Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-02-08

VA Ecclesiastical Council, convened at
East St. Johnsbury, Jan. 18th, decided unani-
mously that tho request of Rev. j. II. Cur
ncy for dismissal from the pastorship Of
the Congregational Church in that village,
should be granted ut the same time express
sing their entire confidence in Mr.. Quincy as
an ablo and faithful preacher Of the Gospel
lie preached his farewell sermon last SAX
bath.
Rev. DR.. Anderson, secretary Of the board
oi foreign missions, has recently returned
from tour Of missionary visitation which oc-
cupod year and half, and was equal in
extent to making tho circuit Of the globe
The Board will have a special public meeting
to receive his report Of the state Of the mis-
sions, which will naturally be Of unusual
interest.
There are twenty-five jewish Synagogucs
in New York City, eight Of which are put
down as hcrctical The $4,000 lsraclitcs in
that city, are divided into two classes. The
most numerous body are the Orthodox, who
regard the "Talmul,' collection of the
writings and opinions Of soma sixteen or
seventeen hundred Rabbins, complied some
where between the second and sixth centuries
of the Christian era, as d" legal and obligl-
tory commentary Of the Bible Its esteem
cd the supplement to the pcntatcuch, includ-
ing, as is said, that part of the laws deliver.
ed on Mount Sinai, which Moses did not re-
cord aud which for hundreds Of years was
preserved only by oral tradition. It's, there
fore, esteemed Of equal authority with thu
written laws, although many of its instruo-
tious and stories, appear absurd, frivolous and
unscriptural.
The Reformed Jews arc those who, while
admitting the value Of the Tdlmud to a GER
tain extent. for purposes of biblical exegcsis,
deny its divine and binding authority. They
do not place it on a level wlth the Bible,
which is their rule Of faith.
At a recent conference, Il fusion was effect
ed between these two sccts upon the follow
ing principles
IL. The Bible, as delivered to US by our
fathers, and us now in our possession, is Of
immediate Divine origin, and the standard Of
our religion.
- The Talmud contains the TRADITIONAL
legal and logical exposition Of the Biblical
laws, which must be cxpounded and practised
according to the comments of the Ialmud
Rev. Mr.. Bardwcll, Baptist Clergyman at
Michigan city, Ind, Gniing his salary made
quate, after Intellectual representations of the
fact to his people, preached them sermon ON
~ ol,b !. Inv ol his hire
and told them that if they would not support
him, he must earn a subsistence in some 9TH
cr way. The next day he took the conduct
orship of gravel train on the railroad
\ London correspondent Of the Christian
Advocate, in recent letter, says that Moth
odist Church has been formed among the
British troops quartcrel in and about B'!'-
klaya. The number of non commissioned oI1-
ccrs and soldiers who have formed themselves
into a society is about three hundred, AMI a
missionary is about to be sent to them By the
Wesleyan Missionary Society
Mahomedanism is now protested BY 100
millions of men, and it is the opinion OF those
most familiar with it, that it is by no means
in that state Of decay that Christians have
beep led to believe. Tho dominions Of the
religion Of the prophet embrace, besides Iur-
KEY in Europe, which is but as drop IN the
great sea, large portions of the continents OF
Asia and Africa Within the last few centu-
res it has conquered paganism, and found Its
way among the inhabitants Of Malacca and
some of the Spice Islands, it has, as well as
the Christian religion, found a toothold upon
the shores Of New Guinea, and 1t Is said that
Mahommcdan missions are even now estab-
lshcd in the eastern part Of China, and their
missionaries laboring for converts among the
followers Of Confucius.
rs the appointed times pass without any
unusual event, the Alyentists are Obliged
occasionally to modify their creed. Its latest
form, according to the authority Of Rev. j v
Hines, the leader of the sect, reads thus;
Tho fifth kingdom, predicted in the pro-
uhecies is to be a 'rcQi dom'p'oH, 1t l. t.
extend under the whole heaven; it is to be
cot up in the new earth described by Peter
cd ep. C. iii wherein dwelleth righteous
ness it is to be given to the resurrected SAINTS
and to continue forever--as it is u be usher
ed in by the personal advent OF Christ, the
restoration of the earth to its paradiSaic state
and the resurrection Of the just; which event.
may be looked for as imminent,