Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-13

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ed class of nine, composed Of pupils OF
the school
April 10Th, in Grace Church, Jersey |
City, in the presence of the clergy, the
Bisop of the Diocese formally deposed
Mr.. Marshall Smith from the ministry of
the Church. It is understood that Mr..
Smith proposes to enter the ministry of
the Reformed Dutch Communion.
Tho High Churchmen of England
are now working hard with the intent to
endow bishopric of Madagascar.
During the last month over forty
families and one hundred COMMUNICATES
have been added to Trinity Church,
Rochester, N. Y, besides s., 200 to its an
nual income.
The American Church Union, which
is composed of High Churchmen, has re-
solved to promote the practice of 'at least
weekly celebrations of the Holy Eucha-
rist :" and also to memorabilia the next
General Convention that it be made OBJ
ligatory to employ the Nicene Greed in
public worship.
-Christ's Church, in Cooperstown, n
Y, Of which Rev. d. Hillhouse Bue, for
merly Of St. Paul's Church, Burlington,
is the rector, has been enlarged and i'm
proved, at cost of $4,000. A new
chapel has been erected. All the win
dows Of the church are filled with stained
glass some of them are memorials, and
very beautiful.
The "Convocation" of the Bishop
and Clergy of the Episcopal church in
Vermont is the Missionary Board OF the
Diocese.
The Missionary Board of the EIisco-
pal church in Vermont, in 1868, made
appropriations of from $50 to $500, which
were paid to the parishes at Cambridge,
Guilford, Highgate, Hydeville, Jericho,
Middlebury, Royalton and Wells.
The last Episcopal visitation of Bish-
OPP Hopkins to Trinity Church, Rutland,
was Wednesday, December Is, 1867, when
he preached in the evening, and con-
firmed three persons.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev, Samuel Woodbury., late of New
Boston, n. H., has removed to Braintree,
Vt. Post office address, West Randolph,
VT.
METHODIST.
Two Wesleyan ministers have been
travelling unmolested through China.
-Twenty-six Cinnamon attend the BIZ
bic class of Methodist church, at Santa
Clara, California
Bishop Kingsley is again to make
transatlantic tour of year to visit the
Methodist churches abroad.
The Free Methodisfs began their de-
nominational existence in 1860. They
now have G,000 members, and "a preach
ers
The Methodist Society of East Ar
lington, are negotiating for the purchase
of a parsonage, in that village, for the use
of their minister.
The satisfies of the Methodist church
for 1868, show that during the year. the
number Of church edifices dedicated is
five hundred and seventy. This makes
something more than three churches for
every two days of the year.
Bishop Simpson has on several ocea-
sions expressed himself strongly to the
effect that the tide of drunkenness and
immortality, especially in our great cities,
cannot be stopped until the ballot be Civ
en- to woman. At the Methodist Confer
ence, in Richmond, Ind, this sentiment
was received with great cheering
Mrs. Mary Crowther, who died March
10Th, in Manchester, England, in her Goth
year, was the Oldest Wesleyan Methodist
living, having joined the Methodist soci-
ETY. in Bristol, and received her ticket of
membership from Wesley himself, in
1870. She was an exemplary and sue
ccssful class feader till she was past 90.
The Troy Conference, which recently
held its annual session at West Troy,
comprises six districts, viz; The Troy,
Saratoga, Albany, Pittsburgh, Poultney
and Burlington districts The last named
was added to the Conference last year. 1t
was formerly included in the Vermont
Conference. The Troy Conference com
prses about two hundred and thirty min
listers.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
-I The proposed new Catholic Church
ediice at Iloo-ic Fall, viii cost about
twenty thousand dollars when completed.
1t i announced that Cen. Lane, for
mcrly Governor from Oregon, has become
II convert L" tie Roman Catholic Church
lhc body OF Peter Rush, deceased
Roman Catholic and Free Mason, was de-
MED church rites recently by u .Jcr-cy
City priest Rush having been "a Mason,
II secret society, he died out Of
tho pale Of the Church.
I II i stated. on doubtful authority,
however, that recent trial in Ireland
brought out the testimony Of priest,
that he had positive orders from Arch
BIZ hon Mac Hale IN refuse all thp sacra-