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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


fOllOW Win uOWerS-
Shelley.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST
Rev n Pierce late Of Bellows Falls, preach
ed his first annual sermon in COldvater, Mich,
on the first Sabbath in November last
The Addison County Baptist Sabbath School
Convention met on the 9th inst. The Conven-
ton gave half an hour 10 devotional exercises.
after which the following report was submitted
by the committee Of arrangements: President
Rev ". L. Palmer of West Cornwall; Vice
Presidents-Hon. R. J. Jones of Cornwall, and
Grandey Stagg Of PantOn; Secretary-Rev I
II. Archibald Of Bristol; Executive Committee
Rev. G. H. Parker Of Panton, E. B. Stewart
Of Bristol, and Dea. Abram Foot Of West Corn
wall. Several interesting topics were discussed
relating to the best manner Of conducting Sab
bath Schools. The meeting was one Of great
interest.-The Rev. J. b Tucker Of Troy has
accepted a call from the Baptist church Of Fort
Edward, and entered upon his duties as pastor
last Sabbath-A series Of religious meetings
have been held by the Baptist society in Bellows
Falls, commencing Dec. 9th. Great good has
been accomplished - Rev. Geo. A. Petty, edi-
ter Of the National Baptist, and pastor Of one
Of the Philadelphia churches, has been elected
general Sunday school secretary of the Baptist
denominaiiou.-The BaptIsts Of Peunsy lvanla
now have $50 churches and 81 So members, an
increase Of % churches, "a baptisms, and 1886
members-The Central Bgptist Of st. Louis
protests against the organization Of more Baptist
churches in Alissouri.-lhe number in attend
snce at the late Alabama Baptist State Conyen-
ton was larger than At any time since the war,
and there was more Of spirit, elsrgy and hope
fulness
CONGREGATIONAL
An ecclesiastical council met at Iownsbend on
the thirteenth Of December. to advise with the
Church in reference to the dismissOn Of their
PASTOR Rev A. s BarsOn. After hearing state
men from church and pastor, the council voted
unanimously TO advise the dismissiOn Of Brother
Barton, and they most cordially recommend him
10 the churches as az efficient and faithful pas
por.-Rev Joseph B. Clark, of Rupert, Vt.
has accepted a call from the church in Pittsheld
Two or three hundred dollars have recently
been expended in improving the Congregational
chapel in Castleton. - The Congregational
society Of Ver-hire has met with the Baptists for
several months past-The first convention OF
Congregational churches, ministers, and teaeh-
ers Of the South was held November 9th to 26th,
at Chattanooga, Tenn.-There are DOW four
/ teen Congregational churches in Nebraska The
/ Oldest was formed four years ago
| EPISCOPAL
| The sixty-frst anniversary of the New York
/ Bible and Common Prayer Book Society Was
/ celebrated last Sunday evening The English
residents at Dresden are numerous enough to
sustain two Episcopal churches. They have
recently erected beautiful church edihce. which
/ will be ready for occupation this winter THE
/ Rev. Henry f. Tschudy died in Philadelphia on
| the second Of December, and was buried from
/ st. Mark s--On Sunday, December hfth.
/ Bishop Huntington preached at Trinity church.
| Utica. collection was msde for the mission 10
| the Onondaga Indians. The ofertory amounted
| to Slj6.
LIBERAL CHRISTIANS.
| Benjamin B. Howard, Of West Bridgewater.
/ Mass, LEFT $50, 600 to be expended in erecting
and supporting high school, TO be called the
| Howard Seminary. He bequeAthed also S2O,OO
to the Unitarian society Of the place, $4,000 Of
/ which is placed in the hands Of trustees as
/ fund, the interest Of which, provided the town
| appopriates ike amount, Is TO be spent yearly
| in furnishing public lectures for the eitizens.-
/ The Uniyersllist society Of Hudson, y Y, num-
bers over one hundred and sixty hmilies--A
| Ceutennarv church will be built in Adrian,
/ Micb-The ladies of the Universa.ist society
| in Brattlebcro, have organized an Auxiliary
/ Woman's Centenary Aid Association.
| METHODIST.
/ 4 General Convention Of the MethOdists Of
{ Connecticut was held in New Haven, Nov. 24th
and 2jth Rev. Geo. Brewster real a paper
/ upon Methodism in Connecticut. In 1880. he
/ said. there were in the State Isl members Of the
I Methodist Church. There are nov 10000. In
/ 1890 the ratio Of Methodsts to the State populs-
/ tion Was to ,31j the ratio was, IN 1865, l
/ TO q. There are now l6j psrsCnages, valued
/ at = .20s, 900 =; and l56 houses q worship, va
/ luei at : ,0i6, ,0c0 There are l69 ministers,
/ including supplies, Ia Sunday schools, with
/ 1881 scholars and 6i,s33 volumes in the lib-
/ rar.es The Methodist State Convention at
Boston has adopted resolution calling for a
/ fuller report on the frauds in their Book Con-
! eeru.-It is highly probable that the two
/ branches Of the colorei Methodist church in this
country viii be united.-The number Of Col
( leges and collegiate institutions supported and
/ controlled by the Methodist denomination is
/ forty-niue.
| The following table shows tie growth Of the
/ Methodist Episcopal Church for the last i've
years in the items namei
Present Increase in Increase
Number. 5sears last year.
[ Local Preachers 1850 2l5j al
Lay Members I,2as,93s s706Is +ss3
Val. Of Churches 81 .255,S5- sas47I,5@ s5.55si45
scholars I.l-s 80 S4r2>4 3l,slT
Subscriptions for new Methodist Episcopal
Church in Montpelier are now being made.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Th1re are more than 1000 Catholics in the vi
cinity Of North Adams, Mass, and they have
the largest church snd attendance Of any
denomiuation.-A Directory Of the German
Catholics 10 this country. says there are in the
United States 1I6G German Catholic priests, 765
German Catholic parishes ard n German Catho-
lie population Of O4i 900 souls 1t Is ru-
niored thst Rev. DR.. Foley. Vicar General Of the
Catholic Diocese ot Baltimore. hss been appoint
ei successor 70 Bishop Duggan. OF the Diocese Of
Illinois There IS a report. Of doubtful authen-
tcity that the Russo Polish clergy have instruct
Ell their delegates to the Ecunenical Council 10
oppose the union Of the temporal and spiritual
powers the docm4 Of infalibility, the injudieious
education Of the clergy, and an organization Of
the College Of Cardinals which practically ex-
cluies foreigners.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Of the three hundred and eighty-dve Christ
ian churches in Philadelphia, thirteen are Ger
man Reformei.-The Presbyterian letter to the
Pope is to be officially forwarded to Rome. in
both English and Latina native Of South
Africa has translated - Pilgrims Progress " in
to CatTre-IJ is cur duty to pray and lock for
salvation every day, every hour, every moment,
without waiting till we have either done or suf-
ferei more.-The Free VIII Baptists now
number ,375 churches and Go ,6Sl communi-
cants, an increase Of 81 churches and 5,447
communicants during the past year.--Colonel
Alfred ". johnson, of Belfast, Ne, has left
So 900 for the support Of three scholarships in
Bowdoin College
The Discovery or MASSACHUSETTS BAY
Rof,ra the New York Historical Societv Tlesflav