Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-23
Religions Intelligence.

Ministers and Churches in Vt, will meet at
st. Adams on the Goth, 2lst and 22d days
of June. The railroads will carry delegates
to and from for fare one way
At the Episcopal convention of Rhode
Island ON Wednesday, Rev. DIR. Crocker Of
Providence, received two majority for Bishop
in the Clerical House, OH the tenth ballot
In the other House, the vote was three ma'o-
rity against him.
The SEVENTEEN annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, of Connecticut
assembled ut Hartford on Tuesday. The open
ing sermon was preached by the Rev. DR..
Goodwin, president of Trinity College.
Bishop Williams read his annual address.
During the year he has visited 93 parishes,
confirmed $50 persons, admitted to the order
of deacons s, to that of priests 3, consocrated
one church. laid the corner stones of three,
and preached lis times. a resolution was
passed requesting the state Legislature to
modify the laws relative to the punishment
aud certificates Of the solemnization of mar
riagc.
Rev. Drs. Halves and Bushnell of Hartford,
who, though members Of the same religious
denomination, have not walked together in
fraternal fellow ship for several years past,
in consequence of wide differences in their
theological opinions, have now come to a
mutual reconciliation, by which the difficult
ties between them are all healed, DR.. Bush
nell as appears by published correspon-
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lever in the doctrine of the Trinity, and in
the efficacy of the atonement by Jesus Christ.
The following are the Presiding Elders in
the Vermont Conference of the Methodist
Church, for the ensuing year:
Montpelier District-Rev. E. j. Scott.
DanriHe D,str,ct-Rev. S. Chamberlin.
Springfel District Rev. II. Eastman.
The Vermont Central Association of Uni
versalists met at Williamstown, VT, We'd
desday, June It'll, 1854. Br Eli Ballon,
Moderator, and n. Simons, Clerk. 1t was
voted to receive the newly formed Society in
Marshfcld into fellowship. The following
resolutions were adopted.
Whereas, Intemperancc and Slavery are great and
alarming evils in our land-Therefore,
Redemption of tho World from and sin, by the
use Of means, feel called upon to unite our efforts
in firm and decided manner to sustain any and all
judicious measures for the dimnution and removal
of these evils.
Resolved, That regard the Fugitive Slave Bill.
and the recent act permitting Slavery 20 into Free
Territory, as >ubversive Of gospel and moral prnci-
n'cs and t"oding to the production Of an outrage
the rights of men, and phanthropist- and friends
of common humanity, feel bound to meet these
evils in the social circle and in our houses of
ship, by our moral and religious influence, and a.
citizens in every place in which we are called to
act.
Resoircd, That the subjects of Home Missions and
Sunday schools have not hitherto received that at
tontion from our Denomination and our Press which
their Importance demands, and therefore recon-
mend renewed and increased efforts upon these sub
jccts.
At the recent meeting OF the Methodist
Missionary Society South. held al Columbus
Ga, the corresponding secretary said that
the society had under its charge three humid
red missions, and two hundred and seventy
five missionaries in the field. III California
an entire conference had sp.ung into being
since 1850
Abiding to the return of the Rev Mr.
Taylor, from China, the secretary said that
since that gentleman had arrived in South
Carolina, he had received Il letter from China,
from the Rev. Mr. Roberts, a Baptist mis- sion
airy, who instructed the rebel Emperor in the
Christian faith, and from that lettcr thrrn i
reason to believe that thousands in China
will embrace the Gospcl fulfllinc tho nrn-
misses that a nation shall lac horn in - dov
The ludian missions were in a prosncrnus
condition. There are now thirtv-one timer
ant ministers in this field, nearly all OF whom
are native Indians
1l,.-.. r,.,,
sa;d
=, i"g graz aus y. missions Is worthy OF
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i' ,,"','>H T "'''Ie nav H'''ly tr'H''i'd' l
ncar' VI poor lhdl1 AZ woman VINO iad been |
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l", nls ups cl1'e 10 her Ii ana ms ear close
10 Ier ear, anu WIN Ier uylhg breath wills
le''" =" MN !" ulG III certain lllc7' lac
H"ul' 'i'rr' Hhu !ltIe money when she
"'" W give " the missions 10 the IN
ui'ne'
The Christian Rceistcr states that fine sur
,o.,od o,ori,oI ,.,.,,.s,,.;,,, .,...,.
e w. ''''' ,,''' '''','n' on Tue ''c' Oh
ol"''ry mas "o' 'ceh determined upon ny the
Committee to whom the matter was refer
red, and probably will not be. The Rcojrt,r
saws
''Wc are glad to learn this Without go
ing into argument, We are clear of the opn-
ion that this is not the country and this is