Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-24
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


RELIGIOUS INTELLiGEN'E.
BAPTIST.
Reports from the interior oil hu9''" ''a'e
tina. the Baptist sect are making unpreee-
denied progress in the acquisition oil con-
r.rts Dozens and scores are re-baptized IN
the rivers or the sea, despite the Ditlhs
cold.-Rey. W. II. Rugg, Baptist clergy
man located for some time at SALISBURY
VI has recently removed to Perklnsyille,
w.. and has become pastor Of the church at
that place.-Last Sabbath was Jay 'I
unusual interest in the Baptist ehurch az
Brattleboro. Eighteen members were re-
eeireI-twelve by baptism, four by ezperi-
once and two by letter. There were iO5
norsons nresent at the Sunday-sehool last
Sabbath Rev. Mr.. Hall is now supply
ing.tbe desk in Nottingham, and the church
i now considering the subject OF calling
him 70 it. pastOrate
CONGREGATIONAL
Tho CONGREGATIONAL church, Mlddleoury,
Numbers 385 members. Contributions OF the
s,cietv for benevolent purposes during The
,.o,r q 1ss 65-The Hartford Theo.o-
qieal Seminary is in a very prosperous con
J;tion the number of students, this year
he;,c "a. the new class entering l5.-for
the fourth time, parishioners Of Rev l. II
Cobb. pastor of the Congregational Ohureh'
HYDE Park. paid the premium on two life
nolieies. amounting to 1886. Other Christ
mas gifts amounting to $50 were made
The Ladies Society ofthe second Congrega-
tional church at Barnet, held Festival Oh
New Years dav for the benefit Of their new
parsonage. The receipts amounted to Sl9'-
The debt is paid, the parsonage Tree oil ID
cumbrance. Rev. II. P. Y. Bogue, for
merlv Of Vergennes, Is preaching temp.
rarilv. at Whitehall, n Y.-sN persons
were received into the Congregations.
church. HYDE Park, January 5th--At
meeting Of the Congregational church and
society of Vergennes. held Tuesday evening
last. Joint committees were appointed TO eA-
tend a call to Rev William p. Aiken. oi
Rutland. to become pastor of the Consreg--
tional church at Yergennes---Ihe Pres3y
terrain Society Of Mooers, y. Y, dedicated
their church on Tuesday last, after which
collection was taken up for the building
fund amounting to about $50. Mis- Mar
Churchill sent TO New York and ordered
nice Silver Communion Service, amt a.
beautifully engraved. and. in order 10 sur
prise her pastor and society, kept 1t pr.
found secret. What was herSurprise TO find
that Mrs. Knapp, aetuated by the same me-.
tive, had already for presentation. a set JUS.
like hers
EPISCOPAL
\ reception was given Monday evening
at Trinity church rect0ry, Troy. iu h0uorot
Bishop ". II. \. Bissell. of Vermont. wh,
was the guest of the Rector. Re, John
Townsend. During the evening a large
number of the pariShioners ealled.-S-
Paul's. Boston, has called Rev. W. y H..
Wicker Of Harlem to be it, rector, NJ q sal
airy Of So ,OOO-Another petition against
the damnatory clause Of the Athaua-ilu
creed has been presented To the Archbishop.
of Canterbury 1t Is signed by 5000 e.er-
gymen from the Southern Province among
them II deacons. - arch-ieaclu,. 100
cathedral dignitaries, II ma-,er- and ts.-
lows Of college at Oxford and Cambridge.
etc. The petitioners pray for yariol, de-
grees of change, according O. the variety %
their convictions but twO-;hirls OF the
whole number express themselve~ as intif-
erent whether the change Is made in the rl-
brio or damnatOry clauses. or both. The
Independeuf remarks '' One would think
that palpable falseho0d might be got out
of the liturgy of a Christian church with
out 80 much trouble. THE recent cons.
Grafton of an Episcopal Cathedral at Aict,-
ria, British Columbia, was attended with
curious and unhappy controversy on RiJ-
ualism. Arch-deacon Reese, who preached
the sermon, took occasion 70 advocate the
adoption of ritualistic practices. and de-
nOunced the Church Of England a. dead
When he closed, Dean Cridge arose and
protested against such innovations and
the congregation applauded him with clap
ping of hands and other demonstrations
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
The Year Book Of the Unitarian Churche-
for 1873 contains a list Of 34S societies and
399 ministers. The Theological schools OF
the denomination have Il students. Rev
NJ. ii. Harris, pastor of the First Jniver-
salist church in Brattleb0ro. has received
unanimous invitation from the niverSah-t
parish in Portsmouth, y. H.. 10 become
their pastor at large salary. Mr. Harri,
We understand, after considering the matter
defined accepting the call-Rev. ! II
farnsworth has rendered his resignation a.
pastor Of the Universalist church at Spring
field. to take effect April lst
METHODIST.
Rev. L. Crystie, pastor OF the n T.
church IN t'rand Isle and South Hero. ~.
eeiyed donation of 5000 lately. being the
net cash receipts of an oyster supper hell
for his benefit in the last named town
The annual statistics of the Methods.
church, always an imposing budge-. show
large results accomplished during the past
year. Seventy million dollars represent
the value OF their churches and par~lnaE--
an increase of over ST, 200, 900 ir Is.
alone. The membership numbers one ami
a half million souls. ministered u hv TWEEN
ty-two thousand preachers. who increase
IN the past twelye-month at the raie .t
twenty-five per week. The other t-lr-
correspond This gratifying exhibit due
10 the impetus the church has received from
the election Of eight new working Bishops.
the holding OF the quadrennial conference
IN May which settled existing disputes.
and gave new energy to the machinery of
the denomination, and TO the general pros
perlty ana zeal of the memberships
flattsburgh Ministerial District Associate
meets IN Clintonville March 18th
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
somewhat of pother is being made IN
England by Rev. Mr. Potter over the
reIlslon Of Mr.. Gladstone. The reverend
person : charge, that the premier is q Roman
Satholic- having been denied bv Lori
CaVendlsh, he has characterised the denial
a a mere eyasion.-Monsigno Mason
Oathoilc bishop Of Tong King, China. va
recently presented by native priest. of d.
I :, with coffin As a special evidence OBJ
IN es'TTih- something to say mas Oh
ne Oh catholics Of Geneva will eniea
.or 10 nave fere Hyacinthe chosen ru-. of
'hat cry should the grand council Of ~w.-
zerland pass the bill for the election ,f tbs,r
pastors by the communeS. The Able
> uhqu has been condemned 10 SiN months
IN IN I,lrlS>0hment IN Bordeaux. France. for
Illegally wearing ecclesiastical robe. III
asserted that his right 10 the drlper, b.f
not 6ee9 al !eSsened by his refusal a. accept
me ihialilbilIty dogma and when he heard
NJ sentence ne exclaimed. And vet it was
only question Of dogma ~ orkmsu
tIe no" engaged in repairing the dome OF
- "a NOME, ana the opportunity
Ia peeh embraced 10 put on additional
ornaments and decorations.
MISCELLANEOUS
Church fairs, socials. supper, p.er-.
otteries, irolies, and what not. are IN the
ase again, now that winter his set In
. :. ! oysters. ice cream, mush and milk.
Tor a consideration, " and d" for the saliva
ION OIL souls, with rare opportunity 90
YIN IN the rattle or lose in the lottery. &,
Just the thing among the sects in the--