Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-01-27

According to announcement l1ifs.ouary
Convention assembled at Essqy, w.. or
r..n'aooy morning last. and continued in
session two days md evenings. The opening
sermon vHe preached by Rev S. s. Pomcroy
' boston. one Of the Secretaries of the A.
l.. l.. Z. NJ, who also made extended remarks
during the session on the general state OF
Missions. Rev. DR.. Alien, formerly Mis-
sionary at Bombay, spoke concerning the
Missions in India, dwelling particularly on
the system of Castles, and the superstitous
views and rites of the country. DR.. Van
Dyck, of Mount Lebanon. confined his re-
marks to the Missions in Syria lie gave Il
detailed account Of the topography Of the
country--of the different classes of Mahomc-
dans-with other matters of interest. Re
marks were also made by Rev. VIM Clark
d. D., DR., Ward. and others on various
points which came before the Convention 49,
DR.. Pomcroy's candid yindicaton Of the
course Of the American Board in regard to
slavery was most satisfactory.
Rev. james Aiken was installed to the
pastoral charge of the lst Congregational
Society in Putney, Vt, on Wednesday the
llth inst.
The new Westinghouse recently erected by
the Baptist Church at Halifax Centre, was
dedicated on Thursday Jan. 10TH
The Royalton Association have resolved.
" That we regard the performance Of minis
teri@ duty by any minister within the parish
OF another without his concurrence, as want
ing i'll ministerial courtesy, and deserving
censure"
The Executive Committee of the American
Tract Society met III New York on Monday
last The Receipts Of the past month were
&43,313; and since A pril |, S247 49,. The
grants of publications for the month amount
ed to 5.2l2.l 80 pages, and for nine months
~, Olo,00o. The stock in the general depos
tory is less than at any previous pc,iod for
many years. 1t was stated that the copies of
the American Messenger printed during the
year have been more than 200, 900 monthly,
and of the Childs Paper, nearly 500, 600
monthly. The number of colporteurs, among
both the native and foreign population of the
United States is constantly increasing, and
all departments of the Socictys labor are in
state Of efficiency and prosperity.
day School Union has commissioned PA
young men from Summaries and Colleges to
go during vacation, as temporary missionaries
into destitute neighborhoods, and organize
Sunday Schools. They We're of various dcnom-
nations. Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Bap-
list, Lutheran, Congregationalist, United
Brethren and Methodist. They performed in
the aggregate more than Is years service
organized and set IN motion Cos schools. in
places where they did not previously exist, |
'4uced 4,4l1 persons to undertake the Office
81 ,achers in these 69j new schools, into
''ich were gathered "A ,203 children not
."viously receiving Sunday school nstruc-
'Hn. They also visited ,32O schools. in .
<'H". were u, 1876 teachers, and Gj,075 .
scholars, supplying them with books when
'..'0.l Flry thus put in circulation by sale
f'.' reg 200 volumes Of moral and re-
is'es Teaching q ar nyrrnsn to the bcncv-
..ot department. the American Sun1.,
.a'sl Union. sr,or..- 3D.. salary Of the SUI
.'.'i.a.. ..a r.. ..ls utft o. the mis-
..,n.ri-a dir, the book. gwen, Of but So
4j3 So.
revival has been in progress in the Ken
lucky State prison, and seven persons were
recently haptised within the walls The
keeper has been in the habit of lecturing the
inmates every Sunday morning,
The surviving officers of the Artillery res
cucd from the wrecked steamer San Francis
co, met in Grace Church, Brooklyn, to offer
for their deliverance, in accord
ancc with Il VOW made while exposed to impend-
ing death. The communion was administered,
anda sermon preached, in which reference was
made to the fact that while on the wreck
prayer in the cabin, in which the interposi-
ton of Christ in shilling the waves of Genes
cret was spoken of, as illustrating His power
10 control the raging sea, there was a violent
storm of rain beating down the waves and
thereby rendering their condition compare
lively safe. '
An interesting ease has recently been de-
cidcd by the Supreme Court of PENNSYLVANIA.
The plaintiff was convicted by an Alderman
Of Pittsburgh, Ct driving an omnibus in that
city, on Sunday, and from the eaid city over
and along certain roads within the county Of
Allegheny, contrary to the act of Assembly.
in such case made and provided For This
offence the alderman fined Mr. Johnston four
dollars, and he thereupon appealed BY
majority vote, the Supreme Court affirmed the
alderman's decision.
The Rev. Joel Winch of Northicli, died on
the 2nd inst. lie was a highly respected
preacher.
The Congregational Churches of Vermont
number one hundred and ninety-eight min l