Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-06-02
Religious Intelligence.

The annual meeting Of the Washington
County Conference will be held at Berlin on
Tuesday, june Sth, commencing at 10Y o'clock
A. NJ. Rev J. Copeland, Of Waterbury. is
the preacher of the opening sermon, and Rev.
l.. Tenney, Of Barre, the Communion sermon.
The Addison County Baptist Association
will hold its next anniversary in Bristol, on
Wednesday, june %, 1869, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ. Sermon by Rev. w. $. Blaisdel Bird.
port.
The Orleans County Conference will
hold its next annual meeting at Craftsbury,
commencing on Wednesday june 9th, at | H.
O'Clock, aud continue two days. Sabbath
school anniversary in the afternoon Of the
first day Special subject for consideration
How to make the social meetings of the church
more effective.
The Addison County Conference viii be
held Mt Cornwall, on Tuesday, june Sth.
Rev. Edwin II. Hodgman is the only au-
thorized agent in the State for the Home for
Destitute Children, at Burlington, for the
collection OF funds for that Institution.
REV. Edwin Burnham, the Evangelist,
will commence q series of meetings in West
Cornwall Tuesday evening, june Sih proximo.
Rev. n. +. Putnam is appointed to
preach the annual missionary sermon at the
Episcopal Convention, june LIST. at Rutland,
and Rev. d. G. Roberts or Rev \. b. Flan-
ders to preach the Convention sermon
To-day, MAY 2Sth), Bishop Goesbriand
Of Burlington confirmed about $50 persons
TO the Catholic faith, in st. Adams.
Rev. Geo. II. Parker, pastor Of the Bap-
list church at East Franklin, has resigned
the Passionate there and accepted a call from
the Baptist church at Panton
The Congregational society in Fairlee
have secured the services of the venerable DR.
Mckeen, Of Bradford, to supply their pulpit
for the ensuing year; or, as he says, d" till
Col shall say stop
The annual convention of the Sabbath
School Teachers connected with the Eyanpel.
ical church Of Massachusetts, will be held in
Charlcstown, on Wednesday aud Thursday,
June % / and 9th
The Y. NJ. G. A., of Chicago, after
stormy debate have passed resolution de-
caring that women shall not be admitted to
membership.
The Methodist clergymen of Chicago, at
meeting in that city, passed resolutions sol
emnly protesting against the ceremony of dec
Grating the graves Of the soldiers of the Union
on Sunday.
AT St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
church in Brook Ign, on the 10TH Bishop Lit
tleJohn who was present TO administer confr.
nation, felt himself compelled, by what he
saw around him, to utter n few powerful but
kindly words against Rtualizing and Roman
izing.
-Congregationalsm has had rapid
growth in Illinois. twenty-five years ago
there were less than score of churches of
this denomination, and there are now two
hundred aud fifty.
Rev. DIR. Storrs announced to his Brook.
lyn congregation, on Sunday last, tht he had
declined the call to Boston
REV. John f. Todd, of Boston, has ac-
eepted the call Of the Chapel street church in
New Haven
The receipts of the American Board for
April were Sl6,536 more than in April of
last year, leaving adefciency for the first half
of the year of sl0,247. Nearly SIS 900 per
month for the next four months are needed
to meet the appropriations made The re-
cepts from Vermont in April were 1866. 80
The new Memorial Independent Congre-
gational) church in Springfield, Mass, is to be
dedicated on the Sd ofJune. Among other dis
tinguished clergymen, addresses are expected
from Rev. DR.. Stephen II. Tying, Episcopal
Of New York, Rev. S. II. Malcom, the we'll
knownl liberal Baptist of Newport, r. l., Rev
j. Z. Hubbard, the rector at Westerly, r. l.,
who has been disciplined for fellowshiping
with other denominations, and Rev. Dr. Ide
also Baptist, of Springfield. Surely the mil.
lcnnium is coming,
The controversy between high and low
church Episcopalians RACES as fiercely as ever,
aud the significant movement of the times is
Que for organization among the low church
members. They have convention at Chica-
go next month, the call for which is against
all teachings, innovations, Vaccinations, and
devices that are employed for unprotestantiz-
ing this Protestant Episcopal church, corrupt
ing her doctrine, debasing her worship and
overturning her long-establshed rites, cere-
monies and usages."
AT meeting ofthe Evangelical Alliance
on the 18th inst, it was stated that the Gen
eral Convention, or World Gathering in this
country, had been postponed until the autumn
of 1870.
"A Madrid correspondent Of the London
Star says the avidity with which religious in
formation is sought in that city isremarkable.
In November, last year, the London religious
society began operations by establishing
stall for the dissemination of religious ltera-
ture. AT first, copies of the Gospels ard the
Bible were given away, but the demand ex-
ceeded the supply and the concourse was so
great 1t was found necessary to sell the books.
As many as 5000 copies Of the Gospels were
sold in one day. 1t is estimated that 300.
600 Gospels have been disposed of, and an
edition of 100000 is now being printed
Besides Protestant religious services on the
Sabbath, others are held during the week.
There is now an opening for the circulation of
any number Of tracts and many Roman Cath.
Ole priests are prepared TO profess Protes-
tantlsm. Religious liberty is virtually set
tied. The clerical party feel they are defeat
cd.
The American Tract Society has entered
on its fifty-sixth year. Its last years re.
cepts were over $4,000.
About fifteen hundred Sabbath school
children of Washington held their annual eel.
ebration on the 18th inst, and were reviewed
by the President,
One John w. Reed, residing near Lynch.
burg, Va, in fit of passion, pounded his
mother with heavy stick few nights ago.
and injured her so severely that she died the |