Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-08
nrLIcIcus 1NTELLIGENcE.
BAPTIST.

the charge TO the candidate was deIVered
NV Rev. ]. X. Kendrick, ID. D, the right
hand of fellowship was given by hey. d.
Spencer, and the charge to tne Inureh Was
made by Rev. C.. A. Thomas, u D-"Rey,
n ~ Towle. of ClaremOnt, has resigned
.bs naetorate of the church in that town to
sccent the position of principal of the pre-
no ratorv department of Madison University
r. Hamilton. n. Y.-The foundations Of
.bs new Baptist house of worship, ut the
.orner of Main and River streets, Windsor,
are already in process OF eonstruction.--
There are lO9 Baptist elergymen IN Yer
,,nnt and 20 churches with membership
80 200 james L. Howard, OF Hartford,
eldest son of the late Rev. Leland Howard,
of Rutland, has been elected President oil the
Rantist Social Union OF Connecticut;-
Rev. l.. b. Hibbard, OF South ADAMS, Mas,
formerly of Grafton, has commenced the
publication ola weekly newspaper caIieu
r. Erbo The Baptists propose % do a
sens;ble and Trustworthy thing at the COM
;n'1, rational centennial. which the denoml-
.a,ioD also commentaries as its own This
i No less than auniversal and simultaneous
movement throughout the United States, IN
behalf of their institutions OF learning, en-
i"rT;ng these institutions for their proper
- and strengthening them by endow-
rncnt "A writer in the WdfciiHld1 and
Pedoctor is moved to expOstulate with min
isters on their use Of cant phrases m the
nnlDit. Such terms as, Omit, q y9t
pIedse. the third stanza, and calling Shrist
1.-THE Master he considers especially OBJ
;ect;onable. while the expression ''In our
yg,idsr he thinks, should be forever dis
carded from the pulpit, the prayer meeting
and ali ordinary conversation, on account
of its indelieacy.
A
Parton IS to have new church costing
| IS. OOO.-Rey. '. NJ. Hardy, pastor o. The
cbnreb ot Morrisville, has returned from
| his wedding trip and yearly vacation, and
resumed ms labOrs.-Ihe Congregation
| Sobbatb school of North Bennington had
an excursion to Rutland on the 18th. They
yrere accompanied by Lincoln's C0rnet
| band Rev. DR.. W. W. Patton OF CHI
c,go has been added to the list Of special
Lecturers of the theological school al Oher-
| lin Modern skeUticism Is to be his theme.
EPIscoPoL.
Punch gave the late Bishop Of Winche--
/ ter the So5riquet of ''S0apy sam Ii is
said that A Young man who ought To have
| known better once asked his ilordship why
the Bishop of oxford, a. he then was wa
ent;tIed s!Soanv sam "Why, don't Won
| Inoyv - was The reply. because he Is al
wavs getting into hot water and coming
| ont clean. At a recent meeting at
Port Henry of the COnvocation OF Ogden--
| burg, one Of the three missionary 0rganlzl-
| tons Of the Diocese Of Albany, Twelve oil The
clergy were present and law delegates rom
all the parishes. \ correspondent OF the
Malone Palladium SAYS that "Archdeac1u
| Geo {. Pennel. of Champlain, Dean OF the
| Convocation. presided. with that peculiar
the grace. dignity and affability Of manner
which he carries with him everywherr.
/ Taking the Archdeacon into consideration,
| the COnvOcation Of Ogdensburg Is VERY
ireiqhfy organization During the session
a very interesting missionary service wl-
held. and addresses delivered by the Rev.
| Pitman. of Malone, Stubbs, Of IIconder0ga,
and Hopkins of Plattsburgh. The most I'M
portant business of special interest was the
introduction and passing of resolutions %
take the necessary preliminary steps Tor the
setting apart of the COnvocatiOn into dis
tinct Diocese. The ultimate decision Will
have an important influence on the progress
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
| Northern New York Rev. Father Pater-
| son. formerly a Roman Catholic priest, in
| the Diocese Of St Paul, Minnesota, has
/ been received into the Episcopal Church IN
| the Diocese Of Minnesota Rev. Joseph
/ Curly, late a Methodist minister, has also
been received into the Episcopal Church in
the same Diocese. In Philadelphia, Rev.
