The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-10-24
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Rev. Dr.. Kitchcl's sermon ut the annl-
vcrsary Of the Vermont Bible Society held
at Montpelier last week is spoken OF in
very fattcring terms by tie press "f the
state.
VERMONT belle SoCIETY.-At the
annual macting on "Wednesday, the off,
GERS for the year were elected. AMI in the
evening, after prayer ty Rev. Mr. Eaton,
an able discourse was delivered by Rev.
Dr. Kitthel, President Of MIddlehury
College. The Treasurer reported receipts
for the last year to the amount OF 81 ,5O5
80, being large increase OH receipts for
preceding years. which were as follows:
CD, S2,2.6 is, G3: -, $50 o. GA,
SAFES 80, 81. - jjj %. These
sums are inclusive Of the amount contri'
huted directly to the parent society, which
this year amounted to - 0GG Is, making
the aggregate for 1866, 20 3S3 &c
The Congregational church in Chelsea,
recently left destitute by the death of KEY
5. NJ. Plimpton, is earnestly looking for "a
pastor Temporarily they are being sup
piled bv the several members OF the Or
an.c Association, with which their late
pastor was connected.
Rev. j. Underwood will close his luburs
in Barnet ON the last Sabbath in October.
Rev. Stephen II 'rri., of WinIham, has
leave OF absence from his church for seven
months, ON account of the health of his
family. lie designs TO spend the time at
the West.
Union meeting houses are being built by
Congrega,ionali,ts, M1rhodi-t AMI others.
at Essex Junction, North Hyde Park an
Morristown.
Rev. w. O. Baldwin has been dismissed
from the Congregational church at East
ST. Johnsbury, Vt.
The Massachusetts State I'nivcrsalis;
Convention met ~ Madden las, week Rev.
MIR. Hill preached the annual sermon,
Resolutions were adopted approving # ,rts
for temperance an adroc ting cqrri ,nr
lr,gc
Chief Justice Chi-e has been elected
prr,i nj Of the Fro I'm n, nnl Union
commission in place OF Bishop Simpson
resigned
The Con@r 'ga,ional council recon-
m"nlel that an effort be made to raise
$780, orc during the year for the uses Of
the American Missionary Association
The receipts for the last year was not far
from S2j2,0 800.
Rev. a. +. Dcming was installed pas
tor Of The Congregational church in Swan
on the 9Ih inst n.
On Thursday, Oct. 4th, he Rev C b.
Boynton, ID. ID, was installed pastor o.
the New Congregational church in WASH
ington, ID. G. The corner stone Of their
new church editice was uil the same day,
Gen. O. o. Howard making an address
on the occasion.
The CoDgrcgationallsts Of DR. Posts
church, ST. Louis, are about to form II
second church. They have purchased a
beautiful lot fora church, l35 feet by los
feet, and have the building all under con.
tract, to be ready for occupancy by Isl
January next. 1t is the intention t. haze
the ground and structure all paid for before
use
A new church has been organized in
Brooklyn AMI nam ID The EmhuIv
Methodist Episcopal church." in honor of
Philip Embury 1t is mission church in
what is called New Brooklyn, growing
neighhorhood remote rom any NJ, thodist
church.
Bishop Hopkins now that slavery no
longer exists TO be defended as christian
institution, has become the champion of
rtuaism
Rev. John X. Williams will commence
his lahors in connection with the Congre-
galional church in Bradford in about two
weeks.