Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-04-12
Religious Intelligence.

ference Of the Methodist Episcopal church
will be held at Newbury. April 18th. Bishop
Scott presiding Of the Troy Conference at
Pittsfeld, Mass, the same day, Bishop
Clark presiding.
The revival in the Congregational Church
in Bradford, Vt continues. Forty CONVEX
sions are noted.
The Congregational Church Of Westmin.
ster propose to have centennial celebration
on tie llth Of June next. that day beng
their one hundreih anniversary. Rev. p.
II. " bite of Coventry, will deliver til ad-
dress.
Tie CoHgregofioaaha expresses IN oliu-
ION adverse to tie union Of the two Amcri-
can Tract Societies On the basis proposed by
the New York society, but endorses the idea
of giving to the Boston society al cnllrged
field Of usefulness IS national organ spe-
officially Of the Congregational CHURCHES.
There are IN the United States II 900
Baptist churches, valued at s 10000.
a Baptist paper, thc Cirisnas Press,
sIeak king Of tie oIcn communion question,
says:
"More than two hundr,d years have passed
since the First Baptist Oh Irch was organized on
these shores, at Providence, by Roger Williams,
and since that time two open communion
churches have been brought into existence.
The Second Baptist Church II Newport. r. /,
for the present, practices IN that way, and one
small church has just been organized at San
Francisco, on the game plan Ii il takes
two hundred years to produce two such churches.
how many will it take to complete the work Of
open communion -
REV John Gregory has engaged to supply
the pulpit Of the Univorsalist Church in
Essex, VT, during the ensuing year He
will reside in Mortified.
Rev {. W. Emerson Of Bsookfol1, ",
has declined d call to the new Unitarian So
eiety a; VIneland, n. j. The Repository
says; The church at Brookfeli, Of winch
Mr.. Emerson is pastor, is nominally
Calvinistic Congregational church, but it
has been well understood, for come time past,
that Mr.. Emerson's Theology Is that 5f the
Liberal School, and accords only with Uni
tarianism and Universalism.
The pulpit of the First Uniyersalis. church
in bingham, Mass, is supplied by lady,
Mrs. p A. Hanalord, for the current year.
The Unitarians of Boston, have instituted
4 series cf Sabbath evening services at the
Boston Theatre in that city.
Female Eyangelists seem to be on the in
crease in England. Mrs Thistlethwait Mrs
Booth, Miss McFarlam, Miss Octayia lara,
Miss Geraldine Hooper and Miss J. L Arm
strong are mentioned rs addressing large
audiences in London and other cities
The Catholic Mirror says that the present
number of Sisters of Charity in this coun-
try is 95l, beng net increase of 80 during
the past year They have now under their
charge % hospitals, 30 orphan asylums, 40
parochial schools, 1 houses Of charity, and
academy-making a total of los establish
ments, extending from Boston to San Fran
cisco.
A revival is in progress in the Baptist and
Methodist churches in Rutland, nightly
meetings being held and much feeling being
manifested at both churches. In the latter
come eighty members have been admitted
upon probation, and the number Of converts
in the former is large. In the Congregational
church, Rev. Norman Seaver, D. D., there
is also considerable religious interest.
In Craftsbury there have been twenty-five
hopeful conversions. including several beads
of families.
Rev Levi Loring Of IIaverhiil, Mass, has
accepted a call to the church at Sazton's
River, buckingham VI.
Rev A s Barton was installed over the
Congregational church in Townshend, on the
18th ult Rev. C. b. Hurlburt OF New
Haven, Vt, preached the installation ser
mon. Rev. J. Chandler gave the charge.
SAD FATALlTIEs.-lliss Marriette Bibbins,
of West Rupert, Vt, was burned so serious
ly on Tuesday afternoon last, that she died
in about SIX hours after. She was tending a !
sap kettle, when her clothes took fire.
10 firing a salute on "Wednesday afternoon |
sver the Connecticut election, two young men
OF Montpelier were shoekingly mangled by
premature discharge OF the gun. Peter Lc-
moline lost both arms, one leg and an eye, |
and died IN the evening. lie was bat recent
IL married. Alexander Gingras lost an arm,
and was badly wounded internally. Both
had served as artillerists in the army. This
is the third accident Of the KIND that has
occurred in Montpelier within few years.
The funeral of Mr.. Lenoine wss attended
on Friday, by the hand, battery, and fire
and very large numbur of citi-
sens.
NEwsPAPER CHANGK.-Mr. d. L. 1lilliken
has sold the Brattleb0ro Record TO Mr.. E. p.