The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-12-27
CITE Californian.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,

! GLORIOUS INTELLIGENCE.-Tt is said
that one thousand Churches, established
through the agency of the American Home
Missionary Society, are now selfsuppor,inc
ihe Society. as may be supposed, stands en-
lnently high in the affections Of christians.
AT the period of the discovery of cold in
Australia, the Methodist Missions in the Col.
ones cost the friends of the British Wesley.
an Missionary Society. little more than
$4,000 annually. Now the missions con-
s''u'e seperate Conference, aud raise $50.
600 to support the missions on New Zealand.
Friendly Islands, the Fejee, and others IN
the vicinity
FIRST CHURCH IN NEEEAsKA.-The
Methodists have recently dedirated at Ne
braska city the first meeting house erected
IN that territory. On the morning of the
dedication $500 was aised to yav off the
debts OF the church.
TIE DrTCu REFORMED CmrECu.-The
Dutch Reformed Church has increased from
Ill to :i91 churches during the last ten wears.
II now embraces 3GS ministers. 33 GOO tami.
lies, 10000 commitments, and 80 900 Slt,
bath School scholars 1t contributed TO
Forelgn Missions $4,000, ard Domestic Mis-
sions $4,000 last year.
The Rev. Dudley A. Tyns, of Phladrl,
ph'a, the EpscopaIian clergyman who was
dismissed from his pulpit in the church of
the Epiphany for rrrachin. anti slavery
politics. has set up on his own hook. and last
Sunday began his independent atlmin>tra-
tion in the National Hall, before larce con-
.rrcation.
DEATH OF A MISUNDERSTANDING the
passengers in the Southern Cross. which ar.
rived at Boston on SUNDAY from Calcu,ta
was an infant child OF the late Rev Alfred
B. Scat'erIrc. formerly Baptist missionary
to Burmah. Mrs.: $. A. Scatterlpe. the moth
er of the child, died on board the ship on the
4th November, at sea.
Il news paper correspondent in France
mentions the interesting fact, that a Bible
gwen to child fifteen years since has been
the means of brin4in. TO the truth the inilas-
'an's OF the whole village. who, bearing, a
month ago. for the frs: time. HAT protest
anIsm Is the religion of the Billie have mai,
apEcalon for a minister OF that rtlSua>on
-Nm. {. Pler,cpont, Esq. of P,erre,o,,
Manor. jefferson Co., recently sent a dona
'ion OF : 1000 TO tie Church Book Society
, OF New York. Bv a mistake the amoun,
was mentioned in the Church journal as :;
ooO: wncrcupon he to warded the odd 81 :
Ooo to make his donation actually correspond
: with The figures OF the printer. The editor
OF The Church Journal pronounccs the mis-
take to be the best mistake, and the correct
ION the most satisfactory correction he hes
ever known IN his ed,tc,ia! experience
N'N' tfSIoN 10 RoTFSTANIISM-A
Lon1on paper of Nov. 29rh saws -
lhe movement towards protcs'anti<m in
Bohema MOravia. and Austrian Sie>ia. j.
becoming daily more immense and over
wheming whole families, in all their branch
ts. simultaneous embracing Lutheran creed
. and leadin" others to tie same route. to the
CONSERVATION Of The Roman Ca,ic!ir CLERGY
, who are striving by every possible means tc
stop the current. 1t appears ,ha,,he rcr"n
concordat with the ropr, which di~ru>':
the more intelligent inhabitants of thes.
countries, is The dominant cause Of this move
mem.''