The Portland daily press., 1871-03-11
DAILY PRESS,
SATURDAY, MARCH II. 1871.
Religious Department..
PORTLAND.

GB-Items of intelligence from The churches, Sun
gay schoos and missionary enterprises OF MSine vii
oe Neicomed tom clergymen and Oihels ami IN
Saturday.
Rev. j. Colby, presiding elder In the Meth.
odlst church calls on the Portland District fol
at least s25Oo for missionary purposes this
year.
Rev. A. j. Weaver, of Biddeford. on his
resignation of the Universalist pulpit of that
city, was surprised in the Lecture Room bv i.
crowd of parishioners who presented him and
Mrs. W. with beautiful silver ice pitcher
salver, and goblets, as testimonial of REGARD
During his three years pastorate a debt Of
$4,000 on the church edice has been removed
and $4,000 year raised for the expenses Of
religious worship.
The Methodist festival at Westbrook netted
$50 last week, and that of the Congregation.
alsts this week probably abont the same.
Rev. Walter Chase of New Gloucester. and
Rev. S. Brown of Cherryfeld acknowledge
liberal gifts from their people, also Rev. C.L
Nichols, of Pownal.
Rev. Fl. Small is preacher at Knox, and has
received good number to the fellowship of
the church.
Rev. Fl. A Philbrook leaves an important
field in Calais to take charge of parish In
Shirley, Mass.
Elder John Vance will resume public re-
ligious services at Shaker village in Alfred In
May next.
Rev. Joseph Keene of Wayne has accepted
call from the Free Baptist church of Wells
Several accessons have been made to the
Baptist church at Osunquit tWells) under the
ministration Of Rev. George Moore Payne.
A reformation of the most rapid kind Is
going on in Mon.vie. A report in the Bel
fast Age states that zone hundred and seven
testimonies were given to the love of Jesus,
in ninety minutes, besides prayer and th e
usual amount of singing" This is doubtless
the best time on record, says the Belfast
Journal.
The asess ment of Congress Square Church
of this city for the Murray fund, $1,000 b
been cancelled by the payment OF S1OOO.-
That of the church in Westbrook by a sum
double that which was assessed.
The Boston Journal has an editorial plea iu
behalf of a Lookout for Poor Jack" such as
is ordered by Forbes Brothers and other bu-
name shipowners; particularly necessary at
this season on our coast. 1t relates that a
sailor who had been rescued from a wreck
whom almost o. austad oy.r of,ou,-o.l -
bis watch on deck was out, went aloft With
out orders, merely from sympathy for those
who might be in the same condition as that
from which he had been rescued. In thi.
good work he was the means of saving ship.
He reported large vessel partly dismsutleJ
and with signal OF distress flying, much to
the annoyance o. his own captain, who de-
manded with an oath his business to go aloft
without being sent. The wind was fair and
he had to run off bis course to speak the dis.
abled vessel. She was commanded by the
captains own son, and was bound from Liv-
erpool for New York. Both father and son
rewarded the watchful sailor literally, aud
ever afterward he made every man when re-
lieved from bis trick at the wheel 90 aloit and
sweep the horizon with sp, glass.
One of our fine clipper ships was saved
from the Alabama by such look out. Me.srs.
Pierce 6 Bacon Of Boston have incurred $780,
900 expense in saving men and vessels. Con-
gress should aid in work so bumane and
Christian. 1t is very pretty to sing: There's
sweet little cherub that sits up aloit, to keep
watch for the life of poor jack" but it would
be much better to send Jack himself alof: 10
keep watch for his brother in distress, and
generously aid the hand that saves the
wrecked.
The imprint on recent sermon by Rev.
Leonard W. Bacon of Baltimore, "Printed
Without Request" reminds US of the title
page OF one of DR.. Samuel Austin's political
sermons, delivered at Worcester in the first
decade of this century-"Printed at the desire
ef some who heard it and liked it; and of 9TH
ers who heard it, but didn't like it; and OF
Others who did not hear it, but think they
should not have liked it if they had heard it,
lions Herald reports revivals at Peaks Is
land, Boothbay, Gardiner and Lubec also at
Machias and Lewiston.
The Portland District Ministerial Associa.
lion, held at Saco, Feb. 20, was largely at
tended, and very interesting. Most of the
preachers in the district were present. Some
however, were detained at home to take care
OF the revival interest in their charges. The
resident clersymen of Saco and Bddeford
were in attendance, and added much to the
interest OF the occasion. The Association
closed with an interesting Temperance meet
ing.
Lay Delegates to the Annual Conference
from Portland District are: Alexander Den.
nett, of Kittery; F. A. Boothby, of Saco; C
Sturdevant, D. NJ. C. Dunn, Portland; R. G..
Harding, Gorham.
BOSTON lTEMs.-Rev. W. M. Thayer, Sec.
retary OF the Alliance, reports 450 quarterly
temperance conventions held under its aus
| pices the past six years 4554 addresses made
from seventy five to one hundred thousand
children pledged aud nine million pages o
tracts circulated. While it supports Prohi
bition, its members act independently in thei
political relations.-The New England Meth
odist Conference meets on the 9th in Bos.
ton. Bishop D. w. Clark will preside aut
about 200 Massachusetts ministers compos
it.-The Boston S. S. and Missionary .Societ.
had its annual meeting last Tuesday and re
ported $29S4 expenses. Missionary Ames ant
and his assistant visited 1854 families, gave
200 garments and 71SO pages of tracts ant
secured the cooperation of a number of vol
unteer helpers; As induced to attend churcl
and ID conversions reported.-The revivalls
Knapp is drawing crowds at fremont TEN
pie. In reference to the DEVILS offer of tn
| world to Christ lie is reported as saying, Il
this offer had been made to you, you would al
have been down on your knees in doubl
quick.s Wednesday evening he poured ou
his .vas of wrath on dancing, "the devil
scrubbing room which drives our honor ans
virtue from the heart"
VARIOUS ITEMs.-The Universaists OF Me
chauic Falls invite Rev. z. Thompson to re
main another year as pastor ofrtheir cougre
gatlou.-Rev. j. Marsden is engaged till Ma,
rs SIMPLY for the Waterloo church. He ha
been in Canada before.-Rev. A. Gage /
preaching at Dexter.-A correspondent OF tn
Reqister has visited Rev. Mr.. Elder at Houl
ton, formerly of Wcstbrook. with parsl
that has grown to be more than fourfold Il
| size the past eighteen months nr Capne,,'