Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-09
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.
Designataem and Departure OF HliaskOna-

ries.
The Rev. James o. Mason and wife, of
Granville, N. Y, and Miss Elizabeth
Boynton, of Haverhill, Ms, missionaries
TO the Creeks, left New York city on the
18th of September last, for the Indian Ter
ri,ory. viG Piltsburg and Cincinnati, in
company with Mr. and Mrs. KeIlam, of
the same mission. Mr. hiasea is a grad
uate of Hamilton Literary and Theologic-
al Institution.
The Rev. Josiah Goddard, of Wendell,
Ms, and Mrs. Eliza Ann Abbott Goddard,
of Holden, Ms, Rev. Coreden II. Slater,
of Norwich, VT, and Mrs. Maria Maine
Slater. of Oxford, N. Va. together with
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Mason, of Tie mission 10 the
karens, sailed from this port, in The barque
Apthorp, Capt. Gay, on Thursday, the
9th ult., for Maulmein. Burmah, and Sin
gapore. A public religious service was
held on the Tuesday evening previous, in
the Baptist meeting house in Charles-st.,
when the missionaries were set apart to
their work, and the instructions of the
Board to Mr.. Goddard were read Mr.
Slater was prevented from being present
by severe indisposition.
Order OF Exercises, with appropriate
hymns: Prayer, by the Rev. MIR. Swain.
late OF Granville, Ohio; READING of the
Scriptures, by the Rev. MIR. Stow, of this
city; Reading of the Instructions, by Mr..
Peck; Consecrating Prayer, by the Rev.
DR.. Bolles; Address, BY the Rev, Dr.
Sharp, pastor of the church in Charles, st. ;
Concluding Prayer, by the Rev. Mr..
Neale, pastor of The LIST Baptist chuch in
this city. Mr.. and Mrs Goddard are de-
slgnated to the Chinese mission, to reside
for the present at Singapore MIR. and
Mrs: Slater are appointed to the mission
to Siam, and will proceed Immediately te
Bangkok.
I The missionaries carried out with them
valuable supplies, including one ihoUsanc
reams of paper for the Burman mission
ana printing press for the mission to ST
am.-M'sssOneTy Magazine. s~ .
six Principle Baptists.
i We received some time since. a conz
OF the Annual Report of the Bap,is
Yearly Conference, Built upon the An
cient Order of the Six Principles. of tn,
Il Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles, hell
at the Baptist Westinghouse, in Scituate
t 4. |. Sept. 9TH. 9Th. 9th. A. D. 1882
( but as this was mislaid, some friend ha
: had the kindness to send us another. TIL
number of churches reported, is IA; add
; ed BY baptism, 24l; total, 2O55. Most q
the churches appear to be supplied wit
r pastors.-ChrissiGn 'Watchman.
A protracted meeting was held at Paw
son, Adams county, H., the last week +
October, at which number professed cor
version, and ten persons were baptized
! Several others have been baptized sine.
The ministers in attendance were bretb
rem E. Fisher, Jacob Bower, Jesse Elleg,
Aaron Trabue, r. Kimball, NJ. w. Co
) fee and Thomas H. Ford.
Ga Monday, Oct. goth, brother Thor
as II. Ford was examined, approved an
: set apart for the ministry by solemn or
+ dination. The following order of exeI
! cises were observed -
Ordaining Prayer by Ed. Bower :
4 Charge by Ed Fisher; Hand of Eel
lowship by Ed. Ellege; Address to tn,
Church and Concluding Prayer by Ed
Trabue. The closing hymn and bene
diction were given out BY the candidate.
Il Is expected brother Ford will diyid,
MS laoors between the churches at Paw
son and Griggsville Pioneer.