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Religious Intelligence.

Rev. Willard Child, d. D., recently Of
Lowell, Mass, was installed pastor of the
Congregational Church in Castleton, VT,
February Ia. Introductory Prayer, Rev. j.
H. Beckwith, Mddletown Sermon, Rev DR..
Walker, Pttsford; Installing Prayer, Rev
Simeon Parmelee, Tinmouth Charge to tho
Pastor, Rev. DR.. Aiken. East Rutland
Right-IIand-of Fellowship, Rev. Aldace
Walker, West Rutland Address to the
People. Rev. Azariah Hyde, Benson
The occasion was one of very great interest,
not only from the appropriate and impress
sive services, but also from the privilege Of
welcoming back to the region Of his former
successful labors an able and beloved brother
in the gospel ministry.
Rev 5. Day was installed as Pastor Of the
Congregational Church and Society at Bel
lows Falls, on Wednesday, the 2lst Sermon
by Rev DR.. Cleveland of Northampton, Mass
Installing Prayer by Rev DR.. BarstOw of
Keenc, n. II. Charge 10 Pastor, by Rev. r.
H. Sciley of Springfield, Mass Rigid Hand
Of Fellowship, by Rev Mr.. Wright of
Acworth, n. H.:--Addrcss 10 People, by Rev.
Mr. Tyler of Brattleboro. The church is Of
recent organization and Mr.. d. is their first
settled Pastor.
An Ecclesiastical Council was convened in
the Baptist Meeting house in Brookline.
wiudham Co. Vt, Feb. 81, for the purpose
Of considering the property of ordaining as
Pastor of the Baptist Church in that place
Mr. C 3. Smith Principal of the Leland Semi
nary at Townshend. After very satis!acto
~ examination of the candidate, it was voted
unanimously to proceed TO his ordination on
The day following. Accordingly the follow
ing services were performed on the 22nd inst
Reading the Scriptures and Introductory
Prayer, by Rev. Oresin Smith Of Dover, Ser
mon by Rev LucIcn Hayden Of Saxton'-
River, Ordaining Prayer by Rev. j. p Hun
tington of Pondville, Charge by Rev Horace
Fletcher of Townshend. Hand of Fellowship,
by Rev j. C. Foster of Brattlcboro Address
70 the Church and Congregation by Rev. r.
Wheeler of Grafton. Concluding Prayer, by
Rev j. G. Foster of Brattleboro. Bcncjic-
ton by the ordained. The occasion was
deeply interesting.
Rev DR.. Cooke, Of Lynn, Mass, recently
preached sermon which was preached to the
same society exactly 200 years before. The
Lynn News thinks there were not many pres
cnt who recognized the sermon.
\ ConStantinoplc letter gives, as from a
Russian prisoner, the following explanation
at tho origin of the present war 80 The
Turks massacred the Russian Bishop and sew
cral Russian priests ut Jerusalem. God, in
his wrath, sent a squadron of angels to carry
away the tomb Of Christ, which remains at
this moment suspended in the heavens, and
he commissioned the Car to avenge the pa
gan socrilege. When the Emperor Nicholas
shall enter Jerusalem Il conqueror, as hy the
I'D Of heaven he certainly will do, Christ's
tomb will be restored to its place. The phal-
nnz Of angels will line the road along which
the conqucring Russian army will pass, and
will present arms to them. Then the Car
will lie master Of the whole world, which will
runounce its errors and become converted to
the orthodox faith" This story is repeated
by tina Priests and implicitly believed by the
Russian serfs