The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-08

Our thanks are due to clergymen and 9TH
ers who have forwarded items OF intellgeece
relative to the churches and religious opera
tions in Maine. 1t is desirable that brevity
and accuracy should be aimed at,,and that
Friday morning. b iasS itGExarda ri soon oa e.
record includes intelligence from all denom-
inations, and all trustworthy information is
welcome,
The Rev. Mr.. Bartlett of Jersey City has
accepted call from the First Congregational
Church in Yarmouth, of which Rev. Mr.. Put
nam was formerly pastor.
An encouraging revival in the Free Baptist
Church at Deer Isle is reported.
The churches of Lamoine and East La
moine have secured the services of Rev. d.
Downie, for the summer.
Last Sabbath was observed blythe Uniyer
salist Society at Augusta, as the Children's
Sunday. Six children were "consecrated to
the faith and principles of the Christian re-
ligion." Rev. j, E. Bruce who has resided
several years in England made an address,
and described the condition of children in
that country. The India st. Church of this
city observed the same day with appropriate
exercises. Mr.. S. S. Knight, Assistant Su-
perintendant made remarks and paid trib
ute to the worth of Mrs. j. G. Leighton
The Winchester Confession of Faith was re-
peated in unison. A collection was taken for
the Murray fund. 1t is hoped that the lect-
ure room of the new chnrch will be ready at
no distant day.
A Universalist Society has been organized
in Lisbon and meeting house is to be built
when funds are raised.
lions Herald, Methodist, says: In the
Southern States, including Maryland and
Missouri, our membership is 318,454, exclud-
ing those States, over 10000. This is almost
all gathered since the war. The lowest value
of church in the South is S25; the highest,
Ames Chapel, New Orleans, is $4,000. The
white members are about 1900, the colored,
| 100000.
The Watchman wishes "to make it general
ally understood that two-thirds of the reports
of religious meetings in secular journals are
substantially untaue." Secular papers are
| sometimes inaccurate, but somehow their re
ports of religious conventions often get into
religious journals bodily and without credit.
| Sometimes, too, their truthful statements are
carelessly copied by religious journals SO as
| to make most untruthfu records, as could be
easily verified by items from recent exchanges
! in reference to Maine ministers.
Rev. 81. B. Mitchell writes to Ziou's Herald
From Saccarappa: "The work of God is still
prospering in Saccarappa charge. Our meet
ings are times of refreshing from the presence
of the Lord. Some are seeking Christ as sim
ners never saved, and others are seeking full
salvation. We expect to have the best year
of our life this year."
On Friday evening, the Rt Rev. Bishop Ba.
con, (Catholic) of the Diocese of Maine, was
present and confirmed eighty-six, mostly chill
dren, in the Catholic Church, on Federal
street Brunswick.
Lyman Beecher used to say, and most true
ly: "a sermon that did not induce anybody
to do anything, he considered a sermen
thrown away. Preach for effect, in deed as In
thought Make each sermon something"
1t is said that one Bible society prints five
copies minute. The American society has
on its list Bibles in one hundred and forty
Rine different varieties of type, binding, etc.
Among these are editions in four volumes,
both in royal octave aud 1smo; the New
Testament in four volumes and in two vol
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