Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-27
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
Rev. DR.. Flanders formerly OF Con-
cord, n H., is soon to close his labors as
pastor of the Baptist Church in West
boro, Mass. He intends to make Beverly
the place of his future residence.
The Rev. r. E. Patterson, DID, for
merly President of the Waterville Col
lege, now Colby University, has been
elected President of the Chicago Baptist
Theological Seminary.
j. Warren Merrill, Esq, gave over
$50, 000 toward the new Baptist Church
in Cambridge, Mass.
The two hundredth anniversary of
the Rhode Island Conference of Six Prin-
ciple Baptists was lately celebrated at
South Scituate. The meetings continued
three days, and were largely attended.
They closed, upon the afternoon of the
third day, with an historical discourse by
Rev. Charles Howard Malcolm, who had
been invited by the Conference to preach
the two hundredth anniversary sermon,
concerning the origin and progress of the
denomination in Rhode Island. This is
the Oldest Baptist Association in America,
being thirty-seven years older than the
been invited to preach at Newbury, vt.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Special religious interest in the Con-
gregational Society at Coventry, Vt, is
reported.
The South Church Sabbath School,
Concord, N. H, have voted to sustain a
yearly scholarship in Dartmouth Col
lege, the cost of which is $50, and Prof
H. E Parker is to designate the first be-
nefoiary. [tf*
The North Church at Portsmouth,
N. H, voted last Sabbath to return to
their former custom of sermon in the
afternoon, instead of Bible service.
The society of the First Church,
Keene, n. H., have nearly completed a
subscription of $4,000 towards meeting
the expense of their parsonage, and pay
ing other debts.
The new Congregational church at
Enosburgh, Vt, is to be called Memorial
Church, it being fifty years since the
first building was erected.
EPISCOPAL.
The Right Rev. Bishop Stevens calls
public attention to letter he has lust
received from Bishop MeIlvaine of Ohio,
who is now in England, in relation to the
wants of the Rev. Mr. Lamson of Paris,
whose claims for aid to enable him to re-
main their are strongly urged. Bishop
Stevens in commanding the matter says
THE case is one of peculiar interest,
and requires prompt action. 1t appeals to
the Christian and national sympathies OF
American travellers who have enjoyed the
services in that church during their So
journ in Paris, and also to those who have
received the courteous attentions of it,
Jealous rector. The Rev Mr.. Lamson
should have our sympathies, our help, our
prayers. Let us not fail to give him
these, and especially during the present
calamity. I shall be happy to receive and
acknowledge any contributions sent to me
for this purpose, or to the gentleman men
toned in the letter of Bishop McIlvaine.
"WM. BACON STEVENS,
"Bishop in charge of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church on the Continent of Eu-
rope"
"A member of St. Paul's Church, SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, has given to the Onondaga
Mission a very handsome service for the
Holy Communion, in place of the rich
and antique vessels held by St. Peters.
A lbany, which were given to and intend
ed for the Onondagas.
The Rt. Rev Bishop Nicely of Maine,
is expected to preach the sermon at the
annual meeting of the Society for the IT,
crease eff the Ministry, ia st. Peters
Church, Brooklyn, on Sunday evening,
October 23d.