Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-31
Religious Intelligence

KEY +. rockingham has lNSi6NSN H-S
charge of the Unitarian society in Brattle-
boro, and accepted a call to Buffalo, y. Y.
Rev Norman Seaver, D. D., Of Rutland
has received a call to the pastorate oil the
Center Congregational Church oil Ne"
Haven. Conn, on a salary Of $4,000 per an
mum.
Rev. W. Ii. Cudworth OF Boston will not
accent the call which has been rendered him |
by the Unitarian Society Ct Washington
DC.
Six young men from the recent gradual
ing class at Union Seminary are to enter
upon foreign missionary service. The same
number at Chicago, and about one fourth oil
the large class from Princeton, have the same
destination.
The Union SABBATH School Association OF
Clinton County, y. y will hold its second
annual Convention at Keeseville, June 10Th
and 18th.
The next meeting Of the New School Pres
byterian General Assembly will be held at
IIarrisburgh, Pa.
The scyenty-scventh annual convention OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Di-
oocse OF Vermont, and the thirty fifth an
nual convention since the full organization
of the Diocese, will be held at st. Adams
June 9Th and 5th.
On Tuesday evening, the Rev. Duane ;.
Phillips. of Bennington, will preach the
Missionary Sermon, and the sermon before
the Convention on Wednesday morning, will
be delivered by the Rev. Charles 5. Hale Of
Arlington.
general movement is now in progress
throughout the two great branches Of the
Presbyterian Church. having in view their
future union. At the session of the Old
School Assembly, in New York, resolutions
looking to this end were introduced and Ia
yorably considered. On the opening Of the
New School Assembly, in Rochester, last
week, ReY DR.. Hopkins, OF Auburn, dclI7-
cred an address almost entirely devoted to
the subject
In the New School Presbyterian General
Assembly the Committee on Home Missions
reported that four hundred and nineteen
missionaries had been employed The past
year. and the receipts have been $l29 ,G7G.
The Publication committee reported the re-
ceipts SOL $3.50 disbursements, S95,9S7.
The report of the standing committee on
Sabbath School recommends making the
permanent committee a distinct executive
body to carry forward the Sabbath School
work, also that the churches cordially Co
operate with the committee and that the
funds Tor this object be transmitted through
its hands.
At Memphis, Tenn, May l3. the South
ern Baptist Convention passed resolution
in favor of uniting with the Baptist Church
North for promoting the education of the
freedmen in the Southern States.
St. Patrick's (Roman Catholic) Cathedral
in New York, which was burned some
months since, has been rebuilt, and though
not complete, high mass was celebrated in
1t last Sunday.
An immense Catholic Church in Balti-
more IL now approaching completion. 1t
will seat comfortably at least 5000 persons
on the ground floor. The principal sum re-
quired to erect this immense specimen Of az
chitecture,-one Of the most attractive and
imposing buildings in the city,-was raised
by weekly contributions from members Of
the congregation. Of f,rafy-frs cents each
On the Sunday preceding Elster, collec-
ton was taken up in all the Catholic church
es Of the Philadelphia diocese, in aid Of the
Pope. Bishop Wood announces the result
to be So 900. He has gone to carry it in
person to Rome.
1t - thought the Pore will order the con-
sccration Of Rev. DR.. Peter Havcrmans, for
more than a quarter of a century a Catholic
pastor of Troy and yicinity, as Bishop Of
Eric. NJ recommendation has vet been for
warded Tor the nomina'i y of prelatc in
the place Of the late Bishop Lavallc, Of the
Sec OF Louisville.
The erection OF Syracuse into Catholic
See has been recommended 10 the Pop.
Quite a number of Young men have ban
ded themselves together in Boston to distrib-
ute on Sabbath mornings tracts ANA rel gi1us
papers on the vessels lying at wharvcs. and
to hold religious meetings for the benefit Of
those who will not attend public worship.
At the annual meeting OF the Young Men .
Christian Association Of Boston On Wednes-
day, it was reported that 10 GOO small books
had been distributed, 1000 card tracts,
l24, 600 pages Of tracts, l0j Testamcnts and
u Bibles. An average Of l4o0 books and
tracts were distributed each Sabbath. Sit
uatlons have been obtained. through the d.
rect efforts of the committee. or O. aPlii-
cants.
The Naval Commistoo reported having
distributed 1900 copies ri the Testament
and Psalms, 1900 papers, a large qlan;i'y
Of small works. and l06 Bibles.
The British and Foreign Bble Society cir
culated two millions three hundred and
cighty-,hree Thousand three hundred and
eighty copies Of the Bible and portions OF
the Bible durilS the last year. From the
commencement Of the Society fity-two mil
lion copies have been distributed; and forty
million other copies have been distributed
by kindred societies which nave sprung from
it, or have been aided by it. These have
been printed in one hundred and seventy
languages, and in two hundred and thirteen
different versions.
The HARLEM EXTENSION A SUcCEss.-Wal-
lingf,rd and SALISBURY aud all the other