Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-28
Religious Intclligencc.

bans, on the 10th inst the application ofRey.
Z. Cutler, pastor of the LIST Congregational
Church, for dismission, was granted. 1t
is understood that Mr.C. is about to bcco me
the pastor Of the Union Church Mt Worces-
ter, Mass.
The NJ. +. Ministerial Association of the
st. Adams district holds its next session in
Essex, commencing on Tuesday, July 3lst,
at 2 p. NJ, and closing on the Thursday fol-
lowing
A camp-meeting is to be held at Maquam
Bay, near Swanton Falls. commencing Sept.
9Th, and closing on the following Wednesday.
Another will be held in Cambridge, La
noble Co., commencing on Tuesday, Sent.
18th, and closing on the Monday following
at an extra session OF the Central Asso.
cstion of Universalists, held at Washington,
VT, July 5th, Br, Mark Powers was solemn
" set apart and ordained to the work OF the
Gospel Ministry, and installed as Pastor Of
the Universalist Society in that place.
The system of free churches has now many
advocates in the Episcopal Church, cxemplify
ing again the old adage respecting the meet
ing of extremes. The Bishop OF New Jersey
has declared most unequivocally in its favor.
And the Bishop Of North Carolina, at the late
Convention, declared the system Of renting
pews positive hindrancc to the progress of
the Church
A new college has been established at
Rome, - to provide England with priests, and
English pervcrts with an. opportunity of
qualifying themselves for the priesthood. - a
Or, English has been sent to England to col
lect funds for the institution, with especial
blessing in writing" from the Pope in his
pocket. and u recommendation signed by the
Papal bishops.
The As,smbly's Minutes Of the New School
Presbyterian Church for the current year,
give the whole number of Synods as "a
Presbyte7ies. JOS; Ministers, i ,j67. Churches.
1853 Licentiases and Candidates for the
Ministry, 349; additions to the churches
during the year, 10, 100; the whole number in
communion, l43 ,029. The contributions to
domestic missions during the year have been
s66,o7l foreign missions, SOB, 1868 educa-
ton, 1910 publication S4o ,322-total
$226 500.
Mr. Sheridan Knowles has written pam |
,hlet with the object Of proving that 1.-THE .
gospel attributed to Matthew" was com
posed by all the apostles together, who en- /
ployed Matthew as penman.
The Ladies' Of the Congregational Society |
at Bellows Falls, have raised $3.50 by fair,
70 purchase a bell.
Rev. Thee. A. Hopkins, son Of the Bishop,
who has been fulfilling temporary engage
ment in Rochester N Y, has recently aoccp ted
the Rectorship Of St. Georges Church at st. ,
Louis
Bishop Hopkins, Of Vermont, having men
toned in this recent work, 1.-The End of Con
troversy Controverted' that relic worship
eae very profitable in the Roman Catholic
Church, Bishop kenrick replies, in his work
lust published, entitled "rhe Roman Catho-
lie Church indicated, ~ am an utter
stranger to any pecuniary gain attached to
it. have visited the shrnes of the saints,
md bent before their images, and seen thou
sands perform like acts Of devotion, but |
have never seen or known the smallest sum
of money to be gwen or received on such an
occasion. 1t is only in places like NestmiH-
ster AJjey, ~ which have passed into the
hands of the stranger, that money is expect
ed for visiting the shrnes and tcmbs OF the
saints ~. Y. Post.
Il IS related Of Mr. Jefferson that, in bis
DID age when he had retired to Monticello. hc
visited one Sabbath country church, 1t
ha opened to he communion day, and the inli-
IA ton was given - Ie that do truly and