The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-01-08
Religious News and Notes.

MT. Meeu OF Hiram, mas closed MS laD0rS
with the Universast society at Denmark.
The revival at Boothbay continues. From
thirty five to forty have been reclaimed and
converted.
The King of Burmah has asked for more
Christian teachers to come and reside in Man
dulay, and promises them protection and aid
The Hancock Baptist Ministerial Confer
ence will hold its next secession at Brooklp,
on Tuesday, Jan. 18th.
The Register says that over $4,000 have been
raised towards rebuilding the Congregational
church in Norway.
Three members were received on profession
of faith into the Congregational church in Bel
fast, Jan. I'd.
The Journal reports religious revival in the
Heath meeting house district, Saco. About 80
conversions are reported.
The Y. M. G. Association have held services
the past week at Freeport, Buxton, Lyman
and Springvale, with encouraging interest.
hong Kong is the only foreign port of China
where business occupations are carried on upon
Sunday. Foreign residents are endeavoring to
stop work upon that day.
On the first Sabbath of January, Rev. Fl.
Whitcher received thirteen candidates for bap-
tism in his two parishes at Saccarappa and
Gorham. AS many more are expected soon.
Rev. E. M. Grant has been re-engaged by the
Uniyersalist parishes at Watervie and West
Waterville, and will continue to labor with
them.
The Y. NJ. G. A. have been holding series
of reval meetings in Lebanon with good re-
suits. Twenty-one persons manifested a desire
to be Christians.
The Journal says that the Free Baptist church
at Augusta, by decisive vote, have decided to
make the seats in their house free, and to de-
pend upon voluntary and weekly contributions.
-Four persons were received into the member
ship of the Elm street church, Camden, Jan.
2. Meetings will be held every evening during
the week of prayer. Three churches unite in
the meetings.
Elder E. A. Stockman of Portland, will
preach at the Advent Chapel in Biddeford Sun
day, January Both. He will at that time re-
view the recent sermon of Rev. Mr.. Emerson,
on the Second Coming of Christi
There is quickeung in all the churches in
Skowhegan. The Christian church are holding
a series of meetings assisted by Rev. William
Wiggin of New Hampshire. In the Congrega.
tional church there is quiet and deepeni ing
interest.
A court in Massachusetts, has decided that
removed except for three reasons viz: 1, essen
tial change of doctrine; 2, willful neglect of
duty; 3, immoral or criminal conduct.
The News says that Rev. J. T.. Rea of the
Congregationalist church in Bridston village
announced to his congregation last Sabbath
that he proposed to discontinue his pastoral
labors with that society at the close of his pas
toral year-the last Sabbath in January.
The Observer says that the religious meet
ings in Foxcroft are becoming more and more
interesting and better attended. The Congre-
gationalist chapel last Sunday evening was
we'll packed with people. A revival of religion
is now in progress in that church.
An Atlantic editor calls the wide awake
Methodist bishop whose reported denomination
of President Grant has made so much stir,
"That ranting, hell-roariug bloodhound of
Zion, the great negro-squeezing Bishop Haven"
Slightly emphatic, that.
Some earnest female revivalists, on their
rounds from house to house in Cleveland, O.,
the other day, called upon respectable look
ing, middled-aged gentleman and and after an
hour or go spent in urgently inquirng after his
spiritual condition, left in disgust when they
found that they had been interviewing the
bishop-elect of Illinois.
A religious revival of great interest is ia pro-
gress at Acton Corner Several members of
the Portland Y M. c. A. came to the Corner
aud assisted at several meetings in the Congre-
gational church. Last Sunday evening about
twenty persons arose and attested new found
hope in Christ.
Since the outbreak in Acapulco, Mexico,
against the preaching of the Rev. M. n Hutch
inson of the Presbyterian Board, the Protestant
church in that town has increased, until it now
numbers 100 members. In the surrounding
country and towns 400 persons have become
Protestants since the attack upon the mission
aries.
At the annual meeting of the Universalist
church ard society of Camden, held last Mon
day evening, the reports showed some $500 in
the treasury, and upon the matter of building
church, it was voted to build one when $25OO
more could be raised No definite action, how
ever, was taken to raise this amount; hence the
matter will rest for the present
Rev. Hosea Kendall has been laborng du-
ring the fall and early winter in religious re-
vival at East Stoneham and Lynchville. A
great work of grace is the result, about IS con-
vers ions being reported MI. Kendall preached
nearly fifty sermons in the course of seven
weeks, at the end of which time be was obiig-
ed to suspend his Lahore, and since has been in
very feeble state with lung difficulties. He
is now reported as recovering.
Father Ryan, Catholic priest of Dubuque,
Ia, has created considerable stir in his neigh
borhood by an announcement from his pulpit
that he would withhold from all parishoners
the sacrament of penance and of the Holy
Eucharist if they persisted in sending their
children to the public shools Father Ryan has
been called upon for an explanation, but had
not replied at last accounts.
The Church Journal complains bitterly of
the leaven of Congregationalism pervading the
Episcopal churches of the United States. The
people, of whom the great body came from 9th
er denominations, descendants from Presbyte-
rians and Congregatonalsts, will retain their
traditional principles of self-government. and
will not give up all authority-especially the
right OF choosing their own ministers-to the
bishops.
The Unitarians are discussing according to
the Springfield Republican, what they will do
with 100000 left them by Mr.. VIM of Wo-
burn, for the promotion of their sort of Chris
tianity. Dr. Bellows suggested the spread ct
Unitarian literature, the putting the Unitarian
Review on permanent footing, or founding
full Professorship of Ecclesiastical History at
Cambridge, to be filled during his life by Dr.
Hedge, and successor meantime to be put in
training.
According to an official report the receipts Of
the Baptist Missionary Union for the first
eight months of the financial year, up to Dec
1, were So, 34S, against $50, 219 during the COR
responding period last year. The special re-
ceipts for the liquidation of the debt have been
$l0,907. The statement is made that if during
the remainder of the year the receipts fall off as
during the last three months, the Indebtedness
OF the Union will be alarmingly increased.
DR.. John Hall very justly said that notwith-
standing all the loss of reputation suffered by
the general church through the performances
of so called religious bank officers, Indian
agents, credit mobilier men and SO on, no one
would think of attempting to procure the as
sent of religious body, like church congress
or general assembly, by the arts of the lobby
lst, such as distributing stock, giving wine din
ners and SO on. In the common estimation,
therefore, no secular organization in the coun-
try compares in purity with the church.