Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-05
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. A. j. Samson, of st. Albans, is fo
N the present supplying the Congregations
'e Church in Milton.
" Rev. John Rogers, of Stanstead, Canada
has been called to the Congregational Churcl
. at Derby.
The Congregational Society at Bakersfield
. Rev. G. F. Wright, pastor, are building
new parsonage.
d Measures are in progress for bringing the
F. Southern and Northern Baptist churches into
d close fellowship, it is stated. \ conference
t was had at Washington last week between
committees Of the American Unitarian Asso-
f citation and the African NJ. f. Conference.
ending in recommendation for joint com
mittee to circulate reading matter and fur
nish education and theological training. \
committee was also appointed by the NJ. E.
General Conference at Chicago to act in con-
junction with n similar Commission of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church. in the
interval Of the General Conference, to mature
and perfect union, to he submitted to the
next session
The two great Presbyterian bodies, Old
and New School, are steadily perfecting ar
rangements for consolidation, 50 that "union'
appears to be the move in several denomina-
tions
The annual parade Of the Brooklyn, y. Y.
Sunday Schools took place Wednesday, in
four divisions and was very successful. Twen-
ty thousand Sunday-school children were in
the professions and subsequently each school
returned TO it, Own church, where entertain
ments had been provided for them.
The Congregational Society at Washington
a few days since discharged from Office its
whole board of deacons, three out of four Of
whom were opposed To Dr. Boynton's views
about the admission Of blacks to communion,
by declaring their office vacant, and then
elected a new board. The meeting wasa very
stormy one, the pastor declining to put
motion Of adjournment until the election of
deac5ns was concluded
At the meeting of the General synod Of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church at Pitts
burgh Monday, a resolution was offered to
suspend George H. Stuart from ellership and
membership OF the Reformed Presbyterian
Church and to declare his seat vacant in the
Synod, for singing hymns while uniting with
other Christians in worship Of God.
Mr.. Stuart is the well-known President
the Christian Commission, and his offence,
we understand it, is that he was willing to
sing out Of another than he church hymn
book.
At the recent anniversary OF the Am,
and Foreign Christian Union it was stated
that the income ofthe society has been $l5S,-
900 in eleven months of this year against
$4,000 in the twelve months Of last year.
The Socioty works in Greece. Hungary, Italy,
Paris. South America and Mexico. Italy Is
the main field. where nearly so native labor
crs have been employed under two American
missionaries
The Old School Presbyterian mission So
ciety now employs 100 colored and - white
missionaries among the freedmen.
Several churches in Connecticut report re-
vivals Of religion in progress, and considera-
bic additions of late.
The membership of the Arkansas Preshy-
terv has been doubled in eighteen months.
Mr.. Colfax is a temperance man. He has
never deyiated from the consistent course of
his profession on this subject, nor did his
friends who represented him at Chicago.
That most reliableof correspondents, Agate
bears witness to this, as follows. Mr.. De
frees was Collax's manager
..Defrees has managed the contest very
quietly and adroitly. 1t is noticeable, too,
| that it was done on strict temperance Prlncl-
pies. For a marvel in such affairs, it was
| observed that not a drop Of liquor OF any
| kind was to be had around the headquarters
! of the Indiana candidate.
Some of the friends Of the other candidates
had whiskey in abundance
BANK FAurRE-The Bank of Canton, y.
Y has suspended payment in consequence Of
the failure of Mr. II. j. Messenger, its prin-
cipal stockholder The Pidmdeaier Of that
village says the assets show that the bank can
pay its creditors over fifty per cent, and it,
as it is stated, Mr.. Messenger is able to COM
promise at sevcnty-fve cents on the dollar,
the creditors of the Bank Of Canton will lose
| little or nothing