The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-25
Religious Intelligence.

y. H.. communicated to that Society his res
igna:icn of the cflirc.
On Thursday. last week. Rev. Augustus
Woodbury.. predecessor of Rev Mir. Muzzey
in the same desk, was installed over the
Westminster Church, Providence, r. |.
The Episcopal bishop of Toronto,
Canada, has dismissed from his charge as
missionary in the Victoria district, the Rev
Daniel Murphy because he allowed his family
to attend Methods. meetings, and because he
had himself appeared before the bishop with
out bands
-Rev Drs. Bla9!cn, Adams and Stow.
ard Amos \. Lawrence and others of Ro>
ton. have uniteG in an appeal to the churches
of New Englnnd in behalf of the Southern
aid society. the OF iect Of which is to assist in
the support Of ministers and missionaries at
the South. The appeal contains the extra
ordinary statement that 'our Southern brc,h
rem welcome Us in preaching the entire wcrd
of & d to bond and free" 1t is doub ,es>
true that mot missionary of this society has
been mo,sted in his work." but there are
hundreds of important passages in the bible
of which its missionaries cannot make an
honest exposition and faithful application to
the obvious spiritual needs of the people.
without securing their immediate martvrlom.
or at least tiirir expulsion from the South
Intelligence has been received oc the
death o: Rev David S. Stoddar!. missionary
among the Nr.tori,n- at Oroomiah, Persia
He died on the 22l OF january after Ion.
illness Of tylhus fever He was peaceful
and happy in view OF death. Mr.. Stoddarl
was a native Of Northampton Mass. On a
visit TO this country in 1919, he married a,
his second wife Miss Sophia lIazen, then
principal teacher at the llovokc female sem
mary, who survives him in Persia lie wa,
one Of the most devoted and useful laborcr>
in that interesting missionary field. and hi:
dealt, is severe loss to the mission
The NV York Legislature has aprropri
ated $4,000 to the Univcrsa!is. college a,
Canton, in that state.
-I.aiah Rynlcrs. the New York flibuster
q has been converted to Spriuali>m under Tie
trance preaching of Mrs Cora V. l.. Hatch
;, If it >ha! make a respectable man Of HIM i
h will be an achievement credlable to an,
religion.
i The senior class Of the divinity schoo
at Cambridge selected Rev Theodore Parker
y as the preacher of their annual sermon a
commencement. but the faculty of the coilcg,
e refused their sanction, and a majority of III,
t. class las protested against the act Of tn,
i faculty as violation Of the rclinous tolG'ra
" ton on which the school was founlea, an,
the!y decline to make any new election of
{ preacher. The theological professors ar,
5 considerably startled by this decided inlira
Il ton OF IA leaning towards the hrrrsv of Nj
Parker. but some Of the students intimat,
'. that it is tie natural growth of TIE teaching
!, under which they have hrcn sitting.
h -Eev. Henry ". Bellows, of the Churcl
I. I. Of All Souls, New York, has accepted an in
# via'!on to speak at the Dramatic Fund Dime
/ In defense OF the STAGE, and Fanny kembl
>t has wr tten him a letter protesting agains
his course and decarir. that the influence o
- the stage is evil and only evil. This is
-. notable exchange Of po>itionS-a theatrca
5 star condeniing tire stage and celebrate,
e preacher OF the gospel defending it,
The Young mems Christian a>soriatio,
n OF New York. finding its resources failing an,
/, is members diminishing, has repealed il
= absurd rule !orijc!;ling the discussion offs slave
'e rv. and its members now have liberty OF
speech as well As prayer upon that subj
w hen the Rev. Henry Ward Beerhp
ofPiymouth church. Brook Iyn. had conclud
''- ed the morning service on Sunday last wei
4 dressed man OF about fifty years of age an,
~ OF very respectable appearance, arose troi
lis his seat IN The far corner OF the gallery am
= addressed the preacher. When silence ha
been secured. the stranger made the follown
remark to Mr.. Br-cher: - only wish to sa,
sir that If Your dinners are as good as .o,
sermons. should hot rct to diring wit
til .ou some day" Mr. Bvecher not reciprc
'e eating the compliment the unknown epicur
derarrd, evl'lrn'!, in disgust.
TIE UNIVERSAL YANKEE NATION
!wo iau"hable ucrurrrnrtS. atlordinI ne,
demonstration of IKE migratory prnpcn>itit
To OF Our country mon lave come to our notice