The Portland daily press., 1871-12-16
Religious Intelligence.

The meeUuS hOu'S ~
ond Christian Church OF Harrisol si'ua'eo IN
the southern part of the town. VIII De aeui,a-
ed with appropriate services on wednesday,
January Sd, 1872 4 ,,ooh;os
Contra Street church and society at MachiaS'
bova with almost entire unaminity voteo W
oxtand a call to Rev. I. Atkinson, OF Bostoh' "
settle over the Society This was done ho'-
withstanding the prospect OF getting HIS "'
ceptance was not encouraging. "
The First Baptist Parish in Lemolne, nave
made improvements and repairs on their chur0n
to the amount of 81, ITO.
The Rev. D. w. Waldron, native OF A"-
eusta. and graduate of Bowdoin College, nav
ing preached six months for the MaVerich
Church in East Boston, has accepted can "
remain with them the coming year. AhiS par
sh has voted to build new church,
There is considerable religious interest IN
what is known as the Hersey District IN Mlnot,
where Rev. Mr.. Hersey is laboring. Some
thirty conversions have occurred. The people,
without regard to denomination, are interested.
Tn Now Portland, Freeman and that section
Of Franklin county, there is religious awak-
eninp. which was started at the camp-meeting
held In New Portland in September. 1t has al
90 extended to Madrid where twenty or more
have protested to be converted; among them an
old man of more than seventy years. Rev. r.
H. French, preacher in charge, is laborlng with
untiring energy in his extensive field
Rev. E. G. Gardner formerly Rector of st.
Stephens Church at East Haddam, Conn.,, has
accepted the call extended to him by St. Johns
EpiscopaD church of Bangor, and will as
sumo charge of the latter parish about the first
of January.
1t is stated that the Classical School located
at Hallowell has nearly secured the sum of
$50, 900 as a permanent fund.- and it is hoped
that the school may be opened in the spring.
Considerable numbers are waiting in different
parts of the State, to enter. 1t contemplates
the education of both sexes
lions Herald well says, Kents Hill Semi
nary has deservedly ranked first among institu-
lions of that class in our Church, perhaps it is
second to no other in the efficient aid it has
rendc ID young men in obtaining education.
1t is seldom that Seminary is favored with
such faithful and efficient principal as Dr.
Torsey, who, for so many years has been con-
nected with this school, The present term
opens with the largest attendance they ever
had at winter term which is an indication of
prosperity that must be very gratifying to all
its friends.
The Board of Missions of the Episcopal
church of Maine, met at st. Paurs in Bruins
wick, Tuesday and Wednesday. A public
meeting was held on Tuesday evening, which
was addressed by Rev. Mr.. Leffingwell, of
Hallowell, giving detailed history of the pro-
ceedings of the General Convention recently
held in Baltimore with full reference to the
case of Mr.. Cheney of Chicago. On Wednes-
day forenoon, Bishop Nicely preached and adj
ministered the Holy Communion. Missionary
addresses were made in the evening.
The Congregational Church at Brunswick
has thrown aside "Church Psalmody' the
Hymn Book which has been in use some forty
years, and has adopted 'fSongs of the Sanctu-
ary'' as the book for future use. We believe
Free Street and State Street churches, Port
land, were the first to introduce that book for
public worship. Since then it has been adopt
ed by many of the churches in the State and
the more it is used the better it is liked. 1t is
furnished by Messrs. Hoyt, Fogg & Breed, of
this city, at Publishers prices.
Rev. A. III. Plumb has resigned the pastorate
of the Chestnut street Church, in Chelsea,
Mass, IN order that he may accept the call to
the Walnut avenue Church, Boston Highlands.
The Rev. DIR. Higbee of Trinity Chapel, New
York, was found dead in his room, Sunday
morning. He had risen and partially dressed,
when he fell forward ON the bed and evidently
expired Immediately.
The Presbyterians have just established a
theological seminary on the Pacific coast, and
the following have been elected professors -
Rev. W. A. Scott, d. D. in Theology; Rev. DR.
Poor, in Church History; and Rev. Dr. Alex
ander, in Biblical Literature; all good, sound
scholarly men.
An effort is being made to erect distinctive
ly American church in Rome. 1t will be Epis-
copal, owned by an Episcopal congregation,
and under the charge of the Bishop of Penn
sylvania The present chapel is outside the
walls, in an old granary, and reached by a
filthy street leading through hog market
DR.. Dean, the wealthiest and most liberal of
Universalists, died at Franklin, Mass, last
week, over eighty years of age. He founded
the Dean Academy of that village, giving it
$4,000, and made it his residuary legatee to
an amount probably of $4,000 more He also
gave Tufts College $4,000. He was strict
tetotaler for sixty years. Born under Dr. EN-
mons roof, he once aspired to the hand of his
daughter and the old gentleman objected,
thereby making him, perhaps, Universalist.
The ordination of Miss Mary Grover as pas
tor of the Unitarian Church, at Mansfield,
Mass, took place Thursday afternoon The
sermon was preached by Rev. w. II. Cudworth
of East Boston, from the text some in Christ
Jesus" The right hand of fellowship was
| given by Rev. Celia Burleigh, and the address
to the people by Rev. Olympia A. Brown
Episcopalians will be glad to hear authorita-
lively as to the new Hymnal adopted by the
late General Convention, and which it was pro-
posed to use in the churches on and after Epiph-
any Sunday, January 6. By its action the
Psalms and Hymns now in the Prayer Book
and the new Hymnal are alone authorized to be
used in public service in the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, but it prohibited the latter from
being bound up with the Prayer Book as it is
proposed to test its merits during the three
years intervening before the next convention
and then to revise it accordingly. The new
Hymnal has been copyrighted by the conven-
ton for the benefit of the fund for aged and in
iiAiii SAoi luOA, ahu tHy ouo PUNISH IL Ou
purchasing the standard plates made for the
convention, by guaranteeing royalty on sale.
CURE FOR SMALL Pox-The Ellsworth
Anaerican's Cranberry Island correspondent
says:
The small pox has not reached Cranberry Is
land, but the children have been vaccinated as
precaution. 1t is stated that plant grows
on this Island which is sovereign remedy for
small pox! The Pitcher Plant A wash and
a drink for small pox patients is made of it.
Burdock burs stepped, and used in the same
way are said to be also effectual
On the outside of today's paper will be found
an extremely interesting letter describing
tour through Maine. 1t is from the pen of Jul
Illus A. Palmer, Jr, Esq, gentleman well
known in the literary circles.
Items.
An honest Irishman called upon the Worthy
Chief of a new Lodge of Good Templars at
East Taunton the other day for the purpose of
selling him goat for use in the lodge.
What the Italian clergy say:-'T am Catho-
lie, and a child of the Pope, and minister of the
church, before am Italian, and the country
may perish if the church triumphs.''
The Catholic Bishop Barclay, of New Jersey,
believes that Christian burial should be refused