Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-12
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
Six persons became members Of the Con.
gregational church in Cambridgcport, W., on
Sunday, May %. The church was organized
about one year ago, with % members, and u
have since been added.
The Congregational church in Hubbard
ton now has forty-eight resident members, Of
which thirty.six have been added within the
past three years.
Twelve converts were added to the Bap-
t.st church, Hincsburgh, by baptism the past
winter and others are hoping in Christ.
bishop Bisscll visited the Vermont
Episcopal Institute, at Rock Point, in Bur
lington, on the 2Sthul aud confirmed class
Of nine, composed of pupils of the school.
Rev L. J. Nattison, of Sing Sing n.
Y, has accepted call to the Baptist church
at Brattleboro.
"A council is to be held at St. Johnsbury
North church) on the 10Th inst. to take ac-
tion upon the resignation of the pastor, Rev.
+. g. Cummins.
Rev. Silas f. Dean, formerly of Char
lotte, has accepted call to the pastorate of
the Baptist church in Salisbury, n H.
-Rey. l. p. Kellogg, of Minerva, N. Y,
has accepted the call Of the Baptist church in
Monkton.
Rev. Samuel Fish of Hinesburgh has
been recalled to the Baptist church in Hall
fax, Vt.
The labors of Rev. p. w. Fuller, of
North Troy, have been blessed the past win
ter, and II converts were baptised into fell
lowship with the Baptist church.
AT West Rutland the Congregational
church have held meetings in the school dis
tricts in the vicinity. There are fifteen hope
ful conversions in one district.
--Rt. Rev. Bishop Bssel administered
the rite Of baptism to numerous children in
Ludlow, on the lst inst.
The next annual convention of the Do
cese of Vermont will be held in Trinity
church, Rutland, on the first Wednesday Of
june next.
twenty-five persons gaited with the
Congregational church in Ch'slotte, last Sun.
day. n
The Congregational churchG sWinooski
,sys. p. ~. ,s,,'S,, r--eo., received ii Snt e
members by profession of faith, and by let
ter last Sunday. This makes 52 in three
years, 26 by profession and 26 by letter.
The anniversary meeting of the Ameri-
can Missionary Association will be held at
the fremont Temple, Boston, Wednesday,
May ~, at IL o'clock A. NJ. Addresses will
be delivered by Rev. DR.. Duryea, of Brook
Ign, Rev. VIM b. Wright, of Boston, and
others direct from the field.
The American Congregational Union has
completed about go houses of worship since
last May, aud is pledged to over 80 more,
while other applications have been laid over
for lack Of funds.
The Old South Church, Boston, propose
to hold grand celebration Of their approach
ing bicentennial on the 22d and 26th of May
Seven young men have been accepted as
missionaries by the American Board this
year.
DR.. J. G. Holland is superintendent OIL
the Sabbath school of the American Chape
in Paris.
Key. t. l.. Cuyler says :" a poor, Juice
less sermon should never be preached after
the first time but a nutritious, savory dis.
course may be all the better on second deliy.
cry"
Rev. DR.. Brown Emerson has been pas
tor Of the South Church at Salem for sixty
four years. He is now ninety-two years old
and breaches once or twice every Sabbath.
Rev. A. l.. Stone has destined a call t,
Chicago. He likes California so well tina
" he desires to spend the remainder of his day
in land which has already become so deaI
tohiin."
The National Sunday School Convention
which was in session three days last week n
Newark, N. j., adjourned Friday night with
out day. Representatives from twenty-niu,
States were present The convention will as
scmble in 1872 at Indianapolis.
1t is stated that the hlethodists in thi
country are building an average off one and
half church edi6ces day.
AS thank-oifering for what the Lor,
has done for them the last six months, tn
Beach street Presbyterian church, Boston
raised by subseription-eards last Sabbath, ov
or $4,000 to pay off their burdensome debt
Two Baptist clergymen from ireland
Rev. Drs. Price and Henry, have come {,
this country in behalf of Baptist home mis-
sions in Ireland. They have twenty mission
NAtNH lANApAlhH ~ "a hunuEtlu lltItnl NiAilOIs
and they wish to send 10 or 20 additions
missionaries into the South and West
Protestant churches are organizing in al
the Turkish towns.
The 10Th annual session of the Massa
chusetts Episcopal diocesan convention as
semhled Ut Worcester, on Wednesday, Bishol
Eastburn presiding The bishops address re
ports 81 combinations and seven deacons AM
two priests ordained in the diocese during III,
past year. Reports of the churches an,
charitable societies show a good degree o
prosperity and permanent growth,
Bishop Mcfarland confirmed 800 chill
dren in st. Patrick's (Cotholio) cathedral al
Hartford, Conn, last Wednesday.
The guild Of the Holy Gross, yer,
High Church Episcopal association, held
service Monday morning, in Christ church
Fifth avenue, New York, at which peculiar
ritual was observed. The service was III,
regular Episcopal, accompanied by the form
and ceremoniesof the Roman Catholic Church
One Of the most general aud powerful
reyiyals ever known in Indiana is now in
progress in Richmond In all the churches
except the Episcopal and two of the Quaker
churches, crowded meetings have been held for
woeks, which are now continued every eve
ming. The whole community, -espccially the
leading business portion and influential iami-
lies,--is moved as by sweeping and irresis.
tible tidal wave. The mayor declares that
criminals have almost entirely disappeared
from his office that he had never seen the
like before. Week after week, and every
evening in the week, the churches are thronged
but no abatement Of interest is seen.