Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-06
RELIGIOUS lNTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST.

al ives; Troy, y. Y, has jus; been dedicated.
Rev Dr. Sheldon Of Troy preaching the sermon
- The Rev Joseph B. Breed, formerly Of
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has accepted call
in Rumney, n. H.-At Palmer, Mass, in the
Baptist congregation, twenty strong recruits
have been baptized, others are about to follow
and still sinners sre being converted, Christians
revived, and the work continues - Messrs
Jones : Co. of Troy, are now making the larg-
est chine Of bells ever made in this country. for
the Michigan Avenue Baptist church, Chicago,
III Of seventeen bells, the largest bell about J.,
/ O00 pounds The Baptis: church Of White
hall, Mich, have called to the pastor4te Rev. N.
/ Howard, late ofSt Armand, P. . Tho brick
| church OIL Main stree, BrattlebOro, commenced
| By the Baptif; society Of that village in the
/ spring Of 1867, has at length been completed 3;
and the ceremonies Of dedication were held on
Wednesday, bee 18th. Sermon by Rev J. C.
Foster Of Beverly, Mass.
CONGREGATIONAL
The Csl7iais.ic Congregational Church, Fitch
burg, have unanimously voted 70 call Rev H.
! c. Riggs Of ST Adams, Vt-Bev. Mr.. Or7is
Of Illinois, If supplying the Congregational pull
pit al Wilmington al present. Tho church at
La Crosse, Wisconsin, which VS. gathered nine
teen years ago, and in that time has outgrown
one house Of worship, Dedicated their peT house,
which has cost $4,000, Nov S1-Rey. Mr.
Lowris Of the Woodside Presbyterian church.
Troy. y. I. has resigned to s. to Iliuois.--
The First Presbyterian church Of Albany, n.
Y, is in a most Furnishing condition. The re-
ports for the past year show some four hundred
and thirty-fye members. and over SIX hundred
scholars in the two Suniay-ssholls-an exhibit
which may be considered the fa.e7. evidence Of
prosperity Plymouth church Of Brooklyn,
Henry Ward Beecher's) has total membership
Of ,as2. OF which number 30 are women.
The sabbata-school has an enrolled membership
ofl.l0-. ami the Bethel school $50. For music
the church pays $4,000. The pew rents amount
to s5G.O11 The strongest religious demon
ination IN slu Francisco Is the Pre- oyteriau.
Episcopal
The new English Church at Rome vas opened
on the 9Th Of November. ly The recently an
pointed chaplain the Rev Thomas Hamilton.
II is situated outside and close 70 the PortA del
Popolc on the II at hand side, and is fitted ~
SO Is 10 accommodate eighty persons The
Church Journal ssys We not.ce that the
Bishops Of Ohio have spoken out lately against
union services OF Thanksgiving day, and given
sound reasons for their digestion. Whioh viii
hold COED the year through. On the other side
the Erangalist, q Presbyterian weekly, iudi-
Gates the view Of those outside Of our lines We
agree with Pastor, tha; AZ Epissopsl clergyman
has 10 light 70 ash flvl which be would de-
cline TO reoip-oclte. # be clnnot lend he should
not borrow. " John H5lar; Warren on Christ
mas day donated so, 900 90 s.. Paul's church,
Troy. which vac li,- the co.t Of eaapei recent
" built-Tha rssrry Of ST James Church Al
Hyieville, have giyeu Rev !. I-hsm Bliss
call 70 the rectlrshiq. and tls Il "a been ao-
oepied
LIBERAL Christian.
An agitation has commenced IN toe Unitarian
body with a view Of introducing other books be-
side the Bible TO be. read il public worship
Unity Church, Chicago. Rev Robert Collye-'s
have raised $4,000 for various objects in
sixteen months.
Uuu1uI-T
Mrs Van Cot,. the Evangelist preacher, has
lllored sbou- four yea2s She has kept are-ori
Of her worz for only the past ten months. in
which time SIZE l-s preached 5il sl-n0us, he'd
29G prayer meetings, 80 love fsas.s, las ieosCrsi
Is times. Travelled 5als miles. and has stood up
In meetings. preaching and talziac, 1927 hours
IL this time 2225 persons hsve presented them
selves a, the altar for pray1rs. OF which number
1900 have joined the Methods, church ~ pro
baton. She has JUS, gone from CA.oopse F.lis.
Mass. where she has been for fifteen months. 20
the West
HoHiN CATHOLIC.
A ucw Catholic college Is projected iu Aoa-
Catholics Of Boston viii hold
meeting at the Music Hall on the evening Of .
January 9th, to protss, against the occupation .
Of Rome By the Itl'i2as-The French Catho-
lie church =, southbriige, just erected at cos; .
Of so, 600 was occupied for the first tine on
Christmas day Within the past year So
80 have been subscribed by She various con-
IN the diocese Of New York, in sii Of
the Catholic C-atrai Provincial Theological
Seminary, at Troy. 81 Institution for the eiu-
cation Of youug men for the Ca-o.ic priest
hood. The seminary is called provincial Do
,suse It IS not confined to the State ofNew Iork.
bat If of-su 70 sta4eats from the diocese Of New
Jersey and New England The Pail Nal
Ga-ete's Eomsn correspondent speaks OF
strong movement in the Sacred coilege TO Sc
.ure, on the death Of Plus TX, the elec1oa Of
foreigner to the Pon,idcial chair The three
anlidates put forward for nomination are DR..
.lanuing, Archbishop OF Westminster Mner
Archbishop Of Nalines snl Mngr.
Archbishop ofPosen.-Five pro
assors OF the university q; Bonn, have been
uspendei from the priesthood .or their opposi-
ion to the dogma Of inflllibility -Clr.s2ssas
-as celebrated in all Catholic churches in New
-ork with unusual msgnifcence and displsy.
he adornmeat Of some q then j, mentioned as
marvel Of beauty ard art