Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-22

VILE cNtnll- el@E4s anu now 1eu1c snow NAhc5
7he day, and smother earth In cruel glee.
Mhiteness noN grows apaee- Nature, fa ewel
Weep thy long spell-bouud siumher. Will his
Me home vi IA haste, and by the hearth viii tell
AlrAseaid's nightly wand rings my boys,
" pens We start at Hectol's haJtle-cry
Most priEe We now sweet turcy's uple Ilys.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE
cJSCRFg iTIoSAL.
TIE Congregational church at Irasburgh, VI.
has received $500 from Mr. Fisk, Of the irn OF
Fisk s. Hatch, to be expended in purchasing
Bible for the pulpit. hymn books. = library for
,he Sabbath school. and the balance to assist the
ladies' in furnishing the church. SIR. Fisks
father WAS formerly pastor Of the Congrega-
tonal church in IrasburEh. coBgrega-
ton at Catot is uuch increased since Rev Mr.
Adams commenced bic labors there. last Au-
gast.-The church st Eat Crattsbury is now
without pastor, Rev. Nr. johnson having re-
signed snd removed 20 adephis.- Rev
William 5. Hszeu, pastor Of the Congregational
church in Mortified, who has been absent some
SIX months on a trip TO Europe and the East. IT
turned last week to his charge. Rev. A. G.
BoBker. Of Landgro'e. died December 81. after
a short illness. lie told his family shortly after
he was taken sick that be never would get we'll
sgain Rev. John Nelson. oue Of the ablest
Congregational preachers in Massachusetts,, died
at Leicester on the 9th. lie hal been pastor
there since 1873, although for number Of years
only able to preach occasionally. and having had
a colleague since 1874.
BAPTIST.
Rev. Nes,on G.azier. la;eof Central Falls, r.
l., has accepted a unanimous call from the Bap-
tist church in Montpelier, snd viii enter upon
the pastorate January /. 1s72-There is re
ported quite An interest in The Frsewin Baptist
church At Albany, VI; There have been fifteen
recent conversions, and fly within fourteen
months The only Thanksgiving sermon
in Berlin in four years, WAS deli 7ered by Rev.
n Nnufori. at the Baptist church. Nov. CO.
The treasury Of the Baptist Missionary Society
is IN debt over $50, 900 with a large falling off
in the receipts for the last two months Cause.
di veIsicn Of charities TO the Chicago and North
western sufferers, pr0baby.-A Baptist
church recently advertised IN paper Of that
denomination that they wanted a minister. So
many replies came that the clerk found it neces-
cary 10 advertise thst they did not want =
minister, in their next issue 1t is stated that
the preaching OF Baptist missionary, in u
chapel near Vernon, Delaware, hss induced the
whole church that w0rshippei there to aoandon
It's former s,ctsrian connection snd Join the
Baptis; denomination.
METHODIST.
Oue Of the Cincinnati Methodist churches, St.
Johns, puts cards in every pew Sunday morning
with printed request that any stranger who
would ike to receive a cal from the minister.
viii put his address on the card snd leave it in
the pew By which means many occasions for
pastoral visits are obtained aud permsnsnt a1-
ditiors to the congregation are eventually Sc
cured. The Methodist Educational Ccnven-
ton At its recent session in Boston. passed
resolutions. among others, that the Bible ought
rOt to be excluded from schools supported and
controlled by the STATE ; and approving Of the
opening Of Wesleyan University at Middle
town, 10 women As naturally growing out Of
views long held snd advocated by the Methodist
| Episcopal Church
USIvERsALIsT
The Uniysrsa.ist S1c:ety OF S. Johnsbury are
| holding regular meetings AT the Town fall.
| Rev. B. " HilitsCu pgeSches to-morroE on the
| '' Advantages Of Church going. The Uni
versslist church ~ West Concord mas been
rebuilt, AID il TO be dedicated December 9th.
1 Sermon By Rev L H. Tabor, Of Norway, Me.
/ in the morning, and iu the evening by Rev. Mr..
| Hesly, Of West Burke On the 2Sth, Rev E. L.
Seritt will be ordained as pastor Of the church
The sermon will be preached By Rev E Fisher.
/ D. D., President Of the theological School, ST.
Lawrence University. Canton, y. Y.
EPIsClPALIAN-
/ The Protestant Episcopal Almanac for 1872,
gives the following summary os statistics for thar
denomination Bishops q Clergy 2,s9S
I Bsptisms IS ,40j Combinations p l2f Com
niunicants 224 ,99j Mssrisges ge9s Burials
| l6,7gl Csudils'es Ter ORDERS 4l2; Ordin-
/ stions-Deacons l24 Presbyters 10; Sun
iay-school Teachers 24,fg4; Suud=y-sehool
/ Scholars %, ,090 Contributions 50, ,54i .57ASl.
/ The society for the increase Of the ministry
/ has l6i scholars now on its list. and received
/ 80 applications during the past yeAr-The Rev
/ Mark Antony DeWolfe Howe, ID. is soon to be
| cc0secrated as Bishop OF the Diocese Of Central
| Pennsy nsylvanis--Rev DR.. Hll, missionary to
Green, IS now on a vitit TO this country and is
temporarily disabled hy fall which dislocstei
his snou.der-rhe editor Of the Gospel Mes
seHger, who is an eloquent snd effective advocate
Of warn. reverent congregational worship. de
scribel strange incident IN one Of his letters
from Baltimore during the month Of October.
At the close Of an afternoon service in one Of the
Episcopsl churches, the Sunday scholars marched
out in order bui. before leaving Gods House,
wheeled round with the prec sion Of military dis
cipline in order TO bow TO the altar. Speaking
I in the interest Of the Anglican Communion. The
Z Church Journal ayers that we have 10 such
custom
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The new Romsn Catho,ic church At Ho0sic
Falls, n y, was dedicated with very imposing
sud impressive ceremonies on Sunday last.
Large delegations OF Worshippers were present
from the surrounding country. The exercises
we're conducted by The Very Rev Ihos. GSl-
berry, o. 5. \, Commi>ssry Gen Of the Order
Of Auguslin,s 10 this country. 1t IS sisted
that the Catholic Bishop. Barclay. Of New Jer-
sey, believes thu: Christian burial should be re
fusei 10 s.l who die from driuking, and TO all
who seil liquor 10 Iodruukards On Wednesday
commenced the last series Of periodical fasts.
known toe Ember Days. and closed Friday.
They were instituted By Pope Csiixtus, in the
third century. bat more f1rcibly iuaugursted by
the Council of Piacentis, in l0Jj. The word
- Ember - is said by some TO signify the dust
and ashes poured on the heads Of fasting and
penitent pers Jus; and 6y others, 70 apply 10 the
bread eaten At that season. which was baked on
the emhers Of the ERE only
Thomas NAsr-Thomas Mast. the great carl
caturist, is thus described by his friend NSsby
Z" Vast is man about 81 years Of age. and