The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-04-04
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGE NCE.

ST. STEPHENS CHURCH. AT the an
nual Parish Meeting held on Easter Mon
day, April %, the Rector presiding, the
following officers were reelected for the
ensuing year, viz:
WARDENs.
Nahum Parker.
II. y. Sheldon, Treasurer.
VEsrRYMEN.
j. Mcdonald.
f. Vnllette. Clerk and Collector.
Homer Sheldon.
o. Wooster.
Geo G Chapman.
More than two thousand copies of the
New Testament, in the Russian language,
have tccn sold in that Empire within
two years.
The Campbclliics or Disciples and the
I}aptists hold a convention with view to
union, IN Richmond in April.
The Swiss Government las decided
that the free exercise OF their religion
hall tie granted to all Christian bodies
A nov Unitarian church has been
opened near Adelaide, South Australia.
Rev w :. Dalch is having crowded
houses in Gaie.burg Ill.
The New York Methodist Conference
has passed resolution demanding that
''at least some Of the principle leaders Of
the rebellion be punished"
Ii. Petersburg Va. there are three col.
olcd churches with mem hership Of three
thousand.
Rev. DIR. Stone arrived safely at San
Francisco TN the 9th ul,. ald was cor
daily received 10y his new Pensioners.
Prof H. b. Smith, ID. D., Of the Un-
ion Theological Seminary, Of New York,
has been appointed to prepare paper for
the next meeting of the Evangelical Al
lance in Holland, On the present state OF
American Christianity.
Rev. Addison X Strong, of Galcna,
ILL.,, has received and accepted call to
! the Park Presbyterian church Of SYRIA
Gus, and expects to enter upon his labors
in that city in April.
A great awakening has taken place In
the United Presbyterian churches Of
Piltsburs and Allegheny, Pa. Meetings
are hold every night, and the asscmblages
are very large.
Rev. William n, Page, of the Senior
Class in Auburn Seminary, has accepted
call TO the Presbyterian church Of
Truman burg, n. Y.
Rev X. w. Patterson, d. D., Of Chi
cago, has declined the professorohip in
LINE Seminary, his election to which we
recently recorded.
Rev. DR.. Butler, late Superintendent
Of the Missions of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church in India, has been appointed
by the Central Centenary Committee"
their travelling Secretary, and he has ac-
cepted the appointment. He will enter
at once upon the duties of his office, and
will visit the Annual Conferences for the
purpose Of promoting the work.
Rev. DR.. Palmer has been invited to
New York, to take the post of Cores
ponding Secretary to the American Con-
grcgational Union.
The first Congregational Church of
Chicago has membership of $50; the
Plymouth Church has 200 members
the New England Church, 200; the
Union Park Church loo; the South
Church, 80; the Salem Church, so
total Of members ], 100. The number
OF resident Congregational ministers in
Chicago is thirteen five Of whom are pas
tors, thfee professors, and five secretaries
Of benevolent societies.
The growth of the Baptist denomina-
non during the past fifty years, in this
country, has been very rapid In the
Northern States, they have doubled
nearly three times IN Thai period and
besides The Increase III the membership
there has been corresponding increase
IN their academies, colleges, and denomi-
national agencies. Tweuiy-,lree periodi-
Gals, published weekly and monthly, are
the organs Of Baptist opinion.
How RFHE HING are the April showers;
they nOuush INTO life the opening buds, and
renew all vegetation But yet 1t is a lime
Of tie year when there is great danger of taking
| col n Um exposure to the weather COe