The Portland daily press., 1872-07-13
Religious Intelligence.

The weekly meetings OF the ministers of
Portland and vicinity at the Y NJ. G. A. rooms
have been suspended until the first Monday of
September.
Rev. Edwin P. Wilson, recently of Bridgton,
was installed as pastor of the Phillips Congre-
gational Church in Watertown, Mass, Friday
evening, in presence of a large congregation.
Rev. S. e. Lowly of Newton, j. b. Clark of
Newtonville, G. L. Woodwork of Watertown,
G. G. Wilson of Windsor, Conn, and j. w.
Turner of Waverly took part in the services,
and Rev. Professor Barbour of Bangor, preach
ed the sermon.
The Rev. w. L. Jones of California, son of
the late Rev. Elijah Jones of Mnot, is visiting
his former home, and will probably supply the
pulpit at Centre Minot next Sabbath.
Rt Rev. Bishop Nicely will officiate at Trim
ity church, Lewiston, next Sunday and admin
lister the rite of confirmation in the evening
Rev. J. c. Snow resumed his pastoral connec-
ton with the High street Universalist society
in Auburn last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Haynes baptized seven persons on
Sunday in the baptistry of the Bates Street
Baptist church, Lewiston, and gave the right
hand of Fellowship to nine. The services were
fully attended and interesting.
Mr.. Geo. Fobes of Paris, student at Cam
ton Seminary, is supplying the Universalist
Society at Dixfeld, this summer.
neuTy :. EODtS, VI IdTlS, d SbuueuU Oh CaU-
ton Theological Seminary, who preached for
the Universalist Society at Orland, last sum-
mer, is engaged to supply them again his pres
ent vacation.
Rev. Mr.. Burgess baptized four persons in
the river last Sabbath, which, together with
others baptized and received by letter, gives
an addition of thirty-three members to the
during the past year.
AT the Park Street Methodist church, Lewis
ton, last Sunday afternoon, four persons were
baptized by Rev. Mr.. Clark Eighteen were re-
ceived into the church, two by letter.
An excellent state of religious prosperity is
now prevailing in Pittsfield and in the commu-
nifty around
Six persons were baptized and admitted to
the Methodist Episcopal Church in Sidney last
Sabbath.
Rev. L. NJ. S. Haynes, of New York, whose
first passionate was in Augusta, will spend a
portion of his summer vacation in Maine, and
will occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist
Church in Augusta, on the first Sunday in Au-
gust. ~ ~
Rev. Mr.. Macomber late of Maine, has &C.
cepted call to become pastor of the Baptist
church in Sterling, Mass.
The Free Baptist Church at Springvale has
accepted the advice of the yearly meeting, and
last Sabbath commenced ON the plan of hav-
ing but one sermon, on the Sabbath, giving
more time to the Sabbath School. The preach
ing service will be at 10 IL clock in he fore
noon, followed by the Sabbath School; prayer
meeting at o'clock, p. M.
Since the Popes present trouble commenced
| it is said that he has received from Italians
alone contributions amounting to over thirty
! millions of francs
| Signs and wonders are now attracting con-
siderable attention in the Catholic world The
eruption of Vesuvius is interpreted by the
Pope as sign of Gods. indignation against the
Italian government. Now we have an ac.
| count of the appearance of crosses and other
figures upon windows and house roofs in
| Rhineland.
The Catholic Union had one of their annual
gatherings on July 4th, at the Jesuits' church
10th street New York. The object of the asso.
citation is to restore to the Pope his temporal.
ties
We learn from the New Orleans Christian
AdUocdte that Mr. wager, the rabbi of the jew
ish synagogue in Mobile, has lately been con-
verified to Christianity. In this case we under
derstand that there has been no attempt al
proselytism, but that the conversion was the re.
suit of reading the New Testament privately
The Jews of Mobile are bitter against him, and
his mother has left him, declaring that she will
not live with an idolater. Mr.. Yager has Join
ed Baptist church.
Mrs. O'Leary's cow had nothing to do with
the burning of Chicago; or, at worst, was but
the instrument used by Providence to bring de-
struotion on the city, with a view to punish the
publisher of the Chicago Times for his blasphe-
mics against the Blessed Virgin. This pious
belief is entertained by some ''not ill-nstruct-
ed'' people, says the Freenan's Journal
A pilgrimage to the Church of the Cure d. AIRS
is being arranged throughout France for the
deliverance of the Holy See and conversion of
infidels. Over 0,000 persons have already de-
clared their intention to join in it. Pilgrima-
ges are now in high favor among French Cath
Olics.
1t is thought the action of Bismark in taking
the management and direction of the public
schools entirely out of the hands of the clergy
may prove to be the death-blow to Romanism
in Germany. The Independent says there is
good reason to believe that if this law is en-
forced it will knock the UNDERMINING clean
from under the Papal system in the EmJ ie
Rev. DR.. Bradford X. Pierce succeeds Bishop
Haven in the editorial chair of Zioa's Herald
Rev. Heman s. Wayland, d. D., succeeds Rev.
DR.. Moss as editor of the National Baptist