Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-14

mont, sixty years ago, formed the church
at East Smithfeld, Penn, and have main
tanned their Congregational integity,
though for more than thirty years they
have been ministered to by Presbyte-
rian.
Rev. I. Dwinell, D. D., IA Vermonter)
preached the sermon at the installation of
Rev. J. J. Powell, at Rio Vista, Cal, on
the ID of March.
Rev. G. E. Hooker, after years alb
sence, has returned to Nashua, N. H,
with health so recruited as to be able to
resume his labors.
On the first Sabbath in March, the
First Church in Keene, N. H., received
13 new members-9 on profession the
Second Church 1S-by profession Is.
Rev L. III. Cobb's people at Spring
field have raised his salary, AMI secured
him life insurance policy of $4,000.
Rev. James T. Hyde, formerly OF
Middlebury, is supplying the church at
West Haven, Conn.
Rev. DR.. Boardman's church at Bing-
hampton, N. Y, received fifteen members
at their March communion.
Benjamin f. Blanchard, Charles G..
Boardman, Leverett Chattertoa, J. E.
Manley, Roswell r. Mead, David Morgan,
DIR. Lorenzo Sheldon and Richard Wat
kins, of West Rutland, are life'members
of the Vermont Domestic Missionary So.
ciety.
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Bissell preached in the lent SER
vice at st. Thomas Church Brandon, and
catechised the children. Sunday March
9th, he confirmed seven persons in the
same church, making IS confirmed in this
parish this conventional year. Last week
he took part in lent services of St. Lukes
church of st. Adams and cateciised the
children. Sunday April Sd a. m he in
stituted the Rector, Rev. Nathaniel f
Putnam, P. m. confirmed 20 perlons, and
in the evening preached and Confirmed
one at the mission st. Adams BY, max
ing 30 persons confirmed this yea: in this
parish.
"A writer in the New Have, PaNa-
dim, protesting to be Congregafonalist
says in the last nine years thu Con-
gregational churches in that CITY have
2 per cent. while the Episcopal churches
has:gained 25 per cent. In Hartford the
Congregational church has lost 5 per cent.
and the Episcopal churches gained 20 per
cent Tn the State of Connecticut during
the same period the Congregational
churches have gained less than 5 per cent.
and the Episcopal church has gained 40
per cent.
The papers are already in the hands
of the standing committee of the diocese
of New York for the admission as can
didate for Holy Orders, Rev DR.. Osgood
late Unitarian preacher.
Mr. L. B. Purmort, Congregational
lioentiate has recently been admitted as a
candidate for Holy Orders in the diocese
of Minnesota.
The Convention Journal of South
Carolina shows 63 parishes, 81 clergymen,
279 combinations of which "a are 'col-
ored"
The vestry of st. Paups church Roch-
ester, have just spent $4,000 in renovat-
ing the interior of the edifce, adding re,
cess chanoel, moving the organ to its APP
propriate place on one side of the chancel
The lectern is of the form of an eagle
Bishop Coke preached at the re-opening
service.
The Midnight Mission, so called, OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church in New
York city is causing great interest. The
Bishops of at least six leading diocese have
just issued special pastorals urging this
work upon their peoples consideration,
for their prayers and offerings. Its pur-
pose Is, says Bishop Huntington of Cen.
trail New York, "the restoration to
purity, by the power of Christ, of fallen
women, not abandoned women, for thai
has no place in christians voca bulary. -
Daniel Huntington, the artist, is Vice
President of the organization and gives
much of his time to the work. Does any
one think of his exquisite painting "Mer.
cy's Dream?" Some of the noblest ladies
of New York, are in charge of the house
In the last year there were ga women
received, of whom only 81 returned to 9
life of sin the rest placed in good posi-
tions, in the hospital, or restored to their
friends. chaplain, a clergyman of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and also q
physician, are in constant attendance and
the work is carried on with remarkable
system aud effect, and is in its plan and
purpose aggressive as to the evil, and not
merely furnishing refuge.
1t is well proved by late series OF
articles in the Hartford Churehman that
st. Paul in his epistles makes many quo
tations from the hturgies of the christian
church, then in constant use in his day
and for twenry years before the earliest
of his apostles.
THE new Bishop of Missouri, Bishop
Robertson, has organized the clergy
and two laymen from each parish in the
city and county of st. Louis into Cathe
dral Chapter. Object, more systematic
and effectual church work.
/ LIBERAL CHRISTIAN
Rev. L. Warren, Universalist, is te
preach in North Montpelier.
:. Rev. j. B. Morse breaches to the
Universalist society in South Woodstock
The first Universalist sermon eve,
preached in this country was delivered al
place near the present village of Good
Luck, N. j., September Both, ITO. BY
John Murray, who had been converted
from Methodism by the preaching Of
, James Reilly of London.
Gloucester, Mass, is to have grea,
, centennial celebration of Universalism ON
the Both of September, in honor of the