Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

BAPTIST.
The Woodstock Association held it, sew |
observation-disclosures this week at So Lon
donderry. Reports from the sixteen churches /
showed loss Of twenty-three in number OF /
members during the year past. The addi- f.
tons by baptism were forty-eisht for the
vear.-The Vermont Baptist state Con
yention will meet at Brattleboro, on We'd
ne,iay and Thursday. October II and 3D.
Rev. Dr. Hoyey. of Newton Theological
Seminary. Is expected to deliver memorial
discourse Of the late Rev. Elijah Huichin-
son. who was for many years the successful
and beloved pastor of the Baptist Church IN
Windsor.-A young Karen, who has been
educated at Madison University and j. about
to return to Burmah a. a missionary, ad-
dressed large audieneeatthe Calvary Bap-
tist Church in Albany, Wednesday.-The
Bapti-ts Of Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick are making vigorous efert TO endow
Acadia College To the amount of 100000
-Thirtv-Six new students have entered
the Baptist Theological Institution at New
ton. Mass, the present term. Tho Wind
ham County Association reports a net gain
Of los during the past year the total num-
her Of additions to the fourteen churches
being III
CONGREGATIONAL
The annual meeting Of the 4. B. G.. F. VI.
occurs at New Haven. Conn. Oct. l~t.
Prof. :. G. Bartlett Of Chicago viii preach
the annual sermon. \ large attendance Is
expected. and the committee OF arrange
mentS advertise that they have POO applica-
tions for accommodations Yet unSupphed.
At the church in Mittineague. Mas.
services have been somewhat irregular lately
it i, said, and the d" irregularity 1t would
appear Is not over, from the announcement
that Mrs. Jessie II Rupert Will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday commodore Wander
bit has given the Albany synod OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church lot of land at W est
Albany. for a church; and suitable build
inc will be erected at once The Preshy-
teTy of Niagara has issued letter To the
churches condeming the purchase Of prize
package. Tho Bangor Theological
Seminary (Congregational) opens with ex-
cellent prospects for the coming year. Dr-
Herrick. the Professor Of Theology, has been
in Europe and Asia during the >ummer. Ii
i said he has lost the many curloSltleS and
relics of wood and stone, etc, which he had
collected during his late extensive tour IN
SYRIA and Egypt. They were shipped by
vessel which took FIRE in the Mediterranean
and was totally consumed.-IheCo Commit
tee on Statistics Of the Presbyterian church
in Canada. in a late report. gives the num-
Der of communicates for 1872 as follows.
Quebec. l73. Montreal. l.375: Ottawa,
~ - - To
ilton. .6ls. London. 500. This l. an IN
crease from the number Of communicates in
1867, except in Quebec and Kingston.
EPISCOPAL.
The Diocesan Convention of the Epi~co-
pal church for New York has been sitting at
| Rouse's Point. Ii will probably adjourn to
! sit in Troy in January Rev. DR.. I. W
! Colt. rector of St paul's church al Troy
| has resigned the charge Of that parish TO ac-
| cept profes~orship in the Episcopal DHlnl-
/ " School at Middletown, Conn. In view
| Of the long.able and faithful ministry of DR..
| c. the yeStry Of that church, IN accepting
| his resignation. have voted handsome an
nuity to him during the remainder Of his
/ lifetime lie Is called the ablest theologian
| in Troy: has been 40 year, in the ministry,
and Il years rector at Troy.
METHODIST.
Rev. II. G.. Dewitt. the Evangelist. who
was expected to preach at Richtord, did not
! fulfil his appointment owing TO sickness, but
will come as soon as health will permit and
| hold series Of 1neetings-Eight persons
| Joined the church at Richford three weeks
since and two more last Sunday
| Burlington District Ministerial Association
| will be held at Castleton. Tuesday and We'd
y Aaf -
ministers are assigned TO duty in the two
DAYS meeting Rev. c. II. Gridley for
more than fortv-two years a preacher In
| Troy Conference. died at Appleton, Wis,
| Aug. -. He had been in the ministry
sixty-fye years, being licensed at twenty.
| For number Of wears he resided at Mid
| dlehurv and was well known 10 all the church
| e in Otter Greek Nalley.-Rey. James
| Morrow. an elder of the Wesleyan Church
| of Scotland. was licensed by the NJ. Z. Con
| ference at it, late meeting at Dayton. Ohio.
and assigned by Bishop Simpson TO the
/ church at Montpelier. He has already en-
tered upon his duties-The Methodist
| Episcopal Scandinavian Mission in Brook
! lyn is in the enjoyment Of gracious revival
| \ number Of persons have been conyerted,
| chiefly officers teachers and scholars IN the
| Sunday-school- At the annual meeting
y
! the grounds of the society during the recent
camp meeting, the following persons were
appointed officers for the year ensuing
President, J L. Barker; Nice-Presidents,
\. j. Allen, H. G. langworthy. b. X.
| Chase Secretary. W. W. Atwater Treas
uret. O. J. Walker: Trustees, Heman
Iangworthy, John Brittell, Ira Russell. l..
Bishop, j. Stafford Auditor, James NJ.
Slade. The finances Of the association are
in good condition. and the condition of
the grounds Is highly commendable to the
energy and efficiency Of the officers.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
A recent lecture by the Dominican preach
er. Father Burke, at the Coliseum, added
over Sl2. 600 to the treasury of the Home
for Destitute Catholic children in Boston.
-Forty persons. mostly Young ladies were
consecrated for the order Of the Sodaiity of
the Blessed Virgin AT ST. Joseph Church in
Pittsfeld. on Saturday The blessing and
having of the corner stone of the French
| Church. in St. Adams, will take place on
Sunday, Sept. Goth, 1872, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
There will be procession, sermon by
Rev. Father Bournigalle, and the allocution
and solemn blessing by Bishop DeGoesbriand.
The pastor of the church at Moriah, \.
Y. Father Phillips, died on the 22nd.-
Bishop Rape Is expected home from France
\ hearty reception Is promised him by his
many friends in St. Adams to-day.
There are in Switzerland $50, 900 Pro
testants against 1854 ,655 Catholics. The
Catholics have gained ground 50 rapidly
even at Geneva, the old cradle of Calvin
| ism. that they muster in that canton at the
present time no less than AZ ,S57 against
Is. COG Protestants.-The second annual
convention of the National Catholic Temper
ance Union will be held in Cleveland, Ohio,
Thursday, October 10th. This Convention
will be one of the most important assem-
blages of Catholics ever held in the United
| States. Delegates are expected from every
| State of the Union, las well as a number from
the Dominion of Canada and the provinces.
The Bishop of Nantes is organizing on
a grand scale pilgrimages to the lady
| sbrines in Britanny. He has composed a
series of prayers which are to be recited at
the different stations. They may be. thus
summarized 90 The final and speedy victory
| r - L IL ,,,o,bar tho church. the trIumDb