Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-20
UeIipiouS Intelligence.

At the stated meeting OF inc ulahaScIs w '"O |
American Bible Society on the 9Th inst,
letters were read from Mr.. Fighter, OF Con- |
stantinoplc, describing the demand Tor the
Scriptures among the soldiers Of the French
army, and the increasing interest Of the Turks
in the Bible from Messrs, Goodcll and Riggs,
of Constantinoplc, showing the beneficial
effect of the reading room and Bible deposl-
tory opened at Constantinoplc, and stating
,hat SO 900 will before long be wanted to
complete the publication of the Armeno-lurk-
,sh Bible: from Rev. Eli Smith, d. D., OF
Beirut, saying he had completed the trans
lntion of the Arabic Testimcnt and that
since the completion of the Arabic Testament
the Pcntatcuch and several Of the smaller
hooks of the Old Testament have been trans
lated
\ united concert OF the orthodox Consrc-
,ntional Sabbath schools in Boston, was
recently held. at which it was stated, that
since February most. Of the schools OF that
city have been visited with extensive REVEALS
Of religion. and that an aggregate Of over two
hundred conversions had taken place during
the past four months.
OF the principal religious sccts in the
United States, that which has the smallest
sized cdiiices for worship is the Methodist and
those which have the largest are the lnta-
rians and Dutch Reformed. The smallest
denomination is the Swcdonborgiau and the
next the Mennonite. There appear to be no
less than ffty-two Tunkcr churches. aud
l,o Erin,Js 1,,, r.
mediation Tor about ouV,Vuu.
Dr. SrENRNs, president of Amherst college.
in reply to the question. What is Congrc-
gationalism 2 said recently
The difficulty Of answering the above
question arises from two sources that we
have no accredited manual of church polty.
and that it is rather a system OF liberty and
not system Of details. 1t is rather IL sys-
TEN Of common sense, applied by intelligent
Christian minds, according to circumstances
under the guidance Of great principles -
Hence it is such puzzle to those who 20 by
a book, or wait for the dictaton Of their
spiritual guides. NOvices, even among our
selves, are thrown into despair by overlook
ing the fact that our great pri nciples are our
only fixed rules. trusting the details to IL
sound and sanctilied judgement. The Scrip
lures nowhere furnish Il complete and nvarin-
bic model Of church government, 50 fixed in
minute particulars as to admit of no mudil-
cation corresponding to the times, customs
aud civil institutions among which it exists"
\ writer in the Eronge6st. dating from
London. SAYS that the Iryingtcs are beyond
question one of the most remarkable and in
teresting sects which have made their APP
rearancc in church history since the Rcfor-
nation. They believe their church to lie
nothing less than the restoration of the true
apostolic church, with all the supernatural
powers and Offices They have twelve Hpos-
ties for the various parts of the world. cor
responding number of prophets, cyangclists,
angels, elders and deacons. London is their
headquarters. where they have seven church,
es. and most magnificent cathedral. built
at cnornous expense. There is one church of
this order in the United States, at PotsIam.
y
SIR Moses Monteliorc is on his way to ialcs-
tine, where he intends to purchase a large
district and settle upon it the Jewish pau
rcrs at Jerusalem, and eventually all those
Jews from other lands who incline to return
TO the country Of their ancestors. This is the
first practical effort for the return Of the
Jews. but there is no reason to suppose it
',il be successful The failure Of Ntrl ham
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suciations Of England Sir John Dean Paul,
one Of the firm occupied an unquostioned posi-
non III 'Ae rellS''us "orAu anu was treasurer
10 a large number Of public societies. The
partners have been arrested on complaint Of
p,v JoLn Griffith. ,cb, had l,d.,,I s.ruri
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lars with the ilrm' Tor sale keelHhG nut "hIch
had been disposed Of for their private ac-
,,u,t
Madame y Aubigne. wife OF the historian
nj the retormation died at Geneva. Switler-
land Inna Ioth oftcr a l,nc and r,inr,l ILL.,
HCss' IIcT lAs' "or"S were "'''' co'l-
come quickly.
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Nheteen years ir IN the time that people irNi
heard the gospel they are ready to undertake
= ,b, .ntiro srnnort If nativc ,roachin,, in fttv
churches and among the hcatAcn around
them and except the expense Tor books ana