The Portland daily press., 1869-04-03
Religious Intelligence.

Merritt G. Beale of Bucksport writes
us under date of April 1st, that the
Rev. James B. Crawford Principal of the
E. M. G. Seminary for about ten years, died
at his residence in that village Wednesday, at
the age of forty years. In his death the Meth
odist Church has lost an active member of its
clergy, the State worthy citizen, and the
Seminary for which his life was spent its hon.
ored head His last words were, blessed
Jesus, this is sweet dying" He was univer-
sally beloved, and is deeply mourned. he
leaves wife and three little girls.
An extensive revival is in progress among
the students of Bowdoin College.
The Rev. Daniel Goodwin, Rector of st.
Johns church, Bangor has rendered his resig-
nation.
Rev, Roger Ella, Baptist, died March 25th
in Chesterville, where he had walked the
morning previous, a distance from his home in
Fayette of about three miles. He preached
during the day, Sunday, and, although suffer
ing severely, was present at and took part in
an evening service.
The Rev. N f. Carter Congregationalist.
has resigned his charge at North Yarmouth.
The Congregational Church in Water
ford was organized Oct. 2, 1893, and from that
time has had only two pastors, the Rev. Lin
coin Ripley, who held the position % years,
and the Rev. John A. Douglas who has been
pastor AZ years, but who has recently felt COM
PEELED to resign his pastorate, on account OF
the increasing feebleness of old age. The
Church and Society have now invited Rev.
w 70 of ba RarOnr Tba0.
logical School, to become their pastor.
The twenty-first anniversary of the "Ad-
vent of Modern Spirituallsm," as it, is called,
or the manifestation of the spirit-rappings
and other phenomena to Margaret and Cath
crime Fox, at. Hydesville, N. Y, ON lthe 31st of
March, 184S, was celebrated at the Cooper In
stitute ON Wednesday.
Rev. l. N. Tarbox, Secretary of the Amer
lean Education Society, has been appointed
lecturer on Congregationalism, at the Andover
Seminary, for the term of three years, and
will enter upon the duties of his position next
year.
The Lowell Conference of Methodsts Gel
ebrated Easter Sunday by Glove feast" full Of
hearty spontaneity, an elaborate discourse
from Bishop Munroe ON the Kingship OF
Christ, and the ordination of several deacons
and elders; while the evening was devoted to
the anniversary of the missionary society
The collections for missions during the year
amount to $24,974. This is more than $42S2
ahead of last year; over 4347 beyond the ag-
gregate reached in 1867, and quite comes up to
the extra assessment fixed by the general COM
mittee at New York, for meeting the def
cheney in the receipts of the fiscal year.
"A Japanese scholar protests against the
Christian religion on two grounds. He con-
s;ders the doctrine of the Fatherhoed of God
incompatible with the proper devotion to the
Mikado and the rules of the Japanese EN-
pire; and the brotherhood of man he holds in
compatible with proper reverence for rank.
His argument has been printed, and scattered
widely through the Empire.
The Book of Mormon has been translated
into the Deseret alphabet. Professor Orson
Pratt is engaged in correcting it, and will
then bring it East to have it printed.