Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-02-24
Religious Intelligence.


We read of revivals at IIyannis, Mass,
Eastport, Me-, and in Ave different towns in
New Jersey.
The Church Manual of the Congregational
Church of Middlebury gives the following
facts Since tho organization of the church
In 1870, tho pastors have been, Rev. John
Barnet, l790-9j; Thomas A. Merrill, u D.,
settled 1905; Samuel q. Gee, lS44-50 r. 5.
Kendall, since April 1853. There has been
in all, 1855 members of these go have de-
ceased 10 have been dismissed; % excluded;
l24 separated" 90 are nonresident and
the remainder, 213, are present resident
members. OF the 1866, 1905 were added du-
ring the ministry of Rev. DR.. Merrill. Ofthe
whole number, IS became clergymen after
union with the church, of whom became
Episcopalian clergymen, one Baptist. 100
graduates of Middlebury have been connected
with the church
On the 9th inst, the forty-second anniver-
sary of the first ordination of American For
eign Missionaries, was concentrated ut Sa-
lem, Mass, in the Tabernacle church, the
venerable sanctuary in which the first Mis-
sionaries, Judson, Mott, Marshall and Rice
were ordained, February 9th, 1872. The
services were exceedingly interesting, the more
SO as they are the last of the kind ever to be
held in the old church, which is soon to be
removed and Il new one erected.
Mcssrs Chandler and Telford embarked at
Boston on the 18th for Singapore, on their
way to Siam as Missionaries of the American
Baptist Missionary Society. Interesting SER
vices were held in fremont Temple, Boston,
last Sunday evening on the occasion Of their
departure, in which Mr.. Dean, formerly Of
the Siam Mission, said the present King of
Siam was the most enlightened sovereign in
Asia, being able to speak and write English,
and to read Latin.
Rev. Mr.. Cooper, the Chaplain of the i'll
fared San Francisco, although still greatly
emaciated, and weak in body and mind from
the intense sufierings he endured on the wreck,
preached n most touching discourse in the
Episcopal Church, South Boston, last Sunday.
on the sixth verse of the 18th Psalm, The
In New York, last sunday crowd of per-
sons gathered to hear Parsons, the street
preacher, got into fight, and for while sticks
and stones were freely used. and the peace Of
the Sabbath and OF The street seriously dis
turbed.
The Rev. DR.. Suddsrd4, who has for many
years been editor of the Episcopal Recorder.
retires from that post. His successor Is not an
nounced Dr. Suddards has been the infexi-
BILE opponent Of all Rolnanizlng tendencies, anu
the s,eadfast advocate of evangelical religion.
The Free-WIl Baptist denomination NUM-
bers ,, ls2 churches, 0C0 preachers, and So
$50 commandments a; the increase of members
the last year 1900; mission is sustained
in India, and theologlc Il or biblical school is
TO be established.
In 1891 the aggregate of membership in the
Bapls churches of England was 1913; In
l.J3 it had incrcascl 10 l06 Ais.
Tuere are in Is sron 1916 clergymen of four
teen different denominations, VIZ: Orthodox.
Baptist, Methodist, Epsco1aliun, | nitarian,
Universalist Roman Catholic. Presbyterian.
Lutheran. German Protestant, Swedenborgian
Jew, Milerite. IsraeIi,e. Theodore Parker is
ciassed among the Uniiarials, but they do not
own him. The Atheists, though claiming to
be a distinct sect, have no ministry, and are
never named in the city report.
On Sunday morning last, Rev Henry Ward
Beecher gave notice that sermon would be
preached th'.t afternoon, by Rev. Mr.. Furness
(Unilarian.) of Philadelphia, at the church of
Rev. Mr.. Chapln (Unwersalst,) upon he sub
ject Of "PrSc,ical Religion" He supposed
some people would think 1t strange that he, an
orthodox clerg, man, should give such notice
but though Mr.. furness entertained diieren
system OF theology from hun, yet he was right
on the great question OF human rights and hui
man progress and an emins,tiy practical Chris
tan He added that some men lived better with
bad system of theology, than many men did
who had good orc, and that some men could
do more rih a ,jack-kniie Than other men could
do NTH whole chest Of toois.''
He that breaches gratitude pleads the cause
both of God and man; for without that We
can neither be sucaba or religous.-.Se Seneca