Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-28
nnlirinns InieiiIgence.

Tho Baptist Church in Brattleboro, un der
the ministration vi Rev. j, {. Foster, Is ex-
periencng quite revival at the present time
Some twenty-five hopeful conversions have
occurred, fourteen Vi them heads vi families
On Sunday, Nov 18th, nine persons were
baptized, and ON tho sunday following eight
more. Considerable interest Is also lett III
several of the other churches IN Il o place.
The Rev. j. G. Carpenter, OF south Lon
doudeIry, VT, writes tine Chrisnon Sep'iorg,
that he was settled as pastor vi TIE bdrust
church in that place on tue first Ui May last.
The Lordsoou revived his work, wLvrc Tor
years the discOIdlut elements III the cI.rch
had produced alienation aud disaster. Iwcn-
ty-twu have been baptIsed since The FIRST OF
July, and the work sIlll moves on.
Inc Methodists oi Troy are having an old
fashioned religious awakening under the
preaching of Qey. Mt. Purdy, who
creates such enthusiasm by his preaching as
to cause vigorous 'Amens to resVuud through
the house, winch is quite shocking ~ the
refinement vi modern MethOdlsm.
Tbe bible society circulated during the
year just closed, oU0 900 bibles ana testu-
ments, sufficient il spread out On plain
surface, to cover more than tour acres, or
placed together side 10y side, to extend 80
miles or II stacked up, to make $50 solid
cords.
" FATHER BR.DiEr, venerable BAPTIST
clergyman, died u few days since, in Min
nesOta. lie was born ON the 5th OF July, 100.
and since 1870, he has been actively eng 60
in ministerial and educational duties. lie was
imprisoned in Massachusetts, for bis upposi-
tion to the law taxing all for tho support ol
the established church. Few men have
rendered greater services TO the cause of reli.
gun and education
On December 5th Dr.. Huntington. Judg,
Of the ConsistOry Court OF LondJn, delivered
Judgment in the Case Of churchwardens o.
two London parishes against Rev. h. Lidicl
the incumbent, to thus effect that 4 commu.
Mon table IN lde OF stone. aud immovaole, wa.
illegal, that credence tables were in contra
vention OF the law OF the Church but ne t,
crosses it wds one ui the great objects OF thC
reformation to abolish them. and that Hghte,
candles upon the altar were warranted nei
ther by practice nor by the law of the churcl
and therefore tho things complained o
must be- taken down within week
A correspondent of the y. Y Comm ercia
writes from Toronto Dee. l7tn "rnc electric,
OF our NJ. +, III the county OF Prterh,ro !;
attracting unusual attention, which has Lo,
greatly heightened by the issue Of = cir..ul,
Z" to tine faithful, ny the Roman cath,li
Bishop OF Toronto. the Bishop urges hi. me-,
pie - support ol one the candidates. ,cE,-
principles meet with his approval THIS a
prov Il only, strengthen, the violence OF the %
position, who denounce the Bishops canl
date with unusual 7ehemence
So strongly do the Roman Catholic. for
the necessity of their acquiring political an
municipal power, that, At the coming clyi
elections, unwontcd exertions will be- mad
TO secure three OF four seats in the cit
council for Roman Catholics. All this ~
tation of "a vexed question. (Romau CltfJi
ascendency, Twill be injurious to that comm,
ulty. Professionals are determined to act ,
the principle adopted by the Roman cath"ii'
themselves. i'll regard to education. BY Il!
late II man Cath lie school law. tanned AT
passed by Roman Catholic votes in the Lrsi
liture, they ION pletely Isolated the pupi
schools. Protestants, acting ON the m yu,yI
principle, are determined that they shall ali
be isolated in civil and other af hrs