Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-05-29
Religious Intelligence

The annual General Convention of the
Vermont Congregational Churches, will
meet at Bennington, Tuesday, June l6.
The Vermont Conference of the NJ. f.
Church met at Brattleboro, May G. But
two thirds Of the body were present. The
y. II. Conference refused to form union
with that Of Vermont.
Chittenden County Conference holds its
annual meeting at Westford, on Tuesday
June ., at 10 \. VI. Preacher of Opening
Sermon, c. E. Ferrin; Substitute, j. X.
Converse. Preacher of Sermon on Missions,
John Wheeler Substitute, B. w. Smith
Preacher of Communion Sermon, A. d Bar
Der Substitute, Geo. W. Ranslow. Sun
day School Celebration on Wednesday.
We publish this week table of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of several societies
which lately held their anniversaries in New
York
Total Rec. Total Erp,
American Tract Society, S42O,5s 80 S4ls ,s29 So
Presbyterian Board For
eign Missions, 2O5,76s 90 2ls,52o II
American Board of Foreign
Missions, (fscal year,
ending Aug. !. 1856, ,)3O7 ais 90 323 900 40
American Baptist Home
Missionary Society, 44,5O7 90 36,l33 20
American Anti-Slavery
Society, 3s.l62 GO s3,97O IL
Society, (including Ed
ucational Fund.- 36,9l3 40 $500 95
American and Foreign
Christian Union. 76,2s6 % 72,l22 65
New York Bible Society 2l,755 IA 2!,755 Il
American a Id Foreign BIZ
bic Society, $4,000 90 so 900 90
Female Magdalen Society, 3,33473 3,S4O 73
Female Guardian Society, 3O,353 % 45,s39 90
New York sunday School
Union, 1888 80 1858 90
American Abolition Society, 6,Gl4 81 5,9s5 80
seaman's Friend Society, 1880 95 29,4sl 76
Total sl,27s,32s SIS l,3lO,O49 80
The committee appointed to award the
premium of one hundred dollars, offered
by the Fourth Congregational Church in
Hartford, Ct, for the best tract on Amer
lean Slavery, suitable to be published by
the Tract Society, after examining ffty-seven
manuscripts, adjudged the premium to the
Rev, Professor Pond, of the Theological
Seminary, Bangor, Me. for the tract en-
titled slavery and the Bible.
The anniversaries of the different Baptist
Societies were held in Boston, May l2-l9.
The Publication Society repor. that the
entire issues for the year are equal to 2S,-
43s,OOO lSmo pages. Seventy-three col
porters have labored in l. States and
Territory, have established So Sabbath
schools and 81 churches, and baptized 35l
al bat
eiety was the first to institute the work of
colportage, taking precedence of the Amer
lean Tract Society in the work. The re-
ceipts for the year were S4S, ,l47, IL. and
the expenditures S4s ,053, sc.
The Home Mission Society reports as the
number of missionaries in commission on
the lst of April II, in fifteen states and
territories. The number of stations sup
Piled, is 2ll. 1886 persons have been bap-
tised and "a churches organized. The re-
celpts for the past year are S45, 100 ,32; and
the expenditures SS6, 1928.
The American and Foreign Bible Socie-
ETY., reports the circulation of9S 900 copies
of the Bible. during the past year. 10 col
porters have been employed. The receipts
amounted to s44,77l,6 &C. The expendi-
lures were $50 ,426 81,
\ whole ships crew, who have been con-
verted during three months voyage, were
baptized at the Baptist Bethel by Rev.
Phineas Stowe, in Boston recently, They
sailed with Capt. Hardy, through whose
influence their religious life was com
menced.