Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-05-11
Religious Intelligence.

kL-Ihe Ordination OF Rev. l.. III. Elliott,
and his installation as pastor of the Congre-
gational Church at Winooski, took place on
the Cd instant The Council was organ
lied by the choice of Rev. f. Ii. Byington Of
Windsor, as Moderator. and Rev. II. A. P.
Torrey of Vergennes, as Scribe. After a
thorough and satisfactory examination of
the candidate, the council took a recess till
2 p. NJ. Re-assembling after dinner, the
following exercises were held
Invocation and Reading of the Scriptures.
Rev. 5. NJ. Whiting of the Baptist Church
of Colchester Introductory Prayer, Rev.
E, E. Herrick of Colchester Sermon, Rev.
E.H.Byington of Windsor; 0rdaining and In
stalling prayer, Rev. j. X. Converse of Bur
lington Charge to Pastor. Rev Austin
Hazen Of Jericho Right hand of Fellow
shin, Rev G. B. Stafford of Burlington Ad
dress to the People, Rev. S L. Bates Of In
derhill; Concluding Prayer, Rev. G. L.
Maynard of Williston B, nedietion, by the
Pastor. Excellent music, including a Hymn
Of welcome and closing anthem, was fur
nished by the choir. The sermon was a very
able and excellent one, and all the exercises
were exceedingly interesting
But twice before since its organization,
thirty years ago, has the church at WInoos-
kI enjoyed the services of a settled pa tor,
and then only for the short spaces ofone and
three years. 1t has suffered much from the
frequent changes common to the population
of a manufacturing village but seems now
to have entered on a more prosperous course
than ever before. The church has been re-
Gently repaired. The church membership
has increased the congregation is steadily
increasing hearty good feeling and coop
Grafton exists between the new pastor and
bis people, and all gives good promise Of
usefulness and success.
Rev, Simeon Parmelee is now supplying
the pulpit of the Congregational Church in
Georgia. and writes to the Chronicle that
considerable religious interest exists there,
with ten or twelve conversions.
Twenty-four conversions, mostly of heads
of families, are reported as fruits of the
awakening at St. Johnsbury.
Rev. VIM. B. Joyslln, has been dismissed
from the pastorshIp of the Congregational
Church in B Rim, Vt, owing to inadequaey
of support, and has received a call to be-
come pastor of the Congregational church in
East Burke.
Rev. j. II. Woodward OF Irasburgh, has
received a very urgent call TO become the
pastor of fourisbing church in Wisconsin
Strong effort is being made, however, to in.
crease his salary IN Irashurgh, and it rs ex,
pected that he will remain there for another
year.
The following statistics of the Methodist
Sabbath schools in Vermont, were presented
at the recent annivers airy of the 5. 5. UnIor
at Montpelier
There are lS4 schools, 1907 officers and
teachers, 1901 scholars, 44,2l4 vols. il
the libraries, 545 Bible classes, 1854 in in
FAINT classes, expenses of schools S36l3 ,l2
collections for the Union S3ll SIS, numbel
of Journals taken 23l, number OF Advocate
81, e
has been falling off from the numbers re
ported the year previous. Last year the
number of schools was 1913, officers anC
teachers 1922, scholars Is ,32l.
The Southern Methodist Conference a
New Orleans has voted to change the nam'
of the church from Methodist Episeopa
church, to simply the Methodist church.
The Trustees of the Green Mountain
Central Institute (Universalist) held (
meeting at Montpelier, on Wednesday, AM
accepted the deed of the land at Barre, OF
which to locate the Academical Buildings
The work OF construction will be pushed OF
as rapidly as the means in the hands OF tn
Committee Will allow.
1t is stated that at the meeting In Parl
ST.. last Sabbath evening, five hundred per
sons remained at the meeting for persona
conversation. The meetings at the Essel
street church are still going on, and soul
are being converted to God. We hear from
various quarters that an unusual proportion
OF those Interested are men and women, an'
that many Of them have been Unitarians an,
Boston Recorder.
An increasing religious interest has beei
PREVAILING In Westminster for several week
and some twenty or thirty of the youn.
people of that place are rejoicing in ther
own interest therein.
The missionary ship "MOrning Star, IVA
sold some time since. at the Sandwich
Islands, as she required repairs that w)ul'
cost almost as much as a new vessel. Tn
Secretary of the American Board, Rev. ). i
Treat, has just issued an appeal for $lS'
600 to build new ship for the missionar,
service. He proposes that the sabbath schoo
scholars make special contribution for tn
new Morning Star" on the second Sabbath
in June or as soon afterwards as practicable
giving share certificates to those who sub
scribe dime or more.
PROTECTION FOR THE Wool INTEREsT.-A
meeting OF the new Wool Growers AssOcia.