Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-10
Religious lnielIIgence.

a new and fine toned boil, costing $3.50,
has recently been procured and hung in the
Congregational church at Worcester
Roy. Charles w. Clark. who has aborcd
very accoptabIy at IIartland, for some five
years past, closes his labors at that place. and
goes to Charlotte.
-Rcv Charles h. Lord, has resigned the
pastorato Of the Congregational church at
Chester.
-Rov. Mr.. Cook, of Andovcr, Mass, is
engaged to supply the Congregational church
at Nliddlebury.
The little Congregational church Of LON
donlerry, organized last August with twelve
members, has increased to twenty-five, and
has secured in the parish for religious pur.
poses for this year nearly SLIGO.
--Gcu Grants Inauguration was observed
BY the Congregational church in st. Albaus
by prayer meeting, on Thursday evening.
Barre Baptist Associationhas - church,
rs within is limits.
The First Congregational church OF 81.
Albus, completed years ago, but never dcdl-
Gated, will be dedicated on Sunday evening
March It'll
Rev. Geo b. Spalding Of Hartford g.,
formerly pastor Of the Congregational church
in Vergennes, has accepted call from the
Church and Society in Rutland over which
Rev. Mr. Seaver was settled
"A New Hampshire Baptist clergyman
has astonished the world by accepting call
from higher to a lower salary.
"A New York letter says Of Rev Dr.
ID Al. l. "A
Presbyterian than Unitarian aud ms See
ccssion at any time would be no surprise 20
many who know him.
The American Prcsbytorians at Montreal
have called Rev Henry Ward Becchcr, offer
ing him the same salary that he has now.
The day ofprayer for colleges, last week,
was generally observed, and with great inter-
est in behalf of the literary institutions Of
the land.
An effort is made, but without much
success, to revive in the Methodist churches
the practice of three sermons on the Sabbath
day.
The new School Presbyterians of Iowa
have an educational fund Of 100000 invest
ed in lands and buildings to ondow the insti-
tuition at Cedar Rapids.
Surgeons Baptist Pastors College has
received 2Sj students for training, besides
AGO members of its evening classes. OF It's
students, us have left it to settle in the min.
istry, all but II of whom are still in tn,
work Its students have founded 43 new
churches, and built % new chapels. Las
session it had 80 students, besides ia in the
evening classes.
On Feb. 3D. the city government Of
Madrid sold II 900 feet Of land on the Prom
enade de Bilbao, for the construction of
Protestant church. Work has been begun OF
it by the authority of the Cortes. 1t is sal,
that commission from the city government
assisted at the laying of the cornerstone.
Rev Asa Billiard, secretary Of tn,
Congregational Sabbath School and Publish
ing Society, has just completed 30 years o
labor in connection with that society. Dur
ing that period--in addition to his labors a
corresponding and recording secretary an
editor Of the periodicals of the society,"
has visited, as general agent of the society
1855 towns and parishes of which 79S hay
been different ones, preached and given ad
dresses 5l20 times, and travelled about 1876
600 miles.
REvNALs.--The last week brings us It
ports OF revvals in which there arc reporte
S,l2T accessions and conversions. OF thes
1851 are among the Methpdsts, | All anon
the Baptists, United Brethren 1000, an
400 each among the Lutherans and Presby
terians. In New Boston, n H., 20 convert
are counted; 80 more among the Congreg'
tionalists of East Abingdon, Mass, thong
they are without pastor; 40 at Ellington
Conn. and 40 among the students Of Il
(Baptist) Institution in Suffed, Conn. q
Long Island there have been general reviva
in Suffolk and Queens counties. Union NEE
ings have been held and nearly every tow
is more or less affected by the reviyals. -
Over 100 have been hopefully converted
the Warren street Methodist society, Ne
York. In Hartford, n. Y, 10 have be,
received into the Baptist church. There a
many conversions in Hamptonburgh, n. Y
Lewisburgh, Pa. Presb.); Lewistown, z,
where are 10 converts, and 81 have Join,
the Lutheran church, at Salem, n j., whe
l40 have been added to the Baptist churcl
at West Union, West, Va, where 100 ha'
joined the Presbyterian church and " scare
ly any one is unconvertcd within seven mil
of the church -; in Greenfield O., where Il
Methodis.s number $50 aceessons.-Ind
pendent