Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-26
Religious Intelligence.

contributed for various benevolent objects in
the past year, s3,476.83
Congregational singing was introduced in
the Centre church in Bratteboro last Sunday,
with satisfactory results.
The Orange Association will meet with
Rev. r. I. Searle, Thetlord, the first Tuesday
in February, 1870, at noon.
Rev. ~ G.. Norcross, late of Turner,
Me-, is now preaching for the Congregational
church at Mclndoe's Falls.
"A Baptist church formed at Vergcnnes,
last September, with less than dozen MEM
bers, now has over seventy.
An unusual religious interest is manifested
in the Congregational church in st. Johnsbury,
On late evening II rose for prayers.
There were thirteen Congregational min
isters installed in Vermont last year, the same
number were dismissed, and four died.
The Royalton Association will meet at
West Randolph, at the house Of Rev. s. w.
Dixie, on Tuesday, February LIST, at o'clock,
p. NJ.
MIR. William Mcclellan, of Danville,
lately deceased, wiled the Congregational
Society of Danville, SIS a year so long as
his wife lives.
Rev S. G. Hayford has been engaged to
preach for the Unversalst Society, in Will
Jamestown, one-half the time, commencing the
first Sunday in January.
-Eighty-one persons have united with the
church in Brandon, sixty of them by profess
sion Of their faith during the past four years
and half Rev. f. Tuxbury, pastor.
The Windsor, Vt. and Sullivan, N II.
associations of Congregational ministers are
hereafter to hold their meetings together
The union was cousummated the lth inst.
The Church and Society at Wells River
have raised during the past year, for the sup
port of preaching for the improvement Of
their Westinghouse and for benevolent OBJ
jects outside the parish, very nearly $4,000.
About the 25th of December the Rev
Mr.. Dewitt, from Canandagua, N. Y, COM
menced holding series Of meetings with the
Baptist church in Jamaica, preaching after
noon and evening nearly every day since.
The pastor and brethren of the Congrega-
tionalist church have labored untiringly with
their Baptist brethren, and the meetings have
constantly increased in numbers and interest.
Last Sabbath, the 9th inst, the pastor Of the
Baptist church baptized fifteen converts, and
several more are expected to go forward next
Sabbath and it is also expected that several
members will be added to the Congregational
church. Mr.. Dewitt is engaged to return
soon to the State for further labor in other
places.
"A new elder from Edinburgh was in
stalled with much ceremony at the Mormon
temple in Brooklyn, last Sunday.
--Methodism in France reports 80 min
isters, 1874 preaching places, no local preach
ers, 2,l25 members, and 10000 regular
hearers
The RI Rev. Carlton Chase, d. D.
Bishop of the Diocese Of New Hampshire
died at his residence in Claremont, on Tues
day, 18th inst.
REV A. l.. Stone is to make his frs
visit to Boston since going to San Francisco
this winter, and will preach four Sabbaths il
the Berkeley street church.
The Methodist thinks the imminent con
summation of the Lay Representation move
ment, and the signs Of the times generally
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sets, according to the Catholic Almanac, il
over 100000; churches, IT'S; churches
building, l3 chapels attached, i6; priests
Isg. clerical students. g5.
rL. p.,.ao.., p...d % Do,oos,;, Nil
u" o,in tnndrod and sovontv1s;,
a'cn: r.. ,,,rio,ad d,,r;no ,he on,;ro 600 :
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The Episcopal Board OF Foreign Mis-
sions reports as employed in Africa, China
oapan' - ,.;,t, ,,ron,,'-,,;no Ian r.
49,, rvnen5,a ESQ 900
'
IA revival Is IN progress ut Colebrook
n. H., under the labors OF the Congregations
church. Rev. MIR. DIrant, OF Boston, ha
been with them, and the result Is very graf
Tying More than hity have protested Chrls
and deep interest pcryades the community
One Of linn Fiske,s LAWYERS is a membe
Of Reeche,,s ohurcb He said at n nrave
,nea,;n, the other dav that he had had IL i
his power to make $4,000 by a word tina
would pass for good enough morality, but h
rejected 'heo opportunity az MOI Sui''ngnis 0"
conscience
Previous to his discourse Sunday mornin
last, Rev Mr. Beecher referred, with an al
pearance of hesitation aud embarrassment vi
usual with him, to an offer recently mad
him Of an increase Of salary from $1,000