Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-01-28

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The COW oiutions Of smooth lipl,sd shelI.
To which in silence hushed bis Nv mi
Listened intens slg; and his eountenan.s .on
HriSht-neo win JOY for murmurin.s from " thin
were heard, s)nurous cadeucts whereby,
To bis belief, the monitor expressed
Ays.etous union with his native sea
Even such a she'll the universe ifsaif
Is TO the ear Of Fn.th.-Bords,rorts
RELIGIOUS fNTELLIG ENCE.
BAPTIST.
The Baptist church in Montpelier have thesx-
terror Of fine house Of worship completed but
continue to holt services in the ves,ry-Rev.
z. 6. Farley has resigned his charge Of the
Baptist church III New Boston, y. H-Ths
Bqptisf Teacher, new Sunday school paper,
Just out-Ihe First Baptist church Of Pater-
son, y. j., have Just removed debt Of ten thou
sand dollars that has been pressing upon them
for ten years.-The New Jersey Baptist Edu-
eational Society aided, last year, twenty-eigbt
young men who are studying for the ministry,
and Is expecting to aid thirty this year
/ Philadelphia reports itty-0ne Baptist Sunday
schools, with an aggregate Of 1000 scholars
AMI 900 oIhcers and teachers --key. II. NJ
Parsons, Of Springfield, Mass in a review Of
| fifteen years pasJorate over the First church.
spoke Of the marked success that had followed
the introduction Of Bible service which had
supplintei the afternoon sermon lie stated
that this method Of teachil. has been u more
efficient power for good than his seven hundred
sermons and two huudred lectures. -- The
Baptists are pushing the Sluily school work in
Missouri tOrty-fuur out Of ftly OF their asso-
Citations are nov organized into SUNDAY school
conventions Key. J. SItchf Wis the first 10
propose, in 1854, before the Baptist Association
OF nottingham, that an hour be set apart on the
igst Monday evening Of each month for prayer
for the success Of the Gospel. This was the
origin Of the monthly concert
coSGRE 1ArIoSAL
Congregational singing was introduced in the
Centre church in Brstteb1ro last Sunday, with
satisfactory results. - Nine additions have
been made TO the Congregational church il West
/ held, the past year, two oy letter and seven by
/ protession.-An unusual religious interest Is
manifested in the Congregational church in ST
| Johnsbury. fourtain rose for prayers -
/ The Orange Association will meet with
| Rev z. T. Searle, Ths;ford, the FIRST Tuesday in
| February, 1870, AZ nooa.--The Koyalton Asso-
citation Will met at West Randolph, at the house
/ Of Rev ; ". Dike, on Tuesday, February lst.
/ az o'cock p. IN The Windhsm Association
will meet with Rev F. q. Fairbanks at " est
/ minister East, on IuesdIy. February lst. at 3
| p.m.-Rey. Amos Blanchard, l. D., of Lowell,
| died on the 9Th, aged G5 years He had been
settled IN that city tor the past forty year,
l Tne suggestion Of the C0HQre1ati0u4li4f that
next year the 250,h Of Congregationalism, be
I celebrated jubilee year, meets a warn res
| plnse from all quarters The so 900 Ehich
l the Presbytefilus Of Kansas determined TO raise
/ in order 10 make actual college OUT Of HI gh-
! land University is nearly secured The Pres
/ byteriau VI ssion mas a female normal school in
/ Mynpure, Northern India.
EPISCOPAL.
| 4 Couyoc4tion Of the Episcopal clergymen Of
/ Vermont. openei at Windsor. on Tuesday. the
I lIth. About twenty clergym we're present.
| The next meeting Of Conyoca,ion will be hell il
| Emmanuel Church, Bellows Falls, in June.--St
Johns, Waterbury, Connecticut, has contracted
/ for new church eii6ee and new stone chapel.
/ the whole to cost SID, j,000.- A despatch says
tina; the Rev. James Frazer, who once visited the
/ United States in order to examine the practical
working Of our public school system, has been
/ appointed oy the Crown to be Bishop OF Man
/ chester. The South Church in New Britain.
| Conn, received last year l07 new members,
20 by profession.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev Charles ~ dollhouse Of Rutlan j, Vt, is
giving himself heartily to the Centenary work.
-Bev. 5. e.. Hayford hiss been engaged to
preach for the Universalist Society, IN Williams
town, one half the time, commencing the hrst
Sunday IN January sixteen thousand
Missionary hoxes have been issued to Jan. l.
lS70-The Universalist Society of Boston High
lands Rev. A. J. Patterson, pastor. held Cen
tenary meeting recently, aui the sum realized
WAS 81 .3Uo.-De7 VI. 3 Carpenter, Of Ian
sing Mich. writes in regard To his State - II
IS resolved that Michigan shall RAISE as its Cen
Ienary Offering the sum Of S15.Jo1 The
Universast Society in Nashua, y H, IS enjoy
ing high degree Of prosperity. Rev. DIR.
