Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-18
Religious Intelligence.

The regular meeting Of the Board of Mana
gers of the American Bible Society was held
in New York on the Sd inst Grants of books
were made to various public institutions and
individuals, among which were Bibles and
Testaments to the 5. S. Union Of the NJ. L.
Church, the Presbyterian Board Of Publica-
ton, the Book Concern Of tho NJ. Z. Church
South, and for Sunday Schools in various
parts of the land. The issues of the month
were S6,Sl3 volumes. The receipts of the
month were S23,735 so.
The Rev. Messrs. Richardson, Goodell and
Parsons, with their wives sailed from Boston
the Sth, in the barque Race Horse, Captain
Scarlcs, for Smyrna, with the design Of join
Ing the mission of the American Board,
among the Armenians. In the same vessel
went Dr. and Mrs Nutting, who are expect
ing to be associated with Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ker, at Diarbekir.
The n. Y. Times recently asserted that
there were serious divisions between the Ro-
man Catholic Bishops of native and foreign
birth in the United States, arising from rival
rics for the scarlet hat, of the proposed Car
dinalship of America, and from the differing
views of the " know nothing" movement
which the American Bishops "a led rather
favorable than otherwise. The article drew
forth a sharp rcjoindcr from Archbishop
Hughes of New York, over the signature Of
Phiio-reritas, and a spirited and not very
sweet tempered discussion has been going on,
Il Al ,r 10 tLa Nroh
Bishop, and John Mitchell have prominent
parts.
A Camp Meeting will be held at Crown
Point, n. Y, to commence Sept. 9Th, and
continue one week. The ground is the same
that was occupied last year and lies about
one mile from the Steam Boat Landing.
At Fairfax, on the first Tuesday of octo-
Der, the Methodist Ministers of that vicinity
hold a convention. Rev. Mr.. Pul'cr will
give a dissertation on tobacco.
A correspondent of the National Era says
owe have now some ten or twelve anti
slavery churches established in Kentucky. il
good condition, and there are few but adm
tAat the tinr i not lar distant " .cn &c.
tHcsy viii ne .f9' .Iay ',o ;, ,ou ,..y
A. ryi cuca .. h. 10, Il III, }. 80, II. E,
tracts, t'.r An'sr'"a' Messenger men,iJns IT,,
fuct, that a single pon,hly number of val
liable Edinburgh Journal contains six of thu
tracts of the American rr.ct Society. On
Of them is duly credited a,other is acknow
ledged a. reprinted froma tract - an,
another is attributed to an A.ericon rous
paper, which took it without ,rsd;t ,rh
same number contains sermon b nm Amor;
can divine three articles from an ,merico
newspaper several articles from i,or;,o
books; and several from 1.-THE Ahor;co
Messenger" and The Child's Paper
The Sabbatarian controversy is becoml.
more and more prominent in England, a,
the advocates for increased relaxation of t
strictness of Sunday observance are rcceivi
aid from unexpected sources. The Tim,
Morning Chronicle, and Guardian fave
while the Churchman and Record oppose
II is curious that at the very time when Su
day is beginning to be observed in France,
observance should begin to decay in Englan
correspondent of the n. Y. Fran rel,
gives an interesting account of the Rev Jol
Sawyer, of Garland, Maine, who is donbtlc
the Oldest officiating clergyman al this cou
try. Father e."yer will be nnety-nir
yo..., ulu next October He was born in II
bron, Conn, on the 9th Of October, 100. |
was ordained IN 1857, and has since been a
tive in the duties If the Christian ministr
40 ASSOCIATIONS for religious purposes a
tolerated in Russia the Billie is MOI naru,tt,
to Jo printed, or to ne introduced in +,
language the people can read. W BiM
have been printed in Russia since lS2S. \
Christian missions % chose nominally co
nectcd with the Greek church =, ,ny ~ IT
the empire are tolerated.