The Portland daily press., 1869-06-12
Religious intelligence.

The High Street Congregational Parish
Auburn, at parish meeting held Wednesday
evening, voted unanimously to extend call
to Mr.. George Harris, ,Jrsyof W c---foi oiass
| of Andavertrbee,Ssf Seminary to become
BEE pastor with salary Of $4,000. The
church has already extended such call.
The Dover Congreg gational Society have
given Rev. Mr. Gurney call to oficiate as
pastor over their church. The salary has been
raised to $500 year. He will probably
preach his first sermon one week from next
Sabbath. ase4 1A s
Rev. Dr. Adams in his address before the
Old School body, as the representative of the
New School, gave this portraiture of the
Presbyterian
1T strikes me that am not among 'strang7
ers and foreigners, that you have the true,
indescribable but unmis stakable Presbyterian
look, gravity without austerity, dignity with
out dullness or, if 1 may accommodate the
descriptive words of Sir John Denham written
two hundred years ago. aa5 ga ui41e
Though deep, yet clear; though gentle, yet not
Strong, without rage; without overfowing, full"
The most exciting phase of any religious
question now is the question of Lay Delega-
ton in the Methodist Church. Thus far there
seems to be little opposition to the new move
and it can hardly be doubted that the popular
demand will be needed From the Chicago
churches the news now gives 2S7 for and only
13 against the move. The churches in New
England are requested to send returns of votes
Zion's Herald. isiag l f. 4Aas4
The Methodists announce general revivals
in many localities. 81 siaosinI silaN g
The Free Religionists received letters in
reply TO their invitations to speak on their
platform from Philip Brooke, w. II. H. Muir
ray, Lyman Abbot, VIM. E. Park and Prof.
Diamond of Brown University. The reporters
added, expressing more or less definitely
their sympathy with the object of the meet
ing" '~r
The new Methodist church in the city of
Knoxville, Tennessee, was dedicated to the
worship of Almighty God, last Sabbath the
9th inst. aL .sg9h - gGNuQ
The Maine Baptist Missionary Conven-
ton, will hold its annual meeting in the Bap-
tist church at Oldtown, Tuesday june 10Th, at
10 o'clock A. M. .tl.- 81
Rev. DR.. Turnbull for 20 years pastor of
the First Baptist Church in Hartford, has re-
ceived a present of $500 from his friends in
the society. ey e- tet
Rev. e. Nugent, wins for several years has
been pastor ofthe Baptist church in Norridge-
wock, has recently resigned his. pastoral
charge, with the intention of going to Aroos-
took county. 5aTstssy III kf.e trf
The Rev. Dr. Punshon, the great English
Methodist preacher, thus treats q prolific
theme. Speaking of the dedication Of the
Metropolitan Church in Washington, he says /:
s.Phrenologically speaking, the American has
finely developed head, but have sometimes
thought that where the organ of veneration
should be there must be perfect hollow
There is an infnitesimal reverence for sacred
places, days, and things. have seen the hat
worn almost up to the altar, the newspaper
read during the sermon, the reporter writing
his leading article during the minister's
prayer. / should rather welcome than rebuke
anything that would have a tendency
to increase the national reverence, for
as the expressions of holy things Ian
guish, the things themselves are apt
to become enfeebled and die. Time
honored, moreover, as the American prac-
tice of raising money for churches on the
Sabbath has become, and great as may have
been its success, should like to see it buried
in the tomb of all the Capulets,' and should
feel, as followed its funeral, that o sworn foe
to the higher interests of churches lay there
inferred. We spent eight hours in the Metro
politan church on the day Of dedication-fye
in the house of God, and three in the house
of merchandise--tha is, five hours were spent
in worship, and three in raising money"