Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03
Religions Intelligence.

--Rev. n p. Foster, Of this village has
We understand, accepted q call to the First
Baptist church at New London, Conn.
"A series Of religious meetings have been
held at West Derby and considerable interest
manifested
Rev. j. g. Hale has resigned the pasto-
rate Of the Congregational church at Poult-
noy He was the oldest settled minister in
that denomination in the county.
Rev f. ?. Tyler, formerly pastor Of the
Baptist church in Newport, died Of consump-
ton, recently, in Hardwick
The Hon. Judge RedGeld Of Boston,
formerly Of Vermont has just made hand
some donation to the organ fund Of st Steph-
ems Church. Middebury.
The religious interest in Ferrisburgh
continues, and prevadcs all portions Of the
town, and all the churches
Rev. Mr. Butler, recently Of Berlin, n.
Y, has accepted a call from the Baptist
Church at Factory Point and entered upon
his abors last Sabbath.
Rev A. z. Mason d. d. Of Boston,
Mass and Rev. J S. Backus OF New York
secretaries of the American Baptist Home
Mission Society, will hold a meeting in con-
,,nection with the Danville Baptist Association,
in the Baptist church at Derby Center March
Sd and 4th
Tho first Baptist State Convention was
held at Bethel in 1925 Rev Isaac Sawyer
was Moderator, Rev c. NJ. Fuller Preacher
The number Of Baptist communicates in the
State at that time was G,629, and the number
now is S,433 The number Of baptisms in
Vermont for the year ending Sept 80, 1868,
was 5S4 Rev G. p Frenyear Of North
Springfield, is clerk Of the Vermont Baptist
State Conventions f. A. Fuller, Burlington,
treasurer; Rev. NJ. Carpenter, Brattleboro,
preacher; and the convention for 1869 is to
be held at Bratteboro. the first Wednesday
in October.
Tho Rev. w. W. Hickok, formerly Rec
tor Of the Episcopal church in Vergennes,
died suddenly, from heart disease at Berlin,
Wisconsin, on the first Sabbath in this month.
Elias Frost, at his death the oldest in
habtant of Ludlow bequeathed $500 to the
Methodist church Of which he was a member,
and s 600 as fund, the avails to be diyid-
ed among five religious societies.
In Middlebury College there arc Gj
students of which % are professors Of re-
ligion, and 20 have the ministry in view
SIX conversions in the past year are reported.
In the University Of Vermont there are
"a students of which 81 are professors of
religion. Five conversions in the past year,
are reported.
In Dartmouth College there are 332
students, Of which 1875 are professors of re-
ligion, and thirty-iour have the ministry in
view. -Four hopeful conversions in the past
year, are reported.
The quickened state Of religious inter.
est in II the churches Of Windsor still con-
tinues This week the Rev Mr. Buruham
the revival evangelist is aboring there.
1T is stated there is special religious in
terest in swanton with some thirty hopeful
conversions.
"A renewed interest exists also at High
gate with some conversions in the Sabbath
School.
In the towns OF Lyman and Lisbon, n.
H., some two hundred hopeful conversions
have occurred, and ministers and people are
greatly refreshed.
Tho next session Of Convection will be
at Rutland on the LIST, of june.
"A hopeful mission has been established
Ia Winooski, by the rector of St. Pau's, Bur
lingteu.
The Rev. II. G. Kinney of New York
has accepted a call TO become Rector of
Grace Church at Randolph
As result of the religious awakening
at Barnet, VIC learn that about forty express
a hope that they have become Christians
"A contribution of $1,000 for missions
was taken up, Feb. 18th, in 81. Paul's Meth
odist church Of New York.
bishop Simpson has appointed four col
ored men in Louisiana TO the Office Of presd-
ing elders.
The presiding elders of New England
held n conference in Boston this week.
Strange to say, II is a new thing.
Archbishop McCloskey lately confirmed
1870 Of the inmates of the almshouse and
hospitals Of Blackwells Island.
The evening of Inauguration Day will
be quite generally observed as concert Of
prayer for the country and the incoming gov
ernment.
Owing to failure in fulfilling the offers
first made, the Freewll Baptist Theological
School will not be moved from New Ilamp.
ton to Ilayerhill, Mass.
About seventy hopeful conversions at
New Boston are reported.
Some pews in DR.. Scudder's Prcsbyleri-
an church in San Francisco sold at auction for
5000 each, nearly as much as the first choice
in Mr.. Beechers church.
-Revivals are quite numerous in theregon
Of Central New York. At Virgil, a small
town in Cortland county, there has been
union meeting lasting four weeks, Of Congru.
gationalists, Baptists and Methodists, and
over 90 conversions are numbered At Gro
ton over 100 are counted and at West Groton
over 30, both in Tomkins county
Drring the last week we have collated ac-
counts Of revivals not hitherto reported which
give US total of 1870 accessons and hope.
iul conversions. OF these, 6,462 are among
tic Methodists 2,07l among the Baptists,
l,200 among the United Brethren, $50 among
the Wesleyans, 633 among the Presbyterian
454 among the Freewill Baptsts, 402 among
the Congregatiopalists, and 247 among the
Lutherans Of the Synod, A large proper.
ton of the reported reviyals among both
Presbyterians and Congregationalists give no
estimate of conversons.--IHdependem.