Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-28
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Religious Intelligence.

l. BAPTIST.
l Rev. William L. Palmer, OF West Cornwall,
is President of the Board Of Trust of the Baptist
state Convention. Rev. Charles Hubbard, Ches-
ter. Secretary; Dea. E. A. Fuller, Burlington,
Treasurer; Mial Davis, Auditor.
/ The next meeting of the Baptist State Con-
yeption is to be held at Hydeville, the first Wed
nesday in October.
/ The next meeting of the Vermont and Shafts
bury Association will be held at Wallingford the
last Wednesday in August.
1 Rev. c. H. spurgeon writes to the Boston Ly-
ceum Bureau that he has no kind of idea OF visit
ing theUnited States.
! About thirty Baptist clergymen Of New Eng
land have signed declaration of faith which al
lows each church to fix its own terms of com
munion. .. .. e.-
| Chicago has thirteen Baptist doctors of diVin-
ity. The sixty thousand Baptists in MISSISSIPPI
have not single one. There are 4,567 members
of Baptist churches in Chicago.
| Rev. s. K. Dexter leaves the passionate of the
church at Bennington, Vt, with which he has
labored the past year. He preached his farewell
sermon two weeks ago.
| During the last three months forty members
have been added to the Baptist church in Deer
field, N H., thirty-four by baptism. Others are
waiting to go forward another month.
| Mr.. d. E. sakellarios, native Greek who
was educated in this country and married his
wife here, was ordained as Baptist clergyman at
Athens, May 90, several clergynen Of the United
States taking part in the services.
The new Baptist church on Park avenue and
Thirty ninth street, in New York, the corner
stone of which was laid on Tuesday, is to be of
1 A. IS
feet high. The interior will contain gallery on
three sides, and will accommodate 100 people.
ThA cost will be aboutsl $4,000.
| "A recently returned Baptist missiono-y says
there are 5,UUU O0yerus 10 Christianity IN
China in more than 100 organized churches.
There are $50 native preachers laboring there and
foreign missionaries employed by from a to %
different societies.
-Horatio B. Hackett, d. D., of Newton, Mass,
has accepted the appointment to the chair of New
Testament Literature and Interpretation, ten
dered him by the trustees of the Rochester Theo-
logical Seminary.
About fifty Baptist clergymen, pursuant to a
call, met in Boston, to consider the subject OF pull
pit eulogies on the late Charles Dickens. After
debate, it was concluded that no special express
sion of opinion was called for.
|
| The Royalton Association will meet in Ro-
chester, Tuesday, August ID.
| The Windham Association will meet II
Wardsboro, Tuesday, August I'd.
Rev. John Fraser closes his labors at Iras-
Uurgn, vt.
Rev. d. B. Bradford of Randolph, VIA re-
signed his pastorate of the COngre gational Church
| in that place last Sabbath, July 18th.
cepted an invitation TO the pastorate Of the Con-
gregational Church at Plttsford. and expects to
enter upon his work in August.
AT the meeting of the Ohio Congregational
Conference several women were refused admission
as delegates, by vote of IS to G5.
"A missionary says twenty years ago 1 was
| living in the valley of the Connecticut, as far
north any railroad had penetrated. NJ
travels had extended East almost TO STEAMBOAT.
"A presbyterian Alliance has been formed IN
Philadelphia to liquidate church debts; build
hospitals and homes for the poor, and in other
ways push the work Of eyangelzation.
The Canada Presbyterian Church has i
synods, Il presbyteries, 300 ministers, and 2
seminaries. 1t was organized in 1861. The COM
municants are A., l52, an increase of 1886. The
amount contributed for congre gational purposes
is s359,677, and for missionary purposes $i2,505.
EPISCOPAL.
/ Rev. John J. Roberts, of the Diocese and
city of New York, is to oficiate IN the parish Of
Zion Church, Manchester, VT, during lis vaca-
don from his city parish.
! The MARQUIS of Butte, d ROmanIst Is about
returning to the Anglican faith. But it seems
that he was first EDUCATED Scotch Pre4hytsrian
muned, and in less than a week from his confirm
alton became Romanist.
There is also reason to believe that the re-
turn of Mr.. Ffoulkes to the Anglican faith will
result in the conversion of many other Romanists.
The first choir of boys in the State OF Penn
sylvania was in Christ Church, Danvine. At 3
recent ordination, they were properly vested il
SUPPLIES. Both organ and choir are in their pro-
per place in the chancel.
Bishop Whipple, Of Minnesota, has returne5
from his European trip with health much I'm.
proved. He has received 10000 from L, ,olisb
friends endowment for professorship a yaIu-
able grant of books for a library from the Uni
versity of Oxford, and $1,000 from an American
lady for the erection of a mission school chapel
One hundred and ifty-six communicates
have been added to ST. Clements Church. PbjIa-
delphia, during the pas. year. Seven have been
lost through dislike of the choral service. 4 Sc
ries of popular sermons is arranged for the com
ing seasons of Advent and Lent by different
preachers, including the Rector of Rutland.
st. Luke's Church, Baltimore, has recently
added TO its stained glass windows another rich
memorial, manufactured in ondon
At the 43d Annual Council of the Diocese of
Mississippi, lately held, there was presented to
the Bishop a token of remembrance of his 73d
birthday, as well as of regard and devotion of his
clergy, crozier, or pastoral staff.
Nearly $1,000 have been subscribed for the
erection of parsonage in st. Johns parish,
Poultney, and the building is going On rapidly
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev. George S. Guernsey will preach at
Hancock on Sunday, July list.
-Bey. Kttteridge Haven will preach At sud
bury, Sunday July Slst.
Rev. Prof n. White, occupied the pulpit OF
the Universalist church in Shoreham, on Sun
day, July oath.
Rev. Prof. O. Cone will preach at shoreham,
Sunday, August It'll.
Rev B. L. Bennett accepts d call from the |
society in Irvlngton, N. J.
The fall term of the Green Mountain Insti- |
tute, at South Woodstock commences August
3lst. Marsh .. Perkins Principal
At a Centenary meeting in Titusyille. Pa, |
conducted by DIR. SAKE and Rev. H. T. Miller,
six thousand dollars We're raised. We do not |
learn the particulars, but presume it was mostly
applied to the reduction of the debt on the new |
church The church in Titusville is without |
pastor.
The COUenaRt invites those in all the sects |
who are dissatisfied with their ereeds, and who |
would take refuge in the shelter of a church that
acknowledges Jesus, and at the same time does |
no violence to the head or heart of man. to come |
with US, and enjoy religion that affords def |
nate anchorage, while it meets every want of the
soul.
Rev. X. c. Walthan has been spending |
several months in Vermont and preaching in |
various places in the vicinity of Montpelier, as
he had opportunity. His place of residence for
the present is Montpelier. He is in readiness to
respond to calls to preach either in Vermont or
Massachusetts. Those desiring his services can