Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-01

pastor persisted in inviting the Chinese to
attend his meetings.
Rev. David. Marvin, of Isle La Motto,
is to preach at st. Adams.
The Boston Wesleyan Association
have arranged to purchase the Bloomfield
House, for about $160. 900, and intend to
replace that edifce by large and hand
some structure, which shall become the
headquarters of the Methodists in Boston.
They are having quite revival in
Methodist church at Irasburgh. Rev. I.
F. Stewart has been holding series OF
meetings for the past two weeks, and con-
sidering the exceedingly bad weather
there has been large attendance from
night to night, and as result the church
Inns been greatly revived. The revival
still continues The house was crowded
last Thursday night A iweek ago last
Sabbath, which was the day of the quar-
terly meeting, eight joined the class, four
were baptised and seventy-fve joined in
communion.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Tho new church of st. Johns, in
Concord, n. H., was dedicated on the
14th inst. Rt. Rev. ID. w. Bacon, OF
Portland, Me-, delivered the sermon, and
during the services, Mozart's Twelfth
Mass was rendered by the choir of the
church of the Immaculate Conception, OF
Boston, DIR. Wilcox, director. The exer-
cises occupied three hours; many per-
sons standing throughout the entire SER
vices The church is brick, 100 feet by
"a, besides the sanctuary and tower, and
will hold 935 persons, has a spire 135 feet
high, and is of pure Gothic architecture,
its interior being ornamented with rich
elegance.
Tho population of Boston is estima-
ted at two hundred and forty thousand
OF this number, one-third are Catholics,
who have ample church accommodations.
There are one hundred and twenty places
of religious worship for the non-Catholics,
who number one hundred and sixty thou
saud.
The total number Of Jesuits EN-
ployed on missions throughout the world,
is 4,429, of whom some have their own
local mission which they carry on, while
others are auxiliaries of the Church.
One of the subjects to be discussed
by the Romish Gcumenical Council is a
proposed change in the method of elect
ing the Pope, according TO which the
election shall be made before the present
incumbcnts death, so as to avoid the dan
ger of advantage being taken by Italy OF
a long interregnum to take possession OF
Rome.
CHEsTER-The selectmen Of the town
Chester have named a special meeting OF
the legal voters of said town, TO be held
in the Black Hole at South Chester Oh
Wednesday Afternoon. March 3lst, to see
what measures the inhabitants of said
town viii take toward the erection Of q
suitable building, to be used as town
hall
Tho lecture of General Fitzpatrick
will be delivered in the town hall at
Springfield, Friday evening, the Goth
inst. .Let every one in this vicinity who
desires to hear the gallant general, be
present on this occasion. for an opportun-
ity may never occur again, rs General
Fitzpatrick is about to leave for Chilli
By the request Of many OF the prom
inent citizens Of the town of Chester,
Rev. l.. f. Lord will repeat his lecture
which he delivered at the capital in
Washington, -. C., on the Possibilities
of the African Race" in the Congrega-
tional church, Sunday evening, April ith,
at o'clock In referring 10 this lecture
the next day after its delivery in Wash
ington, the editor OF the Evening Express
says:
f. Rev Mr.. Lord, Of Chester. vi, delivered
his lecture upon the possibilities of the
African Race" i'll the Hall of the House
of representatives, yesterday afternoon,
Jan. 4th. The seats on the floor were
almost all occupied, and the galleries
were nearly filled The reverend gentle
man took for his text. the 3lst verse OF
the GSth Psalm, Ethiopia shall soon
stretch out her hands unto God" Thi-
lecture WAS delivered at the request OF
members of both houses of Congress. Mr.
Lord spoke 80 clearly and fully that every
word could be heard all over the House
During the discourse, which occupied
over an hour in length, there was great
stiffness, and il made "a most favorable inn
I I J..
many distinguished persons after it, de-
livery.
On Monday evening. April 9th. Mr.
Lord will deliver in lngraham Hall. his
lecture, Two weeks in Washington"
Mr.. Myron + Marshall aud family,
who were the victims of the sad accident
at Clarendon, last Monday, formerly re-
sided in this town, and this terrible
calamity has cast cloud Of gloom over
our entire community. j. ;. \.
PERsoNAL.-The following named per-
sons from Vermont, were members of the
class that graduated from Harvard Medi-
cal University. March 10: William l..
Dodge, Springfield; William II Hills,
Westminster: David Merrill, Peacham !:
Francis +. Parker, Springfield.
Ordination And Installation Of
Julius q. NcCoiIom.
On the 23d day of March, 1869, coun-
Gil of Congregational churches met at Cam
bridgeport, VT. and proceeded to examine
Mr.. J. c. McCollom, with a view to his
being ordained and installed as pastor
over the Congregational church in Cam
bridgeport Alter passing a satisfactory
examination, the council voted to proceed
to ordain and install him. The parts
were assigned aud performed as follows,
viz:
Introductory sermon by Rev. T. j.