Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-27
Religious Intelligence.


college.-Rcv. DIR. Rankin, formerly Of Charles
town, Mass. who has been olhciatingat the Con.
grogtional church in Washington, d. c., for
some months, was last night installed as pastor
Of the church. The congregation was very large
The sermon was preached by Rev. Il. 5. Storrs
IT,, Of Brooklyn. Rev 5. Sweetsor, OF Norces
ter. Mass, made the installation prayer Rev
Geo II. Gould Of Hartford Conn, delivered tn,
charge to tho pastor, and Rcv. j $ Bingham Of
Boston delivered the charge to the peoplo.-Hov.
j. y. Stone purposes leaving Dandy, at the close
OF the present month"; and has - signiicd 10 his
peope-Rcv p r. Barnard. after a ministry Of
II years with the Congregational church in
Wiiams.own has resigned his office and a coun-
ell is to be called soon to advise as to his dsmis-
son.-rhe church at Decrfeld, y. II received
fourteen additions at the last communion. mostly
heads Of families is stated that there have
been twenty-seven ministers in n. H., whose
pastorates have exceeded fifty years Among
them were Rev VIM Allen of Greenland. ffty.
three years Rev. Joseph Adams OF Ncwinrton,
sxty-eight years Rev. Ebenezer FIagg Of Chcs-
ter. sixty years Rev. Samuel Parsons Of Rye.
fifty three years Rev jeremiah Fogg Of Ken
sngton, 6ity-nino years and Rev Huntington
Porter of Rye, sixty years.-'Thcre are thirteen
Congregational churches in Caledonia county
Rev. Mr.. Brastow of st. Johnsbury, preached to
the united congregations at the South Church on
Fast day. The sermon was designed to show the
growing tendency in Americans toward Material
ism, and dealt very plainly with some Of our
weaknesses and follies and especially with our
National conceit.---There are ten Congro-
gationa Churches in Bennington County
We learn that the Congregational church and
society at Lyndon Corner have raised 5000, and
secured the services Of Rev. NJ. II Wells for an
other year. We think this is a little increase of
salary over that of last year. The Addison Asso-
citation of Congregational ministers, at n recent
meeting in Middlebury, elected Rev Messrs.
beaytt and Steele 10 represent them in the Con-
gregtional Convention 10 be held at Chicago on
the 9th inst.
METHODIST.
The new Methodist church on White street.
Burlington, was dedicated on Tuesday with APP
propriate ceremonies The dedication sermon
was preached by Rev Bishop Ames, d. ID. of
Baltimore, and is said to have been very able
effort. The cost Of the new house and furniture
has been s5i 900, and Of the organ, 50 900. The
lot and parsonage are valued at So 900, max
ing a total Of $65,000.-Tbe State Methodist
Conference of Maine, will be held at Augusta. on
the 4th of next month.--The Methodist New York
East Conference adopted the majority report on
the Book Concern Investigations, having rejected
the minority report-lO3 TO 35 The Education
Committee reported in favor Of founding an acn
Il. - s..-t 4 4
f. Conference, tSpringfeld Mass, it was stated
that ZioR's Herald lost 50 900 last year, chiefly
through the expenses attending its change Of form
which form it urges all its contemporaries IA
adopt. It's circulation is "A 00O--At the late
meeting Of the n. H. General Conference. AT
Nashua, it was reported that there has been an
average Increase in ministers salaries of Si7.7I
There are 100 Sunday schools, and 1867 schol
AIRS, OF whom, during the year, 752 have been con.
verted. The final report of the vote on lay dele
CATION is that 70 vote for and 10 against it. The
report on the Conference Seminary and Femal,
College recommended an additional endowment
OF $4,000. The proposed union Of the Boston
Theological Seminary with the Boston University
was approved conditonally. 1t was resolved
that the use of tobacco is species Of utemper-
ancc, and that the conference will continue to ex
clude persons addicted TO the habit. The confer.
ence refused to express any opinion as to the mor
its of the controversy over the alleged irregulari-
ties in the Book Concern. The membership of
the churches numbers IL 1907 increase during
the year, 1888; admitted on probation, o92-
Rev. n. W. Wilder closed his pastoral labors
with the NJ. f. Church, Wilmington last Sun.
day.--rhe Nj. +. church in st. bloomsbury has en-.
joyed a continuous revival during the wear
Fifty or more conversions, and over thirty heads
of families, added to the membership The Sab
bath school has averaged in attendance lls dur
ing the last quarter. For all purposes the sum
OF 81 $50 has been raised during the year A
powerful revival of religion has been in progress
at Chippenhook, Rutland county. Meetings have
been held nearly every evening since February ID
BAPTIST
Rev. j. X. Chase, of Vershire, who has laborcd
long and successfully pastor in Northern New
England, has accepted the unanimous call to be.
come pastor of the Baptist church and society at
East Stoughton, Mass. The Baptist MAY ami
versares are to be held in Philadelphia, this year
The American and Foreign Bible Society and
tho Publication Society have failed to unite. as
they intended TO do.-Rev Charles W RAY. late
pastor OF the Baptist church at East Greenwich.
X. l., has accepted call to Bristol, Connecticut.
Rev. Jacob Knapp, the veteran evangelist.
preached last Sabbath at Bowdoin Square church
IN the morning and evening and at the fremont
Temple in the afternoon, dscoursng to large,
attentive and deeply impressed congregations.
Elder X. wason his way to his home in Rockford
ILL.,, from his long and successful labors in 81.
John and Fredericton, N BAT the thirdday's
session of the American Baptist Educational Con-
sention in Brooklyn, addresses We're made by Pro
lessor Crane, OF Texas, in favor of education in
the South DIR. Gregory, of Illinois, on the duty
oiedncators in the cause Of education; DR. Bright.
OF the Examiner and Chronicle on endowments
for Baptist collegesand academies nnd Dr. Ray
mond, President Of Vassar College, on female ed
ucation. 4 resolution protesting against the ef
forts 10 exclude the Bible from the pubic sebonl.
was adopted. Dir. NJ. h. Anderson roported n
series OF resolutions denouncing sectarian sobools
which were also adopted. The convention nd
Journed Sae die after the close of last evening"
session.-ln the absence of the Rev DR. Freeman
pastor OF the Baptist church in Vergennes. his
pulpit was supplied the last two Slbbaths bv
Hon. Geo. w. Gnndey .-Rey. Charles brooks
pastor of the Baptist Society in Weston, has re-
signed, and will close his abors the present
month;-Rev. ). p. farrar has accepted cali
from the First Baptist church of East Wnlling.
ford. lie will commence his labors. as pastor
early IN May The Baptist Sunday school In
Brpttleboro, numbers ilG members.
EPISCOPAL.
The New Hampshire Diocesan Convention is To
be held at Dover, May 25th.-Witha view to pre-.
pare preachers for the Masses an institution
called the House Of the Eangelists'' has been
established in New York, with Rev Stephen n
Tying, Jr,, as It's President. IL proposes. So
lar as It shall be enabled to do So 10 receive. sus
tain, educate, and employ young men who are
willing 10 devote themselves unreseryedly IN tho
neglected classes, and who shall be deemed other
wise qualified for the work "A late LEGACY s;,as
1000, 900 to the Episcopal Church Of Se5tfsnJ
Of this sum, two hundred thousand builds a ~,
thedral in Edinburgh, and 49, 900 annualy o.
TO aid students Of theology. Society Tor pr
noting Religion and learning In the State of New
York, has appropriated all its income lover S9l