Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-12-17
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


Baptist
There il ouiiea revival of religion in Newport
Center, and Rev : v Stiles baptized twelve
persons by immersion, on Sunday, the 9TH inst
Some weeks since, a series Of meetings were
commenced IN Dandy by the Rev Mr. De Witt,
Of New York, and were continued with great in
terest for two weeks. As the result of these
meetings several persons were baptized and unit
ed with the Baptist church. - Rev. c. +.
Nicholson, late OF Bellows Falls, has been en-
gagei by the Baptist Society in Newport
Probably the oldest missionary in lndia Is Rev.
George Pearce, who has been for 43 years labor
ing for the English Baptist Society.--Backus'
- History Of the bapusts in America - is 10 be
republished IN two octave volumes Of 500 pp.
each-The Clover Institute, st Richmond, Va
for the training OF colored ministers. has over
forty students-An exchange reports that
Gen. Green Clay Smith Of Kentucky has become
Baptist preacher, supplying destitute congre-
cations in Madison county, where he resides.--
The first Baptist converts in Germany were bap-
tized la 1884. Now they number li,Ooo.-
An English Baptist missionary says. the univer-
sal testimony OF missionaries IN China Is that the
pesple are friendly To Us. The principal difficult
T. which We encounter among the people Is the
deep and widespread hatred TO foreigners, caused
by the neflrous opium traffic -fhe nth an
uu.l festival Of The Union Bible class OF the
second Baptist Church, Chicago, Was held re-
Gently. THIS class nov numbers three hundred
and uty
Con GEECATIoSAL.
The Rev Mr. Holmes Of Union Village, ny,
has accepted = call from the Congregational
Church m Benson 70 become their pastor, at a
salary Of = ,2UJ.--A remarkable community Is
that Of North Falmouth, Mass. a village on Cape
Col. There Is but single church III the vii
hge, and that Is OF the Congregational order.
Every family ia the place attends church,
anil, oc course, Worsh.ps with that church --
Iwenty-uine o.S. Presbyterian churches last
year gave -b3t,UOl 10 benevolent objects. the
three largest being 10 New York the irsj fDr
P4xtou'sl Sl3u.unj; the Fifth Avenue tDr.
HaLrsl O,U0J, ami the Brick Church Drs
Spring and Murray So 200 Tie Old
Church st Orange, NJ, recently celebrated It's
I5',h anniversary. One OF the members who
took part was himself 80 years old.-Two
COLONIES Of Danes near Greeayilie. Mich, have
lately organized Congregation! church The
council were utterly ignorant Of the Danish Ian
euage; and. as the people knew lt.le English,
the Communication hai o. be hell through an
Interpreter. 4 church Of s. members vas or
s1nizri
EPISCOPAL.
P hop Bis5e.. S diocesan appointments for the
next few weeks are rs follows Dec. 18th, s..
James' Church. Arlington, continuation, or
diuat.lu, 1lst- - Llss's. -. AIbsus. confirm
ti5D. Jan. 2ud. Trlmapue'. Below Fans on
frua-i5-. .t. - Mars Sr-in-faIi -onfr-r.-
ton. I-b am. 81 E,lEe's hester conirrnq-
ti1u. nm = Johns T.uilov conformation
III, l-rb and 1s-b - P,Ul-s Wi13.,- c,,-
ys.sri8n and c1uf-r,,f;or. 1,rb Grsca RsD-
d5lrb ,,r6~r,a-iso since S.,-.--bs- ! the
i.a-u1i1- of bf, annual vi.it.-;on The Bisbon
has c.ufrplsi I.J 1er-ops.--l.s.t sunday Rev
Dr. Vi.t.n- l,rs. rector ~ = Marx Neu Y,rk
Citv entered urar his new dltjes a. rector NJ
Emmanuel church. Boston. I-ft vs.,nt bv the
elevation Of Rav. Ur. Hrntin-r.D r. the Foi.,,-
p.te-Eev. U-. j. $. 3 HoI-es of Grace
church. Newark. y. J.. has been c.l.ei 10 6U
the .v1..lrcv ip the re,to-sbip Of s. PEERS Al
btav. caused b7tbe resiruarion Of Gi.h5n D,ane.
The Euellsh Bishop of Ca.cgtt, ba- written
% the presiding Enis.onsl b,sbon Of this country
the church on tie establishment
o.sg.eral new i.ocess,. and asking that mission
aries NAV b, sent 20 h.. helm from tbis country
-Ihg following j. the calendar for December.
u. Third SuuI4v il Advent: -. l.. Is. I'm
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Feast If =. Thomas. apostle. -. Christmas
Day; -, Feast o. Stephen and FIRST Sunday al
r,-. L'.'.'i' -. + - .. =, 'oha' apostle
- 1''7- '' 'I' l. > I'M cents
Ne HoDIsr
4 pro.rlctei meeting AMI revival Of religion
is nov Ia progress 90 the " T. Church in
Bennington Me,hodis,s appropr.are for
missions among the Chinese during $50. So
els, ant of this sum 9sa. .0lG j. devoted TO
egangeizinc the Chinese u aIii5rnia-Nine
native 'h-aese ministers have ben transferred
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