Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-14

e Fairhayen. commenced hi, lrinistrations
{ last Sunday
4! EPIsCoPALIAN.
The citrate Of st. Giles church North
ampton. Eng. is a Christian of literal
beliefs. lie was lately found sitting, with
. hi@ Bible open at the chapter in which Is
= the verse IF thy right hand offend thee. "
etc. ana having has right hand almost sew
cred from his wrist. His right eve was
I r also injured, As if he had tried to probe ii
=, "nt with his finger
LlGEE E.L CHRISTIAN.
TIE ladies of the Universalist society in
brattleboro nettel over S5Ooat their recent
fair and festival
, METHODIST.
, Here is the creed Of Rev. Mr.. Corbett. the
minister who was interrupted for his PRO
. lanity at % recent meeting of Methodist
ciergymeu in New YORK. Il sav. preach
deprauty. preach hell fire. hot damnation,
scorchins flames, and the devil. until the
, world shall be awakened"
The Metropolitan church at Washington
was denSely crowded sunday morning.
President Grant, Vice President elect
W li>on, and nearly all the Cabinet officers
being among the auditors. Rev. Dr. Tif
iany delivered discourse on the relation of
religion to the state.
Rev. DIR. Huston is about To be arrraigned
3 second time fer his scandslous conduct at
Baltimore in lS7l. This time his trial will
DE before the c0nlerence-of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which is now in session
at Baltimore.
The Society at Glens Falls, y. Y, have in
contemplation improvements on their church
property which it Is estimated will cost not
less than $1,000 The church Is to be en-
iarsed and thoroughly reftted A new
parsonage is 10 be built on the vacant lot
adjoining the church.
ROMAN CATHOLICS.
Rev. Father Ciauiiu- Salaz. formerly of
PlattsburSh died at Buffalo. Feb 9th
Father Sa.az was born in Sayoie. France
lie came 10 Platt-burgh in 1883, where he
remained till 1863, when he was appointed
Superior, at Buffalo. Solemn services for
the repo-e Of hIs soul We're celebrated in St
Peters church. Piattsburgh, on the 18th
ult
The Catholics Of Fair Haven will build
/ new church the coming season. Ii will be
one of the finest in the State. costing from
$4,000 20 500 200.
Three hundred liberal Catholics have
united in the address 10 Pere Hyacinthe
urging him to resume the pulpit at Geneva.
The father has made favorable reply, say
ing that he Is willing to preach to those
who are resolved not to surrender to ultra
m1ntani~m or unbelief.
The laneral Of Father Gull at Saratoga
I Springs on Wednesday was attended by
very large crowd of people. St Peters
church did not suffice to hold them. Some
sixty priests We're present taking part in
/ the services. Rev. Thomas Daley Of Utica,
/ who was an assistant of Father Gull several
years ago. pronounced the sermon. A pro-
cesSinu of priests in their robes preceded
the hcar>e u the cemetery, chanting as
they marched
MISCELLANEOUS.
The American Missionary Association,
whose field of labor comprises the Southern
States, has now in successful operation
/ seven colleges and universities, containing
I 1913 students. In addition it has twenty
| graded and high schools. with 6,33O
scholars.
The O5Serrer states that more than eight
hundred Pre~hy ministers mot count
inS editors. secretaries. foreign mission
aries. ctc.) are absolutely unemployed
without anything Co do in Jheir profession,
IDLE in the 'iueyard. And this fact, it SAYS,
Is actually stated IN the midst Of u labOred
argument toproye the necessity Of organized
means to raise mp more ministers Surely,
lt adds, ii we have system to put three or
four hundred new men into the work an
nually, we ought TO have a system to put
them and the eight or nine hundred surplus
men into place where they can work and
be supported in their work.
The Rev Mr. Kineal, of Dundee, Scot
land, who was recently disciplined by his
pre>hytery for preaching in a Unitarian
church ip exchange with Rev. Mr. Marti-
neau, has got himself into fresh trouble
This time 1t Is prayer not preaching. He
has written and published an article on
prayer, in which, among other things, he
declares that ''to pray for fine weather or
for rain (eXcept aS a humble expression OF
mans dependence upon forces that are
ya>ter than be, and on Him from whom
they emauate) a. quite as illegitimate a.
it l. 10 pray against the approach Of Win
ter, the return OF Summer. or even against
to-morrOw's sunrise
\ writer in the EraHgsl.sf denounces the
'prayer-meeting killers To illustrate
On W Wednesday of the week of prayer two or
three hundred Of the Christians Of were
gathered at quarter past O'Clock in the
morning for a union prayer-meeting. Brief
remarks and prayers were the order Of the
hour and many hearts were moved The
clock was on the point of9. the hour for
closing, when brother arose and in a sing
song manner. commencing with the story Of
his boyhood. told as where he was born and
t. what town he removed, where c0pverted,
and what church he Joined, and 50 on, an
mindful Of the constant and necessary drop
ping out of many whose business engage
ments would not suffer them t. stay beyond
the appointed time. some imagine that
meeting Is hardly 4 success in which they
have not taken part, but this j. n mistake.
Then there are eccentric brethren whose
effect. II not their aim. is to raIse litter
among the Young folks. Others make no
account of the evident tendency Of meet
ng, and abruptly introduce foreign topics
to scatter serious thoughts. Still others
never rise to their feet without finding
fault with other people, or, what Is only
second 10 this. dwelling on their own sins,
which they have just asked to have blotted
out.
The Presbyterian missions have eight
presses at work in Shanghai, China, a type
foundry and electrotyping and stereotyping
establishments.
Thirty-seven person, recently united with.
the GlOversyille, y. Y. Congregational
church, sixty-seyen with the Presbyterian,
seventy with the Baptist, and a large mum
ber were received on probation a the MethO-
dist
\ convention Of sunday school workers
was held at Castleton Feb. %. Ben. X.
Chase, Of Rutland, presided. Rev. IL. c.
Farrar gave an address Of welcome. lie men
toned the following interesting facts
and figures There are siXty-twO sun
day schools in the county. having 76i
officers and teachers, and 6 ,22f scholars 81
churches, with a membership Of SCI only,
while there is a population of y, l5i, thus
showing only about eleven per cent. Of the
whole population a. christians, and seven
teen per cent in the Sunday schools. OF
those in the Sunday schools. 1877 have been
converted during the past year, or but two
per cent. Of scholars included. Among
those who took part IN discussions We're
Rev Dr. Newman of Poultney, Rev. l.. H.
Stone of Castleton, Rev. J ; johnson and
;. H. Kelley Of Rutland. Rev. j. $ JOHN
son. Of Rutland, made the main address Of
the convention. 1t was clear, able and in
structiye.
The London school board has had I'd the
Bible-in-the-schOOls question in a radical
FORM The school law provides for relig-
ous instruction in the schools not 10 ex-
ceed half an hour each morning, to consist
of reading Of the Bible - with such explain
ations and instruction therefrom in religion
and morality as are suited to the capacity
Of children" There has been an attempt
made to carry out an inspection of this re-
lisious teaching so as to make it conform to
the Episcopal church or some other STAN
dard, but 1t is concluded to leave the whole
matter with the individual teachers.
The Chicago Pulpit thus sums up the re-
iiglous press of the country The most sec
tartan and controversial religious journals
are the Catholic and the Universalist; the
Methodist are most practical and earnest;
the EpiscOpalian and Jewish the most dig
nihed and aristocratic, the Congregational
the most broad and liberal. the Unitarian
the most radical, the Presby terian the least
alike, the Baptist the least satisfied with
themselves.