The Portland daily press., 1870-02-26
Religious Intelligence.

Fifty baptisms are reported in the Baptist
churches in Boston during the last month.
The Roman Catholic clergy have increas-
ed the past year in England, thirty-seven.
Prof. Whittlesey, formerly Of Both, is sup
plying the Congregational church in Balti-
| more.
| MIR. I. W. Lamb, of knitting machine no.
toriety, was ordained fortnight since as
| Baptist clergyman in Michigan.
| "A Jubilee celebration of the 25Oth ami
velsary Of the landing of the Pilgrims is pIo-
posed this year by the Congregation alist.
Miss GIeaves, friend of Mrs Hannaford,
The regular preacher at the Universalist
church at N0rrn e---lins.
-The change in the Articles or Filth in MIR
Beecher's church, SO as to admit Universalists,
has provoked general discussion in the reli-
gious press.
Emigration SO weakeps the churches in
Maine that the Baptists have been compelled
to drop seven churches, and but half Of their
| 263 churches have pastors or stated supplies
The churches average seventy-three members
each.
There is not single Protestant missiona-
| ry in Portugal, although the government is toll
Grant, and shows no disposition to interfere
with the Protestant faith or worship.
Our religious exchanges give intelligence
of increased religious interest in all parts Of
the country, and a general revival. This is
particularly noticeable in New YoIk, New Jer.
sey Pennsylvania and Ohio, where hundreds
of baptisms have taken place.
Rev. N. Packard. of Brunswick, was or
dained on the 18th of January at Evanston,
ILL.,, over the Congregational society in that
place.
Several devoted Episcopalians among the
students at Williams College have been in
strnmental in the formation of a society of
that denomination in Williamstown. The So
ciety has rented the old Congregational chap
ell, and Rev. NJ. Jennings, of North Adams, is
at present supplying the pulpit
"A correspondent says that both Houses of
the Iowa Legislature open their sessions
without semblance or sign of religious wor-
ship"
The Boston Congregationalist publishes
this week an illustrated supplement contain
ing incidents of labor among the colored peo-
pie at the South.
The Methodist society of Wilton have re-
Gently purchased q new bell for their church
at the Upper Village, weighing 14OO lbs. 1t is
said to be one OF the finest tone.
Rev A. B. Pendleton, formerly pastor of
the Baptist church in Dover, is now preaching
at Machias. The Piscataquis Observer under
stands that he has had a call to settle there.
The revival at Southampton, Mass, has
been marked by the union OF the Congrega-
tionalists and Methodsts, and one evening re-
Gently both churches united in a Methodist
love least.
Elder Knapp has lately been laboring
among the Baptists at st. John N. B., and
the result of his efforts has been great reviv-
al. Over fifty persons have been baptized and
the good work still continues.
The friends of Rev. G. r. Daggett, of
Greene, assembled at his residence on We'd
nesday evening, to express by donation their
appreciation of his labors. They left in his
hands about 500 in greenbacks, and in addi.
tion the ladies presented him with substan-
tial overcoat.
Prof Stowe is preaching at Mandarin
Florida, as he says, Ito black and white con-
gregation Sabbath mornings, and to a white
and black congregation afternoons, l. e., the
colored element predominating in the one and
the uncolored in the other" He mentions the
aid he has from Mason and Hamlin portable
organ and also the still sweeter accessories OF
fresh strawberries from Mrs. Stoves garuen'
The Pine let Free Baptist Church, Lew
iston, have just received very elegant and
valuable Communion Service, the gift OF Dea.
TT X. Snow, of Haverhill, Mass.
che Sentinel says it is reported that the
North Christian Society, Eastport, have made
an arrangement with Rev. Mr.. Babb, pastor Of
the Congregational Society, to preach for them
once each Sabbath.
AT a meeting of the National Education
Society of the Free Will Baptist denomination
held in Portsmouth, N. II. -, last week, it was
unanimously voted to remove their Theologi-
cal School from New Hampton, N. HIT Prov
idence r. l., provided that city is liberal in the
matter of endowment.
The New York Tribune says that special
committee, consisting of the Rev. Drs. Osborn
Foster, Miller, King and Lodge of the New
York Conference of the NJ. e. Church. met fo,
the purpose of preparing report in references
to the proposed movement to admit women tt
the ministry, which will be brought promi
nently before the Conference at its session t.
be held in the Thirtieth street NJ Z. Chu-cl