The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-05

mixing remorss and hopeless despair, which |
RACES with ok the fury Of hell.-Boston
Mail.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
The Methodist general conference at In.
dianapolis, has come to vote on the slavery
resolution. proposed to alter the clause
in the dicipline which forbids the buying and
selling Of slaves 50 as to read" buying, SELL
ing,' and holding human bsings,"-and was
lost BY vote Of ayes l2l, nays 94-less than
two-thirds, which is required for an altera-
ton Of the discipline. Dr.. Raymond Of Will
braham, who presented the reports and reso-
luton, made an admirable argument in its
support, but it appears that more than one
third of the Methodist church north is vet in
doubt as to the s,nfulness Of slavery. DR..
Raymond in bis speech, abiding to the fogi.
tive slave law, said "the irst case under it
in New York had been brought Up by Bal.
timore Methodist-the first in Boston by q
Virginia Methodist, and the 6rst in northern
New York, lin the neighborbood of Lake
Champlain,) by Methodist who had been
officially recognized BY the church. These
things were now charged against Metho'lism
he did not believe these men represented
truly the sentiments of the church and he
hoped this vote would prove it," But the
vote disappointed him.
"A penny subscription is being collected
to erect monument to John Wesley in bis
native town of Epworth, England.
The FRANCISCAN monks are about to e.
rect monastery at AIIegany, N T., having
been refused by the Legislature Of Pennsyl
vania permission to locate in that State.
The receipts Of the religious and cbarit-
able institutions Of Great Britain, last year.
amounted 70 the large sum of s5,Sl3 1000, Of
which over two millions was for mission
and s62s 900 for bible distribution.
1t 10 asinsular fact that there are more
Lutheran churches in the United States than
there Of the Roman Catholic faith The Lu:
theran ministers, in point Of numbers, come
up to within two hundred Of that Of the
Catholic church in this country; and ye,
there is but one Lutheran church in New
England. The single preacher Of that faith
in this section of the country resides in Bos
ton, and the church is on Shawmut avenue.
In the city Of Genoa there are three
Protestant Italian congregations, with regu.
lar pastors, besides a French Prorestan,
church and Protestant Episcopal English
church. Penny papers are cried in the
streets, and bibles are sold in the book stores
Though the masses are yet in the darkness.
Of Roman superstition. yet the light 10 break
ing and all Italy will yet be free.
"A meeting Of sixty Baptist ministers Of
Boston and vicinity, on Monday, passed res
"lutiors upon the late slavery outraees q
Washington and in Kansas, and decIarin,
the scriptural doctrine "tbat among the NOR
al wrongs and national sins suitable TO
themes in the pulpit, American slavery !
entitled to greater prominence and though
it may not become minister Of the gospe
to enter any political arena, nor to bring il
party strifes within walls consecrated Il
peace and personal godIiness, he should no
forbear to proclsim the criminalities and cor
rupiions Of this giant evil, howsoever con
nected with church or state, nor to use an,
right means of influence in his power to ar
rest and remove it.
The Rhode Island Congregational con
ISOLATION has decided to discontinue the cor
res?ondence with the PRESBYTERIAN genera
assemblies, in consequence Of their supper
Of slavery.
The American Bible society is about {,
undertake the noble enterprise Of supplyin,
every destitute family in the United State
with copy Of the Bible, (slave families ex
cepted.) A like movement was successfully
made twenty.seven years since, and at tn,
time awoke an unusual interest by the bold
ness, novelty and philanthropy Of the propo
sal.
AT . monthly meeting Of the executiv,
committee Of the American trait society, in
teresting intelligence was received of vii
lage in Orisss, 200 miles from Cuttack
where many had been Drought to the kno~I
edge Of Christ, chiefly by books, and Of the
success Of labors in Fuchaw, in Shancba,
China, and among the Armenians Of Turkey
There was also call for new tracts for Sar.
DINA and Piedmont, and for Flemish tract.
for large population in Belgium. A def
cheney Of receipts during the month had made
It necessary to increase BY about $4,000 the
amount ofnotes given for printing paper.
AT . meeting Of lo4 Baptist ministers .,
Franconia, N. H. last week. only four out Of
the whole number we're willing to support
the cousse Of the administration, and but one
Of the four dared defend bis opinions. The
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