Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-01-27
Religious Intelligence.


There is special religious interest in al
the churches at Windsor, and with cheering
promise of good results.
The Rev. Edwin X. IIodgman, of Massa
chusetts, has accepted the agency of IN,
:" Home for Destitute Children located a
Burlington.
Hopeful premonitions ofthe usual sprina
revivals appear in many places. The obser.
vance Of the week of prayer has been pener.
ally attended with n quickening influence. in
some instances with decided revival
AT Highgate. among the Congregation.
alsts, at Cavendish and Vergennes and Brat
tleboro among the Baptists, at Starksboro
among the Freewil Baptists, and at Enos.
burgh and Wells River among all denomina.
tions, there are encouraging awakenings.
Rev. Ammi Nichols of Braintree is the
oldest clergyman in the State He is now
lightweight years old and has been in the
ministry for sixty-four years. He has resided
in Braintrce for fifty-eight years. He still
breaches a sermon on each Sabbath.
Rev. Simeon Parmalee d. D., of West
ford, is now laboring with the people where
he wasfrst settled. Hc is in the eli hty-eighth
year Of his age, in the sxty-second Of his min
istry. He has preached more than ten thous.
and sermons, attended about thousand fune.
rails, preached at the funerals Of Eve minis
ters and five minister's wives, attended more
than hundred councils for ordination, and
nearly as many for dismissal.
1T is said that ten new Methodist church.
es are dedicated in the United States upon
the average every week throughout the year
Boston gave the American Board S47..
446 last year. which was about one-tenth Of
the whole income of the Board.
An old gentleman aged ninety-nine Join.
ed the Springfield Street church in Boston at
recent communion.
The Methodists propose to educate their
l,20O,OOO members up to paying one dollar
apiece for missions annually. 1t would be a
grand total.
The State convention of Adventists late
ly held In Boston, after thorough discussion
adopted resolution discountenancing the
preaching Of distinctive doctrines-that is,
against fixing definite time for the end of
all things. And thus William Mller's doc.
trines have been exploded by his nominal fol-
lowers. Indeed he himself declared against
them before he died but his coadjutors have
kept the ball moving.
The Rev. DIR. Gardner Spring, of New
York, has been pastor Of the brick Presbyte-
rian church in that city for the space of fifty.
nine years. There are but three people liy.
ing, to his knowledge, who were members of
the congregation when he became pastor.
The orders of the Romanist ministry
we're lately conferred on 6fty-six students Of
st. Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee, Wis,
thirteen were raised to the priesthood.
The Grand Ligne mission, near Montreal,
IS reported to be in very fourishing condi-
ton. Since its commencement by Madame
feller, between three and four thousand OF
Romanists have been converted 300 of
whom have been baptized and united to the
churches connected with the mission an av.
erage Of more than 200 conversions each
year.
AT a Sabbath school meeting in New
York, Sunday evening, it was stated that the
first Sunday school organized in New York
was by poor old black woman who sold APP
Piles and oranges on the corners of the streets
Katie Ferguson by name There are AZ city
missionaries employed in New York, at an
expense Of $4,000 last year,
Chief Justice Chase gave lecture in
one of the churches of Washington, last Sun.
day evening, in behalf of Christian missions,
and spoke confidently of the final triumph Of
Christianity.
DIR. Halls church, on Fifth Avenue, has
just contributed $4,000 for home missions.
How many needy church will their gin aid
in Strengthening its stakes The church sus.
tains half dozen missions in the city.
The Bellville-ayenue Congregational
church, Newark, N. j., formed less than ten
months since, made its contribution recently
to the American Missionary Association.
amounting to s4Ol. That church will do
something when she is grown up.
There is great revival in connection
with the Methodist Church at Lisbon, N. II.
which has continued several months, resulting
in the conversion Of scores.
The Society to Propagate the Catholic
Faith last year received 81 900, 600, Of which
nine-tenths was from one cent per week sub
scriptions.
"A church has been organized in connec-
ton with the American Protestant chapel in
Paris. Ii has 40 members, Of whom are
Baptists, who thus espouse open communion.
-Gen. Grants wife is member of the
Methodist Church.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South
has 535, O5O members including 6,34l tray.
cling and local preachers. They have church,
es as far north as Baltimore, Southern Iii
nois, California, and Oregon. There are
1851 members reported in Illinois. The
eight Southern conferences Of the Northern
NJ. ~ Church report net annual gain in
membership of nearly As per cent. In 1867
they numbered 69,3S0, ard now lQ2,39S.