The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-08-09
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
The heirs Of Arson e. Phelps of New
York, who left an estate Of over a million dol
lars, are sing every legal means to prevent
the payment Of requests to charitable objects
to the amount Of about $3.50 900, Of which
100000 cash was devised to the Bible and
mission societies and $4,000 for college in
Liberia, with other smaller requests.
Mrs. Elizabeth TIovey, late of Cam
bridge, beIueahed the following sums to
charitable purposes: Northern Baptist edu-
cational society $1,000; Massachusetts, Bap-
fist state convention 81 900; American tract
society, for the support Of colporteurs in the
West, $4,000; the Baptist home missionary
society, $4,000 the Boston Baptist Bethel
society, $500; New England Sabbath Union
5000 the American and foreign Bible so,:ic.
ty, $4,000 and the American Baptist mis-
s:Onary union is made the residuary legatee
The Baptist Bible society which is en-
gagged in a new translation of the scriptures,
is placed in an unpleasant position BY the dis
closures Of its late president, Rev. Dr. Ma
clay. He resigned the office as he AYERS, to
clear himself from responsibility for work
that he could no longer approve. The most
serious Of his charges against the society are:
the employment Of incompetent men to make
the TRANSACTIONS, and the dishonest squander-
ing of the funds collected from the churches
DR.. Alaclay finds many Of the translations
made IN way To PrUnv,o ,o,;v"ol;o", and in
fidelity. that changes have been made in the
original text and whole passages thrown out
altogether as spurious, and such shocking
versions as these promul gated This he
said Of the spirit, which those believing on
him were about to receive; for there was not
yet holy spirit In the beginning was
the Word, and the word was with God, and
God was the Word" As an instance of the
manner in which the society has squandered
SjO,oo0 per year he mentions that Prof Co.
nant OF Rochester receives $4,000 per year
for such portion of his time as is not devoted
to his professional duties. to continue till he
completes the old testament, and that he has
already received$G00O and has not completed
the translation OF single book. The direct
ors Of the society have issued card asking
suspension of public opinion until the
charges of the late president are fully nves-
ti.a'ed.
The idea Of outdoor meetings on the
Sabbath, so successful in the cities of Eng
'and was tried in Boston, last Sunday, under
the auspices O: the Youn, Mems Christian as.
sociarion. The services were held at ; ocio,k
IN y e'S mammoth tent on the common. and
Rev. Mr. Kirk preached to an audience of d
bout three thousand people-equivalent in
number probably TO all the audiences of the
city churches for the day. The experiment
succeeded so well that it will be repeated.
The London Times Of July 4. speaking
of the condition Of Italy, saws =" In Rome,
the headquarters of the papary, will te found
the lowest standard of public and private mo-
rallty. The Romish clergy, unless in some
parts Of Spain, are nowhere SO immoral as il.
the Eternal City. Nowhere is there more
idiencss, nproductiveness, ignorance, bad
manners, want Of personal CLEANLINESS. and
incorrgible mendicity amongst the poor, or
such Indifference TO common duties and com.
mon interests amongst the richer classes"
REVISION OF THE AUTHORIZED YER
SION OF TIE SCRIrTUEs.-ln the British
House Of Commons on the Ist ult., Mr. Hey.
wood postponed, ur; the 22i inst. his mo-
ton for an address to the Crown, praying that
Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to
give such directions as to her NAV seem meet
Tor the appointment of a royal commission of
learned men, well skilled in the original lam
guages OF the Holy Scriptures, and convers.
ant with modern Biblical scholarship. to con- |
slider of such amendments of the authorized
version OF the Bible as have been already
and to receive suggestions from all
persons who are willing to offer them; and
to point out errors Of translation, and snch
words and phrases as have either changed
their meaning or become obsolete in the
lapse OF time, and to report the amendments
which they may be prepared to recommend
"A monk, whose name is Spencer, and
who is member Of a noble family in Eng
land is making pilgrimage through Hun.
gary With the permission Of the pope, bis ob-
ject being 70 est abIish praying societies.
whose special task j; will be to pray in chap.
els. that the English nation NAV he conve,,.d