Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST.
The Addison County Association will
boid ;,s next anniversary with the Baptist
Church in West Cornwall, commencing
Wednesday the 18th day of June next, at
1910 a m.-The fifth annual meeting OF
the Vermont Baptist Sunday School Con
yention opened at Cavendish on the even
ing Of the ID inst, with praise meetihg
led by Prof. Sherwin of New York. Al the
session on Wednesday Rev. DR.. Goadpy Oh
Vergennes. read paper on the Desifapis
mess of doctrinal teaching In the oaoDa'n
School, Joseph L. Doty was present as
delegate from the Sabbath School OF III, the
First BAPTIST Church of Burlington Inc
following officers were elected Tor the ensu-
inc wear Rev. Dwight Spencer, ram
Haven. President; Rev. L. J. Mattison'
Vice President; Rev. W. II. Rugg, Perk-
insyille. Secretary W. Petrigrew, Ludlow
Treasurer; A. Cheney. Brattleboro Rev
A. II. Ball, Windsor; Geo L. Dasls,
darlington Rev. j. q. Lorrlmer, perpy
SEYMOUR Henry, North Bennington, Execu-
tive committee Rev. Edward Mills oil nut
land read an interesting paper on nat
i the true relation OF the pastor 10 TUG
sabbath SCHOOL," In the afternoon
model teachers meeting was conducted Sy
! q Short. ESQ, of New Brunswick, n;
! Rev. Charles Hubbard of Chester read
a paper entitled, How may our Sabbath
| schools be made more efficient In securing
the conversion of their members Froi'
/ Sherwin delivered an address on SaoDath
/ School singing On the morning oil the
3d Rev. Foster Henry of North Bennlng
ton read an able paper upon the SUBJECT
.How can the proper training OF teachers
| be best secured?" and suggested "a the
proper training Of teachers that the
/ teachers aim Is 10 impart scrlptural kno"l-
edge in the Sunday School, the teacher
being second only to him who occupies the
mint and labors for the CONVERSION OF
sinners. In the afternoon Rev. A. II. Ball
read interesting paper on The duty OF
| Rantist churches to the children in relation
| M christian culture The whole number
present NJ the convention was 20.
CONGREGATIONAL
Rev. Loren S. Gates. q Hartford
I theological student, has been engaged
4 to preach at the church at Gam
! brldgeboro. for four months. - The
Rutland Conference Of Congregational
! Churches held session at Plttstord
IN Tuesday of last week. Sermon by Rev,
! Aldace Walker, d. D., OF Wallingiord-
/ The Hartford Theological Seminary recently
I observed its anniversary with large at
tendance of well-known elergymen. DR..
J John Hall. of New \ ork, addressed the stu
/ dents on preaching, and gave II as
his opinion that the fear that the
/ clergy are losing their influence Is ground
| less. He thinks that there are hundred
more able and faithful ministers IN any
/ dozen States Of the Union than there were
/ in all England at the time OF W esley. Speak
ing OF the various ways OF delivering ser
mon, he SAID that MS method was to make
/ copious notes and fill himself with the theme
and then 20 before the people without a
manuscript, and that a sermon he preached
T 20 years ago. he can now possess himself OF
1 in TWO hours.-Re7. L. II. Cobb. re-
Gently dismissed from Springfield, Vt, goes
/ IL Minneapolis. Mimi. as Superintendent
I of Home Missions IN Minnesota. -Rey- =
". Chickering having finished his tour
through the South, during which he went
a. far n Florida. Is now on his way North
EPISCOPAL.
