Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-18

Iraveilng Menagerie, and Horse Races,
Prize Games, and Dancing Halls, were i'm
proper places for the members OF sour
Church. - and it is therefore violation of
the General Rale to attend them ID. That
while as proiessed Christians we encourage
all that is c0mmendable in our Town and
County Fairs, we will do all in our power
by our influence TO exclude from such fairs.
all such practices as we cannot engage in
IN the name Of the Lord Jesus. 3d. That
we cordially invite other evangelical
churches together with all persons in favor
oi sound morals, to unite with US in banish-
ing the above evils from our Town and
Sounty fairs.-At a recent meeting OF
ine Plattsburgh District Preachers, at
r,I-lts99rgh, the following officers were
Siecteu Tor the ensuing year: e. K. Haw-
iey' president; ID. W. Lewis, vice-presi-
dent j. g. flooding, secretary. The fol-
rowing subjects were presented during the
meeting q X. lIawley, PRAYER: ).
raimer, sketch Of sermon ON Hosea, 40;
l. hslley, The Human Mind Of Christ -
T.: Turner, state Of the Dead :" "A
Nitherspoon, Bible Maledietions," all o.
Whieh were criticised and accepted
IL was voted to have two more meetings
this year, and that the next be held at Wills
borough, the time Of the meeting bein, left
with the presiding Elder.-The salary of
the Presiding Elder Of Plattsburgh District,
has been increased to 81 500. .-Rey
jesse L. Peek of Syracuse, \. Y. one oitbe
new Methodist Bishops, has been assigned
10 the Pacific coast, with his residence Mt
San Francisco. Bishop Peck spent many
years OF his successful ministry in Califor-
nla.-Ihe Directors of the New Haven
Camp Meeting Association met at their
ground IN New Haven, on Monday last
| An Improvement OF the roads ON the ground
/ TfgHf f.r md = 10
Camp Meeting fixed to commence on Tues
day, August l9th, to continue till the fol
lowing Monday evening. Full notice will
be sNen hereafter. Ali persons desiring
lumber for use on the ground, will please
notify Harry G. Langworthy, of Middle
bury, without delay, and those who have
no permanent buildings on the ground. and
desire to occupy the same locations hereto
| fore occupied By them, or who desire new
| locations for tents, must notify Ira Russell,
OF Burlington, at least ten days before the
meeting.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Father Shells, of the Catholic Church in
Leominster, Mass, recently. came out il
! bold denunciatiOn Of those members of his
congregation who are engaged in the liquor
trathc, and threatened to ferret them out, If
he was obliged to enlist both local and
State cOnstables in the search, and bring
them TO grief If they did not at once desist
st. Peter : Church, Rutland, was dedi-
Gated on the 29th ult. There was a large
procession, and an immense thrOng were IN
attendance on the services. The following
clergy were present : Rt. Rev Louis DeGoes-
BRAND, Bishop Of the Diocese of Burlington,
Rt. Rev. John LOughlin. Bishop of the Dio-
cese of Brooklyn; Very Rev Father Lynch,
Vicar General, Burlington Rev Father
o Reilly West Rutland Rev. Father Boy
Ian, (pastor), Rutland Rev Father Car
dinal, Rutland; Rev. Father GafFney, Dor
set Rev. Father Mclaughlin, Brandon
Rev. Father Cassidy, Brooklyn " Y; Rev.
Father Berne, Brooklyn, n, Y; Rev.
Father McErnO, Brooklyn, n Y. Rev.
