Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-03
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

Rev. DR. Flanders formerly of Con
cord, N. H, is soon to close his labors as
pastor of the Baptist church in Westborc
Mass. He intends to make Beverley'th
place of his future residence.
The Rev. r. E. Patterson, d. D., for
merly President of the Waterville Colleg,
now Colby University, has been elected
President of the Chicago Baptist Theo
logical Seminary.
j. Warren Merrill, Esq, gave oVel
$4,000 toward the New Baptist churcl
in Cambridge, Mass.
CONGREG ATIONAI.
Rev. A T. Deming of Post Mills, ha'
been invited to preach at Newbury, Yer
mont
Special religious interest in tie Con
gregational Society at Coventry, VT, IL
reported.
The South Church Sabbath School
Concord, n. II, have voted to sustain q
yearly scholarship in Dartmouth College
the cost of which IS $50, and Prof. Fl. f
Parker is to designate the, first bepef
oiary.
The North church at Portsnaou tn
N. H., voted last Sabbath 30 return t,
their former custom of sermon in the
afternoon, Instead of Bible service.
The society of the First Church
Keene, N. H. have nearly completed t
subscription of $4,000 towards meeting
the expenses of their parsonage, and pay
ing other debts.
The new Congregational church a
Enosbprg, VT, is TO be called Memoria
church, it being fifty years since tn,
first building was erected.
The London Congre gational Boarc
has voted to adopt hereafter in the set
Element of pastors the American system
of councils, which shall certify TO tn,
regular standing in the denomination o
the pastor.
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Niles of New Hampshire /,
announced to ufficiate at Nashua October
30th.
Bishop Bissen of Vermont, recently
confirmed seven p'srsons at Fairfield.
More than 800 English clergym 4
have signed paper addressed to tn
Bishop of Canterbury, expressing Chef
disappro'5el of the admission of y atari
an M ulster, one of the Bible rev.sers t
the Communion at Westminster Abbey.
The Theological school at CaEabridg
has opened with 10 students.
-.Au unknown donor has given S., 00'
towards payment of a debt of ST. 300 u
81. Peters church, Camb1idgeport-
Last Thursday witnessed in New
York the formal opening of the rev 81
Thomas church, which is by far the mos
costly, aud undouh tedly the most splendi,
Protestant edifce of its kind in thi
country. Connected with it is rectory
and its 450 pews will seat 1000 persons.
IL LIBERAL CHRISTIAN. e..
Rev. George S. Guernsey viii pre- &C
at Shire wsbury on Sunday, October SOD
Rev. Eli Ballou, d. D., will preach d
East Bethel, Sunday, Oct. 30.
There will be a Centenary hfeoasin
in the Universalist church, Shoreh an
Sunday, Oct. Both, at II o'clock, D. n
Addresses by Rev. James Eastwood an
others. 2F
The New Hampshire Sunday Schoo
Convention will hold its next session il
he Universalist church at Weare Centre
N. H, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Nov
18th and 10th, commencing at 10 o'clocl
a. m. .f.-..e+......
-Brattleboro has spoken grandly TO
the Murray Centenary Fund. She ha
raised toward a hundred dollars in exces
of her appointment. Thus far she is tn
banner society of the State. Her Ladies
Aid Association leads any other in Yer
mont.
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The following societies in Vernon
have raised or pledged their quotas of tn,
Murray Centenary Fund: Barre, Beth
ell, Brattleboro, Cavendish, Chester, Han
cock, jacksonville, Church of the Messiah
Montpelier, Rochester and Wilmington
The ordination of Rev. o. II. Shin1
took place at Gaysville, VT, Oct. 14th
The occasion was very pleasant one. H
Is graduate of Canton, and Young mai
of earnest love for Ubiversalism, and o
good promise, settled with them, an,
since that time they have been doing thei
work steadily. and growing in strength
The ordination services were as follows
Voluntary by Choir. Invocation by Rev