Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04
Religious Intclligence.

tional church in Gambia, n. H., on the 5th
inst. Sermon by n. Lord, President of Dart
mouth College.
The bark Sultana sailed from Rost ton on the
Gath lust, with the following missionaries,
who leave for the several missions under the
auspices of the American Board Rev. \. g.
Beebe and Mrs. Sarah W. Bcebe, Rev. g. A.
Perkins and lady for tho Armenian Mission ;
Rev c. a. Van Dyck lady and three chill
dren, for the Mission to Syria Miss Mary
"oodell, daughter of Rev. William Goodell
of Constantinople, as teacher
The Charleston IS. c. Christian Advocate
makes mention of an interesting religious re-
vivai among the colored people in that city.
More than hundred have prolessed CONVEX
sion. The meetings arc crowded and increase
in interest
An English church is about to be e.tab-
lishcd at Constantinople, us Christian me-
mortal of the English ministry at present III
that country, and the Episcopal Bishop of
Gibraltar Is now on II visit for that purpose.
The Nonconformists in Sweden, and some
of the Protestant States of Germany, are
still the subjects of an oppressive and cruel
persecution. Intolerance is by no means Pc
culiar to Rome, or restricted to the Catholic
States and Governments of Europe In al
most all the Protestant nations of the CONT
nent, the notion prevails that the Government
representing what is called " Christian
State, ought on no account to tolerate the
propagation of religious error.
The last annual report of the Moravian
Missions shows an income Of 500 1854, and an
expenditure Of &5S,393. These excellent
Christians have been engaged in missionary
labors near century and quarter and have
now ~ stations, 296 missionaries, and 65,-
l49 members. They have carried the gospel
to the snowy regions of Greenland. and under
the heat OF the tropics. Their missions are
in Greenland, Labrador, Barbadoes, Mosoui-
to, Surinam, South Africa, New Holland. and
many other places,
1t is estimated that there are in this coun.
try 100000 persons. not including Young
children, the sick and the infrm, who might
attend worship. There are So ,O6l houses of
worship, which is one to every 42l. Surely
no one need miss Of heaven from want of the
means Of religious instruction.
1t Is stated in an exchange paper, that the
church is still in existence at whose door
Luther hung up his ninetv-five propositions |
against the church Of Rome, and offered to
defend them against the world The same
doors still ROMAN. The altar has been re-
moved and in its place is erected the pulpit
IN which Luther often preached Nearly
under the centre Of the Church are laid the
h"dies of Luther and Melancthon
The annual report of the Roman Catholic
Propaganda for the last year has lust benn
published IN Europe, 1t states that durino
lAe year 1913 the receipts of the Propaganda
amounted to S3,953, l49 francs, and the bal
ance remaining from the year 1852. was L.
E4 p ~ francs thus giving total fund Of
:, l9H'- O- francs for operations Ofthis sum
France contributed 2,3G4 lis francs. SARDINIA
~ ia francs Prussia 200 .9oS francs. and
Great Britain l93,7l6. This was expended
,iius. the amounts quoted being in francs -
Missions in Europe 936 lo1
ASA LILO. 80
AREA $40 200
4" America IOsg los
oceanica 4l3,7S7
1APrhs's ~" printing the Annals,
&c. in France and foreign cuun-
n; !t''' 17o,63s
ditto OF Administration in France
and foreign countries 30 oso
Total ofexpenses for the year 1853
D ' Iio,Ie 4,427 pa
Balance otcxcess ofreceipts for the
trst payments to the missions Of
i'f 752.OsS
~, sum total 5,ls0262
There will he observed on item above f,r
'rinnnC the "Annals of the propo ration IF
ne FAITH This is publication issued eve
y two months to the number Of l72 900 co.
pes loo. 800 being in the French language.
5000 in English, Is 200 in German, 200 in
'panlsh, $500 in Flemish, "a 800 in Italian.
-'oo IN Portuguese, 200 in Dutch, and 500 in
,"hsh. ASA and America appear to he the
met fields of missionary labor to which this
Propaganda devotes itself and the reader
VII no doubt be struck with the magnitude
II the sum credited to the latter, when COM
; with the total expenditure for mis-