Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

| amount ot ~h1fh bns heen suLsGgibod. II
Ia their Intention 10 oomras.n~ the LuiIx,
Ing early 10 ihe ping its, r.. Mill
was paste, ~ sbis church pre- as.us IA
commencing BIZ isi,oss among tho rs.vls
~ HutIaDd.
"A series ~ meetings held with iLs
Baptist church 10 De'by. w, few ws.k.
sgo, under Tho direction II Hsy. n g.
/ dewitt, resulted in tho conversion Il
several sinners. Many students attend
ing tho academy we're converted. which
will Join churches ., ibsir respective
homes. Nine have already been baptized
aud others, IL IL hoped. will follow soon.
There has been quite an excitement
in Sutton 81 late. ocoAsionsd ny persons
speaking in meeting and announcing doc
trines repugpant TO tho Baptist creed
The doctrine n Universslism don't WORK
we'll under a Baptist cover, and tbs
church has passed vote requesting per.
sons entertaining suoh viows not 10 ad,o-
cato them Ia their meetings.
coaoRE0ATIonAL.
Two young ladies united with the
Congregational church In WestGsId, by
profession. at the last communion.
+ Alta meeting Of the Congregstionalis,
church In Coventry last Friday, ,. u.
Wbcelook and II. w. Case were elected
deacops
The Congregational church and sci
ety In Sheldon have recently extended a
call 10 Rev. a. w. lWiId 81 Greensboro
70 become their pastor. NJ a salary 81
/ $1,000 aud psr-onsgo. IL IL ubderstood
( that Mr. Wild accepts the call. ...a will
begin his labors In January Dsrt
The late Henry Chamberlain Of DAN
vile, orally bequeatbed $1,000 TO the
i Congregational church Of bis place tI 900
to the Methodist church and 81 900 10
the Baptist church.
/ Rev. T.. Erwin Carpenter. recently
elected secretary Of the Vermont Bible
society, presented that cause at the Con-
gregational churches, in Barton and
I Glover last week.
There was well attended and inter
esting Sunday school concert last Sunday
afternoon at the Congregational church in
Vergennes. Appropriate remarks were
made by Rev. Mr.. Bogue, II. II. Cram,
superintendent, and Messrs. @. II. Scott,
and n. A. Saxtoa. interpreted wsth sing
ing by the school.
BY vote OF the church in Vergenues,
/ but ore sermon, and that in the morning,
will be preached in the Congregational
church. Rev. Mr.. Bogue pastor, hereafter.
I The confirmation services at ST.
Luke's Church, st. Adams, on Thursday
evening last, on which occasion Bishop
Bissell administered the rite of confirma-
ton to some seven persons, were highly
interesting and instructive, and were
witnessed 10y large congregation.
The Rt. Rev. Bishops Nottingham
Bedeli, Stevens, and Huntin gton, and g
number of the clergy and the laity. con
sti,ute Committee, appointed by the
General Convention. TO give aid and
counsel 10 the RELIGIOUS reform in Italy
The Rev. VIM. Chsuncy Lsngdon is their
accredited agent, residing in Florence
+ who in his annual report, just published
says: "our Church may at length re.
alize how she might have been defending
even her own civil liberties, TO say moth.
ing of more sacred interests, by strength
ening the hands and sustaining the efforts
of the Italian Reformers, who are now
bearing the brunt of the approaching
contests" Also, 1.-The RefOrmers in Italy
look with especial interest TO the p. Z
Church in America, as the model on which
TO build their own regenersted Church
st. Johns parish, Detroit, was founded
eleven years sgo. Within ten years there
has been 1914 bsptisms, and 465 confirmed
The Sunday School number. now sol.
Contributions, So, 3l3, "a exclusive of the
cost of the church. chspel and rectory
Balance now in treasury, sl31S,09.
EPISCOPAL
-Bi-bop Bi--ell visited ST. Paul.
church. Woodstock. on Sunday the 5th
ult. On the 7th ult, be visited ST
Mary church. Northfeld aud confirmed
I fourteen persons. Since the annual con.
vention in June, the Bishop has confirmed
one hundred and twenty persons.
st Cyprian's church, for oolored
/ people in San Francisco, was formerly
] St.rr Il 49, TT,.f.r,., .Inrak
Tie attempt To sutject the Rev. Mr.
Tate of Columbus, Ohio, to a canonical
trial, for having professional hymns and
a supplied choir in his church services,
has resulted ia an entire failure.
Rev Henry Niles Pierce, ID. ID, il &c
be consecrated ON the 18th of january. in
Mobile. a. the Missionary Bishop Of
Arkansas. Bishop Green of Mississippi. "a
be the con-ecrator, aud Bishop Whit-hou-s
Of Illinoi, to preach the sermon.
According to an advance publication
Of the statistics Of the Church Aimsnse
/ for 1870 the whole number If the Clergy
OF the T. T. church ~ ia. United State,
including 81 bishop. is 2762 Baptism.
for the past year. report not fuil. %. 53y
confirmStiou-. 2O..93; pr---nt number ol
communicative. 2OO.OO0: contributions, re-
por, not fall. 81 ,205. ,294l
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Matthew Hale Smith. "Burleish.'
when boy Of IL. was settled ~ pastor
over u Universalist Church in Brstii@boro,
VT Since then be has been . Baptist,
Dutch Reformed Church.
Rev Geo. s. Guernsey viii preach In
Shrewsbury Dec. &c aud at Union Hall 10
Plymouth Jan.2.
METHODIST.
The Beuson n. Il. Sabbath SoLool