The Portland daily press., 1870-07-23

| pDatlcaliy, MY sons snail not come here /!
Students should take into consideration that
such as the character of their exercises is, such
will be the character assigned to them from all
sound-iudging people, and an exercise of ill
repute leaves stigma upon the college, and
| an undesirable influence upon visitors from
| abroad. LISTENER,
| Religious Intelligence.
| Rev. FL. w. Tlden is to supply the Bap-
| fist church in Lamoinc this summer.
| Rev. J. w. II. Baker of North Waterford
has accepted call from the Congregational
church at Topsham.
| Much to the regret OF the LIST Church in
Biddeford, Rev. Ludwig Wolfson is unable to
keep his engagement of six months; his servi-
ces have been very acceptable, but 1.-The alth
compels him to leave and for time rest.
| Rev. L. Mayo has resigned the pastoral
charge Of the Baptist church in Hodgdon, and
| closes a term of more than nine years devoted
and faithful service.
Rev. VIM. Lane, graduate of Newton In
stitution, has accepted unanimous call to the
pastorate of the Baptist church, Biddeford and
will commence his labors the first Sabbath in
| August. Mr.. Lane is native of Yarmouth
The receipts of the Maine Congregational
Missionary Society since june LIST have
| amounted to over $4,000.
Two persons were baptized and united with
the Baptist church at Lincoln Centre, July 10
by Rev. S. Besse, pastor.
-Rev. Mr.. Storrs will soon close his connec-
ton with ST. Matthew'S parish, Hallowell and
60 to New Jersey.
Rev Mr.. Springer, Of Dexter, baptized
seven converts in the waters of the Piscataquis,
on the I'd inst, at Guilford.
Rev. James A. Ferguson. who has been
supplying the Baptist Church at Sanford Cor
ner for several months past has recently had
severa! attacks of hemorrhage of the lungs and
is compelled to give up preaching for the pres
ent.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has ad-
dressed letter to the Bishop of Ohio with
reference to the forthcoming Christian Confer
ence in New York. His Grace expresses the
deep interest which he feels in the proceedings
and earnestly trusts that the Divine blessing
may guide all who take part in the discussions
1t is estimated that some 60, 900 individuals
ia the city of Chicago and its immediate sub
urbs attend religious worship as conducted by
the Roman Catholic Church every Sunday.
Rev. William V. Jordan, formerly of An
dover, is engaged to supply the pulpit in San
ford the coming year, and to perform pastoral
labor.
Rev John Moore, of Philadelphia, whose
public debates in that city on Christianity VS..
Infideliry awakened great interest, is expected
to visit Maine in August
About thirty Baptist clergymen of New
England have already signed declaration of
faith which allows each church to fix its own
terms of communion.
"A person who is able but does not contrib
ute coward the support of some religious soci-
ETY. has no right to complain of the lack of at
tention when he ventures iato 2 church.
AT the late diocesan convention of the
Episcopal Church in Connecticut, Bishop Will
liams reported nine ordinations to the deacon
ate, four to the priestood, and 1895 confirma-
tons. Eight new churches have been built
and four reopened. Considerable interest was
manifested by the convention in the missions
in the State.
The members of the First Baptist Society
in Manchester have decided to rebuild their
church, which was destroyed by the late fire
and to erect building that will be an orna-
ment to the city. %
-kev. Edward Husband, who has come back
again to the Church of England, after short
soJourn in the Church of Rome, in explaining
MS return, says: 81 was forced by authority to
write my pamphlet 'Why left the Chuch of
England am not forced to write why left
the Church Of Rome.''
IHE lest OF FIREARMS BY THE ARMY
boARD.-A few weeks ago board of army Of
hcers assembled at st. Louis, Gen. Schofield
presiding, to examine and report to the govern
ment on the different patents of small arms
and equipments now in use. The report has
been prepared, and a correspondent of the
journal Of Commerce makes some notes of IL
which will be interesting to our munition
makers. The examination of arms was confin-
ed to breach-loaders and had reference solely to
strength, durability and simplicity, the ease
certainty and rapidity of firing, and the securi-
ty OF the weapon and its bearer from injury.
The board defined six systems of arm, of
which only the first three are worthy of adon.
ton of Government, and ranks them in this
order: bennington, Springfield, Sharpe, Nor
ganstern, tin.Henry and Ward-Buston
They regard the Remington as decidedly the
best for our infantry and for our cavalry with
the modification of loading at half-cock, In
breaeh-loading pistols the Remington was the
only single-barrel represented, and needs mod
ihcation. They pronounce the Smith & Yves
son decidedly superior to any revolver submit
ted, but say it should be modified as follows:
Made center fire, cylinder should be lengthen-
ed SO as to close the space in front of the breach
block, and countersunk SO as to cover the cart
ridge rim. The caliber should be increased to
the standard. After the Smith & Wesson
they place the Remington. They recommend
that all small arms be Drowned and made of
the same caliber and that large for weapons of
short range. They recommend two classes of
cavalry, one armed with saber and one or two
single-barreled pistols, and the other with car
pine and revolver. Among recommendations
is the adoption of "Rice's trowel bend' bayonet
and Gen. A. B. Dyer's pouch, the latter stand
ing second to Lieut.. j. Buffers
Gen. Dyer, chief of ordnance, to whom the
report has been submitted, dissents from por-
tons it, He denies that the Remington has
such decided superiority over the Springfield
and has ordered for actual trial 1000 each of
Remington, Springfield and Sharpe rifles, and
remington and Smith & Wesson pistols. He
a. ass1 aoes not believe in browning, and propos-
wh;, Wy as a rust-preventive nickel-p plating,
e "uon ~ can De cleaned much easier He con-
ours IN the other recommendations.
Bianchard Jerrold, in recent article on |
Dickens relates rather remarks able cirsum-
stance. As the novelist was waiIS;n vi 1;tI
friend short time before his death, the we" con-
versation turned on Edwin brood" and oI %is
companion said to him, "Well, YOU or We a a.s |
approaching the mystery Dickens. who had
been and was at the moment all vivacity, at |
once grew. serious, and fell into long and al.
lent reverie, which he never broke during the |
remainder of the walk.
Judge Aaron Vanderpoel died at New York |
on Monday night. He was one of the Kinder |
hook Vanderpoels. and an active politician and |
congressman in the time of Van Buren,, whose |
friend he was: During the last Congress of |