The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-25

aUOuC Oue ulllOu CulluIcu, auu rA~ .,
school system appears to reach hay Inc en-
dren, half the time, more or less eiiece,Vey.
The Methodist Church Extension Hoe,e'y
reports THAT during the last s., 10 nan
wears its income has increased rom S4o wv
70 400. 600. and is going steadily up to quar-
to ~ Of q million a year, when they will be able
~ hn;id church every day In the year. They l.
no va aIre adv aided two hundred churches in
ali parts of the country, and dedicated four
churches day for every working day in the
year. J-i fitk I.l
The financial exhibit OF the book concern,
New York gives total assets 80, 701, 525. Sc;
net captal,over all liabilities, 81, 494 32O Sc,
net earnings for 1870 $75, 2SS. p; and after
SEES ordered by the General Conference amour |
ting to 80, 54l. Sc. the sum of IS, GAS. SO to be
added to the increase of capital.
The Congregationalists have in the United |
States, 3, 12l churches. 8, 1914 ministers, 3O6,- |
51S members, and 361, 465 pupils in Sunday
schools. The benevolent contributions repor-
ted by the churches amount to 1854, 565,|6. |
The gain in churches during the past year is
70; in ministers, 80; in members, 6, 1856; in
Sunday Schools, 4, 96S. The infant baptisms |
were s. 1874, against 5. 022 of the preceding
wear. There are 651 vacant churches, and 92S
ministers without charge.
The Christian Register, speaking of the
new venture of Theodore Tilton, says that his
comments hitherto on the marriage relation,
have been unbecoming a man of Christian
faith. what we need is not any new sane
ton for the restlessness of married people,
but more sobriety of judgement and a pro-
founder consciousness of responsibility before
entering upon relation so sacred and per-
manent.s 49,. .
Missionary Ely writes that New York
piano recently arrived at the mission station
at Bttis, Turkey, was actually brought, box
and all, seventy miles on the shoulders, Of
porters, sixteen being employed. Wagons
suitable were unknown in that locality and
roads very bad. q
John Wesley once wrote to a brother minis
ter, Bradburn, who was quite poor, telling
him to "trust in the Lord and do-good," en-
| closing five pound notes. Bradburn replied,
that he had always been struck with the
beauty of the text, but confessed that he new
er saw "such useful srpository notes upon it
befor.." . qe8op aga '7r-9 saaus
Bishop Wood of Philadelphia relieves from
| the Romish Lenten facts, all under 81, the
through weakness cannot fast with out injury
to their health = so that few will find Lent a
hungry period. .'s
| The Rev. Mr.. Snow, of the Micronesia mis-
sion, is now in New York experimenting the
printing of his translation of the Gospels of
Matthew and Luke into language known to
no other white persons than himself and
wife. - s. s ef9 sasssa4
The New York Eastern Conference is in
tending to locate a seminary for both sexes at
Stamford Ct. The brothers Hoyt have given
$4,000 Other parties have made it up to
$4,000 Sixteen acres of land are given. It
is intended 10 begin a. soon as 100000 are
| raised. ssal-si r. .s et-thf "a '''H
The Boston Traveller says that "New York
is full Of minister's out of employ,
who have had fine charges, good sal
aries and have known Better days, but
who now have struggle to keep soul and
body together. Men old in the service, who
have all their days lived well, are now poor,
and many are in want. They peddle books :.
getinsurance policies; write little for the
press; get clerskhip, and do anything they
can. One of this class, who had been city
missionary, died suddenly the other day; died
in want and restitution. It would be harsh
to say he was starved. But he came near it,"
Another paper says that "this diabolical rejec
ton Of able ministers willlead young men to
refuse to enter the ministry that the average
salary of the 81 900 ministers of this land is
but 500, while ordinary skilled labor can go
into the market and sell its services at much
better price which is disgrace to the Chris
tian church."
In 1880 there were IS Baptist churches in
New Jersey, the membership at that time be.
ing 1867. The average of ministerial salaries
was $2l2; value ofchurch property about $50,
OOO: At present the denomination owns two
| aud half millions OF church property, pays
| an average OF 81, OPS in salaries, has 1875 ad
ditional churches, aud six times the member
ship of 1880.
| EVERY man ought to do something for the
Home Missionary" said . wealthy man in
Maine to q missionary the other dry, "and i
hope you will visit every man in this parish all
can do something. can just as well ma Ike
| my contribution now as any time. These are
hard times, but every man should do bis part
| By the way, you needn't call ep my son-he's
sick, and I'll give enough for him and me too"
And then that wealthy man gave the missio-
airy ten cent stamp s@
Per contra, Hon. Thomas TALBOT has built
! church for the Baptist Society in Billerica,
Mass, at a cost OF $4,000, and secured the in
come OF $1,000 annually toward the support
of the preacher. -sgr[ sssest
Rev. Mr.. Palfrey, of the Unitarian church
Belfast has addressed second letter upon
the subject OF his health to his palishioneIs, in
Il uuti ov, ho f1.n< - e. =
shall ever recover his strength sufficiently to
discharge the duties of PASTOR and recon-
mendlng the employment of a younger and
| more energetic minister The parish has not
| yet acted upon the subject.
The alarming illness of Rev. A. d. Heath
| of Providence, Rhode Island, late pastor of
the Court Street F. B. Church, Auburn, is re-
ported.
The "New North" Church Pennington on
the 18th inst, unanimously voted not 70 ac-
cept the resignation OF Mr.. Hayden, and
measures were taken to continue his ministra
ton another year.
A deep religious interest is reported in the
Methodist Church at New Sharon, Rev. Mr..
Kimball. Several conversions have taken
place, and many others are interested.
There is a Universalist Conference March
End, at Bryants Pond. t't a = 7,''-f
The work has begun on the new Methodist
| church at West Gorham-The South Berwick
Society, Rev. W. B. Bartlett, pastor, formerly
of Westbrook, have improved their church
property upwards of $4,000 and a good reli-
gious interest prevails-At Falmouth and
Kennebunk there is an awakening.-The
National Temperance Society have made
]. P. Magee, 80 Bromfeld street, Boston,
New England agent for their publications.
The Youths Temperance Banner has a cir
culation of 125,OoO and is furnished to Sab
bath Schools, 100 copies monthly, at s12
year. The New York Office is now IS Reade
street.-Rev. j. Marsden, who preached his
farewell sermon at India street, Portland,
last Sabbath, has gone to Waterloo, Canada
East, to church dedication. The estemeed
pastor of the First Baptist Church, Rev. DR..
Smaller, breaches tomorrow the 35th anniver-
sary of his anniversary Of his ordination to
theministry. Half of his pastoral life has
been spent in Portland. go
Rev. N. G.. Clark, D. D. and Rev. G.. w.
Wood, D. d. secretaries of the American
Board, have gone to visit the missions of the
board in Western Asia. DR.. Wood expects
to resume missionary labor in Constantinople.
It is expected that during the next three or
four months, the very large number ftwenty.
one missionaries Of the A. B. CT. M. win
leave this country; eight returning to their