Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-22
Religious Intellssence'
BAPTIST.


BAPTIST.
The Baptists began work in 1914
among the slaves in Jamaica; but, owing
to the opposition of the planters, made
little progress until the slave instruction
of 1872. Now there are 81 churches
with $4,000 members and 81 ministers, o.
whom 20 are colored.
"A revival is in progress in Gross
River, N. Y. Twenty have been convert
ed, and several have been baptized.
We have also good news from Missis
sippi. Zion church has recently had 2:
accessions, Rocky Springs, 80. and othel
churches are greatly blessed.
We have cheering intelligence from
some parts of North Carolina. Boiling
Spring church has recently had 81 bap
tisms; Camp Creek, 30; Shiloh. ls; Alb
bolts Creek, 81; Moriah. so.
A revival is in progress in Utica, Mo.
under the labors of Rev. A, F. Randall
ten have been baptized.
AT Fort Scott, Kansas, over fifty pro
fess conversion. Thirty have been bap
tized, and the interest continues.
The Baptists of West Virginia hav'
nearly doubled their numbers in the las
seven years.
Rev. DR.. Everts, of the First church
Chicago, baptized four the first Sabbath
in November. Sixteen were received Il
the fellowship of the Western Avenue
church the same day. seven of whom wer'
baptized the preceding Sabbath. Thi
church has nearly trebled its number
since the organization last January. Fiv'
were also received into the Fifth church
"A revival is in progress in the Bap
fist church at Fairfax under the labors o.
Rev. H. G. Dewitt, an Evangelist. Fifty
or more have professed hope.
Rev. H. G. Dewitt is soon to com
mence series of revival meetings at the
Baptist church in Montgomery.
Rev. J. w. Terry of Jerseyville, hal
gone out as a missionary TO Spain.
The Rev. A. G. Graves of Louisville
KY, has received an unanimous call from
the First Baptist church in Manchester
n. Fl.
The minutes of the Vermont Baptist
Convention for 1870, form pamphlet o.
about 100 pages, neatly printed by Tut
tie & Co., Rutland. There are reported I
Associations, 50 pastors, liz churches
1857 members.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Ten persons joined the church il
Craftsbury at the last communion.
Over GAO conversions are already
as the fruits of the revival al
Derby Center. Daily meetings are still
held
Rev. n. Richardson of Rockport,
Mass, has received unanimous call te
the church of Strsfford, VT, to become
their pastor, and will supply them for
the present.
1T is stated that the church in New
Haven, Vt, has invited to the pastorate
Rev. Frank Seely of Richford Springs
N. Y.
Rev. A. I. Deming late of Post Mill:
is acting Pastor of the church in New.
bury, Vt, and he with bis family now oc'
cupy the parsonage.
"A meeting of the Washington Coun.
ty Conference of Churches, was held al
VT, commencing Dooombor
18th, and continuing until Wednesday
noon.
Rev. Joseph Blake pastor of the
church in Gllmanton, n. H, the past ten
years, having been afflicted with severe
illness, has resigned.
Rev. Nr. Field OF Alstead, n. H,
has accepted the call from the Congre-
gational church in Wilmington, Vt, and
will commence his lsbors the first of next
March.
Rev. Ebenezer Burgess, DID. of Ded-
ham, died on Monday 9th, aged so years.
He had been forty years pastor of the
church in that place, but
some years since on account of
his age. Mr.. Burgess was for two years
Professor of Mathematical and Natural
Philosophy in the University of Vermont,
the chair in 1917. He was a
graduate of Brown University, and was
one sof the founders of the Liberian en-
terprise.
Fifty years ago Rev. R. X. Rogers
Presbyterian church in Sandy
Hill, preached there ten years and then
removed to another field of labor. Again
On Sunday, Both nit, Mr.. R. now seven
ty.four years of age, preached to the mem
Ders of that church after an absence of
Iorty years; but scarcely half dozen of
The old members still remain, the venerable
reverend, though now past three score and
len, is erect, walks with a firm step, and
ais voice still remains clear and powerful
an active service of fifty
years.
EPISCOPAL.
The catalogue of Trinity College
or 1S70-1 is issued. The students are
divided as follows: Senior class, 10 stu
Tents and University students; junior
lass, "a sophomore class, %, and 3 Uni
'ersity students freshman class, %, and
University students. The library contains
1000 volumes.
Bishop Bedell of Ohio warned his
'lergy not to unite with other denomina-
ions in Union services on Thanksgiving
Day. He said:
sour church has appointed special
ervice to be used on Thanksgiving Day
I is the duty Of the clergy to employ
hat service, and no other; and should
my clergyman be absent from his post on
hat day, 1t is the privilege of the people
o meet in their own church, without
him, appointing a Lay Reader for the
ime."