Father Flaherty, Canton, Mass. Pontifical
High Mass was celebrated by the Rt Rev
Bishop DeGOesbriand, Celebrant; Rev
Father Gatlney, Deacon Rev. Father
O'Reilly, Sub-dcacon Rev Father Cardi
nal, Priest OF honor, and Very Rev. Father
| Lynch, Master of ceremonies. Bishop
| LOughlln Of Brooklyn. preached the,dedica-
| tory sermon, taking his text from the first
| Epistle Of Paul TO the Thessalonians, and
baslng his discourse upon the words, For
/ this l. the Will of God, even your
| santihcatiOn, and 1t was an elegant
and eloquent production throughout
In the evening the Rt. Rev. Bishop De
| GOesbriand blessed an elegant new banner
| representing the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin into Heaven for the Ia
dies sodaliIy, prelacing the ceremony with
few remarks ON the use of banners, pie
/ lures, etc. in the Catholic Church. The
rosary was then said. and the benedietion
of the blessed sacrament given. The rite
of confirmation was administered at the
French Catholic church, Rutland, on the
2oJh ult. Bishop De GOesbrand ofieiated,
assisted by Rev. Father Boissonault. OF
Eairhaven, and Rev. Father Cardinal, pas
tor of the church. Ninety-One persons
were confirmed, most of whom were chill
| dren, and their first communion was ad-
ministered. The Bishop made an address,
| during which he expressed great satisfae-
ton at the number presented for confirma-
ton and the prosperous condition of the
| parish.-father Hyacinthe has declined
/ the invitation of the Old Catholics of
| Geneva 10 become their pastor. A French
priest, now canon of Dion. has been
recommended for the place by Father Hya-
cinthe.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ministers and matrimony are thus dis
cusSed in the Interior Why is it that cal
low preachers marry 50 quickly? Most of
them have the arrangements all made be
lore they get their parehments, and start
upon their lIte-wOrk, carrying a double
burden, which usually increases with peri
OGic regularity. Ii Is not 50 IN other pro-
fessiOus and lines oflabOr. The young law
yer, physician, editor, merchant and me-
chanic looks forward to marriage as "a re-
ward - be won by some years of hard work
and economy, but the young preacher no
sooner slips the leading-strings of his theo-
logical professor and draws his last dollar
/ tr.tu fhs4h han arA haA A..
himself and becomes a family Would it
not be well to do n lIttle rough pioneer
work and gather congregation first? The
Church Journal (Episc0pal) speaking for
that denomination, says there exists among
their sucking clergy - widely-prevailing,
unwise, imprudent, and, both personally
and for the church, a most injurious, all
absorbing passion for matrimony The
synod OF the Presbyterian churches of Can
ada, after a discussion lasting several years,
has just decided that it is improper for a
man to marry the sister of deceased wife.
--Rey. I. A. GOode, pastor OF a church
on the island of Newfoundland, preached
a unique sermon, lately. consisting of
words of only one yllable.-0rtho-
dOx circles at Elmira. n. Y, are pre-
tOundly agitated, just now, by singular
phase of the Sunday question. Rev. T. h
| Beecher, having announced that he would
| preach, sunday afternoons, at Eldridge
/ park, beautiful resort two miles from the
| city, and that the choir would consist ola
popular brass band engaged for the special
| purpose of playing pssllm-tuneS on the Oc-
easiOn, efforts were made to secure the run
ming of the street cars for the aecommoda-
ton of the large numbers of people drawn
/ by 80 attractivea a programme. But the horse
/ railroad i under the control of n stGrdy
old Presbyterian named Colwell, who
StOutly refuses to sanction this desecratiOn
of the day, replying to a formal request to
this effect on the part of the common
/ council: The common council desire me
to do what God, the statutes of the State.
and my own conscience command me not to
| do. which | regard as sufficient reason why
| should decline to comply with its wish. -
Nearly all the clergy of the city have come
to Mr.. COlwelfs dstence, either in special
sermons, or communications to the papers; ;
but, Of course, among the unregenerate
mass Of people, the marrow, contracted"
'blue-light,' "Pharisaical,'' "Puritani-
| eal' "bigOts' are thoroughly berated. and
a rival street railway is projected to run
seven days in the week.
TRAVELLING DREssES.-For midsummer
journeyings, dress which separates at the
waist, thereby permitting the use of linen
blouses, Is on every account most desirable.
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