Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-01
STATE NEWS.
Religious Intelligence.

| THE BIBLE IN VERMONT.
| The report of the Secretary of the Yer
mont Bible Society upon visitation and
Bible distribution for the year ending
| October |, 1878. shows that visitation was
made in portions of the counties of Chitten-
den, Washington and Windhsm, including
in Chittenden the city Of Burlington. Num-
Der of families visited, 1905; lumber of
persons in said families. As, 1853; number
found destitute, LAS. Ofthess ,25O were
Catholic, 1876 Protestant. Number OF fami-
lies supplied, 407, of which 1874 were
Protestants, 2l3 Catholic; number attend
ing public worship. 2S. 432-attending
Sabbath-school. IO,5Ol; number attend
ing Sunday-school between FIVE and
eighteen years of age, 667; number
having the Douay Bible. Ga number of
books sold, l,064 value of books sold,
SOL so; number Of books donated, ssl;
value of books donated, 1886 IS: numb er
of days spent, 4s6: expenses incurred,
S4s7 .O6; collected, Sll3 So; whole cost of
work, Sl.l9i SO. The treasurer of the So
ciety. j. A. Page, Esq, reports as follows:
50, 800. SO; amount received from ordinary
contributions: From Addison county.
SlS3 80; Bennington, 1882 10; Caledonia,
Sls3.93; Chittenden, S2lS.50; Essex,
S27 SO; Franklin, S2l3,0l; Grand Isle,
IS 90; Lamoille, S50.IS Orange. S2l2 90;
Orleans, Sl35 81 Rutland. 1859; Wash
ington, S2S7 IS; Windham. Sli2 IS; Wind
sor, 1929 I3; Erastus Fairbanks estate 500;
E. and F. Fairbsnks& Co $500; Mrs. 5 G.
Bliss estate, p. Rogers note and interest,
S5l9 I2; books sold at repositories and
by colporteurs. 81 ST. 63 bookcase sold by
agent, $3.50; total, s. ,i27 %. The treas
urer RENTED as follows: American Bible
Society. $1,000; expenses of annual meet
ing, 1877, $50; printing annual report,
$50; stationery and postage, SIS; colporteur
services and expenses, Sl,2l5.S6; agents
salary, 1000; agents expense account,
Sl47.I6, leaving cash balance on hand.
1919 %.
GENERAL NOTES.
Congregational The society at West
Rutland will erect a vestry, this season.
Five person united with the church at
Corinth, recently.-Rev. A. Z. Reed accepts
a call to the church at Manchester.
Baptist Rev. L. w. Wheeler has lust
closed twenty-one months pastorate a.
South Londonderry.-Rev. S. S. Nicker-
son resigns the pastOrate of the church at
West Derby.
Methodist Five persons were baptized
and twelve received into full membership,
at Bethel, recently The new church at
Marshfeld. will be dedicated in a few weeks.
Rev. W. P. Bennett has Just closed a
three-years' psstorate over the churches at
Lyndon Corner and Lyndonville.-Nine per
sons were baptized a. Weybridge, the other
day.
In General The Catholic church erected
at Mortified. the last year, at an expense
of SO. 600. on Vine street, was dedicated
the other day. The services consisted of
blessing the church according to the Roman
ritual. participated in only by the clergy,
and high mass by Father Casey, of st. Al
bans. After the mass the choir sang the
Tie Deum, and a dedicatOry sermon was
preached by Rev. Father Cunningham of
Mlddlebury, his text being from Psalms
81 love the house of God and the place
where his glory dweleth." A collection of
$500 was then taken. A large number OF
prominent clergymen were present from
various parts of the State.-Qulte revival
is in progress at North Hydepark and
Mr.. Hooper resigns the pas
torate of the Universalist church at Wind
sOr