Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-02-10
Religious Intelligence.


church at Brandon, is now in the thrly.fourtb
year Of his pastoratc
1t ia stated that the Baptist Society in
East Ilubbardton, has doubled within the pa,
year
Rev. William @ Walker was ordained
10 the work of the Pastorate Of the Baptis,
church and Society in st. Adams on Wcdnes.
day Of last week.
Hon. Smith Wright of Williston b,.
recently given the Methodist Society in Chat
place a large and fine toned bell for their
house of worship, at the cost of over five hun.
drcd dollars.
The oldest acting Congregational Paste,
in Vermont, is Rev. o. G.. Wheeler, who b,,
been settled at South Hero more than twent,
eight years. Rev. Alfred Stevens of Wo.i
Minister West, and Rev. Sowall Paine Of
Montgomery, arc still active in pastorates Of
more than twenty-five years each Rev ia
seph Chandler Of West Brattleboro, and Wi.
liam II. Lord, D. d., OF Montpelier. bavo
each been settled more than twenty years.
Tho largest Sabbath school in Vernon,
is that of the church in Rutland which
REPORTS 375; in Massachusetts, Shawmu,
Church. Rev. Dr. Webb's, which report, g5O
this undoubtedly includes its mission school
in Connecticut the first and Second Churebe.
in Hartford each report $50.
AT the time Of the late resignation of
Hon. c. NJ. Willard as Superintendent of tbe
Congregational Sabbath School of Castleton
it was stated that of twenty teachers, for thir.
teen years, only two continued through tina,
period, and Of 100 pupils thirteen years ago
not more than ten are now members.
There are BAG, 1866 members of Con0re.
gational Sabbath Schools in the United State,
Of which $4,000 were added in 1868.
Bishop Simpson is called the German
Bishop of the Methodist Church, he having
acquired the German language so as to preach
in it.
The fitch anniversary Of the Methodist
Missionary Society was held in Washington
| CITY on the lth Of January The whole
amount collected and expended in that time
| is sS,52l $50 00-and all this vast sum col.
lected by the voluntary and unpaid action Of
pastors and churches, and without dollars
/ loss. The amount contributed last year was
sG14,l27; falling off of 10 per cent. from
the previous year At the suggestion Of
| President johnson, holiday was given the
Methodist clerks and employees in the De.
partments, that they might attend the ami.
versary
The results Of last years operations Of
the City Mission Society Of New York may
be seen from the following statistics. During
the past year there have been ~ missionaries
/ 2 mission stations, 1913, s3S missionary visits
! reading-room, mission Sabbath-schoos
| l,3l0,75G tracts, containing 5,2l0, 1870 pages
have been given away; 2,436 children were
led TO Sabbath-school; $50 preaching services,
with gross attendance Of 81 1870 persons
1906 prayer-mcetings, with a gross attend.
ance Of $3.50 persons 100 open-air sery.
ices, with gross attendance Of 10000 per.
sous $500 families, 1900 men, women,
and children aided and s7,76l 55 distrib.
uted among the worthy poor
Mr. Duraut of Boston lately spent four
days at Brmfeld, preaching three times
day, assisted by clerymen from the neigh
boring towns, the net result of which is some
40 or 80 conversions Rev. Mr. Earle, the
reviyalist, has concluded a series Of meeting.
at Lowell, and will 90 at once 10 Richmond,
Va. At one Of his recent meetings in Low.
ell 400 persons rose for prayers. The revival
has increased at Pttsfeld, and pervades the
community. The afternoon meetings at the
rooms Of the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation are thronged Rev. DR.. Todd, who
has served in the ministry here for 4 quarter
Of century, says he has not before seen so
deep and general religious interest. At
Ledyard, Ct, the revival continues, and 70
or 50 persons often rise for prayers At Wa.
terbury, Ct, the Congregationalists hold
meetings every night, and the interest is
gradually extending. Some Of the most prom.
J inent citizens have been converted.
"A meeting was held in New Haven, Ct.
! Jan. 10th, which resulted in the organization
Of a society to advocate the practice of sys-
tematic beneyolence, and the conservation to
the cause Of religion and the needs fthe poor
of stated fraction Of each Christian'e income
DR.. Cuylers church, in Brooklyn, re.
ceiyed ~ members Jan. 18th. Among then
was Quaker, commended ia beautiful let
ter by the monthly meeting of the Society O
Orthodox Friends.
In Russia the Holy Synod is speed
ing its new authorized Russian version Of the
Bible. Already the section embracing til,
Old Testament is nearly finished aud, Hmul
taneously with this, a popular edition of the
same version, accompanied with brief notes
and explanations, is preparing.
A large and earnest meeting was held in
New York city last Sabbath evening to de.
wise ways and means to occupy the vast re.
ligious field just opened in Spain. An agent
is already on the ground The intercession
of our own minister, Hon. John p Hale,
gave the first permit to our Bible and Tract
Society, a privilege not yet granted to Eng
land, which was more tardy to recognize the
new government Of Spain
The Board of the American Baptist
Publication Society are arranging to hold
grand National Sunday School Convention,
or Institute, in connection with their anniver.
sary, next May, in Cincinnati.
"A very interesting revival is in progress
in Lebanon, the different denominations shar.
ing in the work. In the Congregational 50.
ciety, Rev. c. A. Downs, pastor, some thirty
persons have expressed hope, number OF
prominent business men being subjects Of the
work.
-Seventy-two persons have recently joined
the Methodist church at Wabash, Ind. AT
the close of the meetings the congregation
adjourned to a neighboring saloon and held
prayer meeting there.