Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The general assemblies Of the Presbyterian
church meet in May, in Old School in Albany.
y Y, and the New School in Harrisburgh, Pa.
At these meetings it is thought the final ar
rangements for the union will be settled, and
that in 1869 not if sooner, the General Assem-
bly, Of the United Church will be convened.
At the meeting of the American Tract Soc
iety Of Boston Wednesday the commituees
report was adopted, recommending a plan
for harmonizing' the action of the New York
and Boston Societies. The substance of this
plan is, that the New York Society shall give
up their depository in Boston; and in return
the Boston Society shall give upan travelling
agencies, and cease to make appeals for funds
to churches or ecclesiastical bodies
Steps have been taken for organizing a
Uniyersalist Church in Washington but it
Is stated that such a church cannot be main
tained without help from above, as the Unit
arian church is, whose pulpit has been sup
piled for two years by the American Unitari-
an Association.
On the evening of Feb. LIST, seven of the
old members joined with fourteen new ones,
and reyived"The Church of the Redeemer''
in Fairfield, Vt. On Sunday the 2nd inst, the
church thus revived, received the fellowship
of the Universalist Churches in due form.
through Rev L Warren.
The Episcopal Society in Chester, have e1-
tended call to Rev. A B. Flanders to become
their rector the ensuing year.
A lumber of hopeful conversions have tax
en- place in North Troy, Vt, in connection
with a series Of meetings held in the Baptist
church.
The Baptist Society in Brattleboro have
about completed their new church. 1t is of
brick, with Portland stone trimmings, Gothic
architecture, one hundred long feet by sixty in
width, slated roof and spire, one hundred and
fifty feet high. The church, without pas
tor for year, has just extended call to
Rev. Mr.. H. II. Peabody, a recent graduate
of Hamilton. The church numbers about
| two hundred members. The Sunday school
has trebled its membership within the last
! six years, and now numbers three hundred.
| In Fairlee, Vt, there have existed for
many years, two small churches, the one
| L. oFba- Mafhn1fcf 10th
occupying regularly the same house of wor-
ship, having like interest in the same Sab
bath school, coming together around the
same table of the Lord, and their pulpit
stately occupied by a Congregational minis
ter on one Sabbath, and by Methodist on
the next. In this way the churches have
been saved from death the religious instruc-
ton of the young secured /; and from time to
time, few individuals, some young. others
advanced in life, have, through the divine
blessing. been brought unto the glorious lib
erty of the gospel. A revival is now pro-
crossing in this union church.
In August last gentleman of Mass, Of
fered a premium of $25 worth of books to
the Congregational Sabbath School that
would show the largest increase of average
attendance for three months-from Septem-
Der l. Responses were received from ten
different States. The school in Saxtons Riv-
vt, stood faurth in the list, their increase in
the average attendance being two hundred
and twenty-three per cent. The prize was
won by school in Providence, r. l.