Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-24
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Religious Inlellirench

The Chronicle understands that an unusual
degree Of religious interest has prevailed in
Greensboro Vt. for some time past, resulting in
considerable number of hopeful conversions.
Kc,iyals have also been recently experienced
IN West Nccdham, Mass, Greenwich, Ct.
and several places in Pennsylvania and the
southern States
II is stated that an investigation of the
subject OF raviVals. once instituted at the
Missionary House in Boston, showed that ex-
t"usiye reyiyals of religion had followed,
rather than preceded, n large increase Of re-
ccipts into the treasury and this, not in
single instance only, but in so many as to in
dictate that such is the general rule
The Episcopalans of Brattleboro have re.
Gently organized parish under the pastoral
care of Rev. Mr. Eastman, Rector of Christ
Church, Guil'ord, leased a Hall and have
morning service and Sunday School every
Sunday.
Vt a recent meeting Of the clergy and laity
OF the Unitarian Church. lately held in Bos-
ton, the Committee reported hearty response
fom the parishes consulted as to the pro-
posed plan for raising 100000 to purchase
and circulate the works of he Denomination.
\ to the character of the works to be issued,
Rev. Mr.. Huntington thought it essential
that they should set forth clearly the incarna-
tion of God in Christ the necessity of rcge
rcraton at least admit the possibility of IN
indwcllins life with Christ by the Holy
Spirit teach truth inthe Scriptures not fix
limitation to the future punishment of the
ungodiv mark the distinction between
morality and pictJ; enforce the importance
Of tho latter; set forth the offices of the Com
torter; and apply the spirit of the gospel of
Christ to the great sins Of the day, such AS
intcmrerancc, slavery, &c. DR.. Gannett did
not agree with some of Mr.. Huntingtons
views, and the subject was left in the hands of
the Committee.
Half Of the million tcstamcnts for China
are to be ready in eighteen months, of which
$50 900 will be printed in China and like
number in London on blocks sent from China
Row John Berry Meachum. pastor Of the
First Colored Baptist Church, in st. Lonis
situated on Eleventh street, at the head of
Green, fell dead i'll the pulpit, on the 9th
directly after reading lis text, at IL o'clock
service. lie was over 90 years of age
According to the census, the Roman Catho-
lies have ! liz churches in this country, ac-
comodatlng 62l 900 hearers. Their relative
strength is not quite onc-clcvcnth the num-
her Of churches belonging to the Methodists,
scarcely onc-cghth the number of the Bap-
lists, and not ne.tuurth the number of the
lres1ytcriaus.
From the southern border Of Texas to the
south pole. not eight evangelical ministers
ire to he found aud from the city of Moroc-
60 . the mouth Of the Euphrates, thence to
the borders of South Africa and back to
the stWting point-in this immense triangle,
with population of 7o,0oo,OO0 souls
there il not one Christian mission.
EA-Prcsilont Van Buron. who has been re-
siding lit Rome, (Ttalv,) is, it is said, inqui.
rira very earnestly into the Catholic religion
IL has bad con. rcne"s with Cardinal Wise
man, and mag tccome conre,t.
The resident population OF Rome is given
~ liz 600. 1t has no less than $50 churches,
nearly : 800 priests, 1000 triars, over . ZOO
ltudents educated in every language, from all
IT'S 0. the Garth. OF the 100 students in
TIE propa ganda, there are 20 Americans.
i'o London Times thinks that, among the
w5rdins-ci Of London, battle of creeds
would hardly do much harm-for they could
net pos@5'y Je made less religious than they