Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-15
Religions Intelligence.

formed in this village by the colonizing of
20 members from the old church. They hold |
their first religious services in Concert Hall
next Sabbath Ito morrow) morning at half
past ten o'clock A. NJ, and there will he
preaching in Concert Hall every Sabbath
until their church is so far completed as to
admit of using the basement. The founda-
ton of the new church is laid and the frame
raised. and the friends of the enterprise hope
to have it completed at very early day.
This is to be free church, the preacher to he
supported on the old Methodist principle
The public are invited to attend the services
at Concert Hall Seats free.
The general Convention of Congregational
Ministers and Churches in Vermont meets in
Brattleboro on the 10Th instant, and continues
in session that and the two succeeding days.
Rev o. r. Lannhcar was dismissed from
his pastoral charge in Derby, by a mutual
council convened on the Oath May. Mr..
l.anphear's labors have been partially inter-
rupted by ill-hcalth during the past year
and his late severe illness, with his heavy
bereavement left no reason to believe that
he would be able to perform the duties of his
charge for some time to come
Rev Joel Fisk was installed us "A Pastor
over the Congregational church in Panficld,
the 30th ult,
At the recent session Of the Vt. NJ, Il. Con-
ference, the committee ON slavery reported
the following resolutions with others.
RctoIred, That in view Of the existence
of slavery within the pale of the NJ T..
church, we have reason to be deeply humblcd
before God, and seriously to fear the nantes
tation of His righteous dsplcasure.
That we view with mingled feelings OF
regret and alarm the temp0rizing spirit in
which this subject has been and still is treat
ed by many in our church as IA body, especi
allv exhibited in the absence of all open
rcLukc in our Sunday School and Tract Soci
ety literaturc-in sundry editorials in some
Of our most widely circulated pcriodicals-and
in the action of several annual conferences.
The Unycrsalst festival" held in Boston
during the Anniversaries was very success
full affair. 1t took place in faneuil Hall,
where tables were spread which Accommodated
thousand guests. The 9th toast was
THE Green Mountain Satc-Unsurpassc
for romantic scenery, pre-cmnent and dis
tlnGulEncu LOT inc ptHIdl VI HcI
citizens, and the eloquencc and faithfulncss
of her sons
Responded to by Rev. g. IL. Deere Of Brat
,leboro Rev. 4. II, Chaplin, was among the
speakers.
The Annual Report of the VERMONT CoLoNl-
zA11oN SOCIETY FOR 1854, shows that the entire
sum collected for Colonization purposes was
S2,390,5S. Rev. Mr.. Mitchell Of Brandon is
chief collector and lecturer.
Since the commencement OF his Agency, the
following gentlemen have constituted them
selves Life Members Of the American Coloni-
cation Society. by the payment Of thirty
dollars each, viz, j. n. Pomeroy Esq, J,
Wheeler, d. D. and C.. F Stamford, Esq, OF
Burlington Gen. VIM. Nash of New Haven
Abncr Mead, of West Rutland J. G. Stimp-
son. of Waterbury g. W. Strong, of Rut-
land Erastus Fairbanks, Thaddcus Fair
banks and II. Fairbanks, Esquircs of ST.
johnsbury.
a new and splendid Catholic Church is to
he dedicated on Sunday the 18th inst in Og-
densburgh, y. Y. 1t is the first Catholic
Church which ha. been dedicated in that
place.
4 recent number Of the Church Rcr,cc de-
nounces, under the head of Dissertation and
Wicked Prostitution those Episcopalians
in the larger cities who expend " their time
and care and resources in dcvising changes Of
raiment for the ALTAR. decorating it as a child
does its doll, writing learned dispositions up
on altar cloths, piscinos communicates
the pix, painted windows and baptismal fonts. y
irchdeacon Jetfrcys, missionary in the
East Indies, states the melancholy fact that
for one really converted Christian, as the
fruit Of missionary labor-ior one person
born again OF the Holy Spirit, and made Il
now creature in Jesus Christ'-lor ono such
person, the drinking practice of the English
had made one thousand drunkardS.
Rev. Antoinette Brown, in an address at
Cincinnati lately, gave this history Of her
settlement in New York Near the center
Of the state of New York, in the little quiet
village Of South Butler, was feeble Presby-
terrain church. too poor to pay an able
preacher an adequate salary, There was,
however, one man iound-a giant in frame
and intellect but black in color-who offered
10 preached without salary and the Rev,
Samuel r. Ward was installed over white
congregation. The Prcsbytcry demonstrated.
They said God was a God Of order, and there
was certain order in these things that it
would not do to disregard, but the church
withdrew from the Prcsbytery and became
Congregational After a time their colored
pastor was called to another field Of labor,
hut they had learned in the mean time that
God had made no distinction by reason oil
color or sex they invited woman to the
vacant pastorship, and the speaker became a
successor of the Rev Samuel r. Ward