The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-27
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,

There seems 20 be arenewal Of the revival
scenes Of last winter and spring, 10 a eonsid-
cradle r1teRt In our cities, at the present
time. In Boston the prayer meetings begin
10 be throngrd again, The Congregational
st remarksi
"All things give promise Of a winter Of re-
marknhe religious interest Sabbath con
grcgatous, 20 far as We can learn, are well
attended prayer meetings are more than
usually iuil and interesting individuals
seem % be co usciouH, ia some measure, ui
the necessity that il laid upon them, OF work
Ing while the day lasts, and everything in
and around this city seems 90 show the bud
ding and first hloasoming Of religious hope.
/ The New York Academy Of Music has been
leased by several gentlemen interested In the
moral aud religious improvement of the com
munity fur the purpose ol series Of Sab
bath evening services 10 be conducted 10y
pastors Of various religious denominations,
The object of these services is u meet the
greatly y-noreascd demand for the preaching
Of the Gospel manifrsted In various ways
within the lasl few mouths,
turty-fuur new rurulhrrE tinriudiug ten
young ladies' Of the MouHt llolyokc Female
Seminary we're admitted 20 the Congrrga-
liunal church at South lladlcy last SUNDAY,
tho ffuit of last winters revival, who have
awaited the installation Of the new pastor
(ltov. II. NJ. Mead before connecting them
selves with the church.
There is an awakening of religious interest
in England and Scotland. Sunday evening
meetings ni EItcr Hall London, ar,p contin-
ued with the most cheering results. The
average attendance IL about 1000 chiefly
from the working classes. The sermons
preached are afterwards published IN the
form Of tracts, and thus widely circulated
among multiiudcs Who cannot or will not at
tend the services al which they were delivered.
liy the last report of the American Bible
Society il appears that out Of every hundred
dollars given to that institution, twcn;y-ouc
dollars are deducted TO pay clerks, book keep.
crs secretaries, agents and delegates, Thv
payments 10 the above persons last year
reached the large sum of SS3,522. The sum
Of $4,000 was paid TO the secretaries, gen
cral agent, and assistant treasurer, and the
additional amount of 1878 for their travelling
expenses. Such facts ns these show the ne
cc,sty Of Introducing prudence aud business
tact into the management Of our religious
enterprises.
The New York Observer mentions as one
Of the effects Of the late rcligiou, Neviyal, the
unusual acccSsions To the prcsbrtcrian dvin-
ity schools of the country. One hundred
and sixteen students are now In the Thcolog-
ical Seminary ut Allegheny City,. This is u
far larger number than has ever been in the
SEMINARY -l,,.f,,te. 9ti,rr ~rrriruriry arc also
filled with young men pressing irFS1he min
is,ry, Princeton has more than 100, and the
village has been largely called on to furnish
lodgings for those who could not be 0ccomo-
dated within the Seminary anildngs The
lf.,,. -.
has - students. Many young men in busi.
nooo, and aomo who had stadiod fpr othor
professions, have turned their attention to the
ministry.