Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-24
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE


The building of the First Biptist Church on
Congress street, s.. Adams. the foundations Of
which we're lAii last season, is soon to be recon-
mencsi, the brick bsirg slresly on the ground
ready for the worknen, and ;he plan male-
Interesting recognition services we're hell in the
Union Meeting House il R.chflrI, on Welnes-
day the Sth, b. = cou neil called from a number
Of Baptist churches in this aud Chittenden
counties, By the Baptist church recently formed
in that village. The sermon Was preached by
Rev H. C. Estes. Of Jericho The church low
consists Of % members. The Union Houre is a
mOiel Of good taste. 1t cost about S96O0.-
Rev. G. s. Chase Las resigned the pastorats ofthe
Bsptist church in Colchester. SIX persons nave
recently united with the church by baptism.
c]sGREGATIoSAL-
The pastoral relation between Rev. Ge3r-e 2.
Wright and thecaurah At Bakersfield has been
dissolved by council which me, Nsy Il Mr.
Wright goes Wet The late Richards Lock.
Of St Altaas, vas for nesriy half century
member Of the Congregational ohlrch--Ou
TceslAy the 25.i instant, the Congregational
church n Northdell will celebrate its 6f.ieth
anniversary. Rev. DR.. Lord, Of Bethany Church,
Montpelier, will deliver an ailress on the occz-
sion, and there viii b, .lire,ss. b. other SPEAK
e7s. All former as vel As p7ezsat members Of
the church, who are able 90 do 81, a-, cordially
invited to be preiea;
EPtCorAL
The English Contemporary Re7i.x for April,
has an article BY charchman on the question
" Is eterusl puuilhmeut IN oreu question in the
church Of ElgIaud?'' TIE writer seems 70
think it s slI thea Thai /, is not. t-r be declares
the do,uine Of eternal punishment cannot be
found ia the sp1s.,es' ereel. the thirty-niae ar
ticles. the prsyer-5o5k or the Scriptures. aud
that !, u "hileJus," ' lish0noriu- and
" cruel "-Eisbop B.sseu cfi:iated in ST.
James Church, Arlington, on the Sunday sf,er
Accession, May 18th, ali instituted the new
rector, Rev. G. Grkyes lie preached sn earneft
and elective discourle ca the subject Of the nu-
tual relations and duties Of plstor aui people.
He was assisted in she II -niu- prayer by Mr.
E. L. Temple, lay reader, o., Trinity parish, Rat-
land. The rector assisted in the o15,s Of the
holy Communion, which was given to a large
number OF the faithful The Keys Of the church
we're qrsse1ted to the new incumbent by the
Hon. Harmon Cslae,i. junior warden. The
Bishop resI the letter Of institution, aad gave
10 the rector, with the usual flrnali. the Bible,
Book Of Colmon Prayer, arl Constitution ami
Carons or the General and Diocesan Conventions.
After the whole service the congregation came
forward 10 tie caancel srd bale the rector God
speed. The music wss under the charge Of Mrs.
Ssrah Rogers, the o-E.as-, 4nl very spnr0-
priatey Ieaterei by d .arge ch ir. F.orers
grsced the altar. 10 the Afternoon the Bishop
cltechi zed the children. sud confirmed fye per-
sons. After morning prayer AMI the Hcly Con-
nunicu, CT Ascension Day, reception VS.
given 70 ths Bishop, a. the rec;0ry 10 the even
lag The hosTi Of Ees,ry Of St. Luke's
church, 81 Al1lus, elected last Taste, have
done much for the church and society. The
edifce has been much improved in appearance,
both externally Sud internally; the seats Sre
free, the society deriving support from v0lun-
tsry subscription \ fine choir, second to none
IN the Stale. discourse the music adopted aai Pc
cClla- 20 their sublime seryicei. Tnes9 features
are daily adding interest and numbers TO the
congregation. Rev. Charles 5 Hale having
resigned as rector Of lmmsHuel Church st Be-
lows Falls, has accepted q similar posiiion st
Bufalo.-The snuusl D.ocetan Convention, Of
Nsw Hampshire, is to be he'd al Concord, on
Wednesday, Msy 29,h.
LI3ERAL CuRIrIAN.
st meeting OF the friends o. Universaii-m in
DR.. Chspin's church the other evening Horace
Greeley said that the most D-essiur necessity
was concentration Of f3enominationsl work as Is
perfected IN the Methodist Book Concern. lie
believed that the Denomination should have