| George Sheldon. late Professor Of Hebrew
| in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
New York, has joined the Episcopal
/ Church. and been confirmed, and Is now O
| candidate for holy orders IN the Diocese VI
/ Pennsylvania.- DR.. Fiske, rector 90
| ST. Paul's Church. Cincinnati, declines %
desert his post while the arrows Of disease
| and death are flying thick and fast among
| his congregation. Members Of his church
| have urged him to leave the city during
| the sickly season, but he has denied him
/ self the usual summer vacation because %
the threatened epidemic, and says be viii
/ stay and nurse the sick, comfort the dying
and bury the dead.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev Edward E. Hale Of Boston, has re-
turned from his European t0ur.-Ihe
/ Canton PlGiadeG'er says The committee,
appointed by the State Convention OF [ nj
/ versalists to consider the removal of =.
Lawrence University report that there arr
legal obstacles in the way Of removal, and
/ recommend that all efforts tending toward
that end eease.-Miss Fannie W. RObert-
Of kittery, Maine, has been given authority
by the Governor and Council to solemnizs
marriages in that State, the first instanceot
the kind in which lady was ever given
such authority in Maine. Mis- Roberts j.
licensed TO preach and i in charge of
Universalist church in Kittery. - The
friends Of the Music Hall Society at Boston
are struggling to raise $4,000 to establish
a free service. Rev. o. B. rockingham %
New York, declines to succeed Rev. W. r.
Alger as pastor.-The repairs on the [ mi
versalist church at Springfield, Vt. are
steadily progressing. The roof has been
covered with slate, and the walls and cell
ing finely ireseoed by parties from Concord.
y. H., and the carpenters are now engaged
in putting in the curved pews, which will
add much to the beauty of the audience
room. When all the repairs are completed.
and the new organ Is in its place. the church
Will be very tasteful and pleasant one.
METHODIST.
The Plattsburgh district camp meeting
will commence August eth, and continue
one week, in a grove owned by Mr. John
Hatch. and situate about half way between
keeseville and Clintonville. SIX and a half
miles from Port Kent, and five and a half
miles from Ausable depot. The grove Is
located on the banks Of the AnSable. Is
finely shaded, and easily accessible from the
road. The New York and Canada Rail
road, and the Champlain Transportation
Co, Will take passengers over their respec-
tive routes, for half the usual rates. Aline
OF stages will be run connecting with the
trains at Peru station, and with the boats
at Port Kent Passengers and their ba,
gage will be conveyed at low rates.-The
Methodist Sabbath School Of Plattsbursh
will have its annual excursion next We'd
nesday, August 9th. The party will take
the steamer Cakes Ames at 81 a. NJ. and
change to the steamer Adirondack at Bur-
lingtOn, returning from WestDort 10 PIatts-
burgh on the Vermont.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
The new Catholic asylum at New Haven
i 10 cost $4,000, and will accommodate
200 boys. 1t will be located on the grounds
near where st. Francis Asylum stands
A somewhat quaint story Is told in the
Church Herald, published in London. Of %
Baptist grocer who called upon Monsieur
Capel to complain that his daughter Bs,-
ing surreptiously attended service at the
pro-Cathedral, had renowned her mis-
belief. MOnslgnOr Capel listened with de-
mure urbanlty, and ended by inquiring On
what way he could assist his visitor.
" W ell, the fact Is, y exclaimed the grocer.
" my daughter used to help me in the shop.
and | want to know whether she viii be
obliged TO inform her confeSsor. who has
long been customer of mine. of the little
tricks We are sometimes obliged 10 use In
our trade - The MOnsignor replied that.
II tut htpti>t uauShter were good glr..
she would be bound 10 disclose all that ay
on her conscience. All, well. if that'-
the case, cried the grocer, "I'll lust ioin
your church too; for ! should like to give
him my own account of the matter. ~
memorial tablet has beer placed in St. Pat
rick 5 Church, IN Hartford. Conn, to the
memory of the late Bishop o Reilly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
y Rockville, Conn, minister recently an
nounced the meeting Of some sort Of femi-
nine missionary society in this way 1.-The
society will meet at The hons.
OF the pastor on Thursday night. ''-Rcv.
Dr.: Guinzburg, a distinguished Hebrew