Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-07-21
Religious Intelligence.

REV. n T. Foster having gone TO New
London, Conn, the Baptist church in Mont
pelior is at present without a pastor.
Services commemorative of Rev. Pliny
II. White were performed at Coventry, on
the lth inst, by members Of the Orleans As
sociatiou. Rev. W. A. Robinson delivered
discourse.
REV. s +. Drew, Of Cabot, recently Of
Tered his resignation of the pastorate Of the
Congregational church in that place, to take
effect November next but the church voted
not to accept it, without an effort to increase
his salary.
Seven persons were received by the Bap-
tlst church Of Townshend on the 4th inst.
Seven persons were received into the
NJ. H. church in Nlddlebury on the 18th
Rev g. H. Bedford very worthy
member Of the Vermont Conference, died at
his residence in Barton on Saturday, the 10th.
His former fields Of labor were T. st. Johns
bury, Marshfeld, Groion and Lyndon
Hon Geo. W. Grandey preached in the
Baptist church at Bristol last sabbath, morn.
ing and afternoon
Bishop Bissel has, within few weeks.
3 T.
Adams, sixteen (making thirty-seven for the
yearO Ncrgennes, five (making twenty
three for the year Rutland, eight Pouit.
ney, six and in Woodstock, seven.
AT the Uniycrsalist church, in Brattle.
boro, on Sunday last, 10 children were hap
tiscd by the pastor, Rev. james Eastwood.
The church was prettly decorated for the oc-
casion
"A new parish has been formed of the
towns Of Waterbury and Moretown and wilfI
be under charge Of Rev. Mr.. Cullaghan, at
present connected with the Cathedral in Bur.
lington, after August LIST. He will reside at
Waterbury, and oficiate at either place on |
alternate Sundays. Aler that time the /
charge Of Rev. j. NJ Duglue, who at present
oficiates one-fourth Of the time at Waterbu- /
ry, will be confined wholly to st. Augustne's
parish, Montpelier.
"A Sunday school is now being held each
Sunday afternoon in the ladies room Of the
passenger depot at Bennington, and consider
able interest is manifested
Miss Abbey Shorwin, of Bellows Falls,
recently raised $500 by subscription to pur-
chase an organ for the Baptist church--thus
putting the faithess brethren to shame
Rev. NJ. H. Bentley has been ordained
to the pastorate of the Baptist church at
Waterbury Center.
The Congregational church at Shoreham,
was broken into the night of the 3D. inst, and
the Communion set belonging to the Society
stolen. Its value was $50.
Rev w. d. Malcolm ofthe NJ. u. church
in st. Adams, has adopted the plan of month
ly sermons to the Sabbath school. The Sec
ond public service of one Sabbath each month
is devoted to the children I
Rev. Roger s. Howard d. d., com /
menced his labors as Rector of St. Mary's ,
church, Mortified, on Sunday last He as
sumes the duties of President of Norwich
University, at that place, on the LIST Of Sep t
TENDER. C
The Rev. J. W. McIlwaine has accepted y
the call which was unanimously rendered to G
him by the Wardens and Vestry OF St. Steph- y
ems Parish, Middlebury, aud is expected to
enter upon his duties as Rector of the Parish a
on Sunday, the 18th of July inst
Open air meetings ut Burlington have d
been resumed, under the auspices of the Y t
NJ. @. A. in
AT Littleton, N. H., on Sunday the 4th, F
nineteen young persons were received into .,
he Congregational church. The Baptist
clergyman also baptised seven, and the Meth
'dist clergyman nine, on the same day. m
AT a meeting of the First Congregations te
] church in Portsmouth, n H. on Sunday at
asst, it was unanimously voted to extend an "a
invitation to Rev. Geo. b. Spauding to be- o.
ONE their pastor WI
France has now $40 Protestant Sunday ="
chools, Germany 1873, Switzerland $50, Hoi- eV
and 2S6. In France the growth of the cause m
as been comparatively rapid. M
The Bishop of London proposes to issue
licenses to laymen to preach the gospel.
The Baptist convention Of Connecticut
as petitioned the Legislature that divorces
Ne allowed only for adultery and wiful de- tic
ertion, and that second marriage between su
he guilty party and the partner Of his guilt r.
'e forbidden, as the crime is often committed
n order to secure divorce, CT
REV. II. Clay Trumbull calls attention IN
o the disproportionate cost of churches and be
sabbath schools. He says that fourteen Bos- c.
on churches annually cost from $3.50 to in
81 900 EACH and that the sum total paid by a.
all Of them for Sunday school purposes does VI
not equal the amount paid by one of them for SC
its music. {" A church out West gives $4,000 m
to its pastor, $4,000 for its choir, and not a 81
red cent to its Sunday school, although the q,
has clearly stated its necessi-
ties" q
"A well known resident Of Newark, New
Jersey, is about to issue tract, the leading tN
idea Of which is, that day shall be set apart m
by Christians of every denomination when N
prayer shall be offered, that at certain day =,
and hour the Lord will set a sign in the !
heavens whereby inhdels may know that the \
Bible is the Word ofGod. The tracts are to y
find their way all over the country and will il
probably excite a considerable degree of pub n
lie attention. The idea is based on the prom .
Use of God " If ye ask anything in my name N
will do it, i
Rev. ii. Clay Trumbull, the enthusiasts c,
tic and successful Sunday school worker, en- II
tiers on emphatic protest in the Congregations
aLia, against the practice of long summer va A.,
cations in the Sunday school now so common. u
He declares that many Sunday school mill II
creaks all the rest Of the year from the gath il
cred rust ola summers vacation. Said the Su- II
perintendent of city school after one expert. n
ment in this line; Il will never consent to
another vacation in our school. 1t took us e
three months after our six weeks recess, to get al
back where We had left off" ci
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REv. Dr. Tom ON CAmFoRNIA-REv.
DR. Tom of Ptts6ed gave the second of his u
series of lectures on California in his church. te
on Sunday evening, TO a very large audience al