The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-02

-Zion's Advocate Of this week considers at
length the question of how we shall retain in
Maine sufficient quantity and quality of
| clergymen.
The american Missionary laments the prev
| alence Of intemperance. among the freedmen
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favor of temperance by the schools among the
children, but the old people are hard to reach
Rev. j. M. Mace who some three months
| since resigned the pastorate of the Cape Ned
dick Church, was recently invited to resume
his labors there, but he declined the invitation
West Machiasport is enjoying a revival.
The First Baptist church in Addison ded-
icated their new house of worship on Tuesday,
the 22d inst. 1t is the third meeting house
that has been built on the same site, which is
to the older members consecrated spot in
deed. The first two houses were both destroy
ed by fire.
Monday evening the pew-holders of the
Methodist Society in Biddeford met, and de-
cided by vote of 80 to 10 to sell their church
to the highest bidders. .. ..-s
w. G. Hulse, of the Bangor Seminary, is
supplying the F. B. pulpit at Unity half the
time at present ."
Last Sunday evening, in the absence of
DR.. Sheldon of Waterville the pulpit of the
Unitarian church was very acceptably filed by
Mr.. William Dyer, an apothecary of that
town.
Rev. Mr.. Emerson has closed his labors
with the Baptist church in Brunswick.
The General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church enjoin it upon the pres
byteries to see that every "laboring minister"
in the church receive salary of at least seven
hundred and fifty dollars
-Episcopalians are more numerous in New
York than in any other State in the Union.
Pennsylvania comes next, with $1,000 COM
municants; and Connecticut next with 49, 900.
The Bishop of London has lately refused
to ordain two candidates for orders in the Es-
tablished Church, because they believed in the
real presence in the sacrament of the Lords
Supper.
The New England Methodist annual con-
ference found Elder L. r. Thayer, of the Bos-
ton district, guilty of mal-administration. The
centenary contributions of 1866 were reported
at $151, 463.
Rev. Mr.. Bunker, Baptist missionary at
Toungoo, Burmah, formerly of Atkinson in
this State and graduate of Colby University
writes from his field of labor some interesting
facts concerning the Red Karens. He says
that their country is a new and interesting
field. The first Red Karen convert, baptized
in September last, is promising person. and
performing good work as a preacher. He
has under his instruction four Karennees, and
is very jealous and earnest to teach them not
only to read but also to understand the Cos
pei. The Red Karens are said to he superb
or race, more advanced than the other tribes
in civilization. Mr.. Bunker is hoping to
spend the next dry season in their territory.
He closes his last letter with these words:'
how we need men and money, and most of all,
prayer and faith"
The Methodists control forty-nine colleges
in the United States.
Bishop Davis, of South Carolina, is totally
blind. He performs the offices of the church
from me mory.
The Methodist says that Plymouth church
has assumed the old Methodistic platform of
church membership.
Tile missionaries report fifteen thousand
COMMITMENTS in Christian Churches, and
congregations gathered by tens of thousands in
South Africa.
The pews of the Second Church, Roches-
ter N. Y. (Rev. T. Edwin Brown, pastor) rent
for $971225.
"A Lutheran Mission Church, composed of
Swedes has been organized in Brooklyn New
York .-..-
The Episcopalans have "Clergyman's
Mutual Insurance League" numbering 629
members On the death of any member his
''e'nren each send two dollars to the heirs.
"A revival of singular purity and power IL
~ progress in Alton, Ill.,, in which all the
ohurches have shared. The Baptist Church.
TO which Rev. N. Butler of Maine has inst
come as pastor, is enjoying the presence Of the
Divine Spirit. e''o VI 'n'
Bishop Wbpole, of Minnesot, who ;.
travelling in Europe for his health, had off
OF $4,000 presented to him for the endowuent
for the Episcopal College of professorsbin
and VI, 600 worth of books The presents were
made from the Oxford University.
The Eastern churches and ecclesiastica,
associations are moving in the business of an.
pointing delegates to the first Jubilee meeting
OF the Congregationalsts, at Chicago, on the
18th OF April. 1t will be remembered that
this chicago meeting is to be sort Of a mass
meeting. to which auor,, N.-...,