Dewey. the distinguished Unitarian preaehsr.
in a recent address, speaks very encouragngly
Of the progress which has been male IN theoo-
gical opinion during the last fifty years.
METHODIST.
Methodist church has lately been organized
in Nheeock.--The meeting of The st. Alhans
District Ministerial Association occurred in Hyde
Park. Tuesday evening last week and adjourned
20 the ,olloxirg THURSDAY There WAS preach
ing on Tuesday evening by Rev s Donaldson,
Of Waterbury Centre Wednesday evening by
Rev. II Jope-. Of " esr Enosburg and Thursday
evening by Rev. VI. Spencer. Of FrsnkHu.-
Among the literary exercises was an essay By
Rev IT.. " Worthen, OF Waterbury, on e The
Earth As the inheritance and final abode Of the
Saints, which occas'oned an interesting discus
sion Reys. J Lawrence Of Elmore, and A.
Scribner, Of Grand Isle. presented papers on the
Resurrection OF the Desd Rev. ;. L. Eastman
Of johnson, presented m essay on the In
portsnce of Christian Doctrine and Life
Much other interesting matter presented
by various members of the A-sociarion. The
meeting was very interesting and profitable
one -Dr. llaclay, superintendent Of the Me
thodist missions IN Fuh Lhau, China says that the
past year mas been one Of great prosperity. lie
thinks over 200 souls have been converted
ROWAN CATHOLIC
The Pope has published bull regulating the
ueualties OF eKc0mmunicati0n.---Ihe Rev.
James Dosu, pastor Of ST Pstrick'7 (Roman
Cstholic) Church, Baltimore. died on Wednesd ay
aged fifty four yesrs.-fhe Catholic Pubica-
ton Company have begun the issue Of A serial
Litc Of ~. PafTick.-Ihe elder members OF
the Ecumenical Cunncil are complaining that the
younger members talk too much in the Council
and out Of it Mr Ripeyof the Y. Tribune
says that part Of the bishops Of the United
States sustain the liberal policy Of Mgr. Dupsn-
lonp, the archbisaops Of Paris, Rheims, aud
Avienon. the Austrian prelates, and the bishops
Of Bohemia and Hungary advocates Of
Papal infllhbiliry nave circulated a petition
among the bishops Of the Council n favor Of
that dogma
NTsCELLANEuUs.
The Young Mems Christian Association in
Waterbury invite the evan gecal churches and
A mass meeting in Waterbury, At the Congrega-
tionai church, on Thursday the 9Th inst COM
uencins AT nice O. clock a. III. The services viii
be somewhat as follows; Prayer and conference
meeting. nine TO ten a. 10. discussion and as-o-
citation work, to he opened by George L. Da7s,
Of Burlington, zen 20 halt-past ten a. IN. ser
mon bv Rev P B. Fisk. Of Peacham, halfpast
ten to eleven a m ; prayer and conference
meeting, eleven 10 twelve n. cold lunch,
with hot coffee, N the vestry, twelve 10 ons
7. m praise meeting - " hat think ys Of
Christ2-one to two ?. m. qussron,-, Two
TO half-past two P. NJ sermon, by EeV. NJ A.
Wilcox, II Burlington, half-pssr two 70 threr-
y N. PRAYER and conference meeting, three Z"
four, or hali-p past four, as may seem best Hon.
II. F. Durant, OF Boston, will lead Toe meeting,
and will preach IN The evening ST seven o'ciock-
The questions az ten a. m. ami two p m viii ue
ooened by Young Mems Christian Association
workers from other parts Of the state, and WIZ
contain experience and suggestions oil service
No other entertainment i promised, save ihT
lunch at noon. alluded TO. Free return tickets
over the Vermont Central railroad will be gwen
-Durinq October, Chilan reformed ehureh
WAS organized in Valparaiso. Five native 'hris'-
i,ns conlessei the Lord Jesus Christ, IN coa-
l,reost:oo OF eighty 10 one hundred persons, most
If them nstives--Tne St. MatiheS Luther-
an Snniav school. Plil4deiphn. mas Just eels
br,t,-i lis 1fiieth anniversary. IL numoers thrte
hundred and ifty scholars, and hiss contrlou'ei
over one thousand dollars TO mission work dut
in,, the wear The Mormon reform party ~
yroviug bolder and bolder---Dr. Tempe H-s
been euthroned, amid much enthusissul' as
B.sbop Of Exeter --Judge ShsrsTood' o.
pennsvlv.nia. decided recently. in relation TO
the rights OF iniiies in that state taAt the avs
ami institutions Of the State are Quilt on " the
foundation Of reverence for Christianity AMI.
therefore, that any action OF indlsluuais wnnh