The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-04

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGE NCE.

Rev. DR.. Kiichcl will preach twice at
Sunday, the 9th inst. After some re-
marks from the DR.. on the wants of the
freedmen, Il contribution will be taken in
behalf of Frecdmen's Union Commission.
In accordance with the proclamations
of tie executives of the State and nation,
Thursday last was very generally ob>er-
we'd IN our village as a day of thank-giv
ing and prayer. Business was suspended,
and religious exercises held.
Rev. j. X. Williams, graduate f
Andovcr in the last class, was ordained
ard installed pastor of the Congregational
Church at Bradford, on the 22d inst.
DR.. McKeen was released from his
charge of the church by the same council
which ordained his successor. lie is still
to reside at bradford. At present he
SUPP lies the church at F.irlee.
DR.. Sunderland preached powerful
anti slavery sermon in Washington on
Thursday, culosizing John Brown and
standing firmly by Congress.
Rev. Scion Martin, recently of Corinh,
has become nciing pastor at West Falrlec'
Rev. Charles Duren will close his labors
in E,rshire about the LIST of January
Rev. Joseph Underwood is supplying at
East St. Johnsbury The churches in
Chelsea and North Troy have no pastors.
Rev. DR.. Tyler, If 5ratileboro', has been
invited to accompany Capt. Green, of the
Powhattan, on Il cruise to South Amer
lea.
MErnopIsr.-RevM Mark 1raflon, pas
Tor Of the Chestnut street church, Provi
dence, has accepted an invitation to the
pastoral charge Of the "Mcmorial church"
in Springfield, recently organized as an
independent church.-The New England
Methodists held grand convention in
Boston last week.
ErIsCorAL.-Rev. Julius H. Ward of
Cheshire, Conn. takes the editorial of
the Connecticut Churchman. Dec. Isl, in
addition to his parochial charge. Mr..
Ward is the author Of the recent Life of
the Poet Percival
There has been precious revival of
religion in Newbury during the fall, I'M
der the ministry of Rev. ii. A. Spencer.
and about fifty have been led TO embrace
the Saw r.
Rev. John +. Berry, of the Georgia
Conference, was killed by lightning at
his residence in Ellavillc, Georgia, on the
5ih ult lie had just finished discourse
to his congregation, and returned home.
Scarcely had he taken his sea: when he
received stroke which killed him in
stantly. Ills wife, at the time in anoth-
er part of the house, received IL shock
which prosiatcd her.
The annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church at Norfolk has concur
red in the recommendation OF the general
conference, respecting the change of name
of the church, whereby the word 'snuth"
is dropped, and in the question of admis-
sion OF lay representation into the council
of the annual and general conference.
Rev. G. L. Bard, lately of Waterford,
W., has become the pastor of the Con-
gregational Church at Dunbarton, \. II.
Rev. G. G.. Parker has resigned the
Congregational pastorate at Waterbury.
Rev. John Sidney Beechcr, for twenty
six years Baptist missionary to the Kor-
ems in Asia, died ut Plymouth, England,
on the S2d Of October, on his way home
TO this country. lie was a native of
lIinesburg. VT.
DIR. James w. Smith, formerly presi-
dent of Randolph {Macon) college and a
leading member of the Methodist confer
ence at Norfolk, spent Friday with Mr. &
Mrs. jeff. Davis at Fortress Monroe.
Thanksgiving day was observed at
Richmond, Va, and business generally
suspended. Services were held in the
churches, and there was grand iroiting
match at jackson Park. The horse Dex-
ter won three straight heats and purse Of
$500 against Titus Rich.