The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-04
Religious Department.

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board, tuition and room rent at Wes'o'ook
Seminary is but $153 70 for the schooI year and
with books stationery and washing added is on
the average $1SS TO-
Rev. T. b. Ripley, the veteran missionary of |
Portland breaches at the Almshouse. There
are about $50 inmates.
The Society at Yarmouth, supplied by Rev.
s. 6 Fletcher, cleared 500 at a Meek So |
c'aoe week before last. Another was sue
cessiully held at Bridgton Jan. Goth.
The Universalists of Connecticut report Cen
tennary offerings STAG which includes S73,-
900 paid for new edifices and pastors salaries
for 1870.
An extensive revival is enjoyed in Lewiston.
Auburn and vicinity. Students from Bates
College are actively engaged. Two Of them
one cold night last week walkedltour miles to
aid in these cottage prayer meetings.
The Universast Church in Kenduskeag ac-
knowledges the gift of a superb pulpit Bible
from G. A. Abbott, Esq, of Dexter. Ten lit
tie girls in X. earned $50 by levee and fair
week ago.
'Ia the midst of life We are in DEATH" This
saying was never more strikngly illustrated
than iu the death of Samuel II. Taylor, LII D.,
for thrty-three years past the Principal o.
Phillips Academy He was in Boston on Sat
urday. and returning in company with Dr.
Wellman who supplied the Seminary pulpit
the following day, felt himself to be in excellent
health, and remarked that he had just met
some of his former pupils who asked him how
long before he should begin to grow old. Sab
bath morning he felt structure in his chest,
but soon obtaining relief walked to the Acad-
envy to meet his Bible class. Passing up the
steps entering the hall, he was seen to stoop
forward, as if to loosen his shoes, but was
caught falling and dying. He was to Andover
what Thomas Arnold was to Rugby, and dies
mourned as few ever are by their students.
DR.. Taylor was born in Derry, N. H., about
the year 1907, and worked on a farm there till
he was about years old. having at one time the
charge of two farms. He graduated at Dart
mouth in 1892 studied about year in Andover
Theological Seminary, and was then tutor at
Dartmouth; but on the death of Mr.. Osgood
johnson was placed at the head of Phillips
Academy, where he soon established wide
reputation as most approved disciplinarian.
He was one Of the editors of the Bibliotheca
Sacra, was most indefatigable student and in
thoroughness and breadth of scholarship stood
in the very front rank of his profession. He
was probably the most thorough teacher of
Greek to be found in any Academy in the land,
| while equaled by but few college professors as
a classical instructor.
Secretary Clark, of the American Board,
sails next week for Western Asia. Secretary
Wood is to resume missionary life at Constan-
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| 600 and sails shortly for Honolulu. The work
of the Board is forty per cent. increased the
past five years, Notwithstanding recent trans
fer of five missions to Presby terians
The annual catalogue of Andover Seminary
just issued, shows total of eighty eight stu
dents, nine Of them in the special course The
necessary annual expenses for the year ale put
down at $40 for board at the club.
Rev. j. Burgess of Lewiston preached the
| sermon at the dedication of the new Baptist
| Church in Poland week before last.
The same week the church at Topsham
which has been repaired, was re-dedicated.-
Sermon by their recent pastor, Rev. A. A.
Smith. Rev. E. Mansoc takes pastoral
charge.
Rev. c. b. Weber, recently of Taunton,
Mass, has become the pastor of the Baptist
church at SacO, Me.
WANTED "A Professor of Innocent Amuse-
mems. Lady; one who can find agreeable
employment tor SIX young girls when out OF
school.
The above, clipped from an exchange, is said
to be bonafide call for aid by an anxious
mamma. Gould it be answered, fathers as well
as mothers might rejoice Tue only improve
ment to be suggested would be to substitute
the idea of recreatons for amnsements, be-
tween which there is often an antipodal dis
lance. ...-
Salem church, Boston voted last week to re-
ceive the members of Mariners Church and to
assume the name Salem and Mariners Church.
/ Rev. S. II. Hayes formerly of Maine is acting
pastor.
During the meetings of Rev. A. 3. Earle, in
Raleigh, N. c., two daughters Of Governor
Holden were baptized and Governor Holden
himself protested conversion.
More than half of the pastors of the Baptist
churches in England have held their positions
for five years and upward and nearly third
for ten years and upward Some have held
them for fifty years.
Sir Walter Scott says that hen he was
crippled child, an uncle tempted him to use
his paralyz leg, as he lay on the floor, by
drawing gold watch before him and thus Sc
curing little activity. which in time helped to
stimulate vitality. So does God kindly en-
courage our spiritual childhood by presenting
to our languid faith the promised blessings of
His providence and good
An American abroad writes, "The mer-
chants ofLondon have an outspoken way of |
talking of religion; as lift was no appendage |
OR thing of which they need be ashamed.
They gather in their counting rooms for pray
er; have clubs that meet weekly for studying |
the Bible; go among the lowly and neglected
on Sunday, gather the little congregations
where the regular ministry cannot go, and
form that great column, five thousand strong,
who on every Sunday go out to do among the
masses their work for their Master. Scarcely
family-at least none who lay claim to any
degree of respectability-fail to have family
service at least part of the day. These devo-
tions are not irreverently rapid or tedious, as
often with us; but are short, crisp, and rever- |
ent The servants come in bringing with them |
their Bibles and the benches on which they |
sit. Men VINO do not profess religion, as it is |
understood among us, seldom set at meat with
out giving thanks. At her breakfast table,
where the Queen appears as a woman and lays
aide the queen, she frequently says grace. 1
dined the other day with the Lord Mayor of
London. He came from the bench where he
sits as magistrate daily, laid aside his robes
and triple gold chain which are the insignia of
his Office, approached the dinner table, around |
which stood several gentlemen In a simple
unaffected manner he said grace. and asked
his guests to be seated"
Rev. Mr.. Robe of Waterville, (Congrega-
tionalist,) will enter upon his duties as pastor
of the church at Wilmington, Mass, the first
OF April.
Our Wiscasset exchange apologies for the
association of these two items as one entirely
accidental and not discovered until the proof
was read:
"We feel obliged to add, however, that we
have lately seen many traces of a sentiment
that Gods word should not be given in its ex- |
act terms to the people, because hitherto |
There are 81 900 ministers of the gospel, it is
said in the United States, whose salaries aver
age about 500.
they have been in the habit of reverencing
that of King James's translatOrs in its stead |
and their faith would be disturbed by the sub
stitution of the genuine for the false"
Feb. 18th is announced by the Millerites as
the day which will be the end of the world.