The Portland daily press., 1870-04-30

General News.
Vice-Admiral Porter says he has not given
up all hope of finding route for the Darien
Canal. He will not give it up until Capt. Self
ridge has made a. complete survey of every
possible route
The cottage Of the late President Pierce, at
Rye Beach, N. H., was sold on Wednesday at
auction, for 1915. John Mcneil of Concord,
a nephew Of the ex-President, was the pur-
chaser.
The President having accepted the resigna-
ton of Judge Field, of New Jersey, has nomi-
mated ex- Congressman Nixon to be U. s. Judge
in his place.
A negro alderman at Wilmington, N. G.
was called Anthony by the counsel in a law
case in which he was witness; but he refused
to reply till he was addressed as Mr.. Howe, and
the court sustained him.
The captain of barque Kremlin of York,
wrecked last March on Serrano Keys, saved
himself and crew in boat. They landed on a
small guano island where they found two ne
grOes who had been left there by Philadel-
phia vessel in January, 1869. They were en-
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with them for three months sustenance, at
the end of which time the vessel was to return
and load guano. The vessel has never return
ed and they have been existing the past year
mainly upon eggs and a few fish. They were
in very emaciated condition and would have
died in few days. They were taken to Old
Providence, whence the captain would sail for
New York.
Religions Intelligence.
There is religious revival in the town Of
Baileyvile under the ministrations of Rev. e.
Turner.
The next Conference of the Cumberland
Baptist Association, will be held with the Bap-
fist Church in Durham commencing Wednes-
day May ii, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
-Zion's ADVOCATE of this week contains a
fOrcible article on the question of the use Of
the Bible in the schools from the pen OF d. P
Bailey, Esq, of this city. Mr.. Bailey hold.
that it is not competent for Protestants to en-
force the reading of such portions of the Bible
as do not enforce the leading, well-settled doc
trines of secular morality.
The Baptist church in Acton is in want O.
| a pastor.
St Johns Episcopal church at Bangor
has been made free church by UNANIMOUS
vote Of the parish, and will hereafter be sus
tanned by the systematic voluntary offerings O
the worshippers.
The annual session of the East Maine
Conference will be held in Rockland, begin
ming May 18th.
Awaiting themselves of the act of incor-
poration granted by the last Legislature, the
Baptists Of Belgrade are making repairs on
their house of worship. The pews are being
rebuilt, the gallery remodelled, and the entire
house reconstructed.
Rev. Mr.. Hutchingson of Ohio has &C
| cepted call from the Christian Church a
Kttery. Rev. VIM. II. Pilsbury, of the Sec
ond NJ E. Church, took leave of his people OF
SUNDAY; he baptised by immersion and b.
sprinkllng IN the morning. There is quite al
awakening in both churches here.
Rev. .. w. Scott who has been pastor OF
the Methodist Church in South Berwick fo
two years past, has been transferred to New
Hampshire Conference, and stationed at Ha
verhill, Mass.
The Annual Session of the Maine Metho
dist Conference commences at Augusta
rhnrsdaE.-May 4:h. Rishor Simnson nresd
ing.
| The Methodist Churches throughout thu
Providence Conference are to observe Friday
| May 6, as day for fasting and prayer for
| general revival.
"A year ago the Church of the Messiah il
Boston was made free church. and at the an
nual meeting last week it was formally re
ported that the year had been more prosper
GUS by far than any other year since its foun
dation.
-sixty-eigbt Methodist Conferences hav.
voted on lay representation, with the following
result: for 1854; against, 1852
The Methodist Society at Bethel Hill ii
prosperous. 1t Organized nine years ago and
built neat church During the last three
years it has been under the charge of Rev
Benjamin Foster. During his ministry, forty
persons have been baptized and forty -four re-
ceived into the church. Through his instru
mentality new and fine toned bell weighing
lO27lbs. has been purchased during the las
year. Nine persons were baptized last Sab
bate, and thirteen received on probation ani
several other will soon be received in full.
The Telegraph says that Mr.. George 7
Packard, formerly of Brunswick, gradual,
OF Bowdoin, class of '66, and of the last elias
at Andover Theological Seminary, is to ente
the ministry Of the Episcopal Church, in tn,
diocese of New York. ..,.
The Kennebec Journal says there is deeI
religious interest in the Congregational churel
in that city. sg, ,e
Rev. W. A. P. Dillingham;, formerly pas
tor OF the Universalist society in Augusta, now
of Chicago. where about two years ago he com
menced to preach the New Church doctrine
and accepted the pastorate of a church, has
abandoned the doctrine and returned to the
preaching of Universalism