The Portland daily press., 1871-11-25

to become their pastor. His pastorate will
commence on the first of January next.
Rev. Mr.. Nutting, pastor of the Universalist
parish in Skowhegan, is preaching once in two
weeks in Canaan, but a few miles from the
former place. ...t s.
The Universalists in Kittery are making an
attempt to hold services in their church regu-
larly. They hope to be able soon to have pas.
tor wholly their own.
Rev. c. L. Haskell, of Eastport, baptized
eleven persons at Midtown, Calais, last Sab
bath. In the evening, after services, Rev. Mr..
Abel extended the right hand of fellowship to
twenty -four candidates.
Interesting meetings are being held in Leeds,
at Keen's Corner, conducted by the Young
Mems Christian Association from Winthrop.
Christians are interested, and others are being
awakened.
Quite revival interest is going on in the
Free Baptist church in Kittery, under the la
bors of Rev. T. W. Towne Several have been
baptized, among whom was gentleman 80
years of age, once confined in Dartmoor prison
in 1912.
The Rev. Edward A. Whittier, of Lowell,
Mass, formerly pastor of the Branch street
Baptist church, has been taken to the insane
asylum at Worcester.
The Dutch Reformed denomination has in
this country 63,4S3 communicates, and theil
benevolent contributions for the last yea1
amounted to 1926, O36-an average of $521 fol
each member In their memorial year the
Presbyterians gave $40 each; but the Reform.
ed expect to double that in their centennial
year.
Greenland icy mountains" about which are
so often sung in the monthly concert, are far
from being the abodes of heathenism. About
half of the population of Greenland belong to
the Lutheran communion, and the whole coun-
try is well supplied with churches, pastors, and
catechists. AT Jacobshaven and Grothaab
there are seminaries for the education of young
men for the ministry The salaries of clergy
men range from $500 to 81 400, which is better
than the average in this country.
A majority of the members of the Methodist
Protestant church at Hopewell, Va, went ovel
to the Methodist Episcopal church, and at
tempted to transfer their church property tt
that denomination; but Judge Wingfeld decd
ed that the minority had the right to hold the
property, Such of the trustees as had dissolv-
ed their connection with the Methodist Protest
ant church were removed from the board, and
their places were filled with new members, who
are to hold the property for the use and benefit
of the members of the Methodist Protestant
church
A lady writes in the Philadelphia Press, a
long narrative of a visit to a bunker Love
Feast. The Dunkers are a religious sect in
Philadelphia, who believe, among other things,
in washing one another's feet and in greeting
each other with holy kiss. The correspond
ent witnessed the process of choosing new
preacher, and noticed that the women voted as
well as the men. Moreover. the new minis
ter's wife is expected to perform certain minis
terial offices, for instance to receive persons
who come UP out of the waters of baptism.
The Rev. j. B. Dunn delivered lecture in
Boston, Wednesday evening in aid of the Bos-
ton Caledonian club His subject was John
Knox and the Scottish Reformation" Of all
histories, he said, the history of our fellow-men
is the most interesting In the case of Knox,
we have a man who came into the world a God
inspired soul. He lived in those times when
the clergy ruled the church, and it was very
corrupt. Licentiousness prevailed among the
priests, and such debauchery was never before
known among men, He received an ordinary
common-school education, but he had wonder
full natural talents. At the age of 16 he enter
ed the University of Glasgow, and soon he was
inducted into the priesthood 1t was at the
age of % that he made his great speech, which
resounded through the country, and awoke the
rip of tba
reluctant to enter the ministry, but when he
began to preach he used such vehemence
against the Romish church, that he was ar
raigned and driven from the country Return
ing after six years he was again assailed, and
in defending himself made his great assault
upon the church, using every rhetorical weapon
against it. The speaker described the inter-
views between John Knox and Queen Mary,
the brave reformer confronting the naughty,
took then, he saved the nation. When accused
of treason, though the Queen urged his con-
viction, the judges were obliged to acquit him.
After describing the close of his career, the
lecturer summed up his traits. He was close
student man of firm, answering fidelity,
fearless, of burning zeal which led him to bear
all trials and overcome all difficulties. Next
to his fealty to the church was his love for the
nation, and he had marvellous faith, which held
him fast to God. Mr.. Dunn claimed that al
though John Knox was called cold and unfeel-
ing, he was adapted to his time, and fitted by
the. Divine power to accomplish his great work
President Porter of Yale College gave the fol-
lowing advice to the students of that institu-
ton the other day: ''Young men, you are the
architects of your own fortunes Rely upon
your own strength of body and soul. Take for
your star, self-reliance, faith, honesty and in
dustry. Inscribe on your banner Luck is
fool, pluck is hero" Don't take too much
advice-keep at your helm and steer your own
ship, and remember that the great art of COM
is to take fair share of the work.
Don't practice too much humanity. Think
well of yourself Strike out Assume your
own position. Put potatoes in your cart, over
a rough road, and small ones go to the bottom.
Rise above the envious and jealous. Fire
above the mark you intend to hit Energy,
nvncible determination, with a right motive,
ire the levers that move the world Don't
rink. Don't chew. Don't smoke Don't
'WtdI DOu ueCelN6. bOu lcdu loFCio.
Don't marry until you can support a wife, Be
n earnest Be self-reliant. Be generous
BE civil. Read the papers. Advertise your
business. Make money and do good with it.
Love your God and fellow-man. Love trptb
and virtue. Love your country and obev it's
laws" Ii this advice is implicitly followed Inv
the young men of the country, the millenn;un
is near at hand.
DR. Doellinger, the famous opponent of the
infallibility dogma, lately told a correspondent
who interviewed him at Munich that out of
the thousands of priests who yielded to the
dogma, there were few whose consciences did
not condemn it. AS the Bavarian Govern
nent had repudated the Papal Interpretation
If Catholicism, it would not allow the schools
% be controlled, in the name Of the church, by |
hose who taught the dogma. Every UNIVERSE |
y has been represented in the Congress ON the |
subject of repudiating the dogma 1t really |
represented the majority of the ablest minds |
IND most eminent Catholic teachers and lead |
RS in Europe,