Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-04-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Bishop Hopkins has resigned tho rector.
ship of st. Paul's Church In this place. in.
tending, as we understand it, to devote him
self to the Episcopal Educational Institute,
Tor whose establishment he has boen labOring
Of late. His efforts have been successful.
We sec it stated that the subscription for that
purpose, already exceeds $22 600
A state of unusual religious interest ex-
lists in the Congregational Church, in Spring
field, Vt. Mr.. Giddings, the pastor, writes
to the Chronicle that meetings for inquiry
have been attended by as many as % or 80
and that several conversions have occurred
Eight persons were admitted to the Congre-
! gatonal (Rev Mr.. Tylcr's) Church in Brat
tleboro at the last communion.
\ very great awakening has taken place
at KingsbOro', n. Y. On recent Sabbath
II persons joined the Presbyterian church.
the only one in the village, and thirty of
these were heads of families. The revival
has continued four months, and is yet with
out abatement. The Puritan Recorder says
it is long since it has had occasion to record
so many rcvivals at at present in all parts
Of tho country.
The New York Churchman complains of
the growing clerical contempt of Lent, espe-
clally Of DR.. Tyng's consenting to pnrtici-
pate temperance banquet to Mr.. Cough
during the fast, and inquiries. W hat can the
church, what can even the world, think of
duplicity and charlatanry such as this =
The various Sunday schools of y. V city
that are connected with the American Sun
day-school Union are in the habit Of giving
pledge near the beginning Of every year
to collect q certain amount of money for the
Union during the year. One school has named
$3.50, another S275, and another $500. 1t
is said that none of these pledges are
ever broken, and that many are often
ovcr-flled. Last year the united offer
ings Of Sunday school scholars in New York,
to the Union alone were no less than $4,000.
\ bill for the Incorporation of St. Law
renee University, at Canton, New y ork, with
n theological department under the direction
of the | Universalist denomination has passed
the Legislature of New York
Rev. John Pierpont, who has been settled
seven years over the Unitarian Society in
MedfOrd Mass, has resigned his pastoral
charge, and preached his farewell sermon
lie is II years of age.
The California conference Of the NJ. Z.
Church, South, was held at San Francisc
The number Of preachers recognized is 10,
with l6 local members, making 3j ministers.
There are II churches, 26 places occupied
- Sabbath-schools. Members, 72Q proba-
toners, 100, total, 919, an increase of 50
since last year. Claims of the preachers,
s. 500; receipts, ST, ,S3l deficiency. s ,O3l.
In Bro oklyn, n. Y, the Church of the
Holy Trinity (Episcopalian) became embar-
rassed, and the structure was about to be
sold under the hammer, when a story got
purchaser, meeting was called, ana the
$50 900 necessary to redeem the mortgage
was promptly subscribed.
The Paris correspondent Of the Indepen-
dent says 1.-The reformed churches with the
exception of fifteen consstories on which no
information had yet been obtained, possess
rs ministers, ll9l places of worship 1909
schools containing GO 900 pupils. If to these
figures we add for the free evangelical chur-
ches of France and the stations of the evan
gelical societies 20 ministers and 200 places
of worship, and due nu mber of both for the
fifteen consistories not included above, we
reach very nearly the number of 1000 minis
ters and 1900 places of worship among the
Protestarts of France