Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-04-26
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. Roger 6. Howard has rendered his
resignation to the Episcopal Church in Rut-
land.
On Sunday last twenty persons were ad-
mltted to the Methodist church il Rutland.
Nine were admitted to the Baptist church by
baptism
Fourteen persons joined the Congregation
al church in Ludlow, last Sabbath
Rev. Mr.. Sherwin, fer some time past past
or OF the Baptist church in Brattleb0ro, has
dissolved his connection with that society.
and accepted call from the Baptist church
at Dover, y. II.
The NJ. f. church Of wes:p1rt, y. y, has
been enlarged, re-ltted and re-furnished, at
cost Of 81, 100, and Is called the best N. F
church in the District
The largest Presbyterian church IN the
country i, that Of Rev T. L. Cuyler in
Brooklyn, Ny Daring the year lN66
three hundred and thirty-fve members were
received into the church. The whole num-
Der Of members L. 030, and there are
800 scholars and teacher in the S,b'ath
schools
The resignation OF doe venerable Dr. Tho
ma. Worcester j. announced. lie has been
clergyman in Boston iorty-siz years.
The Unitarian society of Springfield,
Mass, have commenced the erection Of a new
church, which is To cost Sloo,0oo.
There D, deep religious interest in the
church Of which Rev. Dr. Huntington is
rector, in Boston, and La, Sunday 81 Icr-
sons were confirmed. The services were
conducted by Right Rev Bishop Randall Of
Colorado.
There are four hundred and oish;y-tsc
thousand Catholics in New York, twenty
FIVE thousand of whom are regular church al
PENDANTS The total includes fifty Thousand
young men between the ages Of fifteen and
thirty.
There are SO Protestant Sabbath schools
IN New York, and IS Of other denomination,
including the Romanists and Jews. ul ttc
Protestant schools the rolls EXHIBIT q total
or - ,lj0 names, with an attendance aver
aged lor February and March Of 81 ,2l3. or
60 yer cent. In the other schools there aI-
pear to be 3S,SSj pupils, with an average
Attendance for the same time Of 2N,y02, .
equal 10 II per cent.
d" Bishop" Staley, who was sent out To
the Sandwich Islands from England. quite
as much for political as a religious pur-
pose. has been framing catechism for the
use Of the natives, to bring the American
Missionaries into discredit. StaleY is A clear
.Iosuit. As his course shows.
Mr.. Sturgeon Las been holding extra
meetings Of late and has had many aces
sions to his church which now numbers
over 900 members Il is said he Is l,ss
eccentric than formerly, but continues to BE- F.
the mos, powerful preacher in London. The |
only real competitor he has is the Rev. Mr. |
Fun=hon. Of the Methodist Connection.
NEw CONNECTIoN.-The Vermont Central |
Railroad has discontinued its connection
with the Grand Trunk. through Canada Tor |
the West. and now sends passenge from
Ogdensburgh by WATERFOWL, Rome, the
New York Central and the Great Western
road
CHILD Losr.-A lady who had put out 4
child TO nurse in Montreal, found out two
days ago that the people who had possession
Of the child had absconded from that city, |
and were in St. Adams. Yesterday she |
went there in search OF her lost child. only |
to find that the child and its custodians had
gone to Plattsburgh. We presume she has
extended her journey to that village. and We
hope with success
ouIIT- The closing Of the rum-shoIs ap-
pears to have had noticeable effect on the
business OF the Police Courts. In Recorder
Reads Court hut a single case has come up
in over two wcckr, and that was fer violation
COWS run at larec in the streets. In Justice
iIollenb,ck's court business has been equal
~ quiet Tor tie same period.
FRF.-A barn belonging 10 Patrick Ne
Manus, Of Undrrhill. was burned about 4.
NJ. on the 18th, with j. head Of clttle-two
yoke OF valuable oxen among thcm-ton
tons of hay, some farm tools, Se.,-little or
nothing being saved. Loss SlS00 insur-
ance $500 in the Vermont Mutual.
The barn was set on fire hy half-witted
grandson Of Mr.. MeManus, boy Of about
Il, who wanted to punish the house eat for
sucking hens eggs, aud 30 covered her up
with hay in the NOV, and set fire to it. lie
then went and ted one Of the neighbors
with great glee how be had Fixed the old
cat" but it was too late to cztinguisb the
flames
nrNTrNcroN.-The following are recent
transfers of resl esfote IN u o to,rp or HIM,