Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29


lation of the command to "sanctlty the
Sabbath"
The annual missionary collection
was taken at st, Paul's (Methodist Epis-
copal) church, New York city,
on Sunday week, amounting TO ten
thousand dollars; one Thousand one
hundred and fifty of which were con-
tributed by the Sunday school connected
with the church
The population of Rome last year,
was 207 1888. In the distinction of
classes, ecclesiastics and students are
nut down at 466l; nuns and novices,
with their pupils ASH soldiers, 1881;
non Catholics, 4S7; Jews 1,559i con-
demned prisoners, 32l.
The prospects of Professionalism in
Spain are small, though Frightening. a
Protestant cemetery has for the first
time, been consecrated in Madrid. Man
ual Matamoros, well known for his suf-
ferings in former years on account or
his Protestant views, has established
school in which six young men from
Protestant families in Spain are pursu-
ing theological studies. Another school
of the same character, is about to be
opened.
The following estimate, founded on
the United States census, has been made
of the probable amount which 1T costs
the individual members Of the different
churches in this country to sustain
them A Baptist or Methodist So 40;
a Presbyterian, $6 Congregationalist,
$40 Roman Catholic $l4; an Episco-
palian, SO; a Reformed Dutch, 81
Unitarian, S23.
Surprise visits have been quite com
mon of late, and especially to pastors OF
churches. We read of one recently made
in Newark, n. j., on behalf of Rev. Mr..
Dashiell, pastor Of an NJ. E. Church
there.
Early in the evening Mr.. Dashiell and
| the Board Of Trustees connected with
| the church assembled in an upper room
| of the residence of Cornelius Walsh,
ESQ, Clinton avenue, where they trans,
acted fictitious business and deluded
their subject until every thing was in
readiness for his complete discontinue
when the board adjourned. As he
was about to take his departure, he was
invited to step into the parlors 4 mo-
| ment. The GAS was speedily lighted, and
as he entered, the flood of light revealed
to his astonished vision {. dense mass of
friends arrayed ~ shawls, bonnets and
oVerco%,s. Gen. Theodore Runyon adj
dressed the bewildered pastor in behalf
| of the membership and congregation
and presented him with a package con
tanning eight hundred dollars. The re
cipient, overcome by surprise, was re
, liieved from his endeavOr TO reply by Mr..
Walsh interrupting him and presenting
! Mrs. DaShiell with a strange bOQuet Of
! flowers, comprising specimens found in
| the North and South, and &" fringed with
| five large green leaves from the COnserv-
atory of Uncle Sam, upon tn four cor
ners iOf each OF which were the fig
| ures so each leaf representing fifty
dollars. He presented it in behalf Of
the congregation with which he had
worshipped for two years past.
! Last Sunday afternoon was an Occa-
| sion OF unusual interest at the Latay-
cite avenue church, in Brooklyn, N. Y,
| of which Rev Theodore L. Cuyler is
! pastor 1913 persons were received into
| the church, q by letter from sister
churches, and 101 on profession of
| faith; OF these 81 were married So were
from the sabbath. school, IS were males,
and II females. The entire number of
| the members of this young church,
| oh s+oI 81 oI 5.,O
number baptised was Al the number
| of husbands, whose wives were already
| members of the church, was 40. After
reading the convenant, the Lords Sup
| per was celebrated.
| Powers, the sculptor, being applied
to for d statue OF Swedenborg to be
erected in London, he replied that he
| could do it for SIS 900, or whatever sum
| might be raised, because of his interest
in the object He writes to the com
| mtteG ~ am New Churchman.' a
| 'SwedcnbOrgian, "a New Jerasalemite,'
| without any reservation whatever; and
| | wish it to be known. Swedenborg
is my author all other writers lin com
| parisOn) seem moving in the dark with
tapers in hand-groping their way
! while he moves in the broad light of the
| sun-GOd's own sun. l read no other
author than SwedenbOrg, nor have l for
many years-unless the sermons OF New
| Churchmen. And l am happy to know
that God has allowed me to be instru-
mental in directing attention to our
| heavenly doctrines. Therefore, if it
will do good, publish me as New
ChurChman"
Horace Greeley spoke a! Rev. DR..
Chapin's church, New York, one even
ing last week, in behalf OF cali for
Universalist missionary operations.
There were few present, and Mr. Greeley
said the Universalists needed little of
the old-fashioned abuse from other sects
to keep them alive He thought the
great error Of the Roman Catholics to
be that they had rather man should be
bad Catholic than good Protestant.
He did not want any of that spirit in
his sect. He would like to see all lib
eral Christians unite in support of one
newspaper and give it 100000 subscri-
ders. The sum of $1249 was collected,
Of VI SrL Nraalv1 no M @J0n