Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-05-25
Religinns INTELLIGENCE.

one of the Secretaries made brief statement
respecting the affairs of the Board The fol
lowing missionaries have died during the
year The Rev Mcssrs. Benjamin, Hume.
Scudder, and Poor. and DR.. Iobdcl Of the
Mosul mission. Fourteen deaths have oc.
CURED in the mission families IN Western
Asia. The Board now wanted two or three
pious physicians to go out to their missions.
Six ordained missionaries and six assistants,
have been sent out since last October Thir. |
teen missionaries and six assistant mission
aries are now.undcr appointment The re.
ccipts during the month Of April amounted
to S32, 436 The total receipts for nine
months from August LIST. 1854, to March LIST.
1855, were S2l3 ,6S3, which is $500 more
than the receipts during the corresponding
part of the previous year. An address was
then made by Rev. E. Burgess, u returned
missionary from India,
Tho following resolutions were passed
and the following story told at the recent
anniversary of the American and Fore,gn
Christian Union.
Rcsohed, That the 300 millions of the I'm.
man race now under the dominion of the
~ Man of Sin, in most cases destitute of the
Holy Scriptures, deprived of the Sabbath and
of the sanctuary in their legitimate sense and
uses ignorant of the Gospel way of salvation
and resting their hopes for eternity. not on
the merits Of Chr st alone, but on their own
works or suferings, intercessiun and sup
posed merits of saints and angels or some
created beings, should excite the sympathy
and draw forth the prayers and prom pit the
vigorous, wise and persevering efforts of all
branches OF the Church of Christ to imnart
to them the pure Gospel, and bring them
under its .alutary power.
Resolved, That the 3 millions Of Roman
lists, now i'll the United States, with 40
Bishops, l704 Priests, lc24 so-called chur
ches, 81 ecclesiastical institutions, II incor
porated colleges, and | II female academies
u weekly newspapers, devoted to their in
terests, conducted in the German, French and
English languages-the Immigration among
us, chiefly from papal countries Of 400 900 in
habitants during the last year, and the re-
ceipt of not less than quarter Of million
of dollars in the same time from Europe, to
be expended in propagating Romanism in our
country, is well worthy Of the most careful
considerati ton of every American citizen, and
should lead to the study Of the system TIL it
is understood, and to vigorous efforts to
tighten and save its deluded victims
Resolved, That the movements of the rapal
hierarchy in this country, us in the old, to
obtain, contrary to the spirit Of our institu-
tons, the control Of popular education, and
10 hold the property of the church indepcn-
dent of the laity that it may the more eifcc-
tually subjugate them re-enacting here what
it has long practised elsewhere, and thus
showing its hostility to civil and religious
liberty everywhere have justly aroused the
jealousy, and called forth the resistance of
the press and the legislature.
p j Leo, an freshman, who has been en-
ployed by the Union in New England for a
wear said he reioiced that the Irish Catholic 5
came over ignorant and unskilled, instead OF
coming as the trained Ininions Of the Pope.
They were the less dangerous and more do
cie He had experienced there kindness even
when assailed by their priests. They would
attend night after night, upon his preaching
in spite of the prohibition of the clergy.
10 show the spirit Of Irish independence
he would tell an anecdote. An freshman II
Rhode Island was about marrying girl who
had pretty sum Of money. Now, the priest
hearing of this desired to get piece of the
money! and told the bridegroom he would
charge S2j for performing the marriage cere
mony.
It's rather high, your reverence sale
the latter. Then III not marry YOU" re
piled the priest. Z" Very we'll, your reverence
In go to some other priest.
.'l'll ex-communcate you
:" | can go to another church.
Then | II not let the girl have you
There's plenty Of others, your rcve
renee aud I've been thinking, your reye
rsnce, that the churches AMI girls are yer.
much alike-if one won't have We anothe
will
The Baptist Home Mission Convention mt
at Chicago May ~ The attenianc. wa
very large. There were delegates from thin
teen states. The report Of the Provisions
Committee WAS adopted Resolutions wei
passed unanimously approving Of the cours
Of the Committee and minority of the Hon
Mission Board, and strongly condemnins tt
majority, and directing the Convention
organize new society \ great concili
ton meeting was held in the afternoon, d
Armitage and all present peigns thomsely'
to the harmony and co operation.
The books published by the Methods
Book Concern amount to not less than ] ,0t
different volumes. The periodicals Of til
denomination have the following circulation
The Methodist Quarterly, 1900 Nation
Magazine, 10000 Ladies' Repository, e
600 Christian Advocate and Journa
10000 Sunday School Advocate, $50, 00(
Missionary Advocate, 10000. There a
also newspaper organs of the sect in all L
principal sections Of the country.
The King of Belgium is Protcstan
,bons,b his uhiants nasty Catholics
The King of Saxony is Catholic, thong
the greater part Of his subjects are Prutes
ants. The King Of Greece is Catholi
though most of his subjects are of the Gre
Church. Of the Is 800 900 European su
jects of the Sultan Of Turkey, II $40 900 a
Of the Greek Church, and 2G0 900 are Cat
plics, while only $500 900 are Mohal
ruedans.
The Congregationalist has some usc
directions for church goers. The follow
is for those who are always late -
Tho tramp Of late coming feet up
aisles, and along the galleries, is gre
ANNOYANCE to every scrious-mindei ",
shipper nd has no tendency to sanctiy
minister SO many heads are set pro
turning like weli-oied weathercocks to ev,
gentle blast from the opened door or even ey,
rustic of silk and muslin that preAcl
loses the counfenaRce of half his congro
tlon when the interruption occurs-anI is
danger of losing his own countenauce, d
something else beside,
A CHANCE FOR DoING Coon To all "
are particularly alarmed lest Popery sh
some time or other prevail in Vermont,
beg leave to offer an excellent chance to
something really calculated to prevent
lamentable catastrophe. The Nerm
Domestic Missionary Society pays spc,
attention TO the Catholic population on
borders of Canada. and through the faith
labors of converted Catholics hundreds
conversions have been made, and Protest