Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,

Rev. ). White, pastor Of the society at
NerShire realized. $50 at a recent donation
visit.
The Nafoiman and Reflector seems TO be
all doctrinal elbows, lately, and pitches into
the Chicago Adranoe sayagely for attrihut-
ing the growth of the Baptist church to the
restricted communion. 1t tells the Adrance
man that he " knows better. that Congre-
sa;ionnli>m ha> Intentionally put the Bap-
lists GA their defense regarding close COM
munior, and thus intangled in their ranks
thousands who are BaptiStS at heart
\ thriving Baptist church at Philadel-
phla woT-iipS in a tent church, consisting
al q wall tent. fenced around. iloored inside.
with 500 si'tings, and well furnished pews
coNcEEcATIoAAL.
Rev. DR.. Seweli Tenny. having held the
Congregational paStorate at Ellsworth.
Me, . years and attained the age Of -.
resigns.
The Congregationalist deals with the ne
ce>>itN ui " steady, not startling work - in
the chu,cheS. II has for 4 long time been
di~trGSi'ul of the revival method
EPISCOPAL.
The Bishop OF London was recently Is
tied by Il Geputation who protested against
tle practice of using public vehicles on
Sunday with which TO attend church, thus
keeping IN employ some n coo cabmen and
omnib..s drivers in London. Among other
things, tee jepatation desired that the
bishop should take lodgings the night be-
fore at Chapter house, whence he could
walk IA n. paul'>. lie replied that he had
carriage of his own and gave all hi, SER
wants opportunity to attend service.
Tho following anecdote of Bishop Hunt
ington illustrates the good bishops charac-
teristie zeal and devotion in endeavOrinr 10
Iced tie spiritual flock committed 10 his
care. " was travelling. said the narrator.
between Rochester and syracuse. when
my attention was attracted By the earnest
. tones OF two gentlemen in front Of me. who
~err ardently extolling the noble work
which tier bishop had been doing in the
dioce>t: "t Central New lork-how he had
sui1oii'e'l away s>periticS and difhculties-
how he lad irauguated and pushed for
ward new church enteTpriSes-how he had
iJ>:ered ieah.e parishes, and established
Christian -rh,-bi>-and how successfully he
>oa- out. and adapted himself TO all sorts
and conditions ui men, that. like 1t. Paul.
he might by all means save some. In the
inic>l % ;sls conversation, Il rough. farmer
iiNr .nan, in l7unt OF the two gentlemen,
'4"~c ~ Ni-H W ell. Stlanger. what YOU
Say ai"'Gt Tat man; j. just -: he came TO
my toass "re day, and talked to me. He
lI-iendrd he wanted S1me oats bu; h.
didn' want any oats. He waited 10 give
me some oats.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN
The dnirersd'a calls attention to A vital
question in the relation of tho cLrr,L anJ
Sunday School, and the tendency of the lat-
ter to absorb al the spiritual attention NJ
teachers and scholars, deprivinr the rernlar
church service OF their presence and iboSa-
selves OF It's opportunity. The TJ1;rers,is,
says We have been told Of schools ,r ,,,aa,
large proportion ofteachers-saying no,b;no
OF scholars-are seldom seen at cbnrcb IS
vice. We are told Of pews once fnI no,,,
emptied by the working of the scbooi' ~
once occupants, thinking themselves mn. H. H.
to attend both, elect the school and VEL
draw from the sanctuary We retold ~,
in numerous communities, the school and
the church have ceased to he as branch anS
vine, and on the contrary are compet;tors
for sympathy and support The eject ~
holding the religious service on one mart 81
the day and the Sunday school on the otbe-
part, is gradually yet surely making The
school and the church different, and Often
competing institutions il is, too. breat;ng
the connection of vine and branch. We