Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-05-05
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

An unusual ceremony took place on a recent Sun
day at the Park ST. Church. Boston, it being the for
NAL accommodation of three members of the church
one for rejecting the doctrine Of atonemeut and neg
lecting public worship; another forbeevng in spirit
uaism and negecng the communion, and the third
for wicked treatment of his wife.
Rev. Z. II. CHAPLIN, Of New York, in speaking of
the influence of religion mans conduct said that
it would prevent him from breaking the command,
"Thou shalt not kill" by engaging in duel, though
he challenged by twenty lot full of cow
ards and bues.
Rev. WILLIAM A. MILLER, preacher in high stand
ing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has withdrawn
from that connection account of having arrived
more "liberal" views of christianity. He has been
recently located at Brandon in this State and Sun
day. April 18th, preached at the Unitarian Church in
Troy, N. Y.
Rev. DR.. DYER, of New York, has been elected
Episcopal Bishop of Kansas.
At recent convention of Clergymen at Chicago,
the following question proposed by member Of the
| Theological School was much dscussed: allow can l
become minister and not relnquish my manhood"
1t is estimated that about 900 900 slaves are owned
by protesting christians at the south Of these the
Methodists 219,OOo the Baptists 1O1 600, the
Presbyerians, old ard school, 77,O00 the Episco-
palians 55,OOO all other denominations 55, 900. Sew
ea instances have been recorded of white christian
selling his black christian the block and giving the
proceeds to send the Gospel to heathens having no
such peculiar" institution as slavery.
Rev. Chs. T. BROOKS, of Newport, R. L., has &c
cepted invitation to deliver the annual sermon be-
fore the Graduating Glass of the Cambridge, Mass.
Divinity School, July 10Th.
"Revvals' of religion reported to be in progress
in Rochester, N. Y Milwaukee and Hartland, Wis,
Kalamazoo, Mich, Theresa, N Y, and various other
places.
Rev. JOHN G. HALE was installed as Pastor of the
Congregational Church in East Poultney, April 18th,
by an Ecclesiastical Council.
Rev. G. S. KEMP has been dismissed from the pas
toral charge of the Congregational church in Wind
ham, on account of insufficient support.
The Council, by unanimous vote. recommend Bro.
Kemp to the churches, as faithful preacher Of the
, gospel, and a workman in the Masters vineyard,
irorthy Of his hire.
Sympathy with the church, is also expressed, and
D hope that the people in Windham viii be disposed
to sustain the Gospel Ministry, tch liberal hearts in
the future. SETH 5. ARNOLD Mod
r. d. MILLER, Scribe.
The Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
closed its sess ion at Springfield, on Monday of last
week. The following the appointments for the
Springfield District
ALoSzo WEBSTER, Presiding Elder. Springfield
S. H. Colbun; Proctorsville I. Drew; Ludlow to
be supplied; Perknsville and Ascutneyville, to be
supplied; West Windsor L. c. Dickinson; Fechvle
and Reading to be supplied; Woodstock and Bridge
: water, A. L. Cooper; Barnard, S. Tarbe; Pomfret
il and E. Barnard, J. lie Seur; Norwich and Hartford,
.. p. Spaulding; North Ihetford and Centre, H. W..
Forest; Union Village and Copperas Hill, W. B. How
ard; larand and ". X. junction, H. B. Sawyer; Bel
e lows Falls, W. H. Wight; East Athens and Brook
= line, H. Eastman Athens and Townshend, X. Had
q ley and +. 5. Morse; Londonderry and Landgrove,
NJ. r. Chase; Bondve and So. Londonderry, o. r.
: Edwards; Chester, Adna Newton; Wardsboro, d.
|, Wells Wilmington and Marlboro, G. Liscomb; Put
n ney, T. J. Moore; Brattleboro, L. II Hooker; Gull
: ford, A. l.. Pratt; Jacksonville, z. Kingsbury.
II Moses Spencer transferred to Troy Conference.
y H. II. Hutton, Principal of Springfield Wesleyan
Seminary, and member of Springfield Quarterly Con-
ference.
l. NJ. c. Dean, Teacher in Springfield Wesleyan Sem
mary, and member of Perknsville Quarterly Confer
!, ence.
n Sias Qumby transferred to New Hampshire Con-
d ference and stationed at Haverhi