Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-24
Religious Intelligence,

5 mas become pastor OF the Universalis
: Church in Marshtleld.
Rev. E. S. Foster, formerly at Cut
tingsville and Chester, has accepted
} call to become pastor of the Universal
ist Society at Middletown, Connecticut
The Congregational Church in vii
mington, this State has adopted the one
sermon-a-Sabbath system, and devotes
the forenoon to the Sunday School.
We learn from the Caledonian that
quite religious interest exists in St
Johnsbury, which has been mainly con.
fined to the Methodist church in that
town, to which twenty-five persons
most OF whom are heads of families
have united. Considerable interest also
exists in the two Congregational Societ,
les there.
The Methodists of New England
are to hold a convention in Boston, COM
mencing on Tuesday, the 5th of June,
and continuing three days. 1t is to
conclude by a grand centenary meet
ing. Bishop Simpson and Drs. McClin-
took and Stevens are expected to be in
attendance.
Ten thousand dollars have been sub
scrlbed for Baptist church in Brattle.
boro.
William A. Fuller, formerly Uni
tartan minister, has been admitted to
the Order of Deacons, and will accom-
pany Bishop Randall to his missionary
field in Colorado.
According to table recently pub
lished, the whole number of ministers
IN the Unitarian denomination is 14O, of
whom l38 are without settlement. The
Unitarian Association will shortly pub
llsh work by Rev. DR.. ]. F. Clarke
entitled The Truths and Errors of Oytho-
do1y.
Rev. Samuel Dunn, an English
Methodist, is exhibiting to admiring
congregations various relics; among
Others, piece of John Wesley's preach.
ing gown, two neckties of the Rev.
Charles Wesley, and the spectacles,
comb and pocket-book of DR.. Adam
Clark.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota has
oeen at Washington, administering the
rite OF confirmation in some Of the Epis-
copal churches, without distinction of
color, to the disgust of the old residents.
who believe in the peculiar institution
here and hereafter.
An international convention of the
Young Mems Christian Associations is
to be held at Albany, N. Y, in the
course of the summer, and one of the
pleasant things connected with it is to
be an excursion to Montreal.
MIR. Spurgeon's College in London
for the raising up of preachers seems to
have become fixed institution, AL
ready about l20 have gone out from it.
and have entered upon their work in va.
rlous parts Of England, while the num-
Der OF those now in course of prepara-
tion is nearly 100.
The two Presbyterian general as.
blles are in session at St. Louis, and will
be through this week. They met on
Thursday, and Rev. Dr.. Lowry of New
! ork preached the annual sermon to the
DID schoOlmen, and Rev. DR.. Shaw of
Rochester, n. Y, to the new schoolmen.
There were 259 commissioners in the
Did, and POI in the new.
Rev. Mr.. Muller, who carries on an
orphan asylum at Bristol, England, nv
attn and prayer says in his report of
1865; without any one having been
personally applied to for anything by
ne, the sum Of G212,8 I2s Cd (S1064-
'6O) has been given to me for the or I
)hans as the result of prayer to God. /
ince the commencement of the work" q
Besides the money for the orphan work.
ar. Muller has received S400 900 for the
'lble, tract and missionary work which
e carries on at home and in foreign 9
lnds. During tf.e past year he received Y
5,OOO in one gift from some one who +
Withheld his name.
THE CENTENARY OF METHoDrSM, h
One Of the liberal things devised by c.
lie MethOdists in celebration of their
entennlal anniversary is the building o.
mission building in New York, at a Ia
)st OF 100000 or more. 1t is proposed b,
lat each annual conference contribute
block for it's walls. The idea is taken is
ON the Washington monument. Iti W
lggested that each of the conferences er
Ave separate block of marble, gran
or metal, with its name, age, contri- -.
ltlons to various benevolent objects. "
issionaries sent out, and various other co
alters of interest; and that the blocks pl
placed in the walls OF the great hall 81
signed for the public meetings of the
ciety. ly
The project of building a great met Co
politan church in Washington is likely w
be successful. It will probably cost
10000 Or more. Twenty-Five thousand Gt
liars were raised in one week week ed
fore last. Co
He CHURCHES AT SARATOGA SPRINGS. Wv
An interesting revival of religion is Do
letly and happily progressing in four Iib m
the eight churches found in this vii 81, 49,
'e OF eight thousand inhabitants. The on, or,
od work has been going on several -"
eks. In this the Baptist Church has :
Ired most largely, having received anC
In all into church fellowship. A bee
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