Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-23
Religious Intelligence.

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of Christ's Church, Montpelier, on the 10th
inst. $40 was realized.
Rev. NJ. l.. Severance of Boscawen, n.
H.. has received and accepted call to the
Congregational Church in Orwell, at salary
Of 1920 and parsonage.
There have been seven persons baptised
at Bristol six of them heads Of families, dur
ing the labors Of Rev Mr.. Burnham, the
Evangelist.
The New Baptist Church at North Dam
vllo is to be dedicated on Friday Dec. 25th.
The Rev. Il. Mills was installed pastor
of the Baptist Church in Rutland on the 18th
inst The sermon was by the Rev. John
Goadby d. d., Of Poultney.
Ten persons received the right hand Of
fellowship from the Boptist church Of North
Troy and Jay, on the first Sabbath Of this
month. There is Baptist preaching there each
Sunday.
The South church in st. Johnsbury has
voted its pastor--Rev. Mr.. Brastow--a va
cation of from six to nine months, for foreign
travel, his salary to be continued
The evangelical churches and Y NJ.
Christian Associations in Caledonia county
held an interesting and profitable meeting at
Peacham on Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
week-most Of the sessions being under the
charge of Prof Hungerford, of Burlington.
Trinity church, in the village Of West
/ Poultney was recently consocrated, Bishop
Bisscll officiating. II is gothic wooden
| building, and cost $4,000.
Rev. DR.. Storrs church in Brooklyn
contributes this year $1,000 to itsown mission
schools, and $4,000 to the general city mis-
sions
Rev. Dr. Prcniiss' Presbyterian church
! in New York contributed to homo missions
last month s5792.
Rev. S. H. Tying, Jr., is charged by his
traducers with neglecting biz own parishion-
ers, except that he is ofhcious enough when
they are out Of town. His ownpeople do not
seem to think so, and have added $1,000 to
his salary His church maintains three
mission schools, which care for thousand
poor children.
The Chicago Adraace is informed
that at the recent meeting Of the llolstcir
Conference of the Methodist Church North
at Chattanooga, Tenn, tho communion wa,
distributed to the colored members Of the
Conference after the whites had been served
This spirit Of caste, says the Adcance, is dri
wing the colored ministers aud members into
the African Methodist church.
On the communion occasion last sabbath
in the Fourth United Presbyterian church
Pittsburgh 6hy-three applicants we're admit
ted to membership, forty-dye on profession
The young men Of San Francisco dedi
Gated their Christian Association buildinl
Nov. 10th The cost is $4,000, Of whicl
100000 is a debt
Seven Jews were elected to Parliament
all Of them Liberals One, Conservative
j was defeated
The New YORK Observer tPrcsbyterian
: has an article prasing the industry aud eff
cheney Of the Mcthodists, and virtually con
cediug that they reach the masses much bet
ter than the Presbyterians can. 1t looks t
them TO resist the inroads Of the Roman Cath
. Ollie church, and to save the country 70 evan
gelical Presbyterianism, while other Protes
tant denominations are in danger of dying O
responsibility
Rev } d. Fulton, Of Boston, write
, from England that there is no denomina
, tional unity in England. The Baptist iamil
is divided into three sectious-particular Bar
fists strict discipline Baptsts, and open com
munion Baptists The first are in synpath
with the denomination in the United State,
and are standing for the truth. The secon
) have prestige which a great name lSpur
geon) gives them, but as Baptists their powe
is not felt. They claim that none but in
mersed believers shall find a welcome to tn
= church yet all are invited to the communion
table
b The establishment Of a course Of Sunda
$ evening lectures upon physiology by Nj
Bcecher's church has led to project for
4 scientific Sunday course in New York, an
also for the opening Of reading rooms W
S on that day. The San warmly advocate
these measures, and says: Ia some way q
i other, at all events, this matter Of finding o,
cupatlon for the mass Of people on Sunda
c must be taken up and dealt with successful,
S or the lager beer saloons, concert halls, an
worse places, will carry the day with the ri,
Z ing generation, in spite of the excise law an
the police"
! Eight bishops Of the Methodist Episcc
,, pal Church have united in letter to Genera
/ Grant, as follows
As our fathers congratulate Washingto
on his accession to the Presidency, so woul
we congratulate you Interest, duty an,
gratitude combined to induce the nation t
, call you to the Chief Magistracy The dual
tiles which you have displayed in the EEL
, are those which are specially demanded ia tn
! cabinet, and the glory which crowns you
arms will, we trust, be succeeded by the high
er glory that will crown your counsels. w
desire to express to you our determination tc
pray for your health happiness, success, AM
salvation, and our hope that your spirit an,
example, both in public and private, ma,
eyince the faith Of Christian. From YOU
; lofty emnence holy life may be felt witt
power to the remotest extremities Of the land
and through all ages to come. Trusting tina
from the hour Of your Inauguration justic
will everywhere through the land secure quiet
call forth capital, stimulate industry, energy
and invention, and that the nation will stead
lily rise to higher, nobler, and more Chris
tlan civilization, we are, sir your obedien
servants"
From Washin gton.