The Portland daily press., 1870-01-22
Terms $500 per- AMMAN, d, oa,,o,,ce
Religious Inse,,;-

The Baptist church at Wsterh,
is being blessed by revival. Senus
All through the West, the work os
is gloriously progressing. Wv"
-Eishiy-one Methodist Episcopal breaches.
died last year, ending November.
Rev. zenas Thompson, the veteran Unit
versalist preacher, is Go years old, and las tsen
in the ministry over forty-four years
The Unitarians have 315 societies and sss
ministers in the United States
Rev. A. Prince, of East Maine Confere nee
Is very low with bilious typhoid fever.
Rev. f. w. Dickinson, pastor of the Con.
gregational church in Turner, has resigned.
The American Presbyterians have more
missionaries in China than any other demon.
ination.
The Freewill Baptist church and society
OF Poland lately presented their pastor. Rev.
IL. B. Rollins, with $40.
"A Gillian reformed church has been form
ed at Valparaiso, S. A of five native converts
Rev. Mr. Merwin, American Missionary,
preached on the occasion.
The first Sunday In January eight new
members were added to the Universalist
Church in Nashua, N. H.. Rev. s. 81. McCol-
lister pastor, by baptism and confirmation.
Rev. A. s. Mclean and wife of Grav had
a a"donatioD" on the evening of the 9th of Jan
uary, which, together with presents preyious.
ly receis ed, amounted to SIS.
The Methodists are following up their
missionary anniversary with special meeting,
at principal centres all over the country, be.
ginning at Boston, then at Baltimore, SC.
"A distinguished member of the Baltimore
bar, in recent lecture, stated that there are
in tho city ens hn ndrAd -ena si-.y eln.chaa Of
which nearly one fourth are Methodlst,.
Rev. A. r. Crane, (Baptist) of Hsllowell
was visited by bis parishioners last Mopdsy
evening, who took with them about 500
worth OF substantial tokens of their regard.
The York and Saco River Baptist As,oci.
ations have agreed to observe Tuesday the
18th inst, as day for special prayer for the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the
churches.
The friends of Rev. J. o. Thompson. of
Mon mouth, made him a donation visit Toes
day evening. The occasion was very pleas
ant one, and profitable to the pastor and bis
family.
The First Congre gational Church in Ban.
gor, have given call to Newman smyth to Re
their pastor. Mr.. Smyth is son Of the late
Prof. VIM. Smyth, of Brunswick, aud brother
to Prot Egbert c. Smyth Of Andover.
Sometime last week the Christian Church
in Albion was entered and robbed of about
one hundred dollars. A reward of twenty dys
dollars is offered for the detection of The pet.
petrators of the act.
james Dingwell, jr., a graduate of Bangor
Seminary, 1868, has just closed two months
labor with the church ar SomervilIe, Mt. De.
sert. The people were much interested In
him.
AT the Massachusetts Methodist Conven-
tion last week Dr. Coggeshall said that DR.
Lannahan had written to him to the effect
that $50, 00O a year had been taken from the
Book Concern for many years.
AT Sandusky Mr.. Hauser, pastor OF the
German Catholic Church, told his copgrsss-
tion that "those Catholic parents who are
sending their children to the public schools
must send them to the Catholic school. or
they would not be allowed the sacrament"
The Uniyersalists propose to hold centsp.
nary meetings as follows: Lisbon, Tuesday
evening January 25th South Waterford.
Wednesday evening, January 26th; Brown
field, Thursday evening, January 9Th; Bldg
ton, Friday evening, January 28th.
The Camden Herald says it is not correct,
as stated that Rev. N. Butler has accepted .
call to that village; but that he has received
and accepted call to become the pastor OF
church in Alton, H., and will 90 thers as soon
as he can conveniently move his family.
Three united by profession with ths I'd
IL d
I'd. There have been additions to this Church
at each communion for two years now pest
making sIxty-one in all, and thirty-sevsn by
| profession. Collections for objects Of benevo'
lence-S376 20. -,
x7f4Iasss 8 Sabbath, Rev, Dr; Eaton, Of Nashua
resignation. DR.. Eaton has now under con-
sideration an earnest call from the trustsas OF
| Newton Theological Institution to engage II
the work OF raising an additional fund Of $50,
900 for their Seminary.
1t is reported in England that the rich
| young Marquis of Butte, who went to Rome
with magnificent silver cross Of the Pope,
has become disgusted at some of the golngs On
at the Ecumenical Council, and is neditatipg
return to the Protestant Church.
Governor McClurg, of Missouri, is a ruling
elder in the Presbyterian Church Having 70.
moved to Jefferson City, the capital of The
State, he has been received into the church
there, and has since been installed as an elder
in the church, thus governing at once In
church and State.
The Calais correspondent Of the Machias
Union says that the Baptist friends Of Calais
have one of the best churches in their vioin.
| ity. 1t is 62 feet long by A wide. and the eos,
| was 5000. The pews are of black ash, will
walnut trimmings, 60 in number and will seat
about 400 persons. The society 10 small. bat
united and energetic, and under the lead Of
such an aole and popular pastor as Rev. Mr.
Hopper, its prosperity is guaranteed.