Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-04
Religious Intelligence.

BAPTIST.
In Iowa tie number of churches j.
gp&, with 100 pastors. and .,i01 mem
beers. The number blptiscd during- the
year past was $50, and the amount com
tributed TO charitable objects $22 1861.
There are in California % Baptist
churches with settled pastors. and a total
membership OF $500. Three churches in
New York city have a larger member
ship than can be found in al the fifty
Baptist churches in California. The great
want in that State is earnest. able preach
ers
The Maryland Baptist Union Associ-
alton, organized a third Of century ago
comprises most Of the Baptists in Mary
land, and several Of the churches in the
district Of Columbia tt contains 81 or
dained ministers, 80 churches, with 5,13i
| members. Dnrins, tho hat year 21s were
received 10y baptism.
Rev Mr. Butler, recently of Berlin,
y. Y, has received and accepted call
from the Baptist Church at Factory Point.
to hecome.their pastor. end entered upon
hi, labors last sabbath.
The membership Of the Baptist de-
nomination in Illinois is 54.4fi; number
Of associations IL churches SO: pastors
$50; persons. baptized during the gear
5,Gri Besides these therv are Free Win
Baptist Churches 56 ministers Il: total
membership 2.l25. Also Anti Mission
Baptist Associations II: chur hes t25;
ministers %; IN mher~hip BOG :. During
the year - churches have be IN organized:
II houses If worship dedic ated. at a eos,
of So. 2aS. and II min i.tsrs ordained
The denomination haze colleges sad
seminaries in tine State
Tho churches in Pit, siorI. fleming
tori, Ftirhaven, Wet I'll aYon aud Man.
chester, Of the Vermont ana Shaft bury
Association, reported REVEALS during I'd,
year 1865.
-Four pastors nave removed from til c
Vermont and Shaftshury Association dun
ing the year 1863. !. K. Chase, c. p.
Frcnyear, w S. Apscy and L. b Hurl-
bart.
The Seec nj Session Of the Vermont
Baptist Ass' citation was held at Pcultney,
IN 1896. ey Isaac. Sawyer. moderator,
hud Rev. Richard II Ely. preacher. The
Ehe nun .bcr Of Baptist communicates AT
that tin e in the State WAS 5.519. The
inoreas during the previous year, $50
memb rr-
- fhe Baptist STATE Convention reports
tho following sums contributed for religi-
or; purposes; Baptist Free Mission So
Gle W, $3.50; National Theological Insti-
tut e, $1sG IA; Bible Union. $l1; Amer
ical Baptist Publication Society, So /;
An .eriean Baptist Missionary Union,
50 4l.45; American Baptist Home Mis-
81 on Society, $34399.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. \. Foster, of Pntney. received
don aations to the amount of $500 from his
fr!e nds lately.
Mr.. w. A. Hazen, of Norwich, has
~ "SPeeu d 'aii W tiic pdStoiAtc oi bhc
orth Congregational church in Middle
to wn. Conn.
The oldest acting Congregational
pr 'stor in Vermont IS I,ev. o. c. Wheeler,
W no has been settled in Soath Hero more
n an twenty eight years.
The letle church of Londonderry,
Vt, organized last August. with twelve
ne moers, has increased to tive uty-two,
ma has secured in the parish 70 relig-
Gus Purposes for this year nearly S1,lOO.
lhey have purchased house of worship
rom the Me thodist conference, and are
api dly finish ing a convenient parson age.
Sev- nj. A. iates is pastor of the chni-ch.
Rev. F l. G. Riggs was installed as
'astor OF the Congregational church in
u. Aibanf on Thursday last. Invoca ton
y Rev { J. B. Cady, Alburgh. Prayer by
'ev. T. S. Comings, Highgate. SerI non
Rev. L. III. Griffin, of Burlington, f :om
latthe' v xiii. So: "And he did not m any
nghty works there because of their un-
chef and John xii l.. "Then Jesus six
avs before the Passover came to Bethany,
her Lazarus was, which had been dead,
fb ON he raised from the dead" In