Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-09-28
Religious Intelligence.


this church since the beginning Of the year,
Rev. G. NJ. Winch acting Pastor Tho North
Church in Portsmouth, n H. has a Young
Peoples Christian Association connected with
it, which is very busy in doing good in various
ways-Rev. J. W. Chckering Jr., preached
his farewell sermon at the Second Church ia
Exeter N. H., Sept 4th. lie leaves soon to
commence his duties as Professor in The Ma
tional Doaf.Mutc College, Washington, d. G.
Mr.. Chickering was formerly a resident OF
Montpelier and was Secretary Of the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary Society. Rev,
II. A. Ilazen, with advice and cordial recon-
incubation Of a Council on the Sth inst, is
released from his pastorato at Lyme, New
Hampshire, after the last Sabbath in October
The Lamoillo Association of Congregation
al Ministers met at Cambridge, on the l3th-
Rev. Mr.. Stevens, formerly of Bellows Falls,
has been extended q call from the First Church
in Milbury Mass.-Rev. Russell r. Hall
was ordained pastor Of the church in Pitts
ford, Sept Sth.-Rev T.. j. Hooker was in
stalled as pastor Of the Congregational church
in Middlebury on the lth inst--Six churches
were added to the general Conference Of
Maine last year There are pa churches in
the State-Deacon Aaron Benedict Of Water
pe'J Oo""'i u"' 'Uu.N $500 ~ us ~
rious generous s.,'s " ioHu Ooi''s'' ""u 's
'"e '"rs's' 'o"'''Du'O' 10 i's iu"'''
baptist
The Freewil Baptist society in Walden
was organized lS37.-'The Baptist church at
Deerfeld, N. H., recently received lorty.seven
members, and the Freewil Baptist forty-six
The Theological seminary at Madison, n
l., graduated i've students tins year, the coll
lege eleyen-Ihere are upwards OF 5O,UUO
baptsts IN East 1ennessee'-lhe chicago
Bapust University commences the new col
lege year under the most favorable auspices.
The English Missionary Society has ninety
five churches in Jamaica, eleven OF which
were added last year. The membership is
l9,65l.-lhe two hundredth anniversary OF
the conference Of the six principal Baptists OF
Rhode Island was lately held at South Scit-
uate X. /. The meeting, which continued
through three days, were largely attended and
OF great interest," rev George f. stanton OF
fltchburg' lately OF Lowell has accepted
call from the Calylnistic Baptist church IN
South Weymouth Mass.-Key. i. W. Lane
recent graduate Of Newton Theological Sem
mary, was last week Installed as pastor OF the
Baptist society In Bow, N II.
Methodist.
We publish this week very full report OF
the proceedings of the Methodist State Con
vention held at this place last week. We
think 1t will repay careful perusal-A cor
respondent OF the ChrSt'dR Adrocate says
that itlooks MS II the next Methodist General
Conference would select one bishop from an
Eastern and two from Western institutions OF
learning. 1t also says that the troubles in
the Book Room between the agent DIR. Carl
ton, and assistant agent Dr. Lanahan, "are
not at all abating in their volume and evil
dent mischieyous tendencies. during the
last 10 years the Methodist membership in
Canada has increased from 1864 to 64,GsS;
and the membership in their Indian mission
from l,19O to 2, l59.-There is a Methodist
local preacher in Illinois who has passed his
lOSd year, and Is stll engaged IN his good
work. -Susquehanna Free Methodist Confer
ence has church property estimated at $3.50,
OOO.-The Free Methodists have been hold
ing conference in New York city, the past
week. They claim 10000 members and lO9
u"'e''ing P'e"oners,L ny'noui l,. nave
Jus' oPeheu sIhoo' III SH'' i-"N ~ Oi'y'-A
monument 10 yonn anu Onarles wesley Is 10
oe erec'cu III westminster Apoey
Episcopal.
The Rev j. Milton Peck, recently Of Yer
mont, was instituted into the rectorship OF
Christ church, Danvile, Penn. on the Sth
inst. Bishop Bissell confirmed on Sunday.
September II, six persons, in St. James
church, Arlington. Bishop Doane, Of Albany.
has approved of new Episcopal PRAYER book
to be used in his diocese. He has added the
celebrated Scotch Office" of the HOLY Com.
munion, in which the objective and real pres.
ence of Christ in the sacrament is taught
The Episcopalians report 500 combinations.
and 1924 COMMITMENTS in the diocese Of
Long Island 7S2 confrmations and II 800
communicates in Massachusetts, and 1865
combinations, and 22035 COMMITMENTS in
the diocese which includes PHILADELPHIA -
The Episcopal Convention of the diocese of
Illinois at its recent session, passed the new
canon, making il an offence punishable with
Immaculate suspension from the functions OF
the ministry Tor clergyman to appeal to q
e"i, tribunal 10 prevent OF AVOID any ecoleslas-
ucai proceeding
Liberal Christian.
A Uniyersalist society was formed in Wal.
den in lS2O.--Fourtecn scholars entered the
Green Mountain Central Institute from Beth
el, during the fall term.-Mrs Livermorc
Unitarian, has been conducting service quito
acceptably in Epping, n. H.-Rev. NJ. H.
Harris was ordained pastor of the Brattleboro
Universalist church on the l5th.-The Uni
yersalists in Vermont number 36 societies,
families, 1884 number of churches l3 num-
Der of members 7S9, net gain for the year
l5l; total value of church property in the
State sl66,6O3; total Indebtedness upon it
5000; amount raised and expended for cur
rent expenses for the year, s23, l06,-The
Universalists have just been holding an inter
esting centenary meeting in Gloucester Mass.
Rannrta nf tho ueneral financial conditions "a