Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-16
Religious Intelligence.

Convocati0n Of Vermont, took place IN Rut-
land last week, commencing fGesdey even
ing. Eighteen OF the clergy were present,
including Bishop Randall, the lately chosen
Bishop of Colorado. and Bishop Hopkins.
Sermons were preached by Rev. Mr.. Pitman
of Mortified, Rev d. Il Buell. OF Burling
ton. and Rev. Mr.. Philips Of Bennington,
and an cxcgesis read BY Rev. Mr. Smith Of
st. AIhans.
On Wednesday morning, Bishop Hopkins
celebrated the Holy Communion. and IN the
evening, missionary s,rvice vas held, with
addresses by Bishops Ranehll and Hopkins.
An important resolution moved by the Rev.
Mr.. Bu-l, was adopted, authorizing the ap-
pointment of an itjaerant missionary in des-
titute towns in Northern Vermont, at an
ample salary The Herald Gays i'll its notice
OF the CJnvontion
An uncommon degree of interest ID Yer
mont missions characterized all the discussions
and proceedings Among the clergy present,
his many friends we're glad 10 welcome the Rev.
DR.. Hicks the founder Of Trinity Church, Of
which ne had been the devoted Rector for some
- year,, and whose name will ever be remtm-
bered NTH love and esteem, BY its members and
this community. The parish is now under the
abe charge Of the Rev. Mr. Howard, during
whose reetorship it has built the mos, costly,
and perhsps the largest and finest church, in
the Diocese, at 8 total cost Of some $4,000.
Special religious interest exists in Wal
hngiord, the Baptist and CongregaIonalist
churches working tremendously together.
There i, an increasing religious interest
in the Baptist church IN wind,or, Vt, Rev.
S. K. Dexter pastor. Fourteen have been
converted. Meetings are held through the
week.
- N;.ho!-. Church in MiddIebury.
last Sabbath. thirty persons were presented
for membership in the church, and twenty
received the ordinance of baptism
An extraordinary and profound revival of
religion is in progress, among the students
at Princeton College, which has resulted
slready in the conversion of number Of
yourg nes, several of whom have been con-
sideIe1 the most reckless in the college.
Of she 81 students now ia Anduyer The
ologic'l Seminary, but four are from Yer
mont. The name of Charles NJ. Mead.
graduate of Middlebury College, appears in
the Catalogue Of Andover, as Hitchcock
Professor (elec) of the Hebrew Language
and Literature. He is now abroad. and en- |
tiers upon his work at Andover next Sep
tember
Matson N. Smith, d. D. and Hiram Garlic
ton, late IN nisters of the Orthodox Congre-
gational Church, and James Haughton, Jr.,
and Frank W. Winslow of Andover Theolo-
glcal Seminary, were admitted to the order
OF Deacon in the Protestant Episcopal
Church, i, Boston on Tuesday last.
Rev DR.. Bellows, in recent discourse ia
Ceoser Institute, answered the question,
What is Unitarianism p He divided the
denomination into new school, and sold
chool, represented respectively By Rev.
Dr.. Chasning and Tbodore Parker He
tated, as reported, that
The union of the views as held by tbes. two
istlssuiShed dirines, was growing more and
lore complete, and he thought both elements
'srS useful BE thought Mr.. Parker's views
I'd ihhuence tower Of strength to the
arss. He affirmed that the fundamental posi-
on OF his own and the Unitarian denomination
- the denial Of the Supreme Deity of Jesus
hrist, but thst he would not attempt to
rers ths rom the Bible. For the first two
i-turlee OF Christnnity, he said such an idea As
lat OF IrIhItarsnism never entered the head of
y OILS. Believing that Christ is God, il order
- oc.rssSnt, worship and prayer vas due to
'e .Ao'rer ol Jesus. This Protestant mystical
gina. he asserted, had ever been hin1rance
the progress Of reform in the world.
1h> sork on the great Fifth Avenue Cath
lc Cathedral, n. Y, which was SUSPENDED
ing TO the high price of labor, is shortly
be resumed under the direction of Arch
'hop McClo.key.
A number of members of che Catholic or
Of 81. Augustine, haze asked to be in
'poratcd as the Brother Hermits of St ,
'rys Church, Lawrence, Mass. with a
pi'ai oil quarter of million dollars
ey are she only society OF St. Augustinians 2
Few England. and are about to erect the
gest church building in Massachusetts,
In 1Owanda, Pa, the Methodist REVEAL Is
powerful, that the places of business are
arly all closed, and lawyers, Goc,ors. mer-
lnts mechanics, the rich and the poor.
equally interested and laboring to pio- i
te the work.
N Indiana AID Ohio, the revival is very =
xerful end extensive.
In the small town of Delaware, in Ohio. ~
less Than three hundred have professed 1
version, most of whom have united with er
church. U