The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. Calvin Cotton, well known as the
writer of the Junius TractS-a series of po-
!itical papers of great popularity in the cam
paign Of 1910, and also editor of the Speech
es and Correspondence Of Henry Clay, died
few days since at Savannah, Ga, whittier
he had gone in pursuit of health. He was a
gentleman of highly respectable character,
and writer of considerable ability.
| AT Pittsfeld, Mass, last week on Sun
day evening, Rev. DR.. Heman Humphrey
preached in DIR. Todds church a sermon in
c"mmemoration of the completion by himself
of half century's service in the Christian
ministry. The church was completely filled
with people Of all denominations Rev Drs
Porter and Todd Of Pittsfield and President
! Hopkins of Williams College participated in
the exercises. DIR. Humphrey stated that
he was ordained at Fairfield, Ct, in 1907 in
1917 he was settled in Pitt.feld after six
years Of service in Pttsfeld he accepted the
call to the presidency of Amherst college
of which he was president for % years In
conclusion the venerable patriarch spoke as
Christian patriot of his experience might be
expected to speak, Of the assault on Mr. Sum.
ner, the Kansas outrage:, and the last dis
grace, the Drcd Scott decision. The ser.
mon occupied an hour and forty five minutes,
but was listened to with unlnssns interest
Rev. I'M. Pease, the Five Point. mis-
sOnary, New York, has been obliged to rc-
tire from his work on account of i'll health
1t Is estimated that during the seven wears
OF his mission five thousand children have
been reclaimed from vice and vasrancv.
The Baptist Home Missionary Society
will hold its anniversary in Boston on the
l4'h and 18th days of May
The religious interest at Boston con,in-
ueS without abatement and has extended Ia
nearly every congregation in the CITY
Kew. Mr.. tInnry continues his Iabors at the
IArk street church. but the pastors general
ly neither oppose nor encourage him.
The Catholic church has received a dis.
tnguished and extraordinary accession in
the persons Of Mary Grove Nichols and her
husband, Dr. T. l.. Nichols, i,nsrant amos.
ties Of free love. They we're Baptise! at St
Aavler church, Cincinnati, on SunJav las.
together with daughter of Mrs. y. bv a
previous husband, and Miss Hopkins, both
otthe Yellow Springs free love institute
These conversions are attributed to the in.
tln"nc" Of III" spirits of Trn.tius Lovola and
, Xavier. with whom the converts had been
in rapport. The Catholic Telegraph SAWS -
~, is not a little remarkable that on eth
er side OF the Atlantic, at the same time. tn.
spirits have advised their mediums, Mr..
Hume at Paris, and Dr. Nichols and family
here. to seek salvation through the church.
II they are COOL spirits. We can easily sec
the motives of this advice if bad ones, they
are like those who went out of the possessed,
as We read in the gospel, confes>n. Jcsu.
Christ"
What spiritnalism Las lost with the Nich-
discs it has recently gained in the conver-
sion of Charles w. Cathcart of Indiana,
formerly member of Congress- He has al-
dicted himself to the propagation of his new
faith with great zeal and self sacrifice. IT..
has room fitted up for .piritua! exhibitions
in his house, and oilers to cover 800 with
$1,000. the latter to be given to the poor, if
any one can show that the phenomena are
produced by fraudulent means, or the 500
to be similarly used in case of failure to ex-
pose anv fraud or he will rive $500 to anv
one who will discover frand or deception in
anything that occurs in his room. lie also
offers to stake $4,000 against the same sum.
to be distributed in charity. that drum sus-
pended from the ceiling of the court room IT
Laporte, where he resides, shall be beaten by
invisible hands in the presence of the people
OF the town, with his spiritual circle sitting in
the room.