Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-06-28
Religious Intelligence.

The re-opening and dedication Of
the Congregational Church at Tinmouth
will take place ID. W on Thursday, at
2 o'clock p. m. Sermon by the Rev. c.
c. Parker of Waterbury. Friends at a
distance are cordially invited to attend.
The Free Press IF Saturday says;
"The revival in Burlington continues
without abatement of interest. Rev. Mr.
Earl has held meetings twice day dur
ing the week past, for two days in the
Baptist Church, and the remainder in
the Congregational Churches, which
have been crowded with interested lis
teners. A number Of hopeful CONVEX
sions have occurred during the week,
and the numbers who rise for special
prayer continue large.
Mr.. Earle left for Boston on Mon
day, spending a day in Brandon on the
way.
The revival at Townshend still con-
tinues. Thirty four persons have been
baptized aud united with the Baptist
Church.
Rev. S. Goodenough has accepted an
invitation to take charge Of the Univer-
salist Society in East Montpelier"
The Congregational Churches Of Adj
son County contributed for benevolent
objects during the year ending May 1st,
1866, as follows: Bridport, S2l4 "A
Bristol, SIG; Cornwall, s344 IL Fer
risburg, 81; Middlebury, $50 25;
New Haven, 1909 So; Orwell 1868 IS;
Ripton, 500 so; Salisbury, S54; Shore
ham, 1882 IS; Vergennes, 1928 95; Wey-
bridge, $162 16. Total amount contrib
uted So, 1876 AZ.
OF these sums, about $775 were given
to Foreign Missions; $40 to the Home
Missionary Society, and S645 to assist
the Freedmen, and q little more than
$500 to the Tract Society. Other causes
received smaller sums. Only four of the
Churches gave contributions to the Bible
Society, aggregating only 500 10. Only
half the Churches gave to the Congre-
gotiOnal Union; their contributions
amounted to $173 IA. Only one Church
remembered the Education Society, and
only one Church the missions among
Sailors
The contributions for benevolent OBJ
jects average about forty per cent on the
Grand List OF the Societies, where ascer-
tanned.
In Bridport, they averaged 81 IA to
euck resident member in Bristol, 81
in Cornwall, 50 90; in Ferrisburg, 81 IS;
in Middlebury, 81 62; in New Haven,
81 rs; in Orwell, So 81; in Ripton,
81 &c. in Salisbury, so 90; in Shoeeham,
81 68; in Vergennes, 81 08; in Wey-
bridge, So OF.
The annual Unitarian conference for
the West opened at Buffalo, N. Y, on
Wednesday. About $50 delegates were
present. and hundred more were ex-
pected. Many prominent Eastern eler-
gymen were in attendance, including
Rev. DR.. Bellows of New York and Rev.
Mr.. Hepworth of Boston. The confer
ence will last five days.
Eev. Mr.. Kepworth Of Boston preached
the annual sermon before the Western
Unitarian Conference. The proceedings
Of Thursday were highly interesting
Reports from nearly all the churches
show steady gains. Rev DR.. Bellows
made the great speech of the day. Rev.
DR.. Collier of Chicago preached in The
evening, aud afterwards a levee was
given at 8 private residence.
Rev. Dr. Bacon Gf New Haven, says
that during his forty years pastorate Of
the First Congregational Church he mas
expended for his family s2500G more |
than he directly or indirectly received |
from his parish. The doctor has large |
family, but his case is not exceptional, |
There are many clergymen who cannot |
possibly live upon their salaries, and are
obliged to seek other sources of revenue. /
Nor are Protestant clergymen any better
paid abroad.