Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31
Rclicinms Intelligence /.

Religious Intelligence.
Tie monthly meeting of the American
Tract Society took place in New York, last
Monday. Many letters from foreign lands
were read The intelligence from France in
dicates that religious liberty is subject to new
invasions-many chapels being closed under
cover of decree originally aimed at political
gatherings. But valuable list of tracts,
having the approval of government, may have
unrestricted circulation; and vigorous opera
tions are in progress for their circulation.
OF the " Almanac of Good Counscls" the
Paris Tract Society have circulated 10000
copies for 1854. An additional grant of $500
was made to the Paris Society, $500 having
been previously RENTED. Further appro-
rrlations were made of 800 each to the
Tract Societies in Toulouse, Hamburg, Berlin
and Nurcmburg-completing the amount of
800, 600 for foreign and pagan lands. The
receipts for the montrwere $50 230 Gratui-
tous circulation since April |, 1858, lS,022,-
635 pages, Issues from the depository for
the month, S23 sos The financial year of
the Society closes April |, and all donations
and remittanccs intended for this year should
he forwarded Immediately
The Copg,,goiipniH understands that
Matthew Hale Smith, lately editor of the
Boston Ch.oujr',, the liquor organ of that
city and lecturer against the liquor law,
form rly Il Minister of the Gospel for while
in this state. Ina, recently applied Tor road
mission To the Sufolk North Associations
with a view Of rrsuming his east of clerical
character. His request was denied by a
unanimous and very hearty vote.
a. the annual conference or the Methodist
Episcopal Church Mt Baltimore. on the 18th
inst. Bishop Amos presented memorial from
the Try Conference asking the Baltimore to
recommend the General Conference to insert Il
rrolibitory. rule in thc discipline, forbidding
" the buying and selling of human beings,
except in view of cmancip patton, and the
voluntary and mcrcrnary holding of them in
bondage" Tho Baltimore refused to concur
in the recommendation of the Troy conference
by a unanimous vote of all the members pre-
sent. numbering pol.
james F. Van Horne of New York, lately
deceased left to the New York Orphan Asy
lum. sl5,000 and so 900 more after the
death Of his widow, to the y. Y. Protestant
Episcopal Bible and prayer book Society
$50 900 to New York Protestant Episcopal
Missions SIS, 900 and to the American Bible
Society resduary legacy estimated at
+l5O,OOO.
Il y. W. :. Lloyd, the pastor of two Baptist
churches a few miles west Of Montgomery
Ala, died on Sunday week while performing
service. He had commenced his discourse
and after speaking few moments, exclaimed
Il feel, brethren, ! am giving" and instant
lv sank down and expired.
TIE Western Christian Advocate states that
e1my Methodist gentlemen in Cincinnati have
determined to support missionary in Rome
lie is to go as an American citizen and /
Protestant missionary, claiming to exercis
the proper functions Of his ministerial Office
Rev Dr. Text has been selected for the mis-
sion.
Tie Roman Chatholics in Minnesota out
number all other denominations. \ cathe
dral is to he erected this season at St. Paul s
which will cost 800 900.
\ clergyman in Salem, Mass, one Sunda,
this month, disappointed congregation tt
which he was to speak, by falling to sleep be
fore the time, and not waking till the people
tired Of his delay had left the church. VIVA
made the matter worse WAS, that he was Oh
an exchange. Clcrgymen are often sloor
IN the pulpit, hut we do not often hear of al
occurrence like this
The New E>GL,ND CLERGY The Twin
voices of those three thousand men of Go
clnnot he heard in the Senate Chamber bu
there are hundreds among them who, ha
they been admitted to the floor to yndicat
their Memorial, could each of them hay
made its letters burn with the fire Of truth
and i,rcrd their iu~ultcrs to acknowledge
or hold their Tongues - N'r0rk AdrcHiS'r.