Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-02

should recommend thorough study of the
autobiography of DR.. Franklin
more fattering tribute ha, rarely If
ever been paid to the memory Of Franklin
RELIGIOUS iNTEti.ltENCE.
BAPTIST.
The new church at East lIardwi,k wa~
dedicated on Christmas Day.-Rey. i. &.
Carpenter, of East llardwick, has accepted
4 call to the pastorate of the church in Ster
ling. Ma,s.-Rey. r. F. Parshall. 4 Bap-
tist clergyman. formerly of East Poultney,
has been found guilty of iascivious deport-
ment at Vallejo. Cal. and has been expelled
from the church.-Rev. Mr.. Peacock has
been holding a pratrlctel meeting at the
church in Sharon.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Congregationalists in California
have sixty-hye churches with an aggregate
membership OF ,, $50. Connected with them
are sixty-one Sunday Schools with mem
belship of 6.O6g. Seven new churches nave
been formed within year. The benevolent
contributions are more than double those Of
last year--Eey. Mr. Nichols, late of
Acworth. n H., accepts q call to Barnet
Vt.-Rcy. r. 7. Searle of Thetford is
called to the South Church in Windsor
The church at MclndOes Falls is enjoy
ing a revival under the ministry of Rev. j.
L. Litch--Rev. r. NJ. O'Neil of Fall
River, Mas. is supplying the pulpit OF the
Congregational Church in Fairfield on trial
-Rey A. W. Wild leaves Greensboro for
Peacham 10 become pastor of the church AT
that place. -Rey. Mr.. Merrill of New
Hampshire. is preaching at Queeche aS a
Z candidate its.f tho II q Of tho gl1fr0t
there.
EPISCOPAL.
Memorial services in honor of Judge
Rufus W and Mary f. Peckham. lost with
/ the Vile du lIavre. were held at ST. Peters
/ Church, Albany, ON the 2lSt nst"lhe
desk of the Episcopal Church at Whitehall.
which has been vacant for a long time, Is
to be filled by minister from New England.
Bishop ClarkSon warns the Practitioners
of ST. BarnabaS Church Of Omaha. which
was making considerable progress in ritual
ism, in the use Of waters, candles, genufiec-
tons and other peeuliarities. that he will
suspend the church from ecclesiastical CON
nection with the Episcopal Diocese of Ne
braska if they do not deSiSt bishop
Coke, of Western New York, in his last
annual address, 81 far from believing that
the church does no more than hold its own
/ evidence in the movements Of the religious
wOrl1-that there never was time when
the thought of this country was 50 well pre-
| pared As now 10 accept the influences Of
/ EpiscOpalianlSm. Some years since Mr.
| 4. G.. =. Dodge Of New York gave 800
900 to the theological seminary at Alexan-
dria, Va. but arranged to withhold the
/ principal for while to use in his business.
| paying only the interest as it accrued 1t is
said that will occasion the loss Of the en-
tire sum
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Swedenhorgianism was first openly pro-
claimed in America about ninety years aga,
or at about the same time as Methodism
was introduced, and yet tine ayowed be-
levers in its doctrines DO not number over
/ 900 or 5000. One society, that in Phia-
delphia. is fifty years old, and has an at
tendance of only two hundred, which Is
fifty less than the attendance forty-six years
ago. The conclusion seems inevitable that
it is impossible to build up great ecclesi-
asticsl organization on the basis of Sweden
borg'S teachings Rev. Woodbury. NJ
Fernald died in Boston on the 10th inst, at
the age of 90 years. lie was born in Ports
mouth. y. H., and in his earlier years he
was an earnest clergyman of the Universe
and otber nl,ccs m, ba haao oo,,,,,,i
With the Unitarian nod and Nv, oJ,,t
ed in ,TboIe Wv in nov, the many atV'-
Nv ,hnrcb :, II IL 80 c. y.
snecniat;ye s,l;ac,s an-i iaotrin wa i9',u 81
onbvei.al discgSs;,nS Hi ma ~ iitu INV
a15 ,,ej i, d;,ar;si r., 80 pen,
rnrsifs s;tb moro or L., ~ ao a,iu o'ier
rbs pey 49, NJ 49, VI 81 Snr;nsaolI
Vf bss race;ya5 caIi trn, u 10 In Ie.I
var,,I;st rburcL clerajanJ Tbo IL
torian Snc;at, - ,!rattIsI1r, a., IN.
H. nas,or ps,' ~ -; s"en
month v,cat;on ~, aecouot af - -, 80
hl,aith - ~ =" - 1,o II VI us p3or
-. - '''rS my up '"'eiu "e
WV n VII 1t III" '-i'''i'
METHODIST
Rev Mr.. Gaylor. pastor of the church NJ
West Windsor, assisted by other clergy
men, has been holding a series of revival
meetings Rev. Mr.. Harris of the Alan
son Methodist Church Of New York
recently made a happy hit at those of his |
parishioners who put nickels or coppers in
the plate said he. II hear the sound of |
many pennies: now, beg to remind Won
We have not yet returned 10 specie pay
'heh'S; Inc suggestion WAS sehtehtions,
a. wen - ''' ''"''o">
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
opened a. Swanton, Dec LIST. is progressing |