Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-06-08
Religions Intelligence.

The anniversaries at Boston closed on
Thursday. They were fully attended. Most
of them were the annual meetings of Massa-
chusetts branches of the principal societies,
the statistics of which we have given in our
notices Of tho New York anniversaries.
The AMERICAN EDUCATION SOCIETY," has its
headquarters at Boston Receipts into the
Treasury Of the Parent Society at Boston,
for the year ending April 30, 1913 ,6l5 -, OF
the Society at New York, $4,322 50 , Of the
Society at Auburn, n. Y, $l,I06 So of the
Philadelphia Society, $4,956 ~ total re-
ccipts, S34 ,00l Al balance in the whole
Treasury at the beginning of the year, Sll,-
942 40 total available funds, ?4S,9i3 50.
Disbursements by the Parent Society, 500
627 43 by the Central Society, S7j6d GO
by the Western Society, $1,000 SO; by the
Philadelphia Education Society, S56l4 %
total disbursements, $34 ,90l l3 invested.
!S7SQ5 balance in Treasury April 80, 1880,
S6l47 40. The Number of Young Men
assisted by all the branches 800. This is
an increase of .fnv over the previous year.
At the public meeting discourse was
delivered by Prof. W. &. T. Shedd, Of Ando-
yer, from Romans 10, 10" How shall they
preach except they be sent" Christianity,
he urged, although of Heavenly origin, was
dependent upon human efforts for its dissem-
nation.
The new Congregational church at West
Rutland was dedicated on Wednesday last
in presence of a large concourse. President
LABAREE. of Middlebury delivered the sermon
This Church was organized in 1913. The
first place of meeting was at Centre Rut-
land 1t was the first Church organized in
Rutland County, and the second In Vermont,
on the West side Of the mountain. The Her
aid describes the new building as exceedingly
tasteful and conlmodious. The whole cost
was II 900, The pews were sold last week
for nearly 5000, beautiful chandelier,
candelabra, and the ornaments OF the pulpit.
were purchased by the Ladies. The church
j. cushioned throughout and warmed by fur
naces.
The Congregational society in Bennington
have recently re-dedicated their church edi-
fee which has been enlarged and bcautiicd.
Or. Beman of Troy preached the sermon from
the text.
The glory Of Lebanon shall come unto
thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box
together, to bcautify the place of my sanctu-
airy and | will make the place Of my feet
glorious.-lsArAU GO -.
The Annual session of the Vt. NJ. h. Con-
ference commenced at Plainticld May 23d,
and continued six days. Bishop Anes pre-
sided, and large portion Of the preachers
were present. The reports of the managers
Of the benevolent associations showed that
there had been collected, during the year, for
the American Bible Society S134,12; for the
Vt Conf Tract Society $l32, is; for the 5. s.
Mon ?l00,lO and for Missions S.07,j4;
besides quite a large sum raised for the relief
Of the Summaries.
The Bishop Of Buffalo has offered to forgive
the congregation of St. Louis church, but the
congregation refuses forgiveness on any terms,
and is determined 10 be :. a church without a
Bishop
The Romish Church in this country at the
commencement of 1855, may be stated to EN-
brace Archbishops, SO Bishops, 1904
priests, 1924 churches, p Incorporated and
; unincorporated colleges, (haung 2GG2
students) 81 theological seminaries, with
500 students) and III female academies.
The entire nominal papal population can
hardly be less than 3, $50 900 at this time.
1t is stated, as very noticeable incident,
that among the forty or fifty Episcopal clergy
men who were assembled at the recent con.c-
Grafton of St. Thomas's Church, New Haven,
one was II lneal dcs ccndant of the first Puri-
tan minis ter Of New Haven, and another was
n lineal descendant Of one Of his leading elders.
II is also fact of some interest, that II de-
tcendant Of Oliver Cromwell is now clergy
man Of the Church Of England in Canada
while the last lineal male descendant of
Martin Luther was, n few years ago, received
back into the Romish communion.
A MINISTER For SALE.-lhere is AN adver-
tlsement in a Kentucky paper Of one for sale.
lie was slave to man recently deceased. -
II is stated in the advertisement that he
holds licencc to preach Churches in want
of pastor will take notice,
A MISSING SERMoN.-Ihc following occur
renee took place at the Old South Church on
Sunday last. The venerable DR. Lyman
Beecher was supplying the pulpit, and III
the afternoon placed his manuscript sermon
in the Bible and turned over the leaves to
another part of the book to read his text
In the meantime he forgot where he had
placed his sermon, and when he wished to
begin its delivery, it was so nicely placed
between the leaves that he did not discover
It, He looked under the Bible and around
the desk, and even peeped over the front ct
the pulpit to see If it had not perhaps fallen
over, but all in vain, and the Doctor began
TO exhibit evident signs Of anxiety. \ man
seated in the gallery, and who saw clearly
tine cause of his embarrassment, applied an
efectua remedy, by rising and saying,
" DR.. Beecher, it's in the Bible-it's in Ihe
Bible" The DR., renewed his search, and
in moment WAS ready for the delivery OF
his sermon 1900 Trdrcilcr.