that language before, Tie loss Is
one greatly to be deplored and not easily rem
edied.
The Hon. q. Joy Norris our Minister at
Constantiuople, has been elected President Of
the English and American Bible Society in
that city.
One Of the most singular incidents in current
ecclesiastical history is the trial of Rev. Mr.
Cheney Of Chicega Episcopal church for
emitting the word degenerate" in the baptis-
NAL service for infants.
The religious papers continue to discuss the
conduct of the students at Colby University in
employing Rev. Mr.. Alger Of, Boston to deliver
the Grafton before the Literary societies on the
occasion Of the ensuing commencement A sim
liar discussion has arisen on account of the en-
gagement Of John Weiss 70 preach the annual
sermon before the graduating class Of the Cam
bridge Divinity School.
Richmond, Ind. the seat Of the great revival
one of the most remarkable that has occurred
of late years-is one OF the largest settlements
of the Friends. Not only do they enter as
vigorously as their Methodist and Presbyteri-
an brethren into the evangelistic labor, but
which they have sborne Testimony for SO
many years. We see accounts of Friends who
are making pilgrimages to Richmond from
Chicago and elsewhere, to inquire what this
means
The journal of Commerce lectures the
Young Mems Christian association convention
which recently held session at Portland. be-
cause it treated the use of tobacco as a relig-
i0us question, whereas, as the journal thinks,
the idea is absurd that the use of tobacco Of
itself Is anti Christian or incompatible with
the highest exercise Of Christian virtues.
Rev. Smith Of Orono has formally declined
to accept the pastoral charge of the Central
Church in Bath.
Rev. G. ID. b. Pepper, formerly of this State,
delivers the sermon before the atudents OF
Lewisburg (Penn.) University at the begin
ming Of the commencement exercises this
year.
Mrs. Bowles, wife of Rev. b. f. Bowles OF
Cambridgeport, supplied for Mrs. Hannaford
recently, and preached with acceptance.