Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-15

Smith, ID. D., now editor of the Chicago
Standard.
The thirteenth annual session of the
Baptist State Convention was held at Mt.
Holly in 1888. Hon. Joseph ID. Farms
worth, moderator; Rev. Elijah Hutchin-
son, preacher Baptisms previous year,
74S. Total membership in the State,
10,209
Rev. i. l.. Wiley has removed to
Wheelock, but will continue his pastoral
relations with the Baptist churches at
both Sheffield and Wheelock, as hereto
fore.
CONGREGATIONAL.
-Winooski Association is composed Of
I. churches.
Rev. Levi Loring closes his labor at
Saxton River on the last of this month.
The number of families connected
with the Congregational churches in Yer
mont is 10,,O7
The receipts of the Vermont Domes-
tic Missionary Society, the first year of
its existence, was S14319, and in 1868, it
was $40, 315.39
The Vermont Domestic Missionary
Society was organized at Castleton, Sept.
IL, 1918, under the name of the Vermont
Juvenile Missionary Society, but did not
assume its present name until S years
after
The aggregate of the average congre-
cations in attendance upon the Congrega-
tional churches in Vermont, is 22,160,
making the average congregation of each
church about III
Mr. Isaac Pierson, of the senior class
at Andorer, is expected to supply the pull
pit at West Hartford, during the spring
vacation.
Rev. S. W, Hanks, secretary Of the
Seamans Friend Society for New Eng
land, has removed to Cambridge, Mass.
Rev. |. n. Tarbox, secretary of the
American Education Society, has been APP
pointed Lecturer 'on Congregationalsm at
Andover Theological Seminary.
The church in Lebanon, Conn, pro-
pose putting up building for a pastors
library. ExGov Buckingham has given
funds for the object
The Park street church, Boston, at
the suggestion Of their pastor, Rev. w
II. II Murray, is about to establish pas
tors library, to cost 81 900 at the outset,
and to be kept up by small yearly APP.
preparation.
EPISCOPAL.
The number confirmed in the Episco-
pal church in Vermont, for the year end
ing June, l, 1868, was 153.
The number of communicates i'll the
Episcopal church in the Diocese of Yer
mont, June /, 1868, was 1851.
The amount of aims contributed in
the Episcopal churches in Vermont, for
the year ending June !, 1865 was ST. 7.
63445. /
The amount contributed by Episeo-
pal churches in this diocese, for the year
ending June 1, 1868. was $Gss.94
Rev DIR. Mulcahey, of New Bedford,
has been nominated to the vacant PROTECTOR
ship of systematic divinity for the Cen
crAl Theological Seminary in New York
Certain Protestant Episcopalians in
the Diocese Of Illinois have published
protest against what they asserted to be
the Remaining tendencies of Bishop
Whitehuuse and others of his school.
Bishop Doane has rendered his rcsig-
nation of the Office of rector OF St Peters
church, Albany, in consequence of his
recent election a. Bishop of the Diocese
of Albany.
At the annual meeting of the parish
of Zion church, Easter Monday March
Goth, \. J.. Miner, J. C. Roberts, G. 3.
Holden E. H. Wyman, f. Benedict f. A.
Benedict and L. D. Cook were elected
vestrymon; j. G. Roberts and Geo B.
wardens J. c. Roberts, treasurer
and collector, and Il. L: Wyman, clerk.
Current expenses, including rector's sal:
AIRY, it is hoped will be betrayed by sub
scriptions and donations payable at the
Sunday collections or ofertory. All seats
arc free open aud welcome to all.
Rev. DR.. T. d. Huntington, in preach
ing his farewell sermon, the 21st ult.,
gave sketch of his pastorate. During
his administration in Emmanuel church,
Boston, he administered to 35S infants
md II adults 300 persons have received
The rite of confirmation 1877 marriages
have been solcmnized : and the burial
service has been read 1872 times The
parish has given for charitable purposes,
since its organization in 1860, $751;
11512
DR.. Canield's church, In Brooklyn. !,
Episcopal opened mission chapel in !,
south Brooklyn eight years ago. 1t is
,ow self-supporting, with 200 members, :
100 Sunday school scholars. A second ,,
one year old, has $50 scholars,
preaching twice every Sunday, and 400
1t prayer meetings. Yet a third has de-
7eloped into an Independent church, with .
is rector. There are evidently men and !;
heart in Christ church, as we'll as money.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN III
= Rev. ). w. Squire, of Franklin, a
Mass, has been appointed agent of the q
Green Mountain Institute at Mortified. t
Rev. DIR. Eli Ballou, of Montpelier, is
he oldest Universalist editor now living. 3
md his paper, the Repository is the Oldest
n the denomination.
The Universalists will shortly estab- i
ish theological school in connection I
With Tufts College, near Boston. Rev.
rhomaa 7 9avvor M n -a.x ri .