Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-12-08
Religious Intelligence.

Rev. II. Burcharl has closed his pas
torate with the Baptist church aud Society at
North Bennington.
Key. Francis C.. Williams Of East
Bridgewater, has been invited to become the
pastor Of the society at Hyde Park.
The Congregational church at London
derry is said to have nearly doubled its menu
bership in the past year
Rev. E. H. Randall late of Pawtucket,
r. l., has entered upon his duties as rector
Of St. Johns Parish, Poultuey.
REV. j r. Haskins, late of Kempton
Michigan, has accepted a call to the pastorate
of the Baptist church in Bellows Falls
The First Church in Keene deyotes Sab.
bath afternoon to the Sunday school, and has
a preaching service in the evening.
We have learned that the Rev. }. c.
Butler terminates his labors with the Baptist
church in Factory Point on the drst Of Feb
ruary next
Tho number Of conversions Of Sunday
school scholars among the Methodists for the
current year was 42,703--as reported at the
late anniversary at Columbus Ohio.
Rev. John c. Hale, formerly of Poult-
ney, is engaged to supply the pulpit Of the
Congregational church at Chester for the
coming year
We regret to find it stated in the Orleans
County Standard, that the health of Rev, f.
p. Wild of Craftsbury, after his absence of
three months is not much improved"
Rev. c. b. Hubert has resigned his pas
torate Of the New Haven Congregational
church, subject to the approval of a Council
for the purpose of accepting call from a
church in Newark, n. }.
&C. c. Parker, D. D., late of Waterbury,
pastor of the First Congregational Society in
Gorham, Maine, celebrated the twenty-dtth
anniversary of his wedding on Friday evening
last at the parsonage.
We regret to learn that the health of
Rev. President Smith of Dartmouth College
does not allow him to perform his usual du-
ties, and that he is compelled for time to
desist from all mental labor
Rev. John s. c. Abbott, the well known
historian who has recently supplied the pulpit
of the North church in st. Johnsbury, returns
to Fairhayen, Conn, having accepted an in
vitation to supply one of the churches in that
place for the ensuing year.
The Pennsylvania Peace Society received
the following letter from Pero Hyacinthe
Alfred L0re-Sir | am very sensible of
the invitation you have done me the honor of
addressing to me, but | have to regret that
circumstances will not permit me to accept it.
America, which knows how to make war glo-
riousy when war is necessity, has, however,
for her constant ideal, Peace--in labor, in
liberty and in Christianity. May she be
faithful to this motto, and the future grandeur
of the world will be hers.
The action of Unitarian council in or
daining Mr.. +. A. Benton, at Annisquam,
Mass, after a Uniyersalst council had reius-
ed to do it, on the ground that he rejected
historical Christianity, calls forth very differ
ont comments from Unitarian writer's some
of whom wish him God-speed and predict him
success, while DR.. Bellows is reported to
have said to DIR. Miner and Rev. G. A. Skin
ner that the Unitarian council which did or
dain Mr.. Benton were for that reason not
true Unitarians adding that if this thing
went much further, Unltarlanism would
"spew such men out"
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