Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-20


and 81 have since been added.
The Congregational church of Win
ooski, Rev. L. H. Elliot, pastor, received
Ia new members by profession of faith,
and 3 by letter, Sunday, May Cd. This
makes SO in 3 years, 26 by profession and
36 by letter.
Rev A L. Stone has declined call
to Chicago. He likes California so well
that she desires to spend the remainder
of his days i'll land which has already
become so dear to him
Rev Dr. Brown Emerson has been
pastor at the South Church at Salem far
sixty -four years. He is now ninety-two
years old, and breaches once or twice
every Sabbath.
Rev. T. L. Cuyler says: "a poor,
iuiceless sermon should never lie preachcd
after the first time; but nutritious.
savory discourse may be all the better ON
second delivery"
The Old South Church, Boston, pro-
pose to hold q grand celebration of their
approaching bicentennial on the 22d and
Goth of May.
Seven young men have been accepted
as missionaries by the American Board
this year.
The American Congregational Union
has completed about SO houses of worship
since last May, and is pledged TO over 90
more, while other applications have been
laid over for lack of funds.
EPISCOPAL.
Divine services in the forms of the
Episcopal church, are held every Sabbath
in the Hall of the new block, at Spring
field, VT
Rev. C. L. Hutchins, of st. John :
Parish, Boston, has accepted a call as
assistant in the Cathedral Episcopal
church, in Buffalo, n. Y.
Bishop Doane preached and admins
tered confirmation at the Church of the
Holy Cross, Troy, N. Y, on Wednesday,
May 9th.
The young ritualistic rector of St.
James church, San Francisco, has been
prevented by suit at law from selling
the church, which unfortunately stands
in his name, to the Roman Catholics
In ST. James Episcopal) church,
Milwaukee, the envelope system of free
nffar;neo each sunday has been IN vogue
three years past, and the testimony is that
it works we'll All the money that is
needed is raised, without church fairs,
pew rentings or any such expedients.
The excitement in regard TO the elec-
ton of a Bishop of Montreal is reviving
in Canada. DR.. BIlch and the Bishop of
Ruperts' Land are still the favorites with
the laity but it is limited that the House
of Bishops will refuse to send down
either of these names, in which case there
will probably be no election Many Of
the clerical and lay delegates are deter
mined not 10 choose high-churchman.
LIBERAL CHKIsTAS.
Rev C W Emerson, OF Mortified
VI, his been called to the church at
Granville, Mass
Rev + Healey. of Lyndon, Vt, has
received Il call from the Univer-alist
70 ard Of Missions in New York, Offering
the indueement of about 81 800 per :, ar.
Mr. II, however, seems greatly attached
TO hi~ present relation, ana it Is not plo-
bablc that he will accept.
The American Unitarian Association
has made appropriations of sums from
800 to $1,000 to eight churches. Carl
ISL. Dover, and Mendon, Mass, and Ca
lai-. Ne, each received 800 Sheffield,
IL, $500 Ithaca, \. Y, $500 Nor,hum-
berland, Pa, 5000 :; and $1,000 goes TO
aid the new society in Philadelphia.
METHODIST.
The Central New York Conference
voted to raise $4,000 for college en- 'ow-
meuts.
Rev. David W Gould of the Troy
Conference, died suddenly at Wilton,
Saratoga County, Thursday, May It'll
1t il stated that the Methodists in
this country, are building an average of
one and one half church edifices day.
Rev. III. S. Holman, recently chap
lain of New Hampshire State Prison at
Concord, goes to Montpelier
The Methodist church and society in
Westficld, have decided To build new
church this summer, the funds being
nearly or quite all raised.
The trustees Of the M. L. Church at
West Chazy, have, we are informed, pur-
chased a fine parsonage lot next south OF
the school house, where they intend to
erect parsonage.
The English Wesleyan society will
probably receive this year nearly as large
contributions AS last year, when they
reached the exceptionally large amount
of Gl49,0O0
A new church is about to be erected
at Newport. Rev. }. w. Spencer is the
pastor of the society, but supplies the
Baptist church one half the time for the
present
Rev. A. Witherspoon, d. D., the new.
ly appointed presiding elder of Platts.
burgh district, has removed to the dis.
trict parsonage in Plattsburgh, and will
enter upon his labors Immediately.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
Bishop Mcfarland confirmed 30(
children in ST. Patrick's cathedral al
Hartford, Conn, last Wednesday
Rev. Father Lowery, of Utica, sue
ceeds Rev. Ambrose O'Neil as parish prizes,
at Green Island, Troy N. Y.
Rev. James Marshall, a Catholic