The Portland daily press., 1871-10-21
Relations News.

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At Windsor where convention was held last
Friday, the school had been closed for the sea-
on but after the stirring exercises of this ses-
lion it is probable the regular exercises OF the
school will be resumed.
The Baptsts will hold three days meeting |
WITH the Lebanon church, commencing next |
Tuesday.
Last Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Dixie |
preached his thirtieth anniversary sermon at |
the New Jerusalem church at Bath. The text |
was Jeremiah, 10 chap. 23d verse, and in open
ing the preacher said that the good providence
of God controls the destinies of men, and not
fate, which was the heather idea. BE went
over the past history of the society, and spoke
of the merchants, clergymen and other citizens
who were prominent at the time he was in
stalled over the church. Their places are now
nearly all vacant. He said that no Clergyman
now officiated in the Kennebec valley who did
so at that time. The Swedenborgan society
was organized in that city in 1928, and held its
services in the old Masonic Hall, now Music
Hall. The present church edifice was built in
1874. The effect Of the New Church ideas was
largely dwelt upon in its influence upon the
prevailing religious sects of the day, and that
much of the liberalism now so prevalent was
the result of the new church teaching toward
breaking down the old dogmas and unnatural
severity of the old Calvinistic creeds
The Congregationalists OF Kennebec county
are anticipating having good time at their
convention in WateIvlle, Oct. Oath and 18th.
Prot. Barbour will preach, several laymen will
oIxa odd nd i'm, fba bara will
be praise meeting.
The ceremonies of dedicating the new
French Catholic cemetery at Biddeford, took
place last Sunday afternoon, Bishop Bacon Of
floating, assisted by Rev. Father Ponsardin.
There was a confirm alton OF some three hun
bred persons at the ST. Mary's church, on Sun
day forenoon.
Mr. Harvey Linsley will be ordained as pas
tor of the Baptist church in Buckfeld, on
Wednesday, Nov. 1st Council will meet at
o'clock A. Nj, and ordination services will be
| held in the afternoon.
Last Saturday, Rev. Mr.. Amies pastor Of
the Bates Street Universalist Society, at Lew
iston, announced that for the next three Sun
days that pulpit would be occupied by candi
| dates to take his place.
Mr.. Reed, recently of Newton Theologica
Institute, who has been preaching for severa
months for the Baptist society at Lisbon Falls
will be ordained as pastor of that church or
Wednesday, Oct 18th. Council will meet at
| p. M. Services of ordination in the evening
The installation OF the Rev. George N. Mar
den over the Congregational church and socie
| ty in Farming ton, will take place on Tuesday
| Oct. oath. The council will meet at the
church at o'clock P. M. Installation service.
| at o'clock P. M. 1t is expected that the Rev
! G. W. Field, D. D., of Bangor, will preach tn,
| sermon.
Archbishop Spaulding, of Maryland is seri
j ously i'll.
Mr.. Spurgeon has dropped the "Rev." He il
now plain pastor Spnrgnon
The Massachusetts Universalist State Con
| uention has been in session this week at tn
Universalist Church in Springfield. Tit
Treasurers report shows the full quota of fit.
thousand dollars from Massachusetts has beer
contributed fer the Murray Centenary Fund
Rev. j. A Chaplin, the Secretary, read the an
nual report showing the parishes Throughout
the State to be in prosperous condition.
| Among the churches destroyed by fire il
Chicago was that of the Rev. Mr.. Chepery
which event .some Episcopalians consider a
| putting to rest one question that has caused
| great commotion in the order.
The service of Bishop Wiiberforce in Glen
garry Kirk is dubbed by the irreverent, tn,
Bishops High laud Fling"
Seven churches, six converts, eight schools
two asylums, and two hospitals belonging t,
the Roman Catholics were destroyed by tn
Chicago fire.
A colored minister in Southern Methods
conference, who had failed to make the colec
tons required OF him, appeared at conferenc,
aud made his statements, casting the blame o.
his neglect upon his congregation; whereupor
the HAaferance passed the following biz
| and resolution:
Whereas, From ethe Fstatement of Brother
Burden it appears that his people are too stn
| gy or too blind to pay the collection asked o
them; therefore,
= ResolUed That the brother be excused
Brother Burden must have enjoyed reading
that resolution to his flock.
At the Jewish synagogue of DR.. Isaacs, in
New York Tuesday evening, meeting was
held of gentlemen interested in Hebrew liter
| ature, and Jewish publication society wa,
founded. This society, under managers ther
| chosen, is designed to extend its operations
over the country, and its publications of jew
ish literature of every class will be as interest
ing to Christian scholars as to the Jews them
selves. Indeed, member of the faculty of the
| Drew Theological Seminary was present al
| the meeting and took part in the organiza.
| ton.
Rev. Joseph q. Lovejoy died at Cambridge
Mass, Thursday afte, noon; after short i'll
| ness. He was seized on Wednesday morning
with an entire prostration of the system, and
| continued until death in Supplied condition
| Medical aid was summoned, and the disease
was pronounced to be congestion of the brain.
He was sixty.seven years old, and leaves a
wife and six children. The deceased had dur
ing his residence of twenty five years in Cam
bridge, taken quite prominent position in
public matters. He was for some time pastor
of an Orthodox church on the corner of Austin
and Temple streets; since then he has devoted
his attention to politics, and was the prime
mover in recent attack on the Massachusetts
State Constabulary.
MR.. MUNDELLA, M. P, at recent meeting
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