Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-09-22
RELIslous INrELLIsENcE.

BAPTIST
/ TIE Rev. Mr. Luther, recently cs.lsi by tae
Blpts; society Of Bennington, has commenced
his miuis,ra;ions.-The Vermont Baptist
State Convention meets IN this city ca W,ines-
day Oc:. 4th.--Rev. Prof A. J. Sage Of Rosa-
ester, formerly pastor st sac5urne Falls, Mass q,
and Philslelphia, accepts the call to become pas
tor ofthe Fret Baptist church, Hartford, Coma,
vacant since the resignaticn Of Rev. DR.. Tara-
bull
CJEGREG 4II0EAL.
TIE first parish at Gorham. Ne. have voted
TO accept ;he resignation Of thei- pss.or, Rev.
/ C. c Parker. .. D.--Ee7. Dr. S. Il Keller Of
Mt Vernon, \. IT,, has resolved eff, Of one
hundred dollars from summer visitoTs-Prof
Llewellyn Pratt Of Kncz College, GsIssalrs.
H., accepts his cali to North Adams, Mass, s-i
will soon enter upon his work there Salary,
5000, parsonage, aad expense o. removal. IT,
succeeds Rev Washington GLADDEN., now one Of
the editors Of the I73epesfs1t
EPISCOPAL
In the diocesan convention Of Illinois le.i
recently. Bishop whitehyuse in BIZ annual adj
dress spoke Of the case os the ReTs. Ni- Cheney
as follows: Nr. Cheuey. be ssii, h4d been sus-
pended from all bic functions DO The church %
God, but the trustees Of Curst's Church hsi
sustained him as pastor Of ths' church The
congregation aiso sustained him, aui The wa--
deas would only recoruizs Bishop Nhten1use So
far as he recognized Nr. Cheney as minister Of
the Anglican church. The Bishop ivel, AZ some
length on his late visitation 90 Cars,'s Church,
AMI msintaiuei his or gina. position on All paiLis
Of the controversy. lie strongly censured the
Warleus for continuing 90 employ q degraded
clergyman, aui disposed % them ~ placing
them 10 the sane category with the minister they
hal susta,act The Bishop c,lsei by asssiliaS
the rTehgous tendencies Of The day, and the
reprehen-itle c0nduc; o. the Pres Boo sustaining
them. - An Old postage stamps can nov be
saved for definite mission trg Gurp sc. Mss
Mary Hart Of Union Springs. Csyurs county,
y. Y, sdgertses Tor them Co le.p pay flr uev
Episcopal church there. TIE stamps can be
converted into psp'er m,cle. ---lhs recent
heavy rsiusi did some dims-e 60 the Troy
churches The beautiful new ceiling Il s..
PGui's church, vas considerably injured The
loss il perhaps $500 The C, ing Of Chr.s,'s
+ church would have been Quite Destroyed hsi it
not been for the care of q member who arose Al,
+ t-ltt CLOCK 10 tut lNELai- TO tA AIM. lIr
/ s,ste Of the luiiiil-. The church q the
/ Cross, at hc0nie-o-s, was consented CO ihe
/ 18Th inst, by Bishop D5sue, assisted hy nine
/ cergymen Of the Diocese Of Albany Il =
I about four thousand dollars. To the evening
nineteen persols were consrz5t, eight o. whom
were men.
LIuERAL CHRISTIAN.
The Second Uuiyersslist Society Of ST. J5hue-
/ bury have purchased a corner lot and have be-
I gun 70 excavate for church The United
S;stes General Convention Of Uuiversaiists will
hold It's annual session IN Phiaieiphis, Pa,
! CONNER cling Tuesday. Sept. l9ih.-Rsv. D..
Eastwood, formerly pastor Of the uuiye.sslst
cIurch at Brsitleb7ro, is now preaching st JET
/ fe1sonville. W.s-We have the following sta
tstics regarding the Unigersslst denomination
Of Vermont for the yesr ending May l, 1871 ;
Societies, So; fiuiues, ,Si3; alult members.
/ $3.50; net gain for the year, g5; organized
churches, %; members oil same, l.oi5; gain
for the year, la5; Sunday schools, 81; scholars,
/ 1900; gain, @0s Total value Of church pro-
erty, Sl93,75s; tct2l indebtedness. $3.50,
I $4,000 Of this Is on one church.) Current ez-
pc uses Of the year. 81 OBJ; church eaifoe re-
/ pairs. S4,0s7; debts pnii. s. 600; missions
| and charities, separate from the aAlurray fund,
II Ul0,