Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-07-28
Religious Intelligence.

The Congregational church at Coventry,
has called Rev. j. ?. Hawley of Norfolk, Ct.
The Methodist church of Middlebury has
voted to dispense with the afternoon sermon
for three months, and devote the time to Sab
bath School work
Ill health has compelled Rev. A. Chan
der to resign the pastorate Of the Congrega-
tional church at Dummerston, and Rev. l..
g. Chase is temporarily supplying his place,
There we're admitted to the Congrega-
tional churches in Addison county, in 1868,
by profession, ISL by letter, 4l-225
The Congregational church at st. Johns
bury Center, Rev. Mr.. Fairbanks, Pastor,
has adopted the plan of one sermon on the
Sabbath for the summer.
Rev. NJ. L. Bentley has been ordained
to the pastorate Of the Baptist church at
Waterbury Center
Rev. Edward Payson Scott, a native Of
Greensboro, and for many years connected
with the Baptist Board of Missions, died at
Nowgong, Assam, May 18th.
The BARRIERS of Rutland have entered
into an agreement to close their shops on
Sunday. They have attached a penalty to
their agreement, that forfeiture of twenty
dollars shall be made by any one Of them
who shall violate the agreement the money
to be paid into the treasury of the Rutland
Young Mems Christian Association.
The foundation is laid for q new Epis-
copal church in Chester, and the structure
will be pushed to an early completion.
The Methodist bishops appeal to their
churches for an increase of $4,000 above
their ordinary collections for home and for
eign missions This is imperatively needed
as the large surplus is now exhausted
Rev. Mr.. Murray, of Boston, holds
what are called Conversations" on Sunday
afternoons, on religious matters.
In Great Britain, to a population Of "a
1855, 900 persons, there are $4,000 ministers
of all denominations, 34700 churches and
chnpels
The Gar of Russia, who is the head Of
the Greek church, has interposed his authori-
ty and forbds the attendance of the Russian
bishops at the Ecumenical Council at Rome.
The Pope will have it all to himself, and is
not likely to bring over the rest Of the world
to his views. The spiders invitation to the
flies is very generally declined.
The strength of the Protestant feeling
in Spain appears from simple circumstance.
One day last week the remains of a Spanish
lady. who died in the Protestant faith, were
Inferred in the general cemetery, without any
disturbance or opposition. This is the first
case of the burial of Protestant in the
cemetery which has occurred under the re-
cent order of the Alcade, permitting and de-
Tending such funerals. Nearly two hundred
Spanish Protestants were present.
"a One grand result ongbt to comc ont
of this Boston Jubilee saws DR. C,.vlor of
Brooklvn g IL ought to establish co1creoo.
tional singing everywhere. After being car.
ried up on the chariot of twenty thousand
voices in the National Anthem I felt what
farce it would be to conduct the praises of
Gods house through the petty squeak of
quartettel Henceforth let our trained quar-
tettes be what Gilmores wand was-..-the mere
guide and director of the whole combined
voice of the assembly. Let the people
praise thee, o God Yea, let all the people
praise thee =
The New Bedford churches in mutual
convention have decided to devote the Sunday
morning services to the Sunday School, and
'ne aiterhoon W PreaohlhB'
Mr.. Sturgeon has found it necessary to
denv formally the oft.repeated Islander that
he believes q there are infants in hell n snon
long. He saws, II have always believed
IN he salvation of ali infants. and 7 intense.
10 detest the oninions which vo,r onnonont
dared To attribute to me do NOT believe
tbot an tbis Garth ,bare ia SINGLE rrofoss;no
Christian HOLDING the domnat;o1 of ;nfants |
or. If there be, he must be insane or utterly