Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-25
1869 is to be held at Brattleboro, the
first Wednesday in October, 1869.

first Wednesday in October, ISoS.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The installation of the Rev. Herman
c. Riggs, as pastor of the Congregational
Church and tSociety in st. Adams, will
take place on Thursday, Feb 18th, at half
past one o'clock, p. m. The following
ministers with one delegate, each from
their respective churches, have been inyit-
ed to compose the Council: Rev. {. b.
Cady, Alburgh; Rev. q. L. Wright,
Bakersfield; Rev. A. b. Swift, Eno,burgh
Rev. Daniel Wild, Fairfield; Rev. c. c.
Torrey, Georgia; Rev. L. Ii. Griffin, Bur
lington Rev. G.. b. Stafford, Burlington;
Rev. G.. Il. Tolman, Sheldon; Rev. l.. I.
Comings, Highgate The sermon is ex-
pected to be delivered by Rev. i. III. Grit
fin, Of Burlington.
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Bissell was with Christ
church, Montpelier, February 18th. Six
combinations took place.
Bishop Bissell ofIiciates at Enosburgh
Centre on Sunday Feb. 2lst.
Bishop Coke has addressed the fol-
lowing plain pastorate letter to the Clergy
and Laity of the diocese of western and
central New York:
BRETHREN BELOVED IL THE LORD
The soemnities OF Lent, now about to
begin. Justify me in calling on you, a my
self also, To renewed repentance, medIta-
tion and sincere confession, with prayer
The late pastoral letter OF the House oi
Bishops, suggests those practical matter
To which attention should bee particularly
directed. and / need add liitle 10 my r.
quest that you may heed those anm"ni-
mons, and study the Holy Scripture,
whether these things are -.
The enoflnities OF theatrical exhibitions.
and disturbances Of dances too com
monty tolerated in our times, are there 80
specially pointed out a. di-graceiul - the
age, and irreconcilatle with the Gospel 90
Christ, that | feel II my duty to the sDu,>
Of my flock to warn those who run wItA
the world 10 1.-The same excess Of not ~
these things. that they presume not {"
come - the Holy Table. Glasses prspar
ing for confirmation are now informed
that ! will NOT lay hands, sno@Ingly. on
any who j. not prepared To renoune" -uri
things. with other denominations 81 ''fh.
world, the flesh and the devil Let al.
choose deliberately whom they wili -nry",
and II salvation toe worth striving Tor. JET
them be persuaded t. a sober late, to self
denlals and 10 the pure and innocent Ell
iovment- which the Gospel not only per
mit-. hut which it can only create. II j.
high tim. that thc-limcs should be- drawn
between worldly and goiIy living; and
sea no use in "a Lent that j.. not -amrtiiled
10 such ends.
have heretofore warned NV Gach
against the blood-guiltiue-- ct ants-natal
infantIeide. Ii any doubts existed here
toiere a. 10 the propriety OF nay warning
Oh the subject. they must bow di-aPp'ai
before the fact that the world ifs,H J. he.
ginning - bee Mortified hy rhe Irio'lna.
results ot IA, sacrifice 10 Malaeh whiei
dehle our land. AGAIN ! warn You THAI
they who Do such things cannot luhrrf
utern Il life. Ii there be- "a special 1amna-
tiou Ter those who shed inuoee4tt blood.
what must he the portion 81 those who
have DO mercy upon their OWN flesh
Dearly beloved. save your~elge, from
this untowurl generation
Your ali.rriuua'- Bishop.
4. CLEVELAND CoNI.
Hishup af Western NV York,
and in charge OF the Diocese u Central
New York.
Hartford, Jan. 80. 1860
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Tie executive committee Of h,
Green Mountain Central Institute, -o.-ted
at b IRE. appeal o. variouz univer-ali-'
societies to hold festivals. far the benefit
Of that institution for which thy are en-
doavoriug 10 rsi-e 5000 TIL esmmi,r-,
say. Ii each society in the State viii q.
this. very large sum my h. raised
Probably the hpilliu- might be furnished
throughout Tho lajies in Barr. have
moved in this direction. and raised. ar
least. two hundred dollars. Thi- is
good beginning, and they ARE wrr'hy %.
much praise far iuau-urat.a- tae move.
meut What society Will second the ell
terpri-a,
-Rev. \. Scott. President of tho E,r-
mont Convention Of Unierr-ali-'-. give
notice that in a.t5rlAua. with the ia~trun-
ton Of the VI. Convention of Tnirer-l-
lists. tie Executive Committee would say
there j.. in the Treasury ,la -sm.f sli5-
81 70 be ai,,r.rgu.i O., -.-. D e..aa aai .s-
t active .1cirt.r- .. sn it, Judgement -'#l
, promise tl,. l..-, 3, .u.t-..
e Any aaeL ..ais:y 3.-.-ia- ai1 5- Ie
qucs'ed go -ars,-l nul v.ta i.eE. s Scott.
be Mtg-'stial5. NJ. -.a-in.e r1-5r ,.er,si. i.a
J. and numbers. t!a amaa.t taey a~.
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