The Portland daily press., 1871-12-02

have declared in favor of open communion dur
ing the preseut year.
A Methodist congregation ofeleven Mexicans
has been organized near La Junta, the first of
the kind in Mexico.
The Presbyterian Board of Home Missions is
nearly 100000 in debt No new commissions
will be issued until this debt is covered.
Jonathan Welch, who died recently at Gro
ton Vt, left his real estate, valued at $4,000.
for the benefit of the Baptist Church. of which
he was a member.
The Broadway Tabernacle Church and Socie-
| ty have invited the Rev, William Taylor, of
Liverpool, England, who occupied the pulpit
OF the Rev. Dr. Storrs, of Brooklyn. last sum-
mer to accept the pastorate vacant by the re-
signation of the Rev. DIR, Thompson. The So
ciety give salary of $4,000 year, and Will pay
the expenses of Mr. Taylor's voyage 10 thls
country.
| DIR. Manning. Roman Archbishop of Eng
land, publicly teaches that IN the ihae.er VI
| adncation ssISngland has a right to Anglican,
| Scotland to Presbyterian, and Ireland 10 Catho-
ro education." On this principle says the
New York Observer, we could settle the ques-
tion very easily in this country where the Ro-
manists are in small minority, but claim to
have the right to dictate in this matter.
| If all Ministers had the plainness of utter
ance of Father Hennessy, (Roman Catholic) of
Bergen city, n. j., the cause of temperance
would be greatly advanced. In recent sermon
he said:
81 am going to get list of all grog shop and
| gin place propretors, and if they don't close
their houses every Saturday night at twelve
- IL
will not allow themselves nor the
wives to come near the altar. They mus
| give up their unholy work. Let them be con
4 tent with selling groceries 1t is better to max
q fifty cents day honestly and justly, with tn
blessing of God upon it, than ten dollars da
e with the curse of God upon it, Remember tina
o the money gained in this dirty work will no
. profit you long. 1t will vanish like the frot
: on the river. You are carrying souls to de
Y struction and ruin; you are robbing the wido'
: and orphan, the poor and needy. Cease, ceas
U | your work. then, and resolve to get an homes
n and decent living.
b The Unitarians report encouraging progres
e in the collection of their 100000 fund. Th
n returns are nos all in. but the Liberal Chris
4 tian says "that. = sless some strong and wealth
q churches fail lamentably in their duty, ther
;, seems every reason to believe that the max
mum of 100000 will be reached.
Rev. A. Coquerel collected in this countr
about $4,000, in aid of his church, schools, an
q | charities in Paris. He would have done bettel
but the Chicago fire burned over his harves
| ground
y Statistics of the Congregational churches
Ut California for the last year: Ministers s.
In churches 81, eight having been organized an
IS three extingnished during the year; membel
st 2,4S1, of whom 1856 were added during the yea
r. 146 by profession and 239 by letter; Sunda,
e- schools So, with 1903 members, Amour
VS. raised for current expenses 57, ,626; for churc
he erection, ETC., $685.; for charities, 1920.
h. The reported value of church property is 1886
na $50, and the debts $19,671, which last item
20 certainly greatly to the credit of California.
by A NARROW EscAPE.-Mr. Greeley had
lc- narrow escape to-day, and it happened in tn
Id | WISE He booked his name at the Indian He's
60 and after making call upon some friends I
turned for dinner. On calling for his bill ]
was invited to register Supposing that Il
TO | clerk was unfamiliar with his chirOgraphy,
!. | replied that he had done so The clerk insis
CT ed that he had not I'll. G. insisted that he ha
Mt | Whether the matter under any circumstance
10 | would have reached the dangerous stage
~ ''you lie, sir" we cannot say, but luckily Il
n philosopher inquired the name of the hotel.
III | When informed that he had dined at the Merl
mac House, he paid his bill, registered al
IL Smiled as he explained his mistake to mil
dis | host who felt quite elated that he had han
| somely entertained SO distinguished a que
unawareS.-NdShud Ieleqrdph, 18th