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Religious Intelligence.

a protracted meeting and state of unu-
Congregational Church in vcrgennes, under
the preaching of Rev. Mr.. Minor.
The ordination and installation Of Mr. Z.
d. Chamberin took place in the Presbyterian
Church in Plattsburgh, Wednesday the 10Th
inst. Sermon by Pres. Pease Mr. Cham
berlain is graduate of the University of
Vermont, and Of Andover and young man of
promise.
Rev. John Perrin has been Installed pastor
of the Christian church, Hydcpark. lie be-
ing the first settled minister, came in possess
sion, by the State charter, of $40 acres of
land, and other pcrquisites to the amount Of
S24O' which he has bequcathcd to the town
as permanent fund for the support of COM
mon schools. Patriot.
The attendance upon tho special meeting
of the American Board at Albany last week,
was very large, and the proceedings were of
great interest. We copy an abstract of the
proceedings from the Springfield Republican.
The report OF the condition of the easternmis-
sion which is of great length and particular
ity. was read by DR.. Anderson. 1t advises the
abandonment of the station at Madras and
the more vigorous prosecution of ehJrts in
the villages of Southern India 1t also adj
vises the discontinuance OF many of the mis-
sionsry schools, in which very few conversions
have taken place. Resolutions were proposed
sustaining the viewcs of the report, which
called out II vigorous debate Rev. Dr.
Mcllvaine said we had been laboring many
years to get up an interest in mission schools
and now We are told it is all wrong he
though the real question was whether the
missions should continue to be under the
control of n close corporation he thought
the honorary members should have voice.
Rev. DR.. Winslow who has been missionary
in India for 50 years, said that teaching was
preaching the gospel to children he went
for continuing the schools, whose influence
had been greatly underrated Rev. Mr.. Fair
banks of the Mahratta mission thought too
much attention had been given to the schools
10 the neglect of preaching. The mission
aries in India were nearly unanimous in the
same opinion. Rev DR.. Allen, missionary
in India from 1927 to 1853, said he believed
1t essential that every mission station in
India should have n school on liberal scale.
Rev. Mr.. Poor said the use of his deceased
fathers name in the committees report as
iavoring the proposed change was unluthor-
lied his father was opposed to any such
change. His father and the missionaries of
his own age were not so conservative that
they rusted in their holes. They watched
the progress Of events and adapted them
selves to them The missionaries had not
approved the changes made, but only assent
al to them after the board had decided upon
them. The seminary building at Battic6tta
had cost Sl0,oOl, and now it is shut up with
out word. II vas unfortunate to change
all their plans suddenly in the face of wary
and powerful enemies, such as the Jesults
and Brahmius, who will not be slow to seize
the advantages offered. 1t WAS unjust to those
old missionaries to make them work in new
harness. they should have been allowed to
labor during the r. mander Of their DAYS ac-
COrdlng to their own plan.
Rev Mr.. Thompson, Of the dcputation.
sait they went to India with no fixed plan.
Thc BItticotta seminary is only suspended,
not destroyed, and could be resumed at any
time. ia his view tho preaching of the COS
pei was like the majestic palm, and the
echoo system an unsightly parasite which
often covered and deformed it. applause,
which the chair repressed.) lie disclaimed
all dictation or authority by the deputation
over the missionaries: their intercourse had
been fraternal and pleasant. Rev. Dr. An
this meeting, but would deny the imputation
that the dep tiles had threatened to withhold
salaries from the missionaries who did not
acquiesce in the abandonment of the schools.
Rev. Mr.. Poor said the remark cf his father
THAT deputations were at a discount" was
not directed against the personal character
of the deputies, but the new scheme they
inaugurated, which he reg lrded as destruc-
tive and suicidal. He thought experienced
missionaries ON the ground were better jud res
of practical measures than those wholly un-
acquainted with the nature Of the work -
Rev. DR.. William Adams thought the board
had intended well, but had erred in not de-
ferring sufficiently to the opinions Of the mis-
sionarIes. Rev. DR.. Bacon thought the
opinions Of the missionaries had been con-
strained by the board, just as the Irishman
said she was compelled to volunteer" The
phrase oral preaching is not found in the
bible, he believed every means Of instruction
was included in preaching, lie thought the
deputation had gone too far in disseminating
schools. Chancellor Walworth and Linus
Childs sustained the action of the deputation.
After further debate the whole subject was
referred to a special committee of l3 of which
DR.. Beman of Troy is chairman, who will re-
port at the next meeting Of the board. The
meeting adjourned finally on Thursday even
ing.