Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-04-06
Religious Intelligence.

The Revival in this place continues with
no perceptible falling off in interest and
power. We understand that the hopeful
conversions in the Methodist Society number
nearly two hundred in the Congregational
Society from twenty to thirty, in College five
or six.
In Amherst College revival is in Pro-
gress. Eighty-two persons united with the
Methodist church in Sandwich, Mass, last
Sunday week. The Congregational church
at Williamstown, Mass, is enjoying season
of rcvival--So is the Baptist church at Shell
burn Falls, and the work is spreading extern
sivcly throughout Western Massachusetts,
In 1910 there were in the colleges of New
England 2000 students &; now there are $500.
But in the theological schools the tendency
is the other way. In 1910, in the five Ortho-
dox theological schools in New England there
were 800 students; this year there are but
100 students. And the same decrease is OBJ
served throughout the whole country.
An Evangelical Conference of Ministers and
delegates from all parts of the protestant
world is to assemble in Paris early in July
next.
Rev L. Jacoby, Superintendent Of the
Methodist mission, in Germany..say
We have spread over Germany. within the
five years of our mission, SIS, lis copies (not
pages) of large tracts 20,045 copies of large
books 2S, 1888 pamphlets IL, 522 clidren's
books; 9,4l0 Bibles; IL, l6G Testaments;
1G2 Psaters. Besides these, the Evangelist
is regularly and widely circulated in Germa.
ny, and also the kindertreund, II Sunday
school paper. From these papers some vi
the German papers make large and frequent
extracts. The capital ON which this circula-
,iou Of books and papers isNccomplished does
not exceed 81 200, and has grown from
small beginning by the small annual profits.
In the State Of Massachusetts there are
about 1000 ministers, and, excluding the
cities, their annual stipends average about
$500.
new Methodist Church, said to be one
oil the best in the state OF California, was de-
Dictated in January at Grass Valley On the
18th of January, Calvary Presbyterian
Church, in San Francisco, was dedicated. On
the next day the sale Of the pews took place.
The whole number disposed of that evening
brought S36, 100. Two Of the pews sold 10
1900 each,
4 correspondent of the London Record re-
lates the following incident that occurred at
Alma W hen the Light Division was on
;ts march to the Alma River and about an
hour before the time when the troops came
WITHIN long range OF the cnemy's guns a re-
quest was made 10y the chaplains Of the diyi
sion that short pause might be allowed Tor
the purpose of Offering up prayer to God.
Sir e. Brown having consented, the rcsi-
ments halted, and three sided square was
formed. The chaplans then united in a
solemn but simple prayer, and from the quiet
ness and attention exhibited in the ranks,
doubtless this prayer was joined in by many
who stood silent The time spent in this
service only eight minutes, but at its
conclusion there were evident tokens of the
spirit in which such an acknowledgement of
Gods sovereignty and reliance upon his mer-
cy in a religious cause had been regarded by
the men. \ public prayer on an occasion OF
this sort is. believe, unprecedented in the
history of modern warfare, and it cannot but
be recognized as douhly important on the oc-
casion, when occurring in that division Of tie
army which suffered most severely in the
subsequent encounter.