The Portland daily press., 1870-02-05
RelIgions InfeIligence.

-Surry and West Ellsworth are enjoying
religious revivals
-Thirth-two converts have been added late
| ly to the Freewill Baptist church at NORTH
Berwick by baptism and thirteen by letter.
| The Reporter says the UDiversalist Society
of Gardiner held an antiquarian supper and
dance recently.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton supplied the
pulpit of church in Marshall, Mich, by the
pastors invitation recently.
The Pope is said to have forbidden ths
bishops to meet for discussion 10 private. He
fears their concocting plans of opposition.
| The dedication of the new Union meeting
house at North Paris, will take place on the
9th of Feb. Rev. j r. Langridge of Mechan-
ic Falls will preach the sermon.
Rev. DR.. Adams of Brunswick, has re
| ceved call to the charge of the "Orange Con-
gregational Church." in Orange, N. J., q new
church which has just been formed, mostly
from the Presbyterian Brick Church, so-called
Newman Hall declines the d. d. offered
by Amherst, because there are so many Or.
Halls already, and because the degree "im-
plies, or ought to imply, distinguished attain
ments in theology, or biblical literature, nei-
ther of which he possesses.
The Independent, speaking of the opening
lecture of the Boston Orthodox course, which
is intended to neutralize the effect of the Lib
eral Horticultural Hall lectures, says that DR..
Harris did not utter word that every Liberal
could not endorse
1t will astonish many readers in the Kan
kee settled portions of our country to learn
that the Lutherans claimed to rank third In
number of members among the Protestant
churches of America before the Presbyterian
re-union-the Methodist and Baptist alone ex-
ceeding it. In 1869 they increased $4,000,
chiefly of course by immigration. They now
claim membership of 400 900.
The Society for Systematic Beneyolence
held its first annual meeting at New Haven,
JAN Goth. Hon. III. p Haven, of New Lon.
don, was chosen President. The object of the
society is expressed by its name-to encourage
the tithe system, though not necessarily the
tithe fraction, of liberality.
Rev. Alexander McKensie OF Cambridge.
Mass, formerly of Augusta, has been elected
by the Board of Managers of the Congrega-
tional Sabbath School and Publishing Society
as member of the Committee on Publlca-
tions, in place of Rev. J. E. Rankin, D. d. re-
signed.
Father O'Donnell, acting Bishop of this
Diocese, arrived in Lewiston last Saturday,
| and officiated Sunday at ST. Joseph's Roman
Catholic church. During the service he an
nounced that Father Lucey would continue to
be the pastor of that courch.
The Methodist Society of Pittston held a
festival at Jewetts Hall, recently. Rev. Mr..
.,f4 4I,o sa4,,
voting cake. Some $22 was realized on the
cake, and the society netted about S125 from
the entertainment.
"A Boston correspondent of the Chicago
AdcaRce expresses the most intense indigna-
ton at the recent exposition Of Shakerism on
the Boston Lyceum platform" He calls the
Shakers "a hideous little sect,""a set of luna
tics and ''infidels." Rev. Rowland II. Allen
is the name of this slightly intolerant writer.
The Mormon Tribune publishes the revsla-
tions made to the apostles of the reform Nor
mon party by Joseph Smith, the Apostle
James, and from Jesus We learn nothing
new from them, except that they are in sym
pathy with this party, and that the picture
sometimes engraved as a likeness of Christ
''from one cut in an emerald by command OF
Tiberus Cesar ETC., is an actual portrait.
We condense the following items from the
Morning Star: Rev. W. f. Eaton of Portland
has sent SAG to aid the f. d. Church in Bruins
wick in the erection of house of worship.
III. r. Howes was ordained and installed pas-
tor of the f. B. Church at North Vassalboro'
on the 18th of January. Rev. Andrew Hob
son and wife of the Steep Falls church, receiy-
ed a donation of $6317, Jan. 4th. The North
Berwick church lately gave their pastor, Rev.
j. Mason and his wife, gratuity OF $40. Rev
j. Hutchinson and wife of 0tisfeld, aeknowl-
edge donation OF $65 in money from the con
gregation and Rev. J. W. Hinkley aud wife
of Parkman, thank their friends for donation
| of $55.
"A convert from the Jewish faith in Gin
cnati who has been disinherited and disown-
ed by his family, read in a recent meeting
there the following note"in which his fatner
| visited his malediction upon him: "Ihou meA
ed ope-may thy name be blotted out tnou
hast united thysef with the assembly u NV
wicked. Thy father, with all tiny Ie"
will 20 together to the grave OF 'ny .'..
| ,,otbsr and announce to her the sau uolngs.
Cursed he the day whereon thou wicked one
o~, os ,ha ,ernent. was born. Woe to me, for
~. Io.d hos afflicted me. Thy name shall
t,auooc,rth be blotted out, and no more be
noned by us and may the hottest Judgment Of
the Almighty tall upon thee, because thou hast
| forsalen IL the God of Israel