The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-01
DAILY PRESS.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1871.
Religious DePartm ent.
PORTLAND

~ Items OF intelligence from The churches, Sun
sShooIs and missionary enterprises OF Maine will
De welcomed from clergymen and Others and in
Saturday. " IN 'nis coiumn ev"y
Inc 81. Lawrence Street society have the
past week reduced their debt to a very small
SUN which will doubtless be fully met befoye
the installation service occurs which ,oLos
place this month.
The "GOspel Banner" understands "tba,
the number of students in Westbrook semin.
ary is rising two hundred"
The essay on the "Socond Death" by Rev.
W. Fl. a. Pllsbury read at the recent meet
ing of the Preachers Association of the Port
land District is to be printed.
The time for the State Convention of s. s.
Teachers and Superintendents of Maine is al
tered to May 1918 and will be held at Gar
diner A good array Of home talent is prom
ised.
Pastor Allen Of Bangor reports to lions
Herald, three weeks protracted meeting, 85
penitents and about the same number of con-
versions.
The Methodist meeting house in South
Standish has been beauti6ed and the bills. up-
wards Of $1,000, all paid. A Boston man gave
an organ and bell is now to be bought. Rev.
F. Grovenor's church at Bridgton have raised
thousand dollars for similar enterprises.
The first church gathered in Maine, was at
York, in the year 1878; the next at Wells, in
17O4; and another at South Berwick the same
yeer; the next at Kittery, in 1714; then at
Elliot in 1921 then at Falmouth, Portland)
the first Parish-in 1927, and the same year
at Scarborough; then at Bddeford and at
Kennebunk in 1870.
The Congregationalists of Durham have
closed their house of worship for the present.
Rev. G. E. Tucker has resigned the pastoral
charge of the Baptist Church at Bryants
Pond.
A letter from Waterloo c. E.. says that Rev
Mr.. Marsden, recently of this city, in his new
field "is the right man in the right place."
&The Maine Wesleyan Seminary, the new
building now externally finished, is unsur-
posed for elegance and convenience by any
academic edifce in the State, rejecting much
credit upon the taste and llberality of those
friends by whose generous energy the enter
prise has been pushed up to its present state
Of forwardness.
Rev. E. c. Sawyer quondam editor of the
Echo, gave an address on "Christian Culture"
at the Providence Conference last week.
Rev. E, Davies writes from Washington
county that it is truly year of Jubilee for
that region and has been for six months past.
The new church edi6ce at Whiting is
beautifully furnished, grained and frescoed
with good vestry; whole cost s25OO; and
$1400 worth of pews sold. A commodious
church of 80 pews." A marvel of 'cheapness
we should think.
In published letter, DR.. Chickering says
Of the Virginia Methodist Conference, it in
cludes but about forty of the Methodist min
listers in the old Dominion. The rest are still
Joined 10 their idols, secession and disloyalty,
even now that their chief Manitou, spirit of
evil, slavery, is broken in pieces. Brother
King no longer keeps his revolver in his hat on
the desk while pIeaching,nor fires it over the
heads of the crowd who are pelting the
stand with eggs, to the peril of the good sis
tiers well saved dresses. need not say, that
both at the Conference and at Washington,
Temperance Is a part of Methodism. Even
tobacco received a counter blast from years
resolution, requesting the bishop to ask every
candidate for ordination If he used the filthy
weed. ..
AT meeting Of the Unitarian Parish, Bel
fast, on Sunday last, it was agreed to raise
fund of $500 for Rev. DIR. Palirey, of which
$1,000 was subscribed on the spot. 1t was also
voted that he occupy the parsonage for the
present. No action was taken in respect to a
successor.
The Register says that Rev. Mr.. Savary's
people at Ellsworth have just fitted up a fine
hall for social purposes. Mr.. s. is also County
Supervisor of schools.
Rev. Il. K. Craig formerly of Bucksport, be-
gins tomorrow his labors as stated supply at
Falmouth, Mass.
The American Tract Society employed 2S7
colporteurs last year, and received $4,000.
The American Missionary Association receiy.
ed $421,21T and has 21,S4S pupils in ITO
schools.
by the N. Y. Observer in reference to PRAYER
on the part of christians for the joint nigh
Commission in their serious and weigbty de-
liberations.
The protest against the action OF the N. Y.
Baptist Home, accepting public funds for Sec
tartan purposes, is universal and emphatic.
THE SABBATH ScHooL.-An interesting
pen portrait of Dwight L. Moody is given in
the April S. s. Teacher, and some useful
blackboard diagrams, which latter cannot fail
to attract young eyes. The publishers Of the
Good Seed, of Portland, announce very graft
flying success attending 1t, and oftr two
dollar engraving to each subscriber. Henry
Holt has put into dainty form Rev. F. Ar
nold's "Farm on the Mountain" story OF
English life among the poor, well conceived
and marked with "great mental strength and
cultivated taste" according to Boston critic.
"Faithful in Least" by Mrs. C. E. <. Davis, a
favorite author, is late publication ilustrat-
ing the meaning and happiness of early con-
secration." "Toanna," learning to follow Je-
sus, is regarded as a work Of more than ordi-
nary merit, and records the experiences Of
German girl in the land Of strangers, yet
faithfully working for the good of those about
her. "The hand of the Diligent" is another,
and gives to boys good ideas about getting
and using riches. i. p. Warren, so Wash.
ingtOn street, publishes the last two named
books.
The Warren Church S. S. Contribution
box, Cumberland Mills, is divided into nu-
merons compartments, closed by one cover,
locked by one key; Each subdivision is reach
ed by an aperture in the lid, and lettered so
that each class has its own deposits separate.
The amount is announced monthly. This
admirable arrangement prevents forgetfnl-
ness on the part Of teachers on the old plan
OF separate box or bag and eives healthful
| spirit Of emulation.
| A new sourse of revenue and new vehi-
Gle for intercommunication between MEM
bers of a school is furnished by CIaik's s. S.
Post-o office, a rival of the Library in point OF
interest and utility. 1t brings together and
| holds the children, and does not interfere
| with the school exercises. 1t developes writ
| in talent, makes names familiar, and NAV
| be made the means of great spiritual good.
A sheet of 100 bright red, gummed stamp,
are sold for ten cents. Particulars are owen
in circular furnished by Adams, BlacRmer
i a. LYON Chicapo ~