Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-19
Religious Intelligence.

The Protestant ChurchmaR repudates
the practice Of speaking Of the Episcopal de-
nomination a. the church"
Rev. II. A. p. Torrey Of Vergennes has
been elected to the Marsh Profcssorship Of
Intellectual and Moral Philosophy in the
University Of Vermont.
On a late Sabbath, at the Universalist
church, in Rockport, Mass, Mr.. yibbert pas
tor Of the church, baptized and invoked the
divine blessing upon thirty-three children.
The house was handsomely adorned with lilies,
roses, and many other flowers.
Rev. p. H. White preached his 10th an
nual sermon at Coventry last Sabbath week
During this period lO7 persons have been ad-
ded to the church. Mr.. White has preached
about 1000 sermons, and has oficiated at 36
marriages and II funerals.
"A lady has given 5000 to endow
proiessorsbip Of ecclesiastical policy and law
in the Episcopal Theological Seminary of
New York, on condition that the professor
shall be white man, in communion with
the Protestant Episcopal Church"
"A correspondent says of the report that
the Congregational Church and Society at
South Royaton have raised $4,000 toward
the erection of house of worship that " they
have not raised oae-tiird of that amount, and
feel not little annoyed that such false re-
port should be heralded over the State"
AT the last stated meeting Of the Board
Of Managers Of the American Bible Society,
twenty-four new auxiliaries were recognized,
viz: seven in Arkansas, four in Alabama, six
in Texas three in Western Virginia and one
each in Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Iowa.
The National Conference Of Untarians
and other Christian Churches will be held in
New York, October 6. Rev james Martin
eau of London has been invited to preach the
opening sermon Rev. DR.. Bellows, who is
now on his way home, having sailed in the
steamer of August sth, will be present.
Negotiations have been opened between
agents in New York and Virginia for the mi
grafton and settlement there of large Pres
byterian and Methodist colony. They want
about 10000 acres of land, as compaetly stu
ated as practicable, and conveniently near to
railroad They would expect to build a
town, erect factories, churches, schools, and a
college, &c.
| Rev. A. n. Fisher, on his return to Ne
vada from the Chicago Methodist Conference,
Of which he was member stopped at Salt
Lake City, and, at the request of the prophet
preached in the great temple, to an audience
of 5000 persons He delivered to them a
forcible orthodox Methodist sermon, to which
the Saints listened with deep attention and
great apparent satisfaction.
/ The American Seamens Friend Society
has now over twenty-seycn hundred sailor
missionaries aAoat, each of which is supplied
with a library Of religious books containing
from 40 to 80 vols, making more than l20,-
600 volumes in circulation at sea. Every Ii
brary contains a temperance pledge, and q
supply Of temperance documents. Prayer
meetings are frequently held, and more thar
800 conversions at sea have been reported
The cost of library is SIS Funds to meet
the urgent and increasing demands for libra
ries may be sent to Rev 5, W. Hanks, II
Cornhill, Boston.