Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-25
Reiipious Intelligence.


Rev. Mr.. Atkinson, Agent of the American
Bible Society, states that there are IN the
state of Alabama six thousand families des-
titute of the Bible
The church Journal mentions that Bishop
HOPKINS of Vermont has published defence
or the action of the House of bishops in re-
pcatedly refusing to restore Bishop Henry l.
Ondcrdonk to the Office of the Eriscopate'
The Vermont State Convention of Univer-
salists will hold its annual session at Shore
lam. on the 4th Wednesday and following
Thursday in August
The Richmond, Va. Christian Adrocdte says
that there are in Virginia S9,SO5 Btptists
l2.7OO Methodist Professionals 5,ll -p'Sc'-
,alilns; 92.64j Methodist Episcopalians
I2.SSl Old School Prcshytcrians LOU
Wv School Prcsbyterians, making total OF
ct5.2j9. OF the Baptists there are IN
Flstorn Virginia Al 900 colored members.
The foundation stone Of the first Ragged
Church in London was laid on the 10th ult.'
with deeply interesting religious services
The church i. intended for the sole and eX-
elusive use of the lowest class of poor people
The lllth Annual Conference of Wesleyan
Clergy of England (old connection) held ITS
session at Birmingham on the 10Th ut foui
hundred delegates were present. The " Nes-
wan Extension Fund has now reached an
. Mount of $500 sterling, one-half OF
winch will be expended in erecting chnpels'
& Of debt.
I, lS49 there were in China, connected
with the Roman Catholic Church, - Euro
!.,n missionaries, l3j native priests, ii col
Ices and .emin,ries. 326 churches amt
,.ar,ls. and 3lj 900 members. Their organ
,zation is complete, and extends over the
whole country. The number of their ms
sionarles is greater than that Of all ProtcS-
tut denominations, while they also have Il
largo number of priests from among the ma
tives.
A society has been formed in London, to
aid in the work of evangclization in Turkey
# is comroscd of various denominations Of
Christians, of which Lord SALISBURY is pre-
sident The society do not propose to senC
missionaries, but to obtain funds to assls
missionaries already in the field, especial,
those sent out by the American Board. Lore
aftsbury recently stated that the SnItar
riven large sum Of money for the re
ID. Of the Protestant cemetery at Constant
ie and that he had signiicd his inten
. D., to give large space OF ground Tor th'
erection of Protestant church there Near
lv 200 has already been collected towar'
the objects of the Society.
Last Sunday, a clergyman, not an hundre
miles from Boston, preached in his shir
sleeves, and apoogzed by saying that he pur
-u,d the more consistent course he con
suited comfort rather than fashion and Il
we endeavored to make ourselves as comfort
able as possible cc,k days, he did not Sc
why we should not do the same on the Sat
boih.
Ir WAS nv fortune to see the ceremony o
baptism performed in tho cathedral upon
very young pilgrim On the path OF life. |
listed somc ten or fifteen minutes, and wa
done IN very awkward mnnne:; and one
or twice | thought tn. child would nav
sipp.l from the priests clumsy grasp an
.aiI 81 III the water.
I.r,isa story in on, of tue Fronch Ana
Ola lriest who WAS called upon to . r'or.
-. Ceremony at baptism, when in rather -
,.nia / condition, ant ln,iins hin> III niue
.plrrdss.i in lis task, "Xcltim 'd, " Bl IS
... lis i Il very hard crid to baptize.
IAs litlo PlSln, if it had been en!owo
Nili tle gi.ts Of observation, aud spec .
.lislt w,.I hay. remarked, " TINS IS yer
I4r pri st to oe h,p,i1rl by. '-HHard
SIG MJaths IN Noiy.
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