The Portland daily press., 1869-09-25
Religious Intelligence,

The Rev. Joseph Danielson. formerly of
Saccarappa, has accepted call to the First
Congregational Church of Saugerties, N. Y.
ION the Hudson). Salary $1,000 and parsonage.
The celebration of the Humboldt centen-
NAL anniversary has led to much discussion as
to the orthodoxy of his opinions on religious
subjects.
Edwin p. Wilson, a graduate of the last
class at Bangor, has engaged to preach one
year for the church at Bri dgton, Me. Salary
$1,000.
The Chicago Aduance attacks Mrs. Snow
in an entirely new quarter, criticsing severely
the religious opinions it finds expressed in her
Byron article.
We learn that the Rev. Francis Norwood,
late of Phipsburg, Maine, but now of Beverly,
Mass, has been appointed Chaplain of the Es-
sex County Asylum, at Ipswich, in place Of
Dr. Fitz, lately deceased.
The monk who, during a drunken fit
wrote the note to the police which informed
them of the noted Cracow convent outrage
died four days after. The authorities suspec,
foul play.
Fourteen Methodist papers advocate the
introduction of laymeD into the annual con-
ference, while one, the New York Christian
Advocate, opposes. lions Herald thinks the
latter should encourage itself by the story Of
the eleven obstinate iurymen. r
The American Baptist Year Book, Just il
sued, gives 651 associations, 13, 355 churches,
1896 ordained ministers, a total membership re-
ported of 1, 12l 1888, and a total net increase of
44,099 The total contributions reported for
missionary work are $685., 479.
The Rev. Mr.. Reed, of Maiden, Massachu-
sets, has good reason to believe in the efficacy
of prayer. He considered the expenditure of
$4,000 on the old church edifice poor way to
dispose of money, and hoped "the Lord would
lay the whole thing fat" The big gale did
the business, and left wreck worth, for
kindling wood, about $500.
The following gentlemen, among others,
bave been appointed Missionary Agents, agree
ably TO the recommendation Of the last Free
Will Baptist General Conference, as presented
in the circular issued by the Executive Com
mittee of the Home Mission Society a short
time since: Penobseot Y. NJ, Rev A. L. Ger
risb, Pitts6eld; Maine Central Y. M.,-Rev
A. FL. Morrell, Phillips; Maine Western Y
M.-Rev. Moses A. Qumby, Limerick.
"A union church composed of Unitarans,
Congregatonalists, etc, has existed harmo-
niously at Nafant for many years. They have
just finished a fine stone edifice. On one Sun
day last month, they had Robert Colyer in
their pulpit, and on another President Hop
kins. The careful pilotage necessary in such
a congregation if one would be ia earnest and
yet not tread on some ones toes is easily con-
ceivable. .u1 .'
The United States Convention of Univer-
salsts met at Buffalo Tuesday. All the north
ern ane western States are represented. The
annual reports were read. One of the most
important works accomplished last year was
the open ng of a theological school at TUFTS
College, with Rev. T. j. Sawyer, d. D., as
president. The school is amply endowed. APP
propriate notice was taken by the convention
of the death of Rev. e. X. Lee, A. r. Abbott
j. Kingsley, and l.. L. Hallock. The conven-
ton will probably sit during the entire week