Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-07
Religious Intelligence
BAPTIST.


ohnrob corner of Main and Water street.
Vergennes.
Rev H. G. Dewitt, the Evangelist, is
laboring with the church in East Hard
wick, with much success.
Rev. Archibald w. Oxendine, the
oldest living Baptist clergyman, died re-
gently at St. Jymes, Mo-, aged 10 years.
He served under Gen. Marion in the revo-
lutionary war.
The Vermont Baptist State Conven-
ton will hold its next anniversary at
Brattlebore, October 9th and eth.
Return tickets will be given those attend
ing it who pay full fare going to the con-
vention.
The annual meeting of the Cham
plain Baptist Association will be held at
Keeseville, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, October 9th, 9th and 7th.
Rev. Mr. Howe, late of Athens, n.
Y, has accepted a call to become pastor
of the Baptist Church at Westport, and
will commence his ministrations next
Sunday. He will officiate on alternate
Sabbaths at Westport and Essex.
CoSGREG ATIoNAI.
The Congregational Society in Lyn-
don have adopted Congregational sing
ing.
The Congregational Society in Isl
and Pond have purchased a parsonage at
an expense of $1,000.
Mr.. Weston of Charleston, Mass
will be ordained at North Bennington, as
the pastor of the Congregational Society
there, next Wednesday.
Rev @. II Hubbard, of Bennington,
preached his farewell sermon last Sunday
and soon sails for Europe. He baptized
two ladies by immersion and one by
sprinkling Sunday morning, and at the
forenoon service at the chapel number
of other candidates received the sacred
rite
Nine persons, all but one united
heads OF fimiles, joined the Congrega-
tional church in Lowell on Sunday, the
9TH of September
-Fifty-two ministers labored in the
service of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
>ionary Sooi. ~, during parts Of the last
year, performing thirty years of SER
vice, 1t an annual salary Of $3.50 80.
Rev. f. Rankin, formerly Of St
Adams. has decided to accept the call II
the Congregational Society in Washing
ton. Al church meeting, held o.. FRI
day evening the pastor stated that the
call was urgent and unanimous, ana con
siderny the difficulty Of their obtaining
a pastor, aud the case with which the
church could support his plaee,he thought
that perhaps it was his duty TO go, TIE
matter was referred to committee to
confer with Mr. Rankin and request him
to reconsider his resignation, Mr.. Ron
kin was settled over the Winthrop
Church, C!-srlestown NJ IS, Dec. l. 1851.
Key. Moses NJ NJ .rtlu Of Prescott,
Wisconsin. formerly Of Mrdletowu, is
-pcudiuz short time at his old home in
PeUcham, where be fu1s IN my friends to
welcome him back again. He preached
in the pulpit of the Congre gstional church
on sabbath afternoon, Sept 2Gth.
EPISCOPAL
- Rev. Mr.. Harris entered ",t his duti,-
- Rector OF Christ Church, Montpelier, on
Sunday last. +
Rev Mr. Collins onicltted in St
Pau's Church, Vergennes. on sunday
last H will assume the Reetor-hip of
that church permanently thereafter. +
In ono Of his late sermons, the rector
Of St Adams Protestant Episcopal Church
Of New York, affirmed that tho Epi-eo-
palian and Roman Catholic belief is posi-
lively alike, although the members do not
commune together, owing to intrigucs at
the Court Of Rome at the time Of tho Re
formation. The preacher boldly asserted
that the churchc, referred to are hu. act
u4lly one, and that the members are all
Roman Catholics; and he hoped to see the
day when both should be united under
the latter name and unite Ia communion.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev Mr. Scott, of Mar-hfeld, VT,
has engaged to take the pastoral care Of
the Univcr-alist Society i'll North Orange,
Mas, aud will commence his services the
second Sand y in October
The Uniyersllists held last week an
enthusiastic annual convention at Buffalo,
y. Y. Next year is the centenary Of Uni
vers lli-m, and the convention is to DO
held III Gloucester Mss, whore tie first
was organized, The Uni
in Ohio have 112 societies and
Il ministers. These are org .nizad into
Ii as,ociations In the United States
they have 102 societies, 5SS ministers and
s. associations. The Unitarians have
}S} ministers.
METHODIST.
The Methodist Sunday school at
Bennington had pleasant excursion to
3 rtrr Pond, Pownal, on the 9th u!t.
The new Methodist church at New
port was dedicated last Friday. 1t is 60
by 10 feet and has spire 1870 feet above
the sill. 1t is fine building and costs
5000
The Mcthodists are repairing their
at Chelsea. The desk OF
the minister and the seats Of the choir