Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-11-24

The Synod of the Protestant Episcopal
church of Upper Canada met in Toronto last
week. There were about ninety clerical, and
one hundred and twenty lay delegates present
The Lord Bishop of Toronto opened the pro-
ceedings by an address, in which he suggested
as one of the topics Of discussion, " What
further steps can the synod adopt towards Oh
tanning separate schools - The Bishop, 1T
arrcars. Joins with tho Roman Catholics in
dcnouncing the common school system as
Z" pernicious :" and seeks its overthrow, so
that he can build up dcnominational sys-
tom uron its ruins a petition to the Legis-
laturc on the subject was agreed to by the
synod A committee was appointed to CON
slider and report to the next synod, on the
constitutions and canons, &c, of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church of the United states
whether any and what part OF such conSti'u-
ton NAV be advantagcously embodied in the
constitution of the church in this diocese
A spirited protest against the scculari1aton
of the clergy reserves was agreed to-
Rev. Mr.. Wood, Secretary Of the American
Board of Foreign Missions, in an address to
the friends of the missionary cause IN New
York, on Sunday evening, remarked that the
prospects for the thorough introduction OF
Christianity in China were never more en-
couraging than at the present time. There
arc now one hundred evangelical ministers in
the field five ports with population OF
ten millions of people, have been opened, to
their labors within few years the Chinese
language has been mastered, DR.. Morrison
having completed compcndious dictionary
If it. for which he received $50 900 from the
East India Company and portions OF the
Bible and printed prayers, bearing the impe-
rial imprimatur, are being scattered through
out the empire. 1t is u significant fact, also,
that many intelligent Chinese are sent to
the United States to receive their education
An interesting item of recent Missionary
intelligence is the Interchange of courteSics
between Englishman and Americans in rcla-
ton to their respective missions; the English
having sent to this country several hundred
pounds, to be expended on our missions in
Turkey and the officers of the Japan squad
ron having contributed a handsome sum
towards the support of the English mission
at Loo Choo, Japan. These intercnanges were
made without a knowledge, by those con-
cerned, Of each others movements.
1t is estimated that the current expenses
OF the churches in Boston. amount to S2lO, 900
year. The value Of the church estates is
about four millions of dollars. The expenses
of the different societies vary from : 500 to
So, 500 year. The cost for public worship
in the churches occupied by the Weather
portion OF the citizens will averageabout 500
O SUNDAY the clergyman has salary OF
$4,000. the music costs about 81 900, and
the miscellaneous expenses will be from $1,000
TO $500 Il year. The taxes on the pew,
vary from so Il year, according to their
value The Methodist preachers have the
smallest average salaries and the Unitarians
the largest.
The lions Herald publishes a letter from
Rev. George Fletcher dated at Poplar, near
London, in which the venerable man states
that he is in the l0>th year Of his life. lie
adds that he is still able to preach, and i,
invited to do so 10y different denomination:
from all parts Of England.
The Freeman Journal, of New York the
"oificial paper of Archbishop Hughes con
tuins labored defence and eulogium Of the
"rrirGclc,' Of the liquiiacton Of the blood OF st
JanuaTius, translated from Il narrative by Or
Hurter, originally Protestant clergyman il
Switzerland but now convert to Romanism
lie processes, in the two instances on whicl
he was present at the exhibition, to have beer
go near that he could lave detected If the H.
qufacton had been effected by any means
brought TO bear upon the solid mass by whlcl
liquiiacion was produced. But he tells Us
something that he dit see, which, to person
not pIedisposcd to believe in the marvellous
would have indicated the presence of "A chem
cal agent in the phlal containing apparent!
solidfed blood. lie says that, IN the first in
stance, "fur nearly half an hour the priest hat
been turning tie vase over and over again, am
still the substance continued in It's solid state
finally few smnll bubbles arose on lis surface
and II melted suddenly" In the second in
stance, "hardly had five minutes elapsed, who
the bubbles appeared and the mass becam
perfectly liquid" The escape of gas, on tn
conversion of the solid into liquid speak
louder in behalf of science than of n mrac L