James Anthony Froude Is one Of about
firy priests and deacOns Of the English
Church who have relinquished holy order
between August 9. 1870, and July i. 1873
lie was a deacon. and inquished the othe'
in September. ls72.-Ten students have
lust graduated at the Berkeley Episcopal
Divinity School Of MiddletOwn. Conn, ty'
of whom were ordained. The alumni haC
a reunion. and Bishop Niles Of New Hamp-
shire was elected president for the ensuing
year, and also appointed preacher Tor mex
year At Grangegorman Church, neal
nj Aar- +hnvn "a
ritualistic display. i red cross was placed
over the altar. which, was surrounded by
by vases OF flowers and hung with splen
lid blue. white and gold drapery, on th'
front OF which was Il cross embroidered
in gold. The Communion service was a.
close an imitation a possible OF the Roman
ritual. the clergyman turning his back u
the people and making numerous genuhex
ions Canon Smith preached the sermon
In which he boldly asserted the doctrine OF
the real objective presence. and MAINTAIN
ed that private confession was quite a muci
justified a. puolic by the command OF God
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
The Unitarian Church in Brooklyn o
which Rev. Mr. Chadwick i pastor ha
set UP "a mission, and commenced opera
tions by distributing bouquets among tn
city hospitals.
METHODIST.
The first woman licensed to preach within
the bounds of the Illinois Methodist Con
ference Is Mrs. Mary H. Nillars, wife O
Rev Isaac Nillars of Bement-Ihe color
ed Methodist Episcopal Church in America
organized IN 1870 by the NJ. L. Churel
South, has about - 900 members and 40,
955 Sunday School scholars. 1t has a rule
intended 10 prevent the church from BEN.
used for political ends, providing that N
house of worship shall be let for pOiltIca
speeches and assemblies -East Elmore !
prospecting IN a spiritual point of view. Tn
NJ. Z Church, finished scarcely three year
ago. now numbers over one hundred mem
bers.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Bishop De Goesbriand was in Rutland o.
Sunday MAY 81. and conducted the exercise
at 81. Peters Catholic Church. The first ser
vices We're held at O'Clock. At half-pas
ten high mass was held and a sermo
preached by the Bishop. In the Afternoon
al o. clock. a procession Of children .dressei
in white. formed at St. Mary's Conven
School on Meadow street From here the
marched through School. Forest. River
Meadow and Mechanic streets to the church
liz girls. There were also five girls dresse
10 represent angels and conveyed in a car
rage After they reached the church III
exercises opened with singing. after whic
two new religious societies were formed
composed Of girls Of different ages Tn
Bishop then made an address TO the chill
dren. and the exercises closed with the Ben
edlctlOn OF the Blessed Sacrament given b
the Bishop.--Ihe following Is a recapitu
latiOn Of the persons ordained recently a
the Troy Provincial Seminary by Bishop d
GOesbriand Priests, 20: Deacons, , sub
deacons, Is minor orders. 6 tonsure. Ia
The Provincial Seminary Is the first Of it
kind in the United States, 1t Is the May
nooih of America. On 1t the archdiocese o
New YORK. the dioceses of Albany. Boston
Hartford, Springfield, Rochester and other
depend il great part for their priests. Thi
institution l. conducted by secular priests
OF whom the superior, professors Of scrip
ture, moral and dogmatic theology are Bel
gIanS from the renowned University of Lau
vain, men of piety and learning. They cal
speak English remarkably well. havin.
studied II during their ten years residenc
amongst us; however, In the lecture an
class halls they use the Latin language a
that j. tne language of the Seminary. witt
which al the students in the institution
must be thoroughly acquainted. Student
are not admitted until they have finished
their college course, and before admission
are subjected to close examination by thu
professors, their respective bishops or com
potent board appointed for the purpose
Being once admitted as candidates for tn
sacred ministry, they remain four or fvt
years.--Ihe students In the Holy eros
College at Worcester, Mass, number $50
and twelve will graduate, June 25th.
4 lad went through the Rensselaer, ant
Saratoga train yesterday distributing priz,
packages of candy, and, on returning II
gather them up, found countryman com
plaeently disp0sing OF the contents of thu
package that had been dropped upon hi
seat. The lad waited and held out his hand
for ten cents. The countryman stopped
eating long enough to ask what wa,
wanted. - ! want pay for that candy >