Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-23
Religious Intelligence

The evening meetings which have been
held for the last few weeks in the Pine St.
NJ. f. Church in this place, under the Pas
toral care Of Rev. Wm. X. Brown have been
of Il very satisfactory character. Among
the conversions are ten heads of families,
and the interest is still increasing.
There is a very furnishing Sabbath School
connected with this Free Church, their reg
ular attendance being upwards of $50.
Twelve adults were baptized last evening,
and several have been baptized, previously,
since the meetings began.
Rev. Amos Foster of Ludlow, Vt. was
dismissed by an ecclesiastical council on the
Both ult. from the pastoral charge of The
Congregational church in that place. The
decision was unanimous, in view of the cir
cumstances of the society and Of the fact
that Mr.. Foster had received a call to the
charge Of the Congregational church in Ac-
worth, y IL. The Council passed resolu-
tions of confidence in Mr.. Foster as q faith
full and successful minister.
The annual report of the Vermont Bible
Society says
The raising of funds has been a prom
lnent object with us during the past year.
1t appears from the Treasurer's report that
there has been received and credited to this
society during the year Sj~,2Gj,2I."
TIT last t%riennial report of the Episco-
pal church exhibits an increase by - conir-
nation, y of more than thirty thousand, or
ten thousand a year being about ten per
cent. annually, on the number of members
in 1888, which was l05. l36-net increase,
II 900. There are SIS clergymcn in 30
d~ioceses, exclusive OF Texas or one to ev-
cry 20 %laymen. The three years net in
crease of clergymen, has been lG4, or only
one in 50, as compared with the increase Of
COMMITMENTS.
The Christian ambassador states that the
Universalist Denomination have raised
nearly $500 600 for educational purposes
during the last five years.
PAINruL.-The New York Churchman has
suffered Il severe shock, because Bishop
Eastburn, of Boston, has consented to de-
liver one of a series of Sabbath evening dis
courses before the young men of Boston,
during the present Winter. Such action on
the part Of the - true successors of the
Apostles" the Churchman denounces as
- that contemplate and most mischievous
system of determination with heretics and
schismatics, on which, on former occasions,
we have been called upon to animadyert.'
The following is from the Springfield Re
publican
SUNDAY School INcIpENr.-A few Sab
baths since, a teacher in one of the Sunday
schools Of this city, having exhausted the
lessons of the day, proposed, rs had been
customary with him, to tell some Bible sto-
ry to his class Of little boys. The BOYS had
learned to take a good deal of interest in
these stories, and several were anxious for
the repetition of certain narratives that had
previously delighted them. At last, one
bright eyed little fellow, in the most eager
manner possible, exclaimed, " tell US about
the woman that was turned into a salt-cel,
lar. Then, turning to his companions, in
order to carry his proposition with them,
he added with infinite gusto, and a face IA
diant with assurance, " All that's the
HeateSi thing -