The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-26
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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

sum 10 be expended under the direction OF
the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society.
Rev Dr.. D. 7. Xidler, late editor Of
our Sabbath School literature. has been elect
cd 10 prosessor,;.ip in The new Garrett BibIi
ral Institute, at Evanston. near Chicago.
Rev. Dr. ~ Clin,ork. late editor of the
Me,ho iit Quarterly Review, is about to re-
move 70 New York to pursue literary labors.
Among these We presume is the preparation.
in con junction James Stron? \. NJ. Of a BIZ
bhcal Dictionary which is 10 exceed in size
and completeness any former work Of the
Kind. These two gentlemen have been en-
gagged uTon this task more than a year al
ready.
Rev Dr. Cummings has been elected
Editor Ct tie "Zions Herald"
Rev. Cyrus IIamlln. d. d. Missionary
Of the American Board at Con,'antnople, ar
rived in New York with his two eld.s, daucht
ers on the 2sth of June
In an article OF Rev Stewart Robinson.
in the Critic, it is stated with respect to the
growth and power of Evangelical Churches
in the United States. that they now number
$4,000 ministers 100000 of church mem
bvrs; l6 800 600 connected by education and
sympathy with them; S'o.oo0.o invested
in Church property; S2O.oo0,o0O annually
raised for the supper: of o,dinances at home {:
stooo,0Oo for the spread Of the Church a
broad, and $4,000 Of sitiugs in their
houses of worship.
AT the late session Of the Methodist,
General Conference, a report was adopted
from he "Cornni.ter on Dress requiring a
minister TO charce persons about to be re-
ceived into the church, on the duty Of being
plain in their APPAREL
A "systema;ic benefcence society" has
been organized among the evangelical
churches of Boston The idea is copied from
an English as.oci ,tion with the same title
and the plan is to establish a systematic meth
cd Of collecting contributions for benevolent
purposes. on certain specific days throughout
the year I, is believed that much more will
be contributed unIcr this arrangement thar
by the ordinary random method Of giving.
bridgeport. Connecticut claims that the
title of CITY Of Churches" belongs more ap
propria.rly to her than to Brooklyn, New
York The latter has church to every
thousand inhabitants, but Bridgeport has ak
teen churches, or one to every four hundred
Of her population.
"A writer in the New York Observer adj
vocates the propricty Of clergymen receiving
fees for services rendered at funeral. He
based it upon the fact, that in most instances.
distance of from two to five or more miles
10 travelled, and from two to four hours are
consumed in attending to these services. Be
sides this, a horse has frequently to be hired
or, to avoid this, one has to be kept at con
siderable expense.
The rector of Trinity Church, says a
New York paper, estimates the whole prop
srty in its possession at Slo,000.0 900. Judge
Jaw shows it to be double that amount There
is no ecclesiastical corporation in England
that has so much wealth in its possession, and
il is questionable if another similar church
organization in the world possesses so grca
I'm amount.
The Eastern Waterman states that in tn,
single State of Mainr there are about lj'
Baptist churches destitute of pastors.
The Episcopal rector who created sc
much disturbance in his parish at Phi'adcl-
phia. by preaching after the model of the an
cisnt prophets against national sins, is sol,
OF Rev Dr. Tying of New York. The vest
~ Of the church passed resolutions Of cen
sare upon the pastor for preaching what they
call sectional politics, and protested against
any repetition of the offence. The clergy
man bears himself firmly and calmly and de
clares his purpose 70 consult the scriptures
and his own conscience az TO the topics upon
which he shall speak. The allies Of SLAYER,
are every whsre determined to destroy tn,
freedom Of the pulpit upon the subject Of
slavery, but they cannot succeed.
A SYNOD of Jewish rab5s is about to be
holden at Paris. France. to discuss the pro
prir,v of changing the Jewish Sabbath. as i
matter OF convenience, {. ON Saturday to Sun
day.
The next annual meeting o! the Ameri-
can board OF missions is appointed at New
ark, " j., on the 2Sh of October.
The American and Foreign bible socie-
~. Baptist, dishursed over $500 in June,
and the treasury is overirawn 5000. Thir-
tv-three col porteurs reported TO the monthly
meeting for July in New York. the following
results of their iahors: 1887 visits for bible
readings from house 10 house 7S5 families
found destitute OF the word of God 907
persons induced 10 attend church 500 chill
dren brought INTO Sa'.ta'h schools 81 ser
mons preached, sig prayer meetings Eeld :
100 visits to vessels and tor scamcn made
81 persons hopefully converted, and ~ bap-
Hzed
We learn from a reliable source that
Rev. George ID. Boardman, Of Barnwel
.'ourt House. South Carolina. has been com.
beled TO abandon MS PASTORAL. fer refusing