Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-09

Religious Intelligence.

by the successful management of their mission
funds to new and enlarged liberality. The
Union has no" an opportunity to demonstrate
the soundness of the policy of keeping its ex-
penses within its income, and unless we are
mistaken in human nature, it will be found
the most productive policy.
At the annual prayer meeting in Boston
for the conversion of the world, Rev. DR..
Anderson of the American board stated that
the board is now $4,000 in arrears, and
that the receipts must be one-third more this
year than last or the missions must be cur
tailed The contributions of the Boston
churches to the board last year were $780,
1923.
There are 80 churches in Philadelphia,
of which 10 are for colored people. The
Episcopalians have the largest number, 81;
the Methodists next, Al there is no ortho-
dox Congregational church, and but ORE
Unitarian the various kinds of Presbyterians
have 81 chur ches.
NATIVE Converts IN INDIA-We learn on
credible authority that there are at Delhi a
thousand native converts waiting to be
baptized by the Baptist Missionary Society.
-Revivol
RELIGIOUS BIGoTRY IN SwEDEN-A re.
solution has be- n submit d to the Swedish
Diet by clergyman nam d Jalsen enacting
that the entire Swedish clergy shall hence
forth have complete control over all printed
papers or pamphlets circu ated by hawkers,
aud that, moreover, severe punishments shall
be inflicted on all laymen who shall discuss
religious subjects without first having been
examined and authorized by a Protestant
clergyman. The proposition Was unanimous
ly adopted, and some members proposed even
more stringent measures.
The REVIVAL MovEMENT.-The good work
is progressing satisfactorily in those parts of
Ireland and Scotland which it has already
occupied. Accounts of crowded and impress
i've prayer-meetings at Calcutta d Geeloug
encourage the hope that the " uttermost parts
of the earth will share in the awakening
which i visiting the British Churches
London paper.
The BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN VERMONT.
The Waterman and Reflector has the
minutes of the thirty fourth anniversary Of
the convention held at Rutland in October
The number of churches in the State is ITO;
of ordained minis ers, 90; of licensed, 2;
baptized during the year, 4l2; total member
ship, 8,O97; increase, 53l; decrease, 298;
nett gain, 239. The number of ordained
ministers without charge, including professors
Of New Hampton Institution, &C., is twenty,
and the number Of churches aided by the
convention is eleven. Two of these churches
Barnston and Stanbrioge, are in Canada East
CONGREGATIONAL CLERICAL RECORD FOR
1859.-The Congregations iSt has published,
list, so far as it has kept the record, Of all
the ordinations, installations, dismissio s,
marriages, and deaths that have occurred
among Congrega tionai ministers during 1859.
The following is the summary: ordinations
and installations, $50; of which 81 were in
New England, viz, 10 in Maine, IL in New
Hampshire, 8 in Vermont,S6 in Massachusetts
q in Connect cut, and 2 in Rhode Island.
The whole number of dismissions is 65, of
which Sd we're in New England, VIZ, Ii in
Maine, 5 in New Hampsh re, 5 in Vermont,
% in Massachusetts, i" Connecticut, and l
in Rhode Island. There have been 40
marriages and Is deaths of minister's.
Twenty eight new Congregational churches
have been organized.
Professor John Bascom, of Williams
College, was ordained as Evangelist, at North
Pownal, on the 18th ut.
Rev. P. f. Barnard, of Wiliamstown, had
pleasant surprise, and valuable gifts, on the
10th ult.
Rev. James P. Stone and Mrs. Stone, Of
Greensboro had donation visit, afternoon
and evening, on the Oath ult, with donations
worth more than $50.
Rev. l. B. Smith, of Granville, had a
surprise" dec. 29) Of such nature as to
make glad the heart.
DONATION VBJTS.-Rev. A. j. Copeland, of
North Danville, had donation on the Oath ult.
A barrel of -four was drawn and presented by
twelve young lades-a pleasant interview was
enjoyed, and material aid generously bestowed
to the amount of fifty dollars
BARTON LANDNG.-We are happy to no.
tiCe that the good people at this place have re-
Gently made the Rev. s. c. Chamberlain gen.
erous donation Of over one hundred dollars in
cash.
DEATH OF CLERGYMAN,--Rev. N. S. Hazel
tine died suddenly, of conslImntion nj Snr;no.