Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-29
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST

BAPTIST
Rev. J. h. Chase, Of yersbire. Or,pve Coun-
| ty, accepted the unanimous call 10 tec1me mas
tor OF the Baptist Church, East Stouzhtou.
Mass'--ln the absence Of the Rev DR. Free
man, Pastor OF the Baptist Church n Vergen-
mes, his pulpit supplied the last tro Ssh-
baths, by Hon. Geo. W. Grandey Rev. Charles
/ Brooks, pastor of the Baptist Society in WESTON
Windsor County, has resigned, and will close bls
labors the present mOnth.-Rev P. FarrSr
has accepted a call from the FIRST BAPTIST Church
| Of East Wallingf0rl. He will Commence hi.
labors, as pastor, early in iay.-The baptist
/ sunday School 10 Brattleboro. numbers 4l6
members-Tbe Home Mission Society receiY
/ ed about $4,000 during the past year These
/ figures shows 81, 900 excess over the income Of
the preceding year The Baptist May ami
versaries are 10 be held IN PhllSiephia, this
/ year.
CONGREGATIONAL.
| Rev. j. P. Stone proposes leaving Dandy, VT,
/ st the close Of the present month, and has 50
/ signihed to his peopie.-There are ten Congre-
| gational Churches in BeuBiu -st1n county The
| Rev. james Gibson Johnson was installed pastor
/ Of the Congregational Church 10 Rut and, Thurs
| day-Ihe Congregational churches in Addison
/ county have membership Of 50 The
:
nington county. has a membership u 250 -
| The Addison Association Of Congregational
ministers, at a recent meeting in Middlebury,
/ elected Rev. Messrs. Le4yItt and Steele to repre-
sent them in the Congregational Convention to
/ be held at Chicago on the 9th inst-The
| pOst-Othce address Of Rev. l. Irvln Carpenter,
agent Of the Vermont Bible Society. will here
after be White River Junction.
/ EPISCOPAL.
a late legacy gives 81, 900, 900 to the Episco-
| pal Church Of Scotland Of this sun, two hun
dred thousand builds a cathedral in Edinburgh,
and : $1,000 annually 20 to aid students Of the
| ology.-The Society for Promoting Rellgio and
learning in the State Of New York. has spprupri-
ated all its income lover S21 .OO0) to the cause
Of theological education. 1t is proposed to
make division of the Diocese Of Pennsylvania,
By creating a new Diocese, which shall be CON-
posed Of thst part Of the present Diocese which
lies outside Of the counties Of Philsdelphis,
Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Bucks.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN
Rev. G.. H. Brigham. Unitarian minister in
Ann Arb0r, Michigan, has had the past winter
very large Bible class Of the young men in the
Michigan University He reports that he began
October 8lst with IA students and at the close,
March 9th, his class numbered 2lI-The
Of a preacher and pastor -Wlliamstowu and
Marshheld are also destitute Of Unversalist
preaching and desire to be supplied.
METHODIST.
Rev. n. ". Wilder closed his pastoral labors
with the VI. Z. Church, Wilmington, last Sun
dsy.-The W. Z. church in St Johnsbury has
enjoyed a ''continaous revival - during the
year. Fifty or more conversions, and over
thirty heads Of families, added to the member
ship. The Sabbath school has averaged in at
tendance lio during the last quarter. For all
purposes the sum Of SlSS6 has been raised dur
ing the year--A powerful revival Of religion
has been in progress at Chippenhook, Rutland
county. Meetings have been held nearly every
evening since February 2nd-The Methods,
Church, ST Adams, reports itself in prosper
Gus condition Their church property has in
creased during the past year not less than three
thousand dollars. The total benevolent collec-
tons an cunt 10 $3.50 -. The Ladies have al led
to collect S3+6 &C for Improvements in church
property. Sl565 60 has been paid for local and
district ministerial services The enrolled men,
hers now amount to 233. There is gain Of
81 in full membership, notwithstanding deaths
during the year.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The floral decorations in the Catholic churches
[ OF boston are spoken CT ss being unusually
beautiful last Sunday 1t is estimated that st
least SIX thousand persons attended rhe services
At St Stephens Church. n Y, on Easter.-
The Passion Fathers, missionary have just
closed 4 successful mission AZ St Mary's church,
[ O.ueyvlle, r |. an Outcrowth # 1t will be
I temperance society to be organized there soon.
The Fathers are organizing temperance societies
| wherever they VISTA new chapel in Green
| field, Mass, costing S24 900 vas Openei for
services last Sunday. The interior decorations
! are saii 10 be extremely handsome The cor
ner stone Of = Home for Destitute Children, to
be erected on Harrison avenue, Boston. will be
laid the lst Of June The e1ifce will be Of
large dimensions, and capable of accommodating
200 children. The Sisters Of Charity are to have
charge Of the institution.