Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-07
1869.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE


] O4O volumes.
The benevolent contributions Of the Baptis
: church in Rutland, in 1868, we're foreigi
, missions SS4, home missions Si7, State conven
ton SIS, miscellaneous SIS, minutes of conven
ton 81. Total, S250.75
The National Theological Baptist Institute ans
] University holds its annual meeting in Boston
5 on Thursday, May 10th.
= The friends of the Theological Seminary il
Bangor, Me-, have recently added to their former
generous gifts $4,000 Other places in thu
State are responding to the call for aid.
The First Baptist church of New York iserect-
ing beautiful church, which will be one OF thu
finest in thei country It is designed with spe-
cial reference to the pulpit and baptistery.
The subscriptions toward the endowment Of q
Home for Aged Baptists. in New York now
amount to 900.
The number of Baptists in Philadelphia, in
1850, was 1000, while the present number is
over Il, 900.
In Michigan there are 2G4 Baptist churches.
with II ,062 members.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Royalton Association will meet at Royal
ton with Rev. C. B. Drake on the 4th inst. !;
the Windham Association with Rev. J. c. McCol-
lon on the same day at Cambridgeport; and the
Orange Association also on the same day at Bal
ley's Hotel in Fairlee
The Congregational church, Bradford, Mass,
has raised the salary of the pastor, Rev. J. D..
Kingsbury, formerly Of Vermont
The Congregational church at Swanton Falls
is to be enlarged at an expense Of $4,000 or
$4,000.
1t is estimated that the Congregational Church
IL H..
yet thirty years Of age.
Rev James 7. Hyde Of Ansonia, Conn, form
erly Of Middiebury in this State) closes his Ia
| bars in that place in July.
The First church in Thetford, Vt, organized
in 1913, has been without a settled pastor for
only years since that time. Is members Of
tina; church have entered the ministry.
The Congregational Church in Washington,
which has occupied So large a share Of public at
tentiOn, has been at last divided, one hundred
and thirty Of its members having seeded, or
gained new society, adopted articles Of faith,
and elected the Rev. DR.. Boynton pastor by a
uuan nous vote. They will meet for a month or
two in one of the Baptist churches. and then
occupy a new hall in the Young Mems Christian
Associa alton building, in Washington.
The Chapel Street Church. in New Haven,
TO their pastorate.
The American Congregational Union has CON-
pletel about $50 houses Of worship since last May,
and is pledged TO over 50 more, while other ap-
phcations have been laid over Tor lack Of funds.
The First church, Chicago. have sold their
eiih e Tor r3V,pj and Will build another half
mile further west in that city
The names OF 81 candidates for membership /
1sr l. 81.
church, last Sunday morning
EPISCOPAL
Bi.bo, Bi.sel visited tho Vermont F,isc,,,,I .
Institute NJ Rocl. Poirt in ~ cit, on 10
18th inst, and confirmed class Of nine. com
posed Of pupils of the school
Clr-s-'s Cbrr,b Fl, C,oners+o,rr Ny Of
which Rev D. TIuhouse Buel, formerly Of S..
Paui's Church, Burlington, is the rector, has
been enlarged and improved at z cost Of S1j,-
600. A new chapel has been erected. All the
windows Of the church are filled with stained
t-isss: some of them are memorials. and very
beautiful
On Sunday last. Bishop Doane visited the
Episcopal church in Whitehall. to confirm in the
Communion those who had previously been &C
ceptei by the church. About fifty candidates
presented themselves.
The number Of Sabbath school teachers and
.,bolar, connected with the Fris.,,,aI ,b,r.t +,
Ve-r,l-, H.. I-ss ,-,.1 sO.
me amount o'A'ri'u'el III me Episcopal
NJ IN We. slilon. 70 ,ne MISSION 10 the
Grace church. Randolph. is the only Fnis,o.
pal church IN Orange county, Vt
The American Church Union, which is com
1osei Of High Churchmen, has resolved 10 uro-
',s li'l'ye % i-s, NeeAiy eeieorl-
que hoy i.I1l-iS an! also 70
~ ,'- - "1ii1i1 al .,.loH 'i4' u
.-.t-s 90 employ inc Nlcene Ofeed
il -'..- "''sA'l'
- e.; NJ - p - ou l's'eT
Il, e-.e ,S an. lIsliion'
''--' 9--'' '-e issN Vi H--'P H.
s-. '' "a 80 .I'if5n Sersey ny, N
" - ~ +, "a, % .-e ~ ,, ~ lng D,s9oP o.
I'm tbe ni.f ~ w. Co. r. 4. mt, M.
81 that Nr. smith proposes 10 enter the min e
Try If tie Reformed Dutch Communion
The r.gb CbBre5mer If Fncl,r5 .ro r,r :,
'rA1ns hari with the intent 20 endow bishop t,
@ for Madagascar. :.
Durin,, the l,s- r,ontb over f,-,,- s,.,;1;,.- II
n one bun5rei ,,o,D--,,,ri.s,,.s - -
died 10 Trinity Church In Ro,bests- w
sides 81 200 10 its annual income. V
The PASTOR .,f..-;,., If ,,. s,,r1.,. ..i.., , :,
I,hn's Ctn~,b Il, Ro,beste- -, VI -
!09 %
METHODIST a.
The next session Of the Troy ". r. Conference Al
90 be holden in this city. IS
The lra,t,,I;s- S,..;s.- ,r r,.. ,.,;--.-- ia
-e '! "a itS1 Arlington are
~ Village. for the uss Of their minister
Two WESLEYAN minister. have te,.n tr,ver;-,,
.moles.eI through China. --''
.-......-.- o,..7-..... -, M, IN
q Methodist church. NJ santa C,ra. ClIi- sta
MIA col
Bishop kingsley Is again to make q trans VI,
ante tour of year to visit the Methodist so,