The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-12-15
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

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n "A new NJ. L. Churchill Moretown, wa
!. ,.-iicated on the 9TH inst
The Executive committee of.he VI. Cor
ference Tract Society have engaged the st,
vices CT two young men as colporteurs. fror
whose zeal and devotion, much good is antici
pated.
, STATISTICS showing the decline of infan
baptism in Massachusetts,, are declared bv tn
, Congregational papers to te melancholy
: while the Baptist editors pronounce then
, highly satisfactory As signs of progress in tn.
ri ght direction. Tie Episcopal Papers ar,
, also maxim" these ST. Isles quite prominent
but VITA a iilleren; purpose from either of
The others. 10 show how prone those who re
main outside Of the true church are TO fall In
to !oOsene>s OF ceremonial! observance. The
statements are obtained from reports Of thc
chur"i.es. and they show mark ed animal de
crease IN the number of infant taptisrrs for
the past ten wears, until in 1854 there were
but 1908 such baptisms in the 4GG clurrhe.
0! Tie state. In l25 OF the chur hes .l.r~e
was no' single infant bap'iSed, in O. other.
ta"h, in the remaining Il5 abo.; ) each
an a'eraT" OF between three and 1 20 e.,cl,
church III Tie state. The San.e nc,.iec. Of
Tue ordnance Is supposed 70 prevail among
Tie C"n:m"niions>ts and Frc<ltv.rrianS Of
TIE other states. iLd:c a'ng citli.r a gradual
charge oi opinion on the subject. q a re-
n:arkabe neglect Of duty in the members OF
the churches
- he BAPTIST missions in Burnah. are
meeting with great success. Large numbers
have been baptized, often forty and fifty at a
TINE at one meeting there were thousand
converts present; in the region of Toun-oo
5000 are asking for Lar,i>m-The Methoii>ts
have in Kansas and Nebraska 10 mission s.a-
tons. 81 prca"hin" places. 10 sabbath schools
's1 members, of whom GG0 are whites and l..
indians.
Rccrntiy. in trial at Jat Ilson. N. c.
Superior Court, Judge Manly held that a
person protesting the doctrines of Universal
ism was an Incompetent witness. and in ac-
co:dance with that decision. ruled out two or
three witnesses. The decision gave rise to
considerable Indignation among those who
profess the doctrines of the Universa,is:
Church. At a la:e State Convention Of
The ID "a min N the following preamble and
resol' .. ",rc adopted
"Nlrrea> we hare learned with sur,risc
and regret through the public rr.Ss that his
Honor Judge Manly, of the laSi SUPERIOR
Court OF jackson. y. c.. decided that Uni-
vcrsaiis'S are not competent witnesses In a
court OF J2Stice: and whereas W.. believe
s"c.' decision IS not only a fis-ran. ou..ace
upon The increasing and Respectable ,,nomj.
nation OF Christians known as Uniye, >alists.
bnf demonstrations! al! mimic al 70 this re-
Putiican government
Et>G!:rd. That this convention rr2.eal
for:il"i1h to take such measures Is they may
deem rNi'."ilrnt to have their claims and civil
rights Protected in his our Toasted land OF
ci'll and religions liberty"
For dc heL,ti' of those Who do &c. under
stand rhoiT faith. they insert three articles Of
hI;tf:
W ..y.ieve TIA. the Iloiv Scriatlres OF
The t': and New TeSta.nenrs contain, r.yr.
alton q The character Of God. aud oi.i.r a.,
". interest. and final destination q. mankind:
W. tcile.e there is one God. who's. rar,,-..
Is love. revealed in our Lord jesus ,i;:.- =.
ore Holy Spirit {: ','."- uiowi!, /; a.ly r.
store the wto!e : 'lv 'r..:.k:a, :. j. Il.
ness VI lcliev. hat holiness and .rn.. rr.,-
N'"'~s ;:-e in>cpsratly 'orucctrd al: lie
Hevvr+ ca-h' to man'ain ,.,-r and rra,;c,.
good WORKS. for these are good and profitable
unto men.
Seasons e r, refreshing. res,.itin, in np,oe-
ron> conversions have been lately ,r.io,r, \,
West Boy >o:. and at Brat,ltl,o,o. u. IN
both i'la"c> connected with the iai.ors If Rev.
). [. Foster ct The Blpti>; church. In both
PAGES The wo.k was ~ l.ien ard powerful AID
extended t.om The E:;fi>,S to o:hcr lcnol:.i-
nails'S- \ proer' >>:re wor! is >::l c,,iic
GA ~ ia" Ha,'i>' >o~i":v At Sar.h I.o:,,.I;l-
t.'t:!. ", whrrc il commenced the i.i>i OF
Nav. There Is a powerful, rxrit.inrn. in the
[ amor trfef Baptist church. Nv York city
lnd"r the laloi> OF Rev j :. swan. -. i
'",s'u! r''ivals'. y recent profrac:e,l meet G
nc at Burns. y. \. produced some forty or
1'fy satisfactory conversions in connection
With the PRESBYTERIAN Church. a