Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-18
Religious Intelligence,
ADVENT

converts In the Mlssisquol river on the
ED ult,
BAPTIST
Rev, W :, Ap,ey, pastor of the Dap-
fist church, Bennington, arrived home
from two weeks recreation trip, last
week Thur day,
The fi,y-uipth anniversary Of the
Danyille Baptist Association will be held
with the Baptist church in Barnston, T,
@, commencing June 18th, at 10 o'clock
An,
The eSth anniversary Of the Baptist
Sunday School in Brattlcboro will be OBJ
served at their ycstry next Sunday after,
noon, at hali-past two o'clock, with appro-
pirate services
The Hudson River Baptist Assooia-
tiou North will hold its eighteenth anni-
sorsary session in the Baptist church at
Cohoes, on Tuesday and Wednesday, June
10th and 18th, The introductory sermon
viii be delivered, by Rev. W, II. Alden Of
Albany,
CATHOLIC,
Thursday afternoon, Bishop Cuuroy
OF Albany oficiatcd at St Joscph's church,
Troy, and confirmed number Of chill
dren, The bishop delivered a beautiful
address TO the children,
+ CoNGREG NrIoNAL~
(. Rev, S, Smith of Cincinnati, has been
employed to preach at the Congregational
church in Charlotte this summer,
Ten persons were united with the
Congregational church in ST. Alhans last
Sunday on profession of faith,
Rev, r. T. Searle was installed pas
tor of the First Congregational church in
Thetford, June ID
The General Convention Of the Con-
gregational Church will hold It's annual
session at St. Johnsbury on Tuesday, June
10th, and is proceedings, we understand,
are to be more fully reported than here
tofore.
Rev. George Knapp, missionary in
EASTERN Asia, recently addressed meeting
in Mddlebury. Mr., Knapp sails from
New York next week to return to the
field OF his former labors in Bitlis. Tur-
key
EPISCOPAL.
Rev. J. Isham Bliss, rector of st.
Luke's church, st, Adams, having been
voted vacation by the vestry, will be
absent few weeks from this date
Rev. NJ A. johnson, Rector of
st. Peters church in Bennington,
has received two calls recently-one to.
take charge of the new society forming in
Springfield, this State, and another in
-Rt. Rev, Bishop Potter, Of the Diocese
Of New York, administered the sacred
rite of confirmation to large number OF
children at st. Luke's church in Troy on
Thursday evening. The attendance was
quite large. the exercises We're most i'm
pressive.
Liberal CHRISTIAN.
Rev, Eli Ballou breaches one-half the
time at Calais and the remainder at East
Randolph.
Tho Champlain Association OF Uni
versalists will hold its next regular an
nual session at the Universalist church in
Jericho, ON the fourth Wednesday ana
following Thursday, jane Gath and 25th,
1865
Rev, C. W Emerson has been in
stalled as pastor Of the church in North
field, at salary of $1,000 per annum
The pews in the church rent for 81 800
The Windham and Bennington As
ISOLATION will hold its next annual session
in Brattleboro on Wednesday and Thurs
day, June Gath and 25th, 1868 Occa-
sionai Sermon by Br. J, Clifford. Each
Society and Sabbath School is entitled to
two delegates.
Rev G. W. Bailey breaches in Nor
risville one-half Of his time Average
attendance, 100. Sabbath School pres
porous. The Society purchased a bell the
past year; cost, $500.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Bishop Of London has ordered
the President of the United States to be
included in the prayers of the Episcopal
Church for the Queen.
A Union meeting was held at the
Congregational chapel, in Bennington,
Vt, last Sunday evening, in the interest
of the Bible Society
Rev. Daniel Sylvester futile, Just
elected Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese
of Missouri, is comparatively young
man, being only thirty-one years Of age,
but is spoken of as learned, popular and
eloquent divine, possessing uncommon en-
ergy and ability, He was elected mis-
sionary Bishop for Montana Territory in
looo, at special meeting OF the House
of Bishops, but, on account of his age,
'se.' "ot ehsiele 10, conservation until last
year. 1t is generally expected that he
will accept his new position, and the Do
cese of Missouri have reason to feel re-
joiced in the selection of so brilliant and
able Bishop to preside over them.
ARREST FOR 4 MURDER COMMITTED
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGo.-The New York
Post says an inquest was held Saturday on
the skeleton of man found near Patch
oguo, Suffolk county, Long Island, sup
posed to be the remains of George Miller,
who suddenly disappeared from that
place about eighteen years since. 1t was
believed at that time that Miller had been
murdered by a man named McGregor.