Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-06-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

BAPTIST.
The snnus, nesting Of the Addison County
Baptist Association will be held st Panton, Vt,
wednesday, June 70 Rev j. W. Bachelor,
OF Pownsl, is now supplying the Baptist pulpit
at Bennington. -Rey. A. B. Earle, the Ivan
ge!ist, is now laboring Al Columbia, Mo.-Rev
g. s Chase is soon to leave the church at Col
chester.-ReV. Joseph lockwood, for thirty
years member Of the Baptist Church at Benn-
ington, mas been orisinei to the ministry IN
Minnesota The Rev. N. Angelo Dougherty,
formerly Of Great Fails, N. H. has accepted a
unanimous call from the Stoughton Street Bsp-
tist Church, alta salary Of 81 600. He is to
preach bu, ole sermon on Sundsy.-Within
the last i've weeks / y new members hsve been
added to the Baptist Sabbath School in BrAttle-
boro, sud l20 to the church within year. The
total membership Of the Sabbath School is now
about 600,
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Congregstionslists have begun work on
their " Home - in Boston, and will persist Wig
orously until completed. The location, corner Of
Beacon and Somerse; Streets, Is unsurpassed --
The church building in Wilmington is to be re-
moved and enlargei-The following iIasta-
tisticsl summary of last years work Of the
American Board The number of missions is
now l6; towns and cite, nov occupied by mis-
sionIries, 81; by nstiye pastors and preachers,
Az, and population OF 20 languages, number
ing over eighty million. Missionaries ordained,
100; lsy and MEDICAL, Il; female assistants, l65.
Five have gone out since October. snd twelve
othere, four Of whom are lsdeT, will start in
short time. Whole number Of missionaries con-
nec,ed with the Board, Sol; native pastors, 30;
motive preachers, teachers and colporters, 93i;
churches, IL; members, 5000; additions last
year, 97S; an average OF ten to each missionary
Theological schools, 10; pupils, 2s4i female
bOsrding-schools, Is; pupils, 500; scholars in
common schools, 1900; pages printed in four
teen different isngusges, l5,25SOO0. Expenses
for the year, $4,000; receipts to date, S2iS.-
900, leaving to be raised in four months, $780,
600. Two men have been sent to Spain, and =
third will coon 20. Two are on the way to Aus
tris. Ten good men are needed to be sent al
once to Austria, Italy, Spain and Mexico. The
sum of Sl0,329 has been contributed for the
work in nominal Christian lanis.-Rev. Her
mon C. Riggs. late of St. Adams, Vt, WAS in
stalled pastor Of Rutherford Park On. j. Pres
byteriln church on Tuesday evening. May 23L
Sermon by Rev Dr. Hutton, of New York !;
charge to pastor by Rev. 2. F. LeAvens.-
Salt Lake City hiss FIVE d" Gentle }" churches,
Catholic, EptcopAlisn, Presbyterian, Baptist,
Methodist. - Rev Norman Mcleod, who while
chaplain of the military post few years ago, in
augurstei the fret movement counter to the
Mormous. and WAS asssilel in his pulpit with
dagger ari revolver, has returned and is shout
to lift his banner knew in the name OF Con-re-
gAtionalism A correspondent says "On being
asked if be was not afraid to return TO q pisce
where his life Was sought AID his friend AMI sue
cessOr was killed few yesrs ago, he answered,
Man is immortal 50 long as there is work for
him to DO, and believe | have work TO 10 yet ."
His denomination has means ant influence. Il
may well be proud Oft msn. ''--kev. Thomas
Williams Of Providence, preached 10 the First
Congregational Church in Berkeley, Rhode Ia
land. two weeks since. at the very advanced age
Of % years MIR. Williams has been in the
christian ministry more than 20 yesrA