The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-03-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Rev. S. W. Bush has resigned the
pastoral charge of the Unitarian society at
Brattleboro' His connection will cease on
the first of April.
Rev. L. Kinney was ordained to the
work of the ministry in the Baptist meeting
house in Derby, Vt. on the 5th ult.
Rev. o. B. Hitchcock, of the last grad
uating class at Ardover, has been called to
the pastorate of the Congregational Church
at White River, VT; but it is feared that
delicate health will prevent his acceptance.
The Rev. Amos Foster, late of Ludlow,
w., was installed pastor of Church and So.
ciety, in Acworth. N. H., on the 18th ult.
Rev. C. B. Lombard, graduate Of AM
herst college, and late of a mission at &C.
rard, Peru, has been installed pastor ola new
Universalist church at Mount Vernon, N.
Y.
Rev. DR.. Woodbridge of Hadey preach
ed an historical sermon last Sabbath, at the
close of which be asked his people to unite
with him in calling an ecclesiastical council
for his dismission. DR.. w oodbridge is one
Of the many clerical sons Of Southampton and
graduated from Williams college in 1904
He is one of the frmest disciples of the old
Hopkinsian school of theology, and is some
80 years old.
Rev. Mr.. Day, a revivalist, has been
holding a series of meetings at the Bowdoin
Square Baptist church in Boston. Consd-
cradle excitement prevailed, but in fort
night after the meetings closed a member of
the church remarked, "Mr. Day has the eff.
feet of muster, to draw a crowd together
but our church now looks like the muster
field after the spectators and the troops have
gone homs.''
Rev. DR.. Kendall, Pastor of the first
church and Society at Plymouth-thc orig
inal church of the Puritans- preach.
ed his fittyseventh anniversary sermon, al
the age of 80.
Rev. T.. W. Clark and wife, who have
been missionaries at the Sandwich Island.
for 80 years, are on their way to this coun.
try.
Rev. j. s. Beecher and wife will soor
embark for Burmah, as missionaries Of the
American Baptist free mission society.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher gave evi
dence of his catholic spirit, few days since
BY immersing a young man. about to join
bis own church, in the font Of a ne; hborin:
Baptist church, in Brooklyn. But perhaps
the libera'ity of the Baptist in allowing their
water to be used in so irregular a way by So
irregular man, is the most remarkable fea.
ture OF the transaction.
Under :he preaching of Rev. Prof Fin.
ney, the revivalist, at Park street. Boston,
the religious interest has been increasing for
several weeks until the church is now well
filled on week afternoons. The interest has
also extended into other societies, and it is
said that there is more revival in Boston
than for several years before.
The supreme court of North Carolina
has overruled the decision of an inferior
court, excluding Universalists from being
witnesses in a judicial trial. Judge Pearson,
in giving this decision, said that the exclusion
of oftestimony on account Of religious belief or
un5elief "would be the institution of a test
oath towards which our revolutionary faith.
ers had so just an adherence, and which is
wholly repugnant to the tolerant and enlisht.
ened spirit of our institutions and the age in
which we live"
Luther and the sect that takes his name,
reject,from the sacred canon of the scriptures
seven books received by other protestant:
as inspired: S.: Paul to the Hebrews, St
James, the second epistle Of Peter, the sec
ond and third ep;stIes Of John, the epistle of
Jude, and the Apocalypse.
Some one has made the following esti
mate of the average cost Of Sabbath worship
to members of various denominations in tn,
United States Baptist, s3,4O. a Method
ist. about the same; Presbyterian, 81; al
orthodox Congregationalist, $40; Roma,
Catholic. Sl4; an Episcopalian, SIS; re
formed Dutch, $22: Unitarian, S23.