Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-03-31
Religious Intelligence.

OCt. 10, tllat the efforts oil the missionaries at
this station, to instruct the people in the truths
of Christianity in the chapel and elsewhere, had
been vigorously prosecuted.
lie mentions an incident which shows how
the knowledge of the Gospel is carried to places
which the missionaries themselves have never
visited "This morning we had a call from five
intelligent men, visitors to the city from dis
trict perhaps sixty miles distant. They mani
tested an intelligent interest in learning some
thing about us, especially with reference to
books, not only for themselves, but for their
neighbors. We gave them an assortment with
some extra copies as they desired From the
sober character and intelligence of these men,
we feel strong confidence that the books will
not be neglected
REVIVAL IN A COLLEGE. Among the numer-
Gus reyivals reported i'll the Lutheran Observer,
one is in Wittenberg College, Springfield. Ohio,
of great interest and power. This institution,
of few years growth under the patronage of
the Lutheran Evangelical Church, promises to
be worthy of the honorcd name it bears.
STATE OF RELIGION IN BosToN. In reference
to the present state of religion, the editor of the
Boston Recorder says -
"Our country is now quite sgnally favored
by the manifested presence of the Holy Spirit in
many of the churches. In this city, the churches
generally are in an improved spiritual condition.
Rev. DR.. Beecher's, in Salem street, and Rev.
Mr. Higgins, in Bloomfield street. are specially
blessed. In several towns in this immediate Vi
cinty there are encouraging appearances; and
throughout the country. REVEALS have become
almost too numerous to record.
ErlscopAcY AT WASHINGTON. Trinity Church
in Washington City, is making exertons to re-
build on large scale. A letter has been issued
to the friends of the cause abroad, commencing
the enterprise to their patronage, the letter be-
ing signed by John A. Dix, George Z. Badger,
Daniel Webster, II. Clay, Ii. johnson, Robt. c.
Winthrop, John Macpherson Bcrrien. VIM. l..
Dayton, J. r. Ingersoll, John Sergeant, Samuel
Nelson, p. " Daniel, Levi Woodbury..
Rev. John Wayland, d d., of Canandaigua,
n. York, has accepted an invitation to become
the Rector Of st. James Church, Roxbury.
ROYAL BENEFIcENcE. The King Of Holland,
as stated in the Hague Journal has given the
sum of 10000 forms from his private purse, for
the erection of House of Refuge for old men
of the Reformed Evangelical Communion in
that city.
A CoLroRTEuR FOR SPANISH AMERICA. The
editor of the Quarterly Paper of the Foreign
Evangelical Society says -
"Since the publication of our lass number an
experienced Interchangeable native of
Spain, of agreeable manners, who speaks the
NdstiIld1 Dedhliluliy. mas COME over, Ill our re-
quest, to labor in the Spanish portion of our
continent in South America or Mexico. lie is
at present diligently occupied, in this city, in
translatng DIR. Merle d'Aubigne's History Of the
Reformation into Spanish, and will probably
have the first volume ready for the press before
May. As soon as this gentleman can be spared
from his present work, he will probably be sent
TO Nc~a Cruz. and perhaps go into the interior,
as far as the city of Mexico"
INDIA PRESBYTERIAN Missions. BY letters
published in the March number of the Mission
AIRY Chronicle, it appears that the city school at
Furrukhabad, under the charge of the Rev.
Messrs. Irving and Seeey, was in 'a prosperous
state, and its numbers gradually increasing"
The Orphan Asyl um at fut'ehgurh, "as far as
work is concerned, is also in prosperous state.
The Rev. Messrs. Scott and McAuley have the
charge Of this institution. Two of the villagers,
a man and his wife, were received into the
church at the last communion, upon eXamina-
ton.
Rev. Mr. McClatchie, of the Church of Eng
land Mission at Shanghai, says, in "A recent let
ter -
every thing here connected with missionary
labor wears at present a most favorable aspect.
Never before have many been brought under
the sound of the gospel in this city, ard never
before has the religion Of" the foreigners" beeL
so much called into notice. The London So
ciety's missionaries have built chapel in the
city capable of holding very large congrega-
ton. Bishop Boone has also prepared place
capable of holding about three hundred, in which
he commenced preaching few Sundays ago.
There is service at the chapel of the London
Missionary Society thrice during the week; and
on Lords day evenings large congregations are
addressed in the hall of the new hospital. ] am
happy to inform you that God has graciously
enabled me to preach every Lords day to as
large a congregation as the room have at pres
ent can accommodate. | am looking out for a
larger and more public place. am afraid, how
ever, that shall lind it difficult to procure what
! want. If we had more missionaries here,
think the very best plan would be to build a
church at once"