The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23
RELIGIOUS lNTELLl(:ENCE.


mer Pastor of the South Church in this vii
lage. has received and accepted a call from
the Congregational Church and Society in
Strobrilse, Observation-Disclosures. Il. f. Ray
has received and accepted a call from the
Congregational Church and Society at Nc
Indoe's Falls.-Rev. J. II. Quincy, late Pas
tor of the Congregational Church at East
st. Johnsbury, has received call from the
Congregational Church and Society at New
Braintree, Massachusetts-On the 23d ult,
Mr. Edwin Wheelcck was ordained and in
stalled Pastor of the Congregational Church
in Cambridge, Vermont
The installation of Rev. c. +. Ferrin, as
Pastor of the Congregational Church anc
Society in IIine>jurgh. took place Oh
Wednesday, the 9Th, with the following ex-
ercises Chant, (''I was glad when they said
unto me- Introductory Prayer. and Sc
lections from the Scriptures, by Rev. j. Il
Perry OF Swanton; Hymn-27s, Select
Sermon. by Professor n &. Clarke. If Bur.
liaeton Charge TO the Pastor, bv Rev. j.
Wheeler d. d., OF Burlington Right hand
OF Fellowship, by Rev. 4. ID. Barber. of
WilSton Anthem. "lIow beautiful upon
he mountans:') Address to the People. by
Rev Mr.. Iiurlbut, of Newhaven: Conclud.
ing PRAYER, !y Rev. Mr.. Sraton. of Char
lotte; Anthcm.-("Sing o Heavens, and be
joyful o Earth.")
According 70 the comparative statistics
given in the Vermont Chronicle, the proper
ton Of the commandments in the evangelical
churches of our country has increased since
1882, from one in to one in 81 of the
whole population. This progress has beer
m ,de. it should be noticed. while the immi
grafton of persons no, communicates has beer
immense beyond all precedent, and Will.
orr native population has been spreading it
SELF with unexampled rarilitv. into the new
regions ct tie Great Valley and the Pacifi,
Coast
-. L.:~s cf Nature g~siiu: Sectional
\ Cincinrat'i correspondent Of the Boston
Transcript saws the ice iii the Ohio river i:
fourteen inches .hick. and the slaves in Ken
!nckv. who are fully aware that the laws of
The State make it penal otirn>c fer the toll!
man to allow them 4 passage over any brids'
within the limits Of he State and prohabl,
surj1o,inE that the proprietor of the Grea
u0'u.al bridge. now existing between Ohio
and kcntuckv. is unde- no particular ol'i-a
ton to slaveholiing interests. have seized up
N the occasion for Grand stampede.
II is estimated that nearly 900 slaves have
escaped from bondage bv crossing the Ohio
river during the past month. Throuc oh tn,
activity and vigilance of The directors of til,
UNDERGROUND railroad" they have. with a,
unfortunate exception, all been "ru
through"
As the law of nature. which creates fhi.
insecurity to slave property is clearly uncor
s.itutional. why does rot the President rec
ommend its repeal. OF get Mr. Attorney Gen
era. Gushing to give an opinion against it
validity Like the Anti Slavery Restriction
in the Missouri Compromise. this law i.
clearly sect onal in its character, and impair,
the value of Kentucky property Let it b,
repealed at once. or our word for it that the
union between those two States. at least, will
be dissolved early in the Spring.