Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-07
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST

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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BArTIsr.
On sunday, July p. there were twelve adult
baptsms in Emmanuel Church. Bellows Falls.
Rev. Charles Bailey from Parishyine. St
Lawrence county, has accepted the unanimous
call Of the Baptist Church at West Phttsburg.
For many year. the Blptists Of New York city
have had no headquarters, as have other de
nominations This want has al last been sup
piled by the New York Branch Of the American
Baptist Publication Society. who opened their
rooms last week with interesting and appropriate
exercises. a large number Of Bap;is; clergy
men and sunday School -uperinteuients and
teachers were present. Mr. Goodwin presided,
and Rev Mr. Buckland 1ctsi ~ secretary Ad-
dIesses were delivered by Rev Messr, Anderson,
Banyari Lowry, Bowling. Fuller. Arrnitage.
Backus, Haskell, and HiIman, and others
/ Resolutions expressing an appreciation Of the
advantages of the new establishment were en-
Enthusiastically adopted. Singing by a choir from
the Howard Mission. lei by Rev. \. C.. Arnold,
interested the company, and ine collation.
I enjoyed at the close Of the evening
There are seven Baptist Associations IN Yer
mont, containing 10 thurche-, with an aggre-
| gate membership Of .26n There are s5 min
/ i-ter,, p ofthem being without pastoral charge
/ Several ministers have charge Of more than one
/ church. The number Of bnptisns reported
during the year was 6ss Of these 46 were at
Burlington. Only three churches report more
than two huudrel members each. viz Grafton,
2iO Townsend 239; and Fairfax. -. Thirty
nine have less than 50 members each The Oldest
are. Guilforl. Sharon. and Wallingtori, which
were organized in 17SO Sixteen churches re-
ceiyei aid Of the Convention TO the aggregate
amount, 2,755.
CONGREGA ATIoNAL-
In Wilmington the Congregltcnalists have
but one sermon on Sunday, giving the other half
day to the Sabbath School The acting pastor
says the plan works we'll Eight persons recently
united with that church
The Cougreeatioualists Of Montpelier have con-
tra,ted with " A. johnson. Of Westfed, Mass.
for a =. 900 orzin for their new church.
EPISCOPAL
The Ri Rev. ". II. 4. BiSseu. D D. ma,ls his
first visitation to the parish Of Zion Church, IN
Factory Point, on Wednesday, July 22nd A
large and attentive congregation was present.
Two persons were confirmed. and the rite Of
baptism administered TO one infant Thursday
Pm, a special service was held in the same
place Rev j. NJ Peck, Of Rutland, almini--
tered the rite Of baptism. after which the Bishop
catechiSei the members Of the sunday School in
most happy anil pleasing manner Sunday
evening the Bishop was called to Manchester,
where he administered the rite of baptism.
Ell. Wyman. Sup,. of the Zion sunday School.
was commissioned by Bishop Bis-eIl, in the
absence of the Rector, as lay reader in Zion
Church.
The evening service in Christ Church, Mont
pelier is to be omitted for the present. the Rector
hoIiing evening service at Stowe.
urruopl-r
The MiuistriL Association ofthe Burlington
District in common with "a similar association Of
the Poultney District Of the Methodist Church.
are To hold meeting at Rutland. August llth,
18th and 18th
Rev Mr. johnson. pastor Of the Methodist
church nj Boston. is now absent ON vi-it TO hi
friends in Nova Scotia Rev Mr. Whitney of
Sheffield supplies his place during hi, absence.
There are more Methoiists in Ohio than many
other State, more Baptists in Georgia, more
Pre-byterians in Penn-y l,auia. more Congrega-
tionslst- in Massachusetts,, more Protestant
Episcopalans in New York. and ten times more
Uutarians in Massachusetts, than in any other
State
The four principal steps taken by the late
General Conference were, first, the introduction
of the Southern and colored Conferences to full
rights Of representation. Second, the arranging
foI the union ofthe African Methodist Episcopal
lions Church with the General Conference.
The Commission raised for this object was en-
powered to treat with all other Methodist bodies
for a like lniou Third, the removal Of limits-
tions Of legislation ON the foreign conferences.
This act make Gerinauy and Switzerland, Libe-
ria and Inim in the Church. equal in right and
power with any conference in America II also
soon puts China, Sseden, Denmark, and south
America into the same list, in those regions II
Is authorized to erect conferences within the next
four years. To the Methodist Episcopal Church
Will then come DELEGATES from every continent
and Of every hue and tongue Fourth, the al
mission Of l.ymcn INTO the General Conference
A resolution WA, also adopted by the Conference
recommending all the people to take part IN the
public worship of God, first in singing, secondly
in PRAYER. by the repetition Of the Lords prayer
along with the ministers in the scriptural stti-
;udeof kneeling.
PREsBYrERIAS.
The PRESBYTERIAN church in Greensboro. or
ganized in 1874, has for the past year been des-
titute Of regular preaching and their house Of
worship closed. At present Rev. Mr.. Divine is
laboring with them The Rev. G. Campbell
formerly their pastor. now Of n. Y. City, issPen
ding few weeks among the people Of his form
er charge Their Sabbath School has been re-
Organized with John VI. Smith As superinten-
dent.
UNIvERsALIsI-
The General Convention Of the Unyersalisis
in the United States, is to be held at Providence,
R. L, September 18th Among the standing
committees. we notice the names Of the follow
ing Vermont clergymen On state Of the Church.
Rev +. S. Bliss on Education, Rev. Eli Bal
Ian. DID. Also the names of Ex-Gov. WASH
burn Of Maine, and Hon. Horace Greeley, on
arrangements for centennial anniversary Of
| the denomination.