Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-06-14
Religious Intelligence.

preacher who embraced the Episcopal
faith, several years ago, preached a. ST.
Paul's (EpiscopaD church in Burlington,
last Thursday evening. He is to be or
dalned, to-day, TO the Episcopal Priest
hood by Bishop Hopkins.
The State Convention of Congrega-
tional churches will meet at Newbury,
on Tuesday the 10th inst, when and
where the question of establishing q
new UNCONVENTIONAL paper in place Of
Mr.. Mclndoe's Chronicle, will be decided.
Rev. Myron A. Munson was or
dained paste" OF the Congregational
cnurch in pittslord, the Slst Of May,
Introductory by Rev. Aldace Walker OF
Wallinglord; Sermon by Rev. Hiram
Mead of South Hadley, Mass; 0rdain-
ing Prayer by Rev. Silas Aiken, d. D.,
Of Rutland; Charge to the Pastor by
Rev. Aldace Walker; Right Hand OF
Fellowship by Rev George A. Pelton of
Franklin, Mass: Addresses to the Peo-
pie by Rev. Franklin Tuxblry of Bran
den; Concluding Prayer by Rev. j. f.
Metcalf of Pittsford.
The New England Methodist Con-
vention in Boston was great success,
as to numbers in attendance, the spirit
and talent displayed by the speakers,
&c. 1t closed by grand festival or jul
bilee in Music Hall, Thursday event z,
which was crowded. Besides music on
the great organ by Wilcox and chord
singing by several thousand voices, and
collation., there were brief, genial and
eloquent speeches from Gov Bullock,
Bishop Simpson, Rev. Drs. Peck, Hat
field and Crooks, Governor Evans of
Colorado, and others-while letters were
read expressing sympathy with the
Convention and regrets at not being
able to attend from Mayor Lincoln,
| Chief Justice Chase, General Grant,
Governor Dillingham;, Senator Wiley
of West Virginia, Representative Shella,
barger of Ohio, Secretary Harlan of the
Interior Department and Others.
Daring the Convention the committee
on statistics presented the following re
port showing the comparative increas,
and progress of Methodism in New Eng
land
As compared with Baptists-in Bos
ton-inerease Of Baptists from 1850 Il
1855, L per cent; Methodits, 43 pc
cent; Boston and vicinity, during tn,
same time, Baptists 90 per cent; Metho
dists 81 per cent. In Massachusetts
increase of Baptists, IA per cent; Meth
odists, 81 per cent. In New England
increase Of Baptists, 7 per cent Metho
dists, % per cent.
As compared with COngregationalist
Boston from 1850 to l865-increase o
Congregationalists : per cent Metho
dists, 43 per cent; Boston and vicinit,
-COngregationalists 80 per cent; Meth
odists, 81 per cent. Massachusetts,
Congregationalists, Is per cent; MethO
dists, 81 per cent. New England-Con
gregationalists, Is per cent; Methodists
2S per cent.
Increase as compared with popula
tion-1850 to Observation-Disclosures o
population. 40 per cent; Methodists, q
per cent Boston and Vicinity-increas
in population IS per cent. Methodists
g. per cent. Observation-Disclosures o
population, q per cent, MethOdists, 8
per cent. New acknowledgements O
population from 1850 to 1850 II pc
| MatbOJiEtS % NOR CnDt
The Methodists of New England mum
Der l04 900 members and local preacher
l11OO0 Sabbath school scholars, an
10000 volumes in the Sabbath SchOO
libraries. Rhode Island and Connect
cut have the largest number Of volume
for the use Of the scholars. Rhode 4
land and Massachusetts have the larges
number Of scholars as compared wit
members. There are 80 churches an
430 parsonages, valued at 81, 250,009 0
at the rate Of $40 for each member TIL
largest average is inRhodo Island, wher
the value Of this property to each mem
Der is SSl.
The protraCted controversy in the Old
School Presbyterian General Assembl
on the case Of the Louisville Presbyter
terminated in the adoption Of subst
tute for the resolutions Of the commit
tee, severely condemning the spirit Of tn
: Declaration and Testimony" adopte
by the Presbytery Of Louisville, sun
moning all the slgners Of Declaration
before the next General Assembly, an
excluding them in the mean while fror
any church court higher than session.
: The substitute was adopted by an ovel
| whelmning majority.