Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-20
Religions intelligence,

AAllAE-
Rev, pr Hanna, widely known as a
theological professor and President of the
Wesleyan connection, died IN the city (
london ou the 25th at DECEMBER
4 memorial window is 10 be- placed
in the Wiliorl Church, Nett,, England,
in honor Of Henry Kiskr White, whose
remains lie there.
"A cheap religion i, not usually ac,
companiod with any notable degree of
comfort, although thc person De- sincere.
hearted Christian Barter
Then meeting house uf the South
Congregational Church in New Britain,
o., has COOS, Sl35,ooo and is probably the
finest church oliHte in that State
A rvyWal Of religion has been in
pugry>s Tor several weeks in South Had
Icy fall-, Mas, Ii, SUBJECTS already
number mory tlmn fifty aud the AAurk >,ill
poe, On,
Ryy, DR. Lyman, Ecetoroi he Amor.
lean Episcopal Church at Rome, has re-
urued To this country To solicit funds to
build a chapel out,idc ii the wall, OF the
city,
On "Wednesday the Goth inst, the
friends OF the Rev David Cornell Of West
Ncwbury, visited the parsonage and
left him the expressions Of their interest
amounting To SlGa
On Sunday before last, being the
cightccltth anniversary OF the dedication
OF St. Paul's Catholic Church in Cinein,
natl there were one thousand commune
r'Juts. FIN Archbishop was present, and
-ottiriatCJt,
The First Church IN Chicago haycdo-
oidcd to dispense with paid choir, and
volunteers from the congregation have
taken its Place, Tho work Of praise has
never been left to the choir alone, in TIN,
-rllrttrrlir7 ihUwrvUr,
There are in Germany more than
seventy Baptist Churches, with mem
bcr,hip Of $4,000. In Sweden eighty
three churches, with 1000 members. 4
church has just been completed in Stock
holm AZ a cost Jt $4,000
Rev. Newman Hail, III his late visit
To the United States remarked to a friend
in Baltimore, that his form of worship
was Episcopal, that he had elders in. his
church like the Prcsbyterians, and class
meetings like the Methodists.
Gen, G. b. Fisk having asked II
wounded soldier at the point of death.
Can you tell me N few words how you
feel about dying the answer was "l'e
General, think | can. It seems just as
+ if was going to the 'front.'
AT the recent installation If Rev. 5.
W Fuljambe, in the Baptist Church on
Harvard street, Boston, it was stated that,
IN eleven years, all but seven of tho scv-
enty-fve Baptist Churches in the two
Boston Associations had changed pastors
In August lasta gentleman Of Mass.
offered premium Of S25 worth OF books
to the congregational Sabbath School that
would show the largest increase of aver
age Attendance fot three montAs-from
September l., to December / AS COM
pared with the average attendance the
same months the year precious Responses
were received from ten different States.
The prize was won by 3 school in Provi-
denee, K. |. The school in SaNtons River
stood fourth in the list, their increase in
the average attendance being twohuhdred
and twcnty-thlec per cent. These three
months embraced the period when 50
much sickness prevailed in that village
Business TEANsAeuoNs.-T 5. Gil
son 4 G, have purchased y feet front
and 100 feet deep on the north end OF
Crpmton's lot, Merchants Row, tae scene
Of the recent fire, paying therefor thu
sum Of five thousand dollars.
MIR. n T. Simons has purchased Il
one-hali interest IN the lot 81 Is. NJ, Bailey
on Merchants Row, just north Of the lot
above mentioned
i We hear II i the;ntc,,t;on of Ms.
Cramton. Gilsons Si,nons ana B,;Iev II
commence, in 4 short time, the erection IL
new block on the site Of the buildings
lately DESTROYED. which viii NJ rerfectIv
tire-proof, built mainly of brick tLr.e
stories in height and with an ir,n trimmed
front II WIN ba nm orramcpt :, r,c
business portion q, oor VILLAGE and a
source Of profit to its cntermi,ing nro-