Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-10
Religion. Intelligence.

The receipts @. the American b'nic /
Society from Vermont. .or the mouth OF /
March. were 81 ,0@0.
-Rev. d. c. Eddy, D. b., of Boston |
desires those persons Intending to at !
tend the Baptist anniversaries in Bos-
ton in May, desiring entertainment, to
send their address to Hcy. Sumner h.
Mason, Cambridgeport, Mass, and a
card of introduction to some family in
the vicinity will be forwarded them.
The Board Of Directors Of the Bap-
fist Convention of Vermont, also Of the
Northern Educational Union, will meet
at Chester, May IS, at one o'clock P. NJ.
The American Baptist Missionary
Union received from Vermont during the
month of March the sum of S8l2 -, of
which $50 was contributed by the Bap-
| fist Church in Brandon, and $50 by Dea
! Samuel Griggs of Rutland.
The amount raised Tor missions by
| the Methodists within the bounds OF the
Vermont Conference, the past year was
S8,l69 9&, being gain over the receipts
of the previous year, of 3l,l55 "A.
There are - chaplains in the navy,
OF whom II are Episcopalians, 6 Metho-
di.ts, } Presbyterans, Baptists and
Congregationalist.
Bishop Eastburn OF the Episco-
,,,l l;o,,,, Of Massachusetts rocaptlv
stated that during the past year he had
confirmed S62 persons, ordained priests
and deaCons, consecrated churches
and opened parishes. He paid trib-
ute to the memory of Ri Rev. Alonzo
Potter, formerly of St. Paul's Church,
Boston and acknowledged with graft
tude the gift by Robert NJ. Mason of
So, 900 for the relief Of clergymen whose
small salaries are not adequate to their
support,
The American Bible Society was the
subject OF Bishop Eastburn'S address
before the Massachusetts Episcopal Con
vention in Boston, the other day. Com
menCed, as it was, SAID the Bishop, by a
few men and with few facilities, it has
grown 10 be one Of the great agents Of
reform in The world, It's issues amount
ing during the year to $50 600 copies OF
the Scriptures, and employing constant
~ for this work 1858 persons, From this
AS we'll a. the .Ob~cure origin of Meth
odiSm in this country and its growth tC
d great controlling religious power, The
! lesson was to be learned not 10 deSpist
the day OF small beginnings, and &c
cherish u firm faith in any work com
| menced for the fultheranCe Of Gods
plans on earth. As another illustration
} | of this he mentioned the growth of their
. own denomination, which ut the close o.
the Revolution was IN comparative OBJ,
security but had been increased by zeal
and faith to its present prominence
among the religious powers Of the Couu,
try. The fact of the American Bible
] Society sending out their issues without
. note or commentary Wa, noble proof
of the simplicity and cIearuesS OF tho
i Scriptures to all VINO read them with
2 humility and faith. And III this it mar
monies with the great practice OF theiy
! own church. He claimed. as one of the
nObest works OF this institution by
their general distribution Of the Scrip
4 lures, that it was one Of the most pow
erful checks to sceptcism and inhdelity
= so prevalent in these times.
, The religious interest n Boston
. seems to be increasing. Mr., Durant, re
e Gently an active and prominent lawyer
4 enters heartily into the work, and ad
: dresses the people in different churches
l His audiences are large and his speak
l ing has a marked effect. The Boston
, Journal remarks:
> "There have been times within ou
1 recollection when there was more relig
/ lOus excitement connected with the revi
q walls In this city than at present, but W,
! do not know of time when there wa
4 more cool. earnest thoughtfulness upor
the subject of religion than is apparent
f at the present time-and that, too
among persons of middle age, engaged
in the active duties Of life. We have
. heard recently of some marked illustra
s tions OF this fact, which 1t would not b.
, proper to refer to In detail
"A Congregational church OF % meth
bers has been organized in New Orleans
p and several more are propounded for ad
mission. 1t occupies a neat edfce put
, chased Of the Presbyterians. The con
gregati0u IS rapidly increasing, auC
: promises to exert salutary influence
for the maintenance Of peace and 10y
atty.
E MoNTPEI1ER.-The Daily Journal says
t People who want houses in Montpelie
e must bring them with them, or buy GU
: some Of the old citizens. Never wa.
} the demand for dwellings so great. On,
l man sold himself out, could not find an
: other house, and has removed to ole
: Plymouth, Mass.
, Rutland, too, is sadly in need of more