The Portland daily press., 1872-02-03
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. G. r. Moor, pastor of the Winthrop
Street Universalist church in Augusta, closed
his pastoral relations with that church and So
ciety, and preached his closing discourse last
Sunday evening to large congregation.
At the Granite church, Augusta, ON the last
Sabbath. Prof Barbour stated that by the re-
port of the Treasurer of the South Parish 1t ap-
pears that the sum of $3.50. Is has been contrib
uted during the past year, and paid over by the |
Treasurer to the several benevolent objects for |
which the contributions were taken. This is a
larger sum than has been contributed in any
one year since 1864, and in but three instances
has SO large an amount been collected, in like
manner, for twenty years
The First Baptist Society Paris Hill, and the
First Congregational Society in South Paris,
have resorted to the Envelope system of rails
ing money for the support of the ministry.
There is now no settled pvstor at South West
Bend.
The venerable Rev. John A. Douglass of Wa
terford celebrates his eightieth anniversary
next Sabbath, 4th February.
The friends of Rev. c. burlington made him
a donation visit at the residence of Jacob Har-
olson, in Lyndon, on Saturday afternoon and
evening, Jan. 9th. The company was COM
posed of persons of the various religious denom-
nations. A handsome amount of money was
donated on the occasion.
The Maine Methodist Conference meets this
year at Gardiner, in April.
Rev. w. G. Halse, recent graduate at the
Bangor Theological Seminary, was ordained
pastor of the Free Will Baptist Church at Gar
land, on Thursday, 25th, of Jan, by a council
from the Exeter Quarterly Meeting.
The people of East Winthrop, and the
Friends Society have been holding union meet
ings for the last three weeks, and some thirty
or more have been converted, and still the work
goes on.
Rev. A. Wren of New Sweden, teaches
school six hours each day, except Saturday,
breaches on the Sabbath at IL o'clock A. NJ,
and holds Sabbath school at o'clock P. NJ
He holds prayer meeting on Sunday at 6
o'clock p M.
A powerful religious revival is in progress at
the Free Baptist church in Hallowell, Rev. Mr.
Heath, pastor. The house is crowded every
evening. More than sixty new converts have
recently been added to the church.
A few members of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Winthrop, have been hold
ing meetings at Keene's Corner, in Leeds.
About twenty have been converted. The last
two Sabbaths meetings have been held at the
Baptist meeting house in Greene, at 10 o'clock
in the morning. On Sunday the house was
well filled, with much interest.
The Free Baptist church in the lower part of
Skowhegan is enjoying prosperity. Eighteen
persons were recently baptized and twenty
four added to the society A very interesting
Sunday school meeting was held last Sabbath
evening, in the Congregational church in the
village, at which all the different evangelical
denominations were present. and participated.
The speaking was done by laymen from the
different Sunday schools represented. These
meetings have been held once a month for
sometime past, and have no doubt been produc-
tive of much good. The Methodist church.
Rev. Mr.. Jaques, pastor, commenced a series of
revival meetings Monday evening" to continue
two or three weeks sHe
One of the most beautiful Methodist churches
in East Maine was dedicated at Patten Thurs
day, January Is, by Rev. Geo. Pratt, the Pre-
siding Elder, assisted by Rev. John Morse, pas
tor, and Rev. B. A. Chase of Newport, r. l.,
and ReveE. r. Thorndike, of Houlton, former
pastors of the society. The building in this
country of cheap lumber, was economically
erected at cost of only about Sc, 600; and
yet it is most beautifully frescoed, carpeted.
and furnished, with fine organ.
The new Free Baptist Meeting house at Har-
rison Village, was dedicated last Thursday.
The order of exercises on this interesting oc-
casion were as follows: Anthem, ct was glad
when they said unto me-" by the choir; read
of Psalm and invocation, by the pastor, Rev.
G. W. Howe; reading of Psalm by Rev. j. w.
Purks of Mechanic Falls; reading of Scrip
lures by Rev. o. Bartlett of Cornsh Prayer
before sermon, by Rev. John Pinkham of
Casco; reading of S6Sth Hymn, by Rev. N. Lin
coin of North Bridgton; sermon by Rev. B.
f. Hayes, Professor in Bates College; Dedica-
tory Prayer, by Rev. W. H. Bowen of Lewis
ton; Anthem, 20 how lovely is Zion;' Bene-
dction by the pastor.
An interesting diary, kept by one of the Mu-
mich professors who was present at the Ecu
menical Council at Rome, but who did not ad-
here to the Infallibility doctrine, has recently
been published, and gives some noticeable par
tculars of the events preceding the separation
of the so-called sold Catholics from the In
fallibilists. The name now given to the Dol
linger party appears to have been derived as
follows: When the Munich Archbishop return
ed from the Council, he summoned all the bish-
ops and informed them of the declaration of
Infallibility, when, turning to Dollinger, he in
quired, "Shall we begin to worF anew for the
Holy church," eyes," said Dollinger, "for the
old Church" The Archbishop was very wroth
at this, and informed the recalcitrant Dollinger
that there was but one true Church. ''But
they have created new one," said Dollnger,
and thus the opposition was founded. The in
terview is said to have been very stirring and
affecting, Dollinger being moved to tears by the
recital of what he considered the fatal step of
the Ultramontanes.
At North Amherst, Mass, the late Alvin
Barnard gave the Baptist Church 81 1000 on the
sole condition that it should never settle pas
tor who was Free and Accepted Mason
The very rumor of a movement to put Chris
tianity into the United States Constitution,
specifically, while it is already there in spirit
has aroused the Jews of Maryland and the Dis
trict of Columbia, who protest against the plan
''as revolutionary and antagonistic to the broad
and liberal spirit of our institutions"
The New LIQUOR LAw.-The following is
the "act relating to the duties of Sheriffs and
County Attorneys" reported from the Commit
tee on Prohibitory Law last Tuesday:
Section Lit shall be the duty of sheriff to
obey all such orders and directions relating to
the enforcement and execution of the laws of
the state, they shall from time to time receive
from the governor
Section 2-It shall he the duty of sheriffs and
their deputies, diligently and faithfully to in
quire into all violations of the laws of the state,
within their respective counties, and to insti-
tute legal proceedings against violators or sup