Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-31

"THE MAY ANNIvERsAR1Es" are held
this week in Boston-mainly those Of
Congregational, Unitarian and Univer-
salist Societies in which Massachusetts
aud some other portions Of New Eng
land are interested. They began on
Sunday evening last, when the fifteenth
anniversary Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association was observed in Ire
mont Temple. 1t was largely attended
and was very interesting meeting.
The building fund has now reached 500
900, and the proceeds Of the lectures
have reached the sum Of $1,773 81. Rev.
H. C. Potter Of Trinity Church and 9TH
ers addressed the meeting,
The Universalist Sunday School I'm
ion was held on the same evening, in
the Universalist Church in Charlestown,
which was well attended. and the exer-
cises were marked by a lively spirit, and
much good feeling.
The Massachusetts Home Missionary
and Bible Society held meetings on Sun
day evening. The receipts Of the Home
Missionary, for the past year, were about
| $40 ,000-$20,000 more than the previous
wear. Rev. DR.. Buddington of Brook
lvn, n, Y. was the principal speaker,
while Rev. DR.. Storrs Of the same city,
made the principal address at the Bible
Society meeting.
The ffty-seventh anniversary Of the
Massachusetts Bible Society was held
in DR.. Kinks Mount Vernon church.
Monday afternoon, at which Rev. Thorn.
as Nolan, B. D. of London, and DR.
Butler, late Methodist missionary in
India, delivered addresses. Mr.. Nolan
is a delegate from the British and For
eign Bible Society. DR.. Butler has re
Gently returned from India, and is
now preaching in one Of the churches
near Boston DR.. Butler exhibited {
copy Of the Buddhist Scriptures writer
when the prophet jeremiah YVES teach
ing the people Of Israel. When NJ
reflected on the effect that this volume
had on the millions who looked to il
for instruction, he felt that it was ut.
terlv unworthy to be named in cennec
ton with the word OF God. It's au
thor and their God was supposed t
have lain in utter Inconsistencies 70
TWENTY-FIVE centuries. He also exhibited
portions of the Shaster, the most ven
, | cradle book in the world next to tn
! | Bible, and commented forcibly on tn
: influence it had on those who believes
in it, and upon the degraded social sys
, TEN. He exhibited string Of bead
: made from the betel nut, and taken fror
the neck of a holy fakir who was seize
q by regiment of Highlanders, an
> documents found on him melting
! sepoy regiment to rise, murder their of.
GERS, the women and children, and ever
t Christian, and then repair to the aid {
! the Emperor of Delhi. Such acts wer
: in accordance with the teachings of hi
religion. He also related striking IL
4 stance Of the defiant death of an India
a indge, who boosted as he died, that
n had caused the death Of thousan
4 Christians, and would STAY thousan
more had he the power. DR., Butler sal
that after ten years experience such q
. had fallen to the lot of few men, he ha
: never seen a virtuous heather or on
O who desired to talk Of moral goodnes
or of any spiritual culture. After sci
h ting forth the nature of idol worshi
/ and exhibiting some of the heathe
. gods, he asked if it were not high tim
to supersede them by the word of th
Z true and living God.