Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-25
Religious Intelligence.

The Montpelier District Preachers As
ISOLATION is to hold its nex,meetiug at Marsh
field, December 22d and 23d.
Rev. T. S. Hubbard, late of Gaysyille,
accepts call to Rochester, and wishes COM
municatons for him 10 be directed to the lat
ter place.
Wilmington has prosperous Young
Mems Christian Association with reading
room, library OF choice books, free to all,
weekly lectures, &c.
The Catholic congregation in Rutland
has grown so large division is necessary
The Irish catholics are building fne church
and the French will build in the spring.
Seven persons were admitted into the
Congregational church in North Londonderry
Nov 10. The church was organized in Au-
gust last, with mere handful Of members
Since that time salary of six hundred and
fifty dollars for their pastor, Rev. NJ. A..
Gates, has been raised, and now beautiful
parsonage is being built at cost Of at least
Sl2OO the expense of which is being cheer
fully participated in by themselves, aided
very literally, too by other resident Chris
tians, members of the Baptist church
1t is stated that during the past year,
$4,000 persons have been added to the Bap-
list communion, and that the members of
that church now number in the United States
more than 100000
"A Protestant Church will immediately
be opened in Madrid, by permission Of the
revolutionary junta.
Official figures show an increase of mem
bers in the Methodist Episcopal Church dur
ing the past year, in the United States of
one hundred thousand. The increase and
value Of church property in the same time
has been sl4,600,OOO. The church is ma
king preliminary arrangements for the vote
on the question Of lay delegation
Arrangements are being made 10 hold
Worlds Christian Convention in New York.
next August under the auspices Of the Evan
gclical Alliance.
Senior Vargas, who was imprisoned at
Malaga for preaching the Gospel, writes
am free. teach publicly now-not as be-
fore, within closed doors, for fear Of the DO.
lice. have just distributed 200 Bibles and
tracts. hope soon to be able to reopen my
school The expulsion Of the Queen Of
Spain indefinitely postpones his trial. Three
days after her flight, the revolutionary junta
gave permission to open a Protestant house
Of worship in Seville, the sea, Of the lnqui-
sition, and the birthplace OF the new dogma
of the immaculate Conception.
The American Missionary Society has
had los home and foreign missionaries under
appointment this year. against 90 last wear.
The British and Foreign Bible Society
Is taking advantage of the change that has
occurred in Spain to urge forward its opera.
tons IN that country in manner which has
hitherto been impossible. Large supplies of
the Bible have already been sent out, and
depots for the sale aud distribution of them
are to be established in all the principal
towns
The Methodist mission in India already
has more than 600 COMMITMENTS. although
It has been in operation but ten years. In
the history Of missions to the heather il is
rarely that such a record can be found The
hrst ten years are usually spent in prepara-
Tory work There are now more applications
Tor baptism than ever before in the history
Of the mission.
"A missionary of the Church of England,
the late Mr.. Tucker, who sailed to India in
81 and returned in 1864 on account of
feeble health, was permitted to baptise $500
converts, induced the natives to destroy "a
temples, aided in building GA
Christian churches, and had the Joy of seeing
10 of his native converts ordained 10 the
work of the Gospel ministry.