Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-21
Religious Intelligence.

county. The fund now amounts to Sf9II9.
The Bennington (CongrcgationaD Asso
citation has 10 churches, with membership O
nine hundred and sixty-six, and received b.,
profession iorty-thrce, during the year ending
juno 3lsi 1868.
AT the first town meeting held in New
bury, june 18th, 1853, the town voted e
unite with the people Of lIaverhill in paying
preacher for two or three months.
There are 12,O9S families connected with
the congregations of the Congregation
churches in Vermont.
Taking the average number Of familic.
in Vermont there are Is, 800 persons connect
cd with congregations Of the Congregational
church in Vermont a little more than twice
the aggregate Of average congregations.
The amount contributed in the different
parishes in the diocese Of Vermont, in 1865
for foreign missions, was 5000 OF.
Tho number of Sabbath school teachers
and scholars connected with the Episcopal
church in Vermont, in 1868, was 500.
Deacon Abncr Fuller, who died at West
Hartford, last November, left by his will.
$500 to the Congregational Society at West
Hartford, as a permanent fund and 5000 to
the Congregational Society in Stove where
he formerly lived.
REV. f. H. Byington has rendered bis
resignation Of the pastorate Of the Congrega-
tional Church in Windsor in accordance with
notice given, sometime since, that he should
ask to be released from his pastorate at the
end Of the tenth year from his settlement
The number confirmed in the Episcopal
church in Vermont, for the year ending juno
!, 1868, was 1853.
Rev j. Z. Todd has resigned his pasto-
rate of the Central Church, Boston, and re-
ceived a call to the Chapel street church, New
Haven.
The Catholic Governments of the world
have been invited by the Pope to send eccle-
siastcs to represent them in the coming Coun.
Gil
Jerusalem has about 5000 Jews, more
than one half the whole number in the Holy
Land.
In the Boston Methodist Theological
Seminary there are now A students and 6
Professors. The endowment fund has reach
cd 100000, and the library has 1000 vol
umes.
The Methodist Protestant Book Con-
Germ reports for the year ending March LIST
Assets, s6,l62 90; liabilities 1913 10 pro-
ft for the year, s60s II.
The Beach street Presbyterian church,
Boston, since September, has welcomed ] -
persons to its communion, 10 being received
the 4th inst The interest still continues,
with no extra meetings, but q large steady
attendance at the regular services.
Daniel Drew gave 100000 lately to
build chapel for a Methodist mission school
in New York city.
AN Iowa lady, upwards Of 100 years old,
has just professed religion and Joined the
church
Rev A. J. Frost, in the Watehman and
Reflector, estimates that one-tcnth of the an.
nual income of the American Baptist com.
muuicants-one million in number-would
amount to s93,000,000 much larger sum
than is now contributed.
The general minutes of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. show that there are, Bish-
ops, 10; Presiding elders, $3.50; Effective min
listers, I ,l30; Churches, | ! ,692; Increase dur.
ing the year, ST.; Total value Of churches,
s4l,692,922; Number of members l,255,-
1l5. They have two churches valued at
100000 Ii at 100000 and upward, and
$50 at $4,000 and upward. OF the remain
ing lO,Sl6 churches, therefore, none are to
be valued as high as 10000 The average
value Of each church is S3,5G6
Secretary Stanton was lately baptized
and Joined church in Pittsburg
The Universalsts of the United States
propose to raise 100000 in 1870, as a CEN
tennial memorial offering, half of it to be de-
voted to building church at Washington and
the remainder to theological education.
by the exertions ofa little girl the last
eight years, the beautiful little Church of ST.
Sacrament has been built in Bolton, on Lake
George, at a cost of $4,000
The American Bible society closed its
financial year with the end of March. Its
receipts from all sources, have been more than
S73l ,OOO-neyer exceeded by any previous
year except one. 1t is making arrangements
for an anniversary of great interest.
One dollar and fifteen and three.quartei
cents per member is the rate of giving to the
missionary cause py the wesleyan Methodist
Oh Oauaua'
"A meeting was held in New York on
Tuesday evening, at the Reformed Presbyte
Ran Church, to consider the subject of re.
llglous amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, acknowledging the supremacy
Oh Alh'gn'y uou' several clergymen made
sleeehes ana the proposed amendment was
READ
"A prominent and liberal citizen of Corn.
wall last year, besides doing his share of sup
porting the gospel at home, has given 81 ,00C
toward building the Baptist Church in Yer,
gennes, and paid the whole salary of a HON,
missionary TO labor in the county.
Some thirty.fve hopeful conversions mr.,
reported of the Methodist society at Danyille
VI, More than usual religious interest exist.
at Moretown, Vt, in connection with III,
Methodist society. A revival which bepar
among the Methodists in North Granville. n.
joining towns till over 800 have been added