Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-24
RELIGIOUS IXTELLIGExcE-

BAPTIST.
Bnttleb0r1'- Sunday School has so1mem-
bcrS and is the largest Of the denomination
in the State.-A tne new church Is being
erected at Fort Ann, n Y.-The society
Mt Hardwick are making thorough repairs
on their church-Rev NJ c. Henderson
has accepted call from the Church ut Sut
ton.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The church at Richmond holds meeting
in Good Templars Hall, while their church
ediice Is being repaired Rev %. G.
Dickcrs1n, Of the American Sabbath Sah1l.
/ MON, l. supplying the church at South
/ Wardsb9ro. - Rev Lucius Adams OBJ
| Whitehall, Is supplying the pulpit of the
church in HubbardtOn.-O the Both lf
October, l773. the first Protestant church
between the head waters of Otter Creekani
the st. Lawrence, was organized at Centre
Rutland, on the present premises oi Co.,
George IL. Beaman, in q house bnIt af
logs. The fourteen members were residents
o. four towns. The sermon then preached
Is still extant. The centennial anniversary
IS TO be properly observed Stephen 4
| Walker, Esq, Of New York city. has erect.
ed an appropriate monument In the heaa.-
full cemetery al Pittsf0rd over the grave .l
p.
long the reycred pastor of the church u
that town. Ii Is chaste AM ta.tefu. ue
moral, costing nine hundred dollars
The ordination OF Rev Mr. Wright ot
Dandy, has been postponed. -- The old
brick church in Coventry rear the cc1ueo
the town, has been torn down. {. $50.
bullt nearly fifty years ago -- The new
ehurch at Saxt0ns River viii be complete
IN about m0nth.-Rey John f. Aiken
has been ordained pastor If the church u
Pawlet.--Alr. AMI Mrs Edward J. Fair
banks. Of St. Johnsbury Centre, received
from children Of his clnEre-atian pleas
ing silt ot $50 at a recent sunday >slrH.
Coneert.---Rey. Mr.. Ayers Of Ca~-I--n.
mas been cngaged for another six mlutl-T-
an Increass IF salary. C. II "
rill accepts he call of the church ar We.
Brattleboro, and Is soon 70 be ordained -
Rev /. j. Rausl0w, pastor Of the chr-.rl a.
Swanton, Is making tour through fla
south When in Washington be- WAS b..
yited by Gen. Howard % preach 90 t.sa
Stitute, which he did
Er3sCo:AI.
Rev Norman W. Camp. p. H.. who ll.
Deen Tor many years rector Of Bethe-ls
Churchat Saratoga on Sanlav the Ia-b real
MS resignation, much t. the ~lrpri-, of bis
congregation lie lisa s,n-in-law IT the late
Bishop hopkins. The vcstry. IN accea.ur
ms resignation, adopted q resolution aic1n-
u9ience n regard % has health. and tenl.s
ca MN the use Of the yectorv uatll mex.
April, unless another rector sh1ul a1
called and installed before that timc
Inc church ut East Berkshire was rsi
Oct. l9th for the first times. Peter
thurch, Sherbrooke, has decided - intro
duee the Ancient and Modem" Hymnai
u Church service has been Instituted
IN brompton, P. O., u a student ot Bish-
3np Coiege---ihe health OF Rev j. z.
fitman, pastor Of s.. Marks ClIrc7.
Malone, Is much improved
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
- Owing to continued III health. Rev. J.E.
Davenport has been c,mpelled TO relin4uish
M Passionate over the Universalist church
NJ NJ ilmlngtaa, Rev X ; Sawyer, oi
Monn1 iiolly, has received " call iryIl
me SnIyersaliSt Society Of Marlboro. y d.
ne nlversalist church az Ni..o M
Town, IS undergoing repairs, and viii -dla
reloiee IN tall steeple and new cont a.
METHODIST
The district parsonage ot the 81 g.
Shurch, IN Shelhurn. has been sold ir
Si'ooo, 70 Rey- \. lyon. retired from 81
i've service, new residence Will be pr.
cured for the presiding elder in n more cen
;Tai part of the district. lie will reside in
diddiehury for the remainder q tie con-
terence year.-Tho chapel at PatslorI o.
ir, ne enlarged and entirely rem0jeIsd.-
the Ministerial Association for she Bur
inihston district will meet al Hergenne-
F, oct 18th aud 29th.--A large revival .1.-
iowei' The Alburgh camp meeting. Nisht
y meetings wore held IN the church at the
centre, which were largely atte' ,del. AMI
many conversions have been re PORTED
ROMAN CATHOLIc.
hne church is being built At Mouni
Holly Tho Catholics of Castleton have
recently held a pleasant and profitable far
and festival, lasting for a week. The pro
ceedS We're about $500, and will be expent-
ca IN embellishing and identifying the
church and grOGnds.-The French Cath1-
lies have put handsome spire on Their
church ii tairhayen.
gIsCELIANE0Us.
The attention Of Rev. W II. H. Murray
is directed to the fact, that as one OF the
results OF the religious revival in Alburgn'a
man who owned two trOtting horses MS
sold them. and will hereafter devote more
attention to religion and less to sporting
matters. HenesfOrth. talking horse u
nm will rot avail anything.
SUICIDE AT BETHEL Charles Berry, "a
man Of 80. cut his throat 3.