Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-03-20
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.



nearly two months, has been granted leave
of absence for three months, his society con-
tiuu,ng his salary and supplying his pulpit
during his absence lie will spend the time
mostly in the South.-Within the past
seventeen Years, Mr.. Spurgeon has received
10 900 persons into his church in London on
profession of their faith, and built thirty
six chapels, Supplying them with ministers
from college of his own founding - The
receipts of the American Baptist Mission
AIRY Union. for the year, show a marked de-
crease contrasted with the same period dur
ing the previous year. The amount re-
quired annually to carry on the work of the
Society is $3.50, O0O.. of which amount
scarcely SIO5 900 has been received. As the
fiscal year of the Society ends in April only |
short time remains in which to raise the
Sl45, 900 required.--Rev. Mr.. Smalley of
Bloomington, has been called to the pas
torate of the Free viii Baptist Church in
Sheffield, Caledonia county.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Mr.. WI. Woodruff, who has supplied |
the pulpit of the church at Castleton the |
last two Sabbaths, has been engaged by the |
society until July next.--Rev. N. p.
Gilbert is now supplying the pulpit Of the
church in Charlottesville installation
of Rev. Il. L. Searle over the church and
society of Windsor. took place on the 4th
inst. The sermon was by President Smith
of Dartmouth College, the charge to the
pastor by Rev. VIM. Sewall of Norwich,
and the address to the people by Rev. L. II.
Cobb ofSpringf ld-Rev. A. B. Dascomb,
late of Woodstock, was installed over the
First Church, in Winchester, Mass. on the
9Th inst The sermon was by Rev. DIR.
Manning of Boston.--Rey. DR.. Noyes of
Dartmouth College is supplying the church
at Thetford. --Rev. John W. II Baker.
formerly of Vermont, has been dismissed
by advice Of council, IRON the pastorate of
the First Church in Brewer, Me. and
cordially recommended to the churches.
EPISCOPAL
Services are to be held hereafter in Castle
ton. Rev. W. ). Davenport will conduct
the services. Bishop Bissell will oficiate
on Easter Sunday.- Rev. Mr.. Trevett
leaves the rectOrship of St. Panl's Church,
Windsor, for another field Of labdr.-At
the last meeting of the Florida Diocesan
Council, resolution was adopted on the
-, al 10
pledged to the Bishop its entire and hearty
support in the suppression of all extremes.
whcthcr Of excess or defect Of Ritual, and
the cultivation of peace and harmony among
our people Other resolutions expressed
the Councils approval of the oflertory sys-
TEN, and its decided condemnation of "balls. !
fairs, festivals, concerts, lotteries. theatrical
representations, and all such entertainments |
in aid OF religious objects. ''-EpiscOpal /
ians with ritualistic prociyities may gather I
instruction from the following direction for /
the observance OF communion printed for the |
use of the Church OF the Advent at Boston /
|. Come fasting it has been ,heprastice of /
the Church from the earliest times. and ex- /
perience will soon teach you the benefit of I
the custom. Ii you cannot conveniently come /
fasting on Sunday, come on a week day. >. /
Ii i good to prepare one 5 self for recev-
iny, or to return thanks after receiving, by |
being present during the celebration of the
Holy Communion without receiving. 3. |
Come up TO the Altar rails as soon rs the |
Priest turns round to the people, after
making his own communion. 4. kneel |
near the middle of the Altar rail if there
are only few communicates. 8. Your
hands ungoved ladies' wells untitled,
otherwise they sweep the rim OF the Chalice.
. a Of fhrfat no lin
of your hand, supported by the left. cross
wise and TO raise il to your lips. :. When
the Priest presents the Chalice, do not bend
down; keep your head erect and unmoyed
If need be, gently raise 1t with your hand
on the stem 5 Gentlemen will take care
that their mustaches do not enter the Cha
lice. Do not put your head down suddenly
after receiving the Precious Blood, or you
might strike the Chalice from the Priests
hands. 10. DO not use handkerchief to
wipe your lips after receiving. IL. If, by
any misfortune, crumb should fall, pick
it up, remembering that 'we are not
worthy - much a. to gather up the
crumbs from the Lords table"
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
James Freeman Clarke is obliged to re-
fran from preaching for several Sundays.
on account Of bronchial difficulty. lie
will take Southern trip.-Rey. James
De Normandie (Unitarian) Of Portsmouth.
in recent Sunday evening lecture. took
strong ground against the woman's pray
ing crusade in the West, as injurious
both to the cause Of temperance and re-
ligion.
METHODIST.
The following arrangements have been
made for the conveyance of ministers and
others from the Northern districts to the
next session of the Troy Conference All
persons passing over the Central Vermont
Railroad OF its divisions, and paying fall
fare, will receive free return certificate
ut the Con ference. The Delaware and liud
son canal Company having reduced the fare
of their former rates over the
Rensselaer,, Saratoga and Whitehall Rail
road on Jan. |, 1874, Will make no further
reduction.-Rev. A. b. Truax, now minis
tering most acceptably to the people of
Waterbury, lately received the generous
Donation OF two hundred dollars.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The Catholic Temperance Journal of Gin
,iunati, publishes letter from Archbishop
Purcell on the wOmen's temperance move
nent. lie does not in open terms condemn
the movement, but says that all extremes
IRE bad, and no iron rules can be laid down
or observance by everybody. lie quotes
The Scripture largely to show that the use
Dt wine has Christian and apostolic sane
ION. lie says he himself has practised
.0tal abstinence for two years, and still.
lractises it. While he thinks total absti-
lence might be the only safe and proper
hing for some persons, n reasonable use of
liquors might be just the thing laborer
who had to carry brick and mortar three
tories high on hot summer day might
need. lie closes his letter a. follows: -
I'm in favor OF license for liquor dealing 50
nigh a. to inexorably close, by all the pen
lltieS known to law, those vile bar-rooms
where liquor is sold to minors and drunk
rds by men or women who are now pest
# society, a disgrace to their families. and
'ho are teaching, by word and example,
he broad way to perdition Bishop
Julien OF Erie, Pa, refuses ahsolution and
he sacrament to any Catholics who send
heir children to the public schools.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sixty years ago every island in Polynesia
vas under the spell of heathenism. There
re now about 400 900 Polynesians who pro
esS Christianity, who have been reclaimed
rom hcathenlsm, and from many of whose
lands cannlbalism has been extirpated.
The growth of Professionalism in Italy
as been encouraged to marked degree
ince the establishment of religious liberty
4 that country. The number of Protestant {
hurches already existing there is stated to
C one hundred, and all are enjoying more
r less prosperity India is
great revival. resulting pri
arily from the labors ola native pastor be-
'nsing in Tinnevelly, and it is expected 7
nat a new impulse will be given to mission
ry work all over the country .--llere are
10 ten commandments of Buddha First,
lou shalt not kill !; second, thou shalt not
Ike for thyself what belongs to another :; :,
iird, thou shalt not break the laws of
hastily ; fourth. thou shalt not lie fifth, a
lou shalt not SANDER sixth, thou shalt