Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-01-12
Religious Intelligence.

donia Co. Rev. Mr.. Baldwin writes to the
Christian Messenger, that about twenty con-
versions have taken place there, In Morgan,
Orleans Co., a revival is also in progress
with increasing and deepening feeling
The Baptists have recently enjoyed revivals
in Amesbury, Mass, in Albany, n. Y, "cor-
ria, Vt, Whitehall, H., Canada, Texas and |
St. Domingo Three Methodist clcrgymen'
Roman Catholic Priest, Il Jewish Rabbi, /
and General Sam. Houston, are included |
among the converts recently baptized.
Ten persons were baptized, ono Sabbath
last month, in Georgia, VT, by Rev. and
Hon. Alvah Sabiu, pastor of the Baptist |
Church in that place and Representative OF
this Congressional district in the | ). Con,
gress.
Rev. DR.. Child of Lowell, Mass, has ac-
cepted call from the Congregational Church
in Castleton, Vt One Unitarian and three
Congregational pulpits are now vacant in
Lowell.
From the Unitarian Register for the year
1855, we learn that there are in the United
States 53l Unitarian ministers, OF whom %
are withouta settled ministry There are 252
Unitarian Congregations, of which l6i are
in Massachusetts, Is in Maine, 10 in New
Hampshire, 10 in New York, Q in Illinois,
in Connecticut, 1 in Ohio, in Rhode Island,
8 in PENNSYLVANIA, and in Vermont.
According to the New Hampshire Register
far 1855. there are IN that State 5G3 minis
tors. as follows Roman Catholic /, Preshy-
terrain 6. Episcopalan ., Unitarian IL, nj
yersalsts %, Christian A, Baptist 10, Metho-
dist lO5, Freewil Baptist JOG, and Orthodox
Conerecationalist $50. All but 10 of this
number are marked as having pastoral
charge. These statistics give one minister TO
about every six thousand of the population.
But the Congregational Journal says 1t is
well known that at least ono-half of the popu-
lation are actually destitute Of preached
Gospel, either because they wish to be, or
are unable to enjoy it.
Bishop Delaney, Of Western New York,
pronounces l." Protestant Episcopal Brother
hoods " and /" Sisterhoods y to be " needless,
cumbersome, hazardous, forming church
within church, and likely to become Sec
tional, exclusive, and inimical party organ
ization.'
At the meeting of the American board of
Missions at Hartford, there was passed to the
treasurer a string of gold beads which the
donor had worn from her youth. She is about
eighty years Of age, and wanting to do some
thing for the missionary cause before she
lied, she decided to cast them into the treasu-
ty they being all she had that could be made
available to that end,
At the State prison at Auburn, y. Y. out
of 900 convicts, only A. have ever been in
Sunday school and of these, only II have
ever been regular scholars.
The committee e the Edinburgh Bible
Society have placed larse Bibles in the wait
ing rooms at the principj stations of the
most important railways, tor the use Of the
officials and passengers waiting rains
Rev Mr. Coquerel, a ProtestNlt clergy
man o: Paris, and an associate pas,or with
the Rev. Mr. Monod, whose tcnets arc of
what is called the evangelical school, has
avowed though with certain notifications,
the doctrine of the immaculate conception.
The sinless birth of the Virgin, however. he
makes no exception to the general rule, main
tanning the entire innocence Of all human be-
ings at their entrance into the world
from the Freemuns (Roman Catholc) Journal j
The RI Rev. Bishop Bayloy, on Tuesday.
(St, Stephens Day,) blessed a fine chime II
bells for the Church Of the Most Holy Re
doemer, in Third street. Tie cercmony was
performed Immediately after tbs ten 0 clock
mass, when that vast charch was crowded
from the steps of tho altar 10 the very door.
Captain Smith. with his company Of hide
pendent Rifles was in attendance guard
of honor A number Of the members Of the
congregation, who had been most active in
procuring these bells, had their places imme-
diately by tho bells
Tho bells are four in number, and are the
chime sent from Germany 10 the Worlds
Fair in this city. The largest Of the four,
which weighs about 500 pounds, was dedi-
Gated in honor OF St. Michael, the second was
in honor Of St. Gahiiel the third was dedica-
ted to ST. Raphael, and tho fourth to St Al
phonsus, They are Of the best metal and of
the finest workmanship. Each bell has sa-
cred Inscriptions and images cast in the me-
tai. The bells were conveniently hung, in
obedience to the Pontitcal, in the space IN
front Of the altar railing. The Bishop. in
full pontiheals, entered the church attended,
by the priests and acolytes, with incense
lights, &c. They chanted the Mscrcro and
the SD, 56th, Goth, Goth, and sjth Psalms,
with the De Profund's.
Then the bishop blessed salt and water.
saying afterwards the prayer, that when the
bells Should be hathed Herewith ,whcnsoever
they should sound, the po,rer Of d,rils, the
shade, Of phdntasm,, the attack Of mobs, the
'rtking Of hghtn,ngs, The shock Of tlunders,
the rum Of tenpests, and erery spirit of the
Storm, might be driven bach-and that, when
the children of Christian people should hear
them ringing, the increase of devotion might
grow in them, that, Fastening within the h0-
som of their Mother Church, they may sing
to God, in the Church Of the Saints, the new
song, coming thither with the sound of the
trumpet. the meditation Of psaltery, the
sweetness Of the organ, the exultation OF the
drum, the gladnoss Of the cymbal--so that
in the tempeof His glory, by their plead
ings and prayers, they may invite the multi
tude Of the army Of angels.