Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-10-07
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
The Vermont State Convention will meet at
Vaudeville, Oct. 9TH. Half fare on the Rutland
Rensselaer, & Saratoga and Vermont Central
Railroads - The Baptist church in Vershlre,
/ is in need of pastor.-The Essex, y. y, and
/ Champain Baptist Association will hold its next
anniversary with the Baptist Church at Ticon-
deroga. Oct 4th.-The Baptisis Of Iowa mum
Der abont % 900, gain Of coo over last year.
CONGREGATIONAL
The Congregational church at Swsnton. Yer
mont. will be dedicated Wednesday, Oct. 9TH
Rev. F. II. Griffin Of this city is announced to
presch the sermon. IN Addison Co, there
are seventeen Congregational ministers, thirteen
churches, and eighteen hundred and foTty-nlne
members. The entire average congregations
number 1927. and the Sabbath schools 1900.
Their reported contributions amount to ST.
37g.GS. The Congregationalists of Rhode Is
land are to have their Pilgrim Jubilee in Proyi-
dence on the ! lth Of October
EPISCOPAL.
Ground has been broken for the new St.
Johns, Chicago The edifce is 10 cost 100000
and its furnishing half much more.-St.
Sacrament Mission in New York, is the second
Episcopal chapel in the country to establish a
daily Eucharist. 4 church in Baltimore began
Nevada % consecrsted churches, free from debt,
10 communicates, and 600 Sabbath school chill
dren.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
The fourth regular meeting Of the National
Conference Of Unitarian churches will be held on
the 18th. 10Th and list Of October, in New
York Previous TO his departure for India,
Babu Keshuh Chunder Sen preached discourse
in yindication Of the Unitarian belief. The
preacher said he considered the Unitarians
engaged in the mos important religious
movement Of the present day. and that
upon its success depended that unity in re-
ligon which should be the most prominent cha
racteristic Of the Christian Church. -Ihe irst
Universalist church in Kansas, 81 Seneca. Ne !
meha county, was Dedicated, Sunday, Aug 18th.
The United States General Convention Of
Universs,i,ts held its annual session at Glouces-
ter, Mass, commencing Sept. 20th.
METHODIST
The cornorsto oftheuew Methodist church on
Main Street, in Montpelier, was laid Wednesday,
2lst, in the presence Of p large gathering COM
posed in part Of the delegates TO the State Metho-
dist Convention, which was then IN session at
Montpelier The services were q short address
(from The Htual) by the pastor Of the church, |.
Rev. II. W. Worthen, prayer by Rev. 4. L. |
Cooper; reading Of the hymn, by Rev. A. g. /
Button, and singing by tie people. Reading Of
passage from the l52i Psalm by the pastor /.
and people. Short addresses 10y Rev. II. p. .
Gushing and Presiding Elder l. Ne Ann, former |
pastors of the church. The services closed with /
prayer by Rev. A. ~heburn, and the beneiic-
tion-Ihe Montpelier District Preachers As /.
socistion viii hold It's next meeting at Randolph,
October 18th, 18th, and .lth.-Hiss Mary /
Clark Of Bellows Falls, has wiiled $4,000 TO /
the Missionary Society Of the " +. Church and .
the Preachers Aid Society Of the state Confer F.
ence.-The finest Methodist church in OREGON F.
is at Portland. II COS, $4,000, and y72a dedi- .
Gated Sep. 4tb, BY Bishop Aucs.
ROMAN c.ruouc.
On Sunday last some six thousand people as
sembled in Springfield. Moss, to witness the
conservation Of P T. O'Bei,ly, ID, as bishop of
the new diocese Of Western Massachusetts, which .
took place IN s.. Nchae's cathedral in that city.
The service was commenced soon after 10 O'Clock /
by the reading Of the Pope's Bull, followed by |
the bishops oath and conservation. The service /
lasted until quarter before two O'Clock The T.
Inauguration sermon was preached by Bishop
Bacon Of Portland. Ne After the dinner which 4
followed the conclusion OF the services, the rev .
bishop was presented, in the name Of the clergy .
present, with an elegantly wrought velvet purse /
NoutAlllAE -v-''J'- 'fut dlItl'.i'ii. A74itE7
and s. priests attended the ceremonies. Amongst /
the list appear the names Of Bishop De GoesoIiand
and Rev. Thomas Lynch, VIC, Of Bur.iugtrl,
The funeral Of the Rev. Father Paul Ahern, +
assistant pastor Of The Church O. the Holy Gross .
at Flathush, y. Y, TOOK place Tuesday afternoon .
from the church TO which he wss attached. He .
was inferred in the cemetery at ththush.--
Rev. Father Heating. last secretary 20 the great .
Father Matthew. VILE deliver lecture on the .
- Life of Father Matthew, az Cooper Institute.
on the 10Th If October Father Heating VIII
afterwards leave Tor the South, his health re-
curing a warmer climate Bishop De Goes
brand Of Burlington otHcGted 90 the Catholic
church in Orwell On Sunday. .he oth INST, and
confirmed a5ou; one hundred aus.--The
firm Of Nenee'rs, West Troy, y. y recently
sent 10 Virginia City, Nevada, bell weighing
2,264 pounds T. is intended for the Catholic
church IN that city. and viii be the largest bell
on the largest church in the pisce.--Iroy has
q prosperous Young Meas Catholic Literary
Association, with ga. large membeTship.--
The lady members of tHe various Roman Cath0-
lie churches in New FORK are soliciting sui
scriptions to a grand fair. t. be opened next
November in thar city in behalf ot the founding
asylum IN West Twelfth street, lately opened by
the sisters Of mercy. Nearly 200 baby uutor-
tunstes have been left a is doors daring the
first year o.. its existence. Tie Legislature last
year granted 20 this institution the sun e : lHo-
900, providing 2 similar sum could be raised by
private subscription. Ii is for this object that
the far has been roi5ctaf.