Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-08
Religious Intelligence.



Mass.--fhc Middlobury church voted to cx-
tend pastoral call to Rev. H. r. Hooker Of
Fairhavcn. The society voted a salary Of
81 1000 on his acceptance Of the call.-Honry
Ward Becchor, in n sermon last Sunday, took
decided ground against what has been called
the " Puritan Sabbath" He believes in walk
ing out and in writing letters on thatday, and
wouldn't sign a petition against allowing
horse-cars to run on Sunday. This, he
thought, was an injury to the poor; and that
il was no worse for them to ride in the cars
than for the rich 10 ride in their carriages -
Rev Drs Clement of Norwich and Drake Of
Rovalion: and Revs. Il. f. Ray of Hartford;
r. s Hubbard Of Rochester; J q. Bittingcr
Of Ilarilani H. q. Brastow of st. Johns
bury A. w. Wild Of Greensboro; VIM. A.
Robinson of Barton r. w. Olmstoad Of Dor
set and A. f. Clark Of Peru, are members
elect Of the Vt constitutional Convention
Rev.Wm. l. Chalmers, young Theological
student from ~ Y. City, is engaged toproach
for the Congregational Society in Baintrcc
during a three months vacation.-lhe Com
gregaiiona Society of llnosburgh, have raised
about six thousand dollars to move and re-
pair the church at the Cenrc-work has
commenced.
The Methodists Of lrasburg have voted to
pay their minister $500 and give him the use
Of the parsonage this year which is $3.50 bet |
ter than last ycar.-A Sunday School lnsti-
tute. under the management Of Rev. Mr.. Os-
trander, Of New York was held on Thursday |
aud Friday at the Methodist church, in Fair
haven Several Sunday Schools were repre-
sentcd.--Bishop Simpson is to preside over
the German and Swiss Methodist Conleren-
ces
baptist.
The dedication Of the Methodist and Bap-
fist house of worship in Bridport takes place
Thursday, june 9th.-Rey. w. G. Walker,
the former pastor Of the Baptist church in st.
Adams, has accepted the call Of the First
Baptist Church, of Fox Lake, Wis-The
corner stone Of the Baptist church, Fairhayeu,
was laid on Thursday, june 2d.--Rev. Sam
uel Everett Of Rowe, Mass, has accepted
call to the pastorate of the Baptist church in
Whitingham.- Moses Pattee, formerly Of
Orleans county, and for a number Of years a
member of the Vermont Legislature, is a
member of the New Hampshire Legislature.
The WatcsmaR and Reflector says that
Mr.. Spurgeon is viking to visit the United
States if he can be assured that the Baptists
here will be willing to do something Tor his
college and his orphanage. Mr.. Sturgeon is
but 36 years old and preached ! 900 sermons
before he was 81 For the last years 25,-
900 copies week of his sermons have been
sold. Not less than 100000 copies have
boon sold in England, besides 800, 600 volumes
in America He has baptized not less than
G00O persons, but has now transferred this
work to his brother. lie was settled in Lon
don, in S5l, when but 20 years old, and had
then been preaching for 4 years.-lt is 81
years since the first Baptist church in this
country was founded. II is situated in Provi-
denee The oldest Baptist College in this
country is Brown University, situated in Pro-
videnee and was founded in l7G4.
Episcopal.
The death Of Bishop Kcmper makes great
void in the American Episcopate The adj
vanced age of 81, which he had attained, car
ries his life so far back into the last century
that his birth was nearly contemporancous
with the organization Of the National Church.
lie was only twcnty-one when he attained the
Diaconate.
Liberal Christina.
The American Unitarian Association met
last week in Boston 1t was decided next
year to elect ladies on the board OF directors
The question Of a creed was discussed,
Messrs. Collyer Ilcpworth aud Mayo being
in favor, and Mr.. Lowe and DR.. Bellows
against it,
Catholic
1t is believed that the iniallibility schema
is still being discussed in the Vatican Coun-
ell. We give the two last articles;
ga If any one shall say ttot each and all of
the Roman P6ntiils, legitimately elected, are not
jgre drino successors Of the blessed Peter, in the
gllt also OIL Magister@ lnlallibllty, and shall gi
uenH 70 any oiv oi .nv'm lne Pr1'osntNo oi ih'ai