Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
Rev. Hugh Stowe!l Brown, the distinguished
Baptist lecturer Of Bre,t Britain, writes that hi
proposes to visit the Unted States in September
snd remsin sbout six Eeeks---The repsirs or
the church at Factory Point indicate that when
completed, it viii be surpassed by few country
churches ether in appearance or convenience.
Rev. Dr. Pearson who lately left the charge OF
the church al Ludlow, il over 50 years oil and
had been for l9 years psstor there. The church
publish testimonial of their regsrd sad love
for him, in the Reflector.
coYGREG ATIoNAL.
Rev 4. Steveus Of Westminster Wett takes his
drtt vacation Of any length for thirty Year,, this
GUNNER, and has gone Minnesota. Rob
ert Crossette, weu-knoTn minister in the Con-
eregs,ional Church, died At bis residence in
Cincinnati, June q, sgei =. The greater part
Of his life wAt spent in the East, where he was
settled over churches in Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, New jersey and Pennsylvania.
The philadelphia Pves5yteriGn says "On
SABBATH, 18th ultt, more than fifty persons
we're added to the membership OF the Central
Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, or which the
Rev Dr. Alexander Reed is pastor. Of these.
a. but five were admitted ca profession Of faith
il Christ. This Old church constantly enlsrges
It's communion roll, thou GA the drift Ct popula-
ten tends away from i. to the newer parts Of
the city, and to churches which are more c5nve-
nieut TO the residences Of the people.-Ihe
report Of DR.. Quiut, 81 the recent meeting OF
the Congregational Conferences for Massachu-
setr. showed gain Of two churches, net gam
Of el7 church membeTf, against Jl1 IL the
preceding year an increase in PROFESSIONS OF
1853. gan in Sabbath school membership Of
1la(sgai11. q lass Of 2y3 in tie preceding year,
10 benevolent e.u..ibu.ous nine churchet le5s
reported 7,ois 4 more than last gear. The |
jotal O.; CONFEDERATION excludes, Of course. al 1
payments VI leo.f, repairs, tic, IL which itemE /.
Isr.7- aa-lcaes only reported an outlay Of I
1000 paid -Ihe church at Brstueb1r0 .s .
o. have p new s1i larger belL--N the close I
81. .le sermon Do Pl-El3s., June 80, he7. Mr. /
PLr1c.lg Of Dfverr. y. T.. better known here /
a. "Fz.btr ps-ut,ec.' who is uow uinety-1ne
ye.rf ia, spoke q the Erea, cESnSes which had
t5sea place fla ,ta .ait century, ami how pleas
sut - rat l1r Lil o. return TO the scenes Of bis
chldAood.-Ee7. Nr Mcdonald entered upon
bic duties % pastor Of the Congregational church
s. East Arlington, June sd.
fruc5r.L
Ta. t-l,y second annual convention Of the
EpisealS. -lurch f.r the diocese ofNerm0nt Will
De holden s., 81 Miclsel's church in Brs-tle-
hlr5, ou Tuesday, Wednesday Snl Tuu-sisy of
next week Rev. U. j, Harris il to preach the
sermon Iuoslsy su3 Re7.E, R.Atwill on WeInes-
dsy-gorsiieradie ire Il felt by Church
men r. 5el;'s1l q, TIE Bishop Of Argvll's tt.g-
-stizn- INC Athsnas.sn Creed iu Che Con.emu9-
Tary Review Tor list month, "a barh-rous Greed
Of the worst period OF tbs Church't history
- contribution 10 the Patteson memorial
Fund has been made by congregation Of Sioux
Indians in Dakota; four yesrs ago these Indians
we're SUM IL apparently hopeless hsrbsrism
ana they ere very poor. One Of them. the s1n
o. chief l. being trained for the ministrv.-
Trinity parish, HsyerstraW, r. Y. celebrated
its lbth Anniversary June 10th and eth. with
appropriate ceremonies On Sunday the Bishop
preached and confirmed twenty csniiistes
During the afternoon service A. ST. Luze's
Church, (Which is an olspr;ug from Triaity.)
5eyeu additional candidates were confirmed.
METHODIST.
tie 81. +. church in Sheffield, j. ue -3i, s1l the
church -ss recently organized a society 70 fur
nish their parsonage The recent Primitive
Mathoi.s- Conference Of Canals established the
sa.sri57 ol married presche,s a. follows Beside
house -t1t, part furniture, an cllllrsu's ST. .
-o"A-ec, lg clues, 5000 u towns, $3.50, ami
10 country s.st ols, $50 AMI their llt.-
Ilc Methodist L4.sc0rsl Church has estsb.iiLel
.iaca tAs Tar zen conferences II the Southern
States, Witl 4 membership OF 100000 persour, p
~ preachers sli some 900 Local preacher.
,LJre have been expended sb1at -l.-UUOl9 IN q
|chaI, O.. ana ty these organizations, the vslue {
4 whose school and church property amounts % f.
about l,5J9,OJJ. These ten conferences nave
Leo TAiael some 5000, when has beel ps.I ,
BIO the geaersl Freedmen A,i laai.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Thr,y-l me bsref5o.ei fliars aui seven DlIata- :
;an i-larz g-0 were tEnishal from Guz-emz,z
IT conspiracy sgallst the government, arrived
O. san rrsncsco last week. new Catholic
a--cL 70 Milford, Nrsg. vas dedicated Sunday. =
The Pope reached the eai ofhis e3L scar
n the l3'h Of May lie hiss besn in the chsi- q
tie fonuh tTeny-zi- ye2rs.--Ihe ctlorei y
.omsa Catholics OF Albany zul Creentush,
umbe1iu- about three hundred, are preparing
ls the erection O. church in the after named
ace for their oFu use.-Father Ryan Of Ben +,
instcn holds service also regularly II pogusl,
. ,he house Of John Doyle Eal hsss .arcs ca
legation.
yE-VEEs tlIsT.
The church al Brsttleboro has hsl Iii. on
~ bell from Hon. psTiey S.arr. costing $3.50.
his church has recently been repaired and re-
,rn'siei ST considerable expense The meet 81
z @. tle Green Mountain Association az Lud- O.
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