Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-04

Il dramatic entertainment, 10, raise
money to purchase harmonium for the
Roman Catholic church in St. Adams
took place January p.
; The orders of the Romanist ministry
! were lately conferred on fifty-six students
of St. Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee,
Wis, thirteen of whom were raised to
the priesthood.
Rev. Anthony Romano de Travi, Ro-
man Catholic pastor at Hinsdale n H., a
native of Italy, has been created a Knight
of the Equestrian Order of the Crown of
Italy, by King Victor Emanuel
The Pope will this year restore the
Roman Catholic hierarchy of Scotland,
establishing Primate at Glasgow, and
: confer the Cardinals hat on Archbishop
Manning, and DR.. Clifford, Bishop of Cliff
ford
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. C. II. Smith has commenced his
labors at Island Pond.
Rev. Mr.. Herbert is preaching alter
nately, each Sunday. at the Methodist
and Congregational Churches, in Fair
haven
Rev. Mr.. Barber has been holding
nightly meetings at Highgato, for a. fort
night past, with encouraging results.
The Congregational Churches of Bos-
ton give yearly from one-twelvth to one
. g IL Iat Ia, contributed T..
United States to the A. B. c. +. N.
The whole number of Congregational
pastors in Vermont is seventy-nine, net
increase of three during the year 1868.
The Vergennes VeImonter says: At
meeting OF the members of the Congre-
gational Church, in their place Of worship
last Sabbath, an informal call was ex-
tended DIR. Aldace Walker, of Walling-
! ford.
The Boston Congregationali-ts are
discussing the ''relative advantages OF the
methods OF prosecuting Christian enter
+ prises.'
The Congregationalists have two
J hundred and forty-five students at their
six theological schools. The catalogue Of
the Chicago Theological Seminary reports
ffty-eight students, the largest number
ever connected with thai institution 1t
ranks next to Andover, which ha- ninety
this year.
Tho Installation Of Rev. NJ J.. Sever
ance, as pastor Of the Orwell Congrcga-
tional Church, which was to have occur
red Jan eth. is deferred until February
Sd Rev. DR.. Kitchel Is to preach the SER
mon.
The Addison Association met with
the Rev S. w Mogill, at Crornell, on
Tuesday last.
From statistics in the Congregational
| Quarterly it appears that the number of
Congregational churches in the United
States is 5000, with membership Of
2g6,6i4, Of these 49, 500 are reported "ab-
sent The additions by profession during
has been exceeded in only two years of
the preceding eleven. The additions BY
/ letter were II, 9T1 There were SOB ex-
communications and 1901 deaths The
Sabbath schools number 346,766 mem
beers, and increase of over $4,000. The
! largest Sabbath school In Maine is that of
the church in Augusta, which reports Gi5 !;
in New Hampshire, the first church in
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the church in Rutland, which reports $40;
in Massachusetts,, Shawmut Church, Rev.
DR. Webb's, which reports $50; this I'M
doubtedly includes its mission school; in
Rhode Island, the High Street Church,
which reports sol; in Connecticut, the
First and Second Churches in Hartford
each report $50.
EPISCOPAL.
The next meeting of the Clerical
Convocation is appointed for the first
Tuesday in June (the day before the an
nual convention), in Trinity church, Rut-
land.
The people of Woodstock, of all de-
nominations, are trying to prevail on Rev.
DR.. Howard not to accept the presidency
of Norwich University, as they are un-
willing to have him remove from town.
The first Episcopal cathedral ever
built in New England was opened in
Portland, Maine, for the first time on
Christmas. 1t has been fully organized
after the English system, by Right Rev.
DR.. Nicely, the Bishop of Maine. Thus
the youngest diocese in New England is
the first to have its full cathedral system.
Chicago, Buffalo, Pittsburg, and some
other cities, have the cathedral system at
present
Right Rev. Bishop Bissell made visit