Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-05
Religious Intelligence.

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Rev j. Fletcher, of Cambridge, N. v,
has received a call to the Baptist church OF
Fast Wallingford.
The Baptist church in Burlington has a
membership Of 2l5. During the year SGS,
there were admitted by baptism 81 letter.
3 expelled, died, 8; dismissed, D.
Some ninety hopeful conversions in the
present meetings at Swanton arc reported.
1t is estimated that the Congregational
churches in this State have 3,7Ol members
who are not yet thirty years ofage.
The Advance knows Of man who has
enjoyed pastorate Of eighty years We
think he would enjoy a little rest.
The Independent notes 5000 conversions
the past week.
Miss Ruth Rose of Granville Corners is
90 years old and goes to Sunday school
Rev. j. d. Potter, the reviyalist. re.
ports $50 converts at Elgin Ill.,, and Mr.
Hammond numbered 1914 at indianapolis in
one day.
Maverick church, Boston, have voted to
dispense with the services Of paid choir. and
fall back upon the general praise of the
whole congregation, led by a voluntary choir.
The American Bible Society closed It's
financial year with the end Of March. Its
receipts from all sources have been more than
1871 ,0O0--never exceeded by any previous
year except one.
In Arizona there arc about thirty.fivc
thousand Indians, not one of whom has ever
been instructed in theprinciples Of the Chris
tian religion.
The ordinance of the Lords Supper was
publicly celebratedby the Protestanis in Mad
rid few weeks ago, for the first time since
the reign Of Phillip II more than $50 years
ago.
--Sixty-four candidates for membership in
Plymouth church were proposed by Mr..
Bcecher on Sunday
The 10Th of May has been fixed for the
meeting Of the Old and the New School ZEN
eral Assemblage of the Presbyterian church
in New York, when the question of reunion
will be finally settled.
Rev. DR.. Osgood, of the church Of the
Messiah, New York, preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday.
If Rev. Dir. Storrs does not come to the
Central church, Boston, there is talk of call
ing Rev. DIR. Stone back from San Francisco.
In Springfield, Mass only three-cighths
Of those who are able 20 to church, and only
about one-quarter of the entire population are
frequentcrs Of the sanctuaries. In Chicopee,
near Springfield, where there is a population.
to call for 5000 church-goers, only 1000 at
tend. THERE'S need of home missionary work
The North church, in Springfield, has
decided to give the women members of that
church an equal voice and vote with the men,
the distinction Of sex being abolished as far
as church matters are concerned.
The pew-rent of Grace church in n. Y.
city the past year amounted to 100000.
"A Boston merchant suspected clerk of
theft, and he hid himself to watch said clerks
motions after the othershad all left. Instead
of stealing he knelt down and prayed for
fellow clerk who was going to the bad. The
pious clerk had his pay raised the next day.
The religious interest which commenced
at East Boston, several weeks ago, still con-
tinues, and is extending. 1t is thought that
there are already over three hundred converts,
and the number of inquirers is still very large.
One popularity of the work is the large mum.
Der of adults converted.
The Congregational church in Washington,
which has occupied so large share of public
attention, has been at last divided one hun
dred and thirty of its members having seeded
organized new society, adopted articles of
faith, and elected the Rev. DR.. Boynton pas
tor by unanimous vote. They will meet
for month or two in one Of the BAPTIST
churches, and thcu occupy new hall in the
Young Mems Christian Association building,
in Washington.
The First church, Chicago, has in its
home Sunday school LOO pupils; in the
North Star Mission including a German
school, l,200 and in five other missions
from 40 to 45O-making in all, 3, 165 pupils
with an average attendance of 1900. Dur
ing the year 10 of these scholars have been
converted, and one teacher alone in this time.
secured the attendance of 600 scholars. At
the recent anniversary of these schools the
church took up collection of $4,000 for
their support
"A most remarkable religious movement
is going on in Italy. 1t is outside of all the
attempts of other nations to eyangelize this
country 1t originated among the Italians
themselves. 1t is anti-Catholic, and so far
sympathizes with outside movements. 1t has
no creed but the Bible. 1t has no name,
though the body is generally known as the
Free Italians" 1t has no government and
submits to no authority of bishop, synod or
council. 1t allows no order of men as preach
crs. Its meetings are conducted in the style
of Methodist love feast Any one reads a
portion OF Scripture who feels like it gives
out hymn of praise or gives an exhortatiou.
Leaders il has none. This sect deny the
name Of Plymouth Brethren, which some
have applied to them. But they resemble
closely that remarkable peoplew who are spread
ing themselves all over thcworld The pres.
ent bias of this peculiar people is Calvinstic
1t may turn out rationalstc.