Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-14
Religious Intelligence

Rcvivals have recently occurred in Elbridge'
Y. Y, in Manchaug, Mass, and in Danbury,
Deep River Stcpney, Bridgeport, plainvillc,
Winthrop, Essex, Lyme and Waterford,
Conn also in Lane Seminary and several
places in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Rev G.. W. Noycs was dismissed from the
pastoral charge of the Congregational church
in Cornwall, Vt, byan Ecclesiastical council
convened at that place on the 18th ult.
Rev. James Mulchahey, rector of St.
Stephens Church, in Middlebury, VT, for
the last four years and half, has resigned
his charge, and accepted a call from Christ
Church, Troy, \. Y.
Two Second Advent elders from Boston have
been holding series of meetings in Middle
bury in which place the Register says they
have " several followers
The discussion between Rev. Thomas
sawyer and Rev Isaac Westcott on the ques-
ton Do the Scriptures teach the final sal
walton of all mon I" has been in progress in
the Broadway Tabernacle, y. Y, during the
past week and excited much interest. the
audiences numbering not less than three
thousand persons.
The Boston Couy,rr says on the morning OF
Thursday, which was Fast Day in Massachu-
satts " To-day theoretically the Common
wealth will be in sackcloth and ashes prac-
titally, for the most part, in the vehement
exercise of horse-Aesh and games Of ball.
There is Church provision in this country
according to the last census for each four
hundred and twenty persons able to attend
The whole number Of churches is 80 ,06l. OF
which number 1890 are Methodist, 7,OiO
Baptist, i,s2i Presbyterian, LOG Congrega-
tonal, I,l59Episcopal, 1871 Unitarian g. Uni
versa'ist and l,22l Catholic. -Four ftths of the
Churches are of the Protestant faith. About
in II OF the American people and about |
in 10 of the whole population are Roman
Catholic.
The proportion OF clergymen to the whole
population in Upper Canada is as one to $40,
whereas in Lower Canada it is only one to | :
100. The Church of England is rapidly losing
ground relatively. From 1912 to 1851 it in
creased 1918 per cent, while the Church Of
Rome increased ia 81 ; the Baptists l3l the
Presbyterians 572,35, and the Methodsts 60
per cent.
WHITTIER, speaking of Heaven SAYS -
We naturally enough transfer to our idea Of
Heaven whatever we love and reverence Oh
earth. Thther the Catholic carries in his
fancy the imposing rites and time-honored So
IDENTITIES OF his worship. There the Methods,
sees his love feasts and mp-lneetings, in the
groves and by the still waters and green past
ureS of the Blessed Abodts The Quaker, in
the stiffness Of his seli-communion, remembers
that there was silence in Heaven The
Churchman, listening to solemn chant Of vocal
music, or the deep tones Of the organ, thinks o.
the song of the Elders, and the golden harps o.
the New Jerusalem.
The Heaven Of the Northern nations of Europe
was gross and sensual reflection of the earth
" life of barbarous and brutal people.
The Indians OF North America had vague
notion of a Sunset Land-a beautiful Paradise
far IN the West mountains and forests Tiled
with deer and butflo-akes and streams
swarming with fishes-tho happy hunting
ground of Souls.
A venerable and worthy New England
clerg man, on his death bed, Just before the
close Of his life, declared that he was only con
scous Of an awfuly solemn and intense curl
osty to know the great secret of Death ant
Eternity.
Yet we should not forget that the Kingdom
OF Heaven is within that it is the state of ths
affections ofthe soul the sense of good CON
science; the sense of harmony with God ; 6
condition of time and eternity.