Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-27

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BAPTIST
In seventeen wears, Spurgeun has received
i3,oo0 persons into his church. erected
thirty-siS chapclS IN London. aud supplied
the sa;ac with ministers trained in a college
Of his own iounding-rherc are eighty
hSe Baptist churches in New Hamp-
shire, containing an aggregate mem
her>hiP of S,O9G OF the churches
sixty-onc have pastors, and others have
regular supplies The number of ordinary
ministers in the State is eighty four. and
there are al~o seven licen,iatos. who DO
scod service by preaching more or less on
the sabbath, while pursuing their secular
occupations during the week OF the Or
dalned ministers not pastors, quite rum
| bar are aged and inirm. while a few are
aged ami vigorous, and, though deeiniug II
wise tn decline pastoral charges. are en-
I = In
the churches during the year past wer,
| By baptism, 2ii; hy letter. $50; bv exne-
rience, 20; restored. . total, fO9. The
change IN the pastorates during last year
were numerous thirteen pastor, reun,yed
within the state, twelve removed nut of the
/ State. and eleven from other State, assumed
| pa~tuTate~ within a. Two ministers died
AMI Two were 0Fdtiuci MANY of the
churches are small and feeble, and funds
are raised % aid these in the snpport of
,heir pastors. Last year twenty-'.ne such
churches were aided. the aggregate sum
paid them being =. .27i. aud in addition To
assisting these cagrche- general mission
ary i employed, wdo devot.s the most of
his time u these stGall churches. The
total amount raised D.. the churches for
home objects during the year was $50, ,9Ii.
and Tor missionary purposes at home and
abroad sii,056, being total Of SIO3 go
CONGREGATIONAL
Henry Ward Beecher says there Is about
a. much religion in the act of putting
horse shoe over the door for good luck, a.
in putting giit-edged Bible on Il centre
table Tor the same purpo>e. The COnqrc-
gafioRGisSf explains y bat il means hy light
ning-bug picty bright while it lasts. but
cold, and soon out.-The Rev. W. ii. II.
Murray, alter leeturing all the Winter on
the beauties of hcathend0m aS enntrasted
WIKI the vices prevalent among nominally
Christian nations. and having continued to
give his hearers the idea thar money was
not wisely spent which wlS used t. convert
civilized hcathens. has nov taken another
tack, and recently preached Il missionary
discourse 10 his people. collection of
/ $1,000 was taker up after the sermon hut
] that went fD r.uair rho d,ruo.,- NJ
rays lecture has done to the cause he now
advocates. .--Mr W Schofield i, called to
the church IN Worcester From the sta
tl>tics Ne gather the following information
| IN regard To the Congregational denOmina-
I ton Ihe number oi churches in the United
states l. .,32j, an increase of62 for the wear
l773. The membership numbers 323, ,679 an
| increase of 1. .1G3- The nnmher of scholars
in Sunday Schools j. 372 sol, a gain of
l,i5i. The amount ofhencvoient contriba-
tons for the year j. 81 .2I3 SIC. an increase
Of So, l22G0.
EPISCOPAL
/ Dr. Lee of Al Saints Charch. London. A
ritualist Of the brightest tint. celebrated
/ A.l Souls Day. in white satin cape. lined
/ with PINK. and gorgeous in embroidery
- Bishop Clark say~ honest doubt l.
better than stupid heliet-Rey. II
Ba-ragr OF liatley. z. q accepts Il call
from the church at Island Pond-Bishop
CGminlus's new Reform Episcopal Church
( movement has now advanced 20 far in New
York that IN h:supinipn it iS-urc to survive.
The Eeiorin Bishop recently preached to 3
crowded audience a; Lyric Hail. and recciy-
Z ell the names of forty persons who desired
/ to join hi- church. 4 meeting has lust
been held for the organization Of 4 vestry
and election IF officials
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN
[ Rev Henry p Forbes. graduate OF the
/ Theological school at Canton. =. Y. and
/ pastor elect of the tniver~ali~t parish in
I >tpckhridgc. wa- ordained to the work OF
/ the Christian ministry in ths church at
/ omy>yile. on the 10Th INST. IN the follow
| ing order; Invocation hy Rev Geo. L
I Forbes. Mansfield. Reading. of the Scrip
tures by Rev. K. A. Green. Mortified 4.
/ Hymn, Sermon by Prof q. Cone. Canton. .
( y. Y; Ordaining Prayer bs Rev. Gen. )
Guernsey. Rochester. OrdtiuinE Hymn
by Rev. f. W Preble. Abingdon, Mass ;
Charge 20 Pastor, Rev. Z. Balboa. d. D..
Seuth Woodstock Right Hand of Fellow
ship, Rev :. \. Parker, Bethel Address
o. Parish. Rev. q II. Shinn. Tyngsboro.
MaSS-fhe LiaerGi Christian warmly
Advocates tie employment OF lay preachers
| for snail churches. not only in ITS own
denomination hut in all others. Ii sees
ASA in every advance oi religious or
scicatiic thought step toward perfec-
SION. in which it rejcic-S S-Eey DIR
Bellows, who j. recruiting hi, health, this
winter. at jacksonville, Fla. has been at
tending Methodist preaching with evident
profit. aud writes Il think much better
Of preaching in all scctS the more | hear
my brethren ct other orders preach.
wish they were compelled To near each
other much o!tener. 1t would profit
charity and Increase cpnidcnca in the
general ministry.
METHODIST.
The new and elegant church at Glen-
Falls was dedicated on Sunday. Feb. 18th
The sermon was delivered by Rev. Is. |
Ives. Of Auburn. Y Y lt was a praddc
ton of great power. and carried with II au
influence vi ich told upon the congregation
especially IN their contributions toward.
raising the debt. that the ediice might be
presented !or dedication free of incumbrancc
The dedication services Were performed by
Dr. ives. assisted by Rev. DR.. King of Fort
Edward, and other clergynen of the Troy
Conference. At the evening service Roy
Merritt Hubbard, the young pastor of Trim.
ity Methodist Church. Springfield, Mass
and son Of Rev. d. p lIulburd. of Yer.
mont, preached an eloquent and searching
discourse To an overflowing congregation
The preacher in charge in Alburgh. re-
ported at the quarterly meeting. sixty-lOul
additional members To the church during
the quarter.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The venerable Holy Cross College. a
Worcester. Mass. j. III more prosperous
condition than ever before There are 4,
students in the college at present, the
greatest number it ever contained. .-Th,
Catholic societies of New York have resolved
to dispense with the ST Patrick's Day par
adc this year, and give the cost of it TO th'
poor OF the city. an act which is worthy o
the highest pral>e.-Miss Bertha GerOlt
daughter of the former Prussian minister 1,
this country, has taken the black veil. Mis-,
Gerolt has worn the white veil for ysar
past in the Convent OF the Visitation IL
Washington
nIsCELLANEDUS.
\ church that builds an edifce leaving 4
debt on it equal To nearly its entire cost has
only itself to blame Il il gets in a bad fix.
Two pastors have been compelled to leave
Providence church because they found it
financial condition in this state. and now
the house will probably have to be sold to
discharge its mortgages---The following
figures from Prof \. j. Schem's Statistic.
/ Of the WorId f,r is-3 will be of interest