Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-01

The Executive Committee Of the American
Tract Society held their stated meeting on
Monday, in New York Letters were read
from the Missions in India, China, Constan-
tinoplc, &C., requesting grants. The receipts
Tor the month were SO, lij, and the issues
from the Depository S2',S79.
The New York city Tract Society employed
tine last month, - missionaries and l,lOo
visitors During the time there has been dis
tributcd l0j ,474 tracts, 80 bibles, and III
tcstamcnts 322 volumes have been loaned;
MS children taken to Sabbath schools so
persons induced to 90 to church IL to sign
the temperance pledge - to visit the prayer
meetings. There have also been hopeful
conversions and e united with the church
\ Camp Meeting will be held at Port Doug
lass, about one mile from the landing, and )
miles from kccsevilc, commencing Sept. 9th
The steamer Francis Saltus will touch at Port
Douglass on her trips to Plattsburgh, and on
her return to Burlington.
The next annual meeting of the American
Board of Foreign Missions is to be held IN
Hartford, Ct. commencing Tuesday, Septem-
her 10, at o'clock, p. NJ, and will continue
TIL the following Friday.
of the last class which graduated at An
dover Theological Seminary, twenty-three in
number, ten have appointments at the west
three are going as missionaries, to Armenia,
China, and the Cherokee country, and nearly
all the remainder have made engagements to
enter upon pastoral duties.
Rev. 5. Black, n Southern Methodist Min
istor, lately preached sermon ON Williams
river in Nicholas county, Va, which was
the first ever delivered in that region Of coun-
try. though it had been settled for fifty years.
The New York journal of Commerce is in
formed that a short time since, number OF
Bibles sent to Cummingsyille, to be distrbu-
ted among families who are not able to pay
for them, were gathered together, and de-
slrovcd by fire, by parcel of Roman Catho
lie lrishmcn. The remains of some of the
burnt Bibles can he seen at the Bible Socic
tvs room in Now York.
The form Of prayer prescribed by the Epis-
copal Church for a season of drouth, was in
curporatcd into the service in the church il
this place. and IN several OF the churches o
Boston and elsewhere, ON Sunday last.
The General Association ofCongregationa
Ministers of New Hampshire is now in ses
sion at Derry. a correspondent Of the Bos
tom Trarciicr says alt is to he hoped tina
they have not lost faith IN the doctrine o
God special providence. but will pray fer
ycrtly that the heavens above Us may long
or be brass, and the earth beneath iron. Two
years ago at this time the same body met a
Pitteiicld in the time of drouth Wednesday
afternoon was set apart to pray fnr rain, anC
III" venerable Father Hobart appointed t.
offer the prayer, which he did with mucl
JUNCTION. In the evening the prayer was ans
wcred. the rain descended coriouslv and cx
trnsi,cly, and the thirsty earth was much re
ircshod."
IN, BpHd1o CathoTc Church D,fcpty-
TIE trustees refusing to enter into any ar
yangcmrnt with the Bishop, owing to thcil
uring communicated, Mr.. LcConteulA. witt
the consent of the trustees. i now negotia
TN. with Bishop Diwon for final settlemen
of the affair. We understand the question
/, settled On the basis OF the church mupert'
remaining in the hands Of the trustees a
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