Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-08
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


The Freewill Baptists of Maine
have organized State Mission Socie-
ty, obtained charter from the Legis-
lature, and are ready to go to work
aiding feeble and destitute churches
and establishing new churches.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Congregationalist gives the fol-
lowing computation from the Stats
ties of the congregational churches for
1871:
"Of the 80 states and territories re-
porting churches, Massachusetts has
the largest number, SOL; Connecticut
follows with 292, Illinois with 251,
New York with $50, Maine with 239,
Iowa with POI, and Vermont with
201 Kansas has 78, Missouri 81, and
Nebraska 80; Colorado and Dakota 6
each and Maryland, Nevada, South
Carolina, Alabama, and Wyoming, 1
each. New Hampshire has So, and
Rhode Island 5. The SOL churches
in Massachusetts, about one-sixth of
the entire number, contributed for be-
nevolent purposes $3.50, 829.84 or near
ly one-third of the entire amount
The churches of Connecticut come
next, with $262,738.S6, and then New
York with $1O3,4OO. As to the min
istry, there has been a gain during the
paSt year in two directions Not only
is the total number of ministers great
er, but the number of ministers not
engaged in pastoral work is less than
for the preceding year"
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The Rome correspondent of the
Churchman relates the following of
Bishop Strossmayer "On a stay
here while travelling for the sake of
his health, he was of course received,
and graciously, at the Vatican. The
Pope, just as might be expected, al
luded at first with suavity to the dis
sentient part taken by the bishop at
the Gcumenical Council, and blandly
expressed the hope and anticipation
that he would fully retract and laud-
ably submit. Strossmayer answered
(and this learn from an unquestion-
able source) by supporting firmly, but
most respectfully, the opinions he had
defended, and declaring the impossi-
bility of conscientious recantation on
his part. On this the tone and man.
ner of His Holiness changed, and the
audience which was terminated not in
the santa pace with which it had
opened"
The Pope has had enough of de-
bates with Professionals and has direct
ed that an order be issued forbidding
priests to take part in any more affairs
of the kind.
REVEALS IN NORTHERN NEW YORK.
An account is given in the New
York Christian Advocate, of very
powerful revival i'll Northern New
York, near the st. Lawrence, in Mas
sena, Potsdam and Malone, which was
remarkable for christian union. The
account was given by Phoebe Palmer
who seems to have labored in the re.
vival, although it is not said that she
preached. The Baptists, Presbyteri
ans Episcopalians and Methodists
united in the work. In union they
first sought and received the baptism
of the Holy Spirit. Then three meet
ings were held daily. Scores pledged
themselves to rise early, and pray tc
be directed and aided in selecting per
sons for whom they might labor, and
whom they might invite to the meet
ings. The persons chosen were ther
visited. 1t was said that there wa,
not house within five miles of Mas
sena whose inmates had not been Wis
tied by some christian laborer. Ii
this revival hundreds were wrough
upon, and hopefully converted. Tn,
same scenes were witnessed at Pots
dam and Malone. At large manu-
factory, which was visited, the propri
etor called all his men. together, and
lady addressed them, probably Phoe
be Palmer) Cases of conversion q
the most striking kind are given.
The power of the revival was great
ly owing to the union of christian.
and to systematic visitation of extend
ing neighborhoods.
A SCANDAL TO CHRISTIANITY.
The missionaries of the London Mi.
sionariy Society who are introducin
christian teachers among the Papuan
ofNew Guinea, already find their e
forts thwarted by the conduct of til
pearl fishers from nominally christia
countries, who plumber the plantation
of the natives along the coast.
many heather countries the misdeeG
of men who have been better taugl
have been the greatest obstacles
progress of christianity.