Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-10-05
Religious Intelligence.


the church in Rutland.-In Addison county
there are seventeen Congregational minister.
thirteen churches and eighteen hundred an,
iorty-nino members, The entire average con
grcgations number 1927, and the Sabbatl
schools 1000. Their reported contribution
amount TO 81 1910 6s and there are S5-
families connected with the congregations
The venerable DIR. John Todd Of Pitts6el,
resigned his pastorate Sunday. lie has bcci
settled over thirty years. His people vii
part with him with great rogrct--The Con
gregational church at Swanton, Vermont, vii
be dedicated Wednesday Oct 9Th Rev Il
II. Griffin, Of Burlington, is announced tC
preach the sermon. The Congrcgationalist,
of Rhode Island are to have their Pilgrim
Jubilee in Providence on the llth of Octo.
ber.--Rev. f. II. Byngton, Of New Haven
declines the call to Framingham Rev. Au.
gustus Chandler has been dismissed from
his pastorate at Dummorston, and Mr. i. G.
Chase ordained his successor Rev II. A.
Duboe will close his labors with the church at
Ludlow.
Methodist
Montpelier District Preachers Association
will hold its next meeting at Randolph, Octo-
b'i ANAif ANAN duA SUM- l1h 4lhAN NANI NC
Of Bellows Falls, has wiled the sum Of Sl5.-
600 to the Missionary Society Of the NJ. Il.
Church and the Preachers Aid Society Of the
State Conference "A good Methodist Bishop
in New York State was recently called from
distance to dedicate new church. On
finding that debt of 81 900 rested upon it,
he started Immediately for home, utterly re-
iusing to unite in the ceremonies till the debt
was cancelled. This was Immediately done,
and Bishop and people rejoicod in the services
which were not married by the burden of a
mortgage. The end gained was perhaps good
enough to justify the means used.-The finest
Methodist church in Oregon is at Portland.
1t cost 5000, and was dedicated Sept. 4th,
by Bisoop Ames.-There is a revival in pro.
gress in the NJ. f. Church in st. Adams
under the abors Of the Rev A. l.. Cooper.
The prayer and class meetings are assuming
greater interest, and sinners are arousng to
sense Of their condition, Substantial re-
suits have been experienced already and more
good fruit is expected The Herad q. Pres
byter, of Cincinnati, thinks that singing is
the reason why " the Methodiss have become
the leading denomination Of this country"
The Rev. j. S. Sweet, a well known Metho-
dist minister Of Michigan, has in the last two
years, in the line Of his ministerial duty,
travelled 5000 miles and raised S55 600 for
religious purposes.
Baptist.
The Baptists of Iowa number about 90
600, which is a numerical gain of 1000 over
last year.--Nineteen new students have en-
tered the Newton Theological Seminary, and
several more are expected. The number may
perhaps exceed that Of any previous year
The Baptist State Convention of Louisiana,
with two hundred and twenty-five churches
and fourteen thousand seven hundred and five
white members, at its last meeting adopted
the following resolution While as a sub
jugated people, we could not without further
humiliation, however great our necessities,
ask aid from our conquerors, 1t would be no
humiliation in them to offer il and should
such aid be rendered to our boards, we believe
it would be their duty to accept, accounting
to the donors, as to other donors, by making
clear and faithful exhibit of the use of their
contributions. The colony of Baptists pro-
posed sometime ago by Prof Foray of Chi
cago, has been fully organized, with joint
capital stock of $4,000 divided into shares
OF 800 each. A tract Of forty thousand
acres has been selected in Arkansas and a
university will be established with view to
make it an educational center for the South
west.--The Vermont State Convention will
meet at Hydeyille October 9TH Half fare
on the Rutland Rensselaer, & Saratoga and
Vermont Central railroads.-The Baptist
church in Vershire, is in need of pastor
The Essex, N. Y, and Champlain Baptist
Association will hold its next anniversary
with the Baptist church at Ticonderoga, Oct.
4th.-The frame of the Freewill Baptist
church at Newport was raised last Wednes-
day and Thursday. The building is SO 4s.
Liberal Christian.
The fourth regular meeting Of the Nation
al Conference of Unitarian churches will be
held on the 10TH Goth aud DIST of October,
in New York. --Previous to his departure for
India, Babu Keshuh Chunder Sen preached
discourse in vindication of the Unitarian
belief. The preacher said he considered the
Unitarians engaged in the most important re-
ligious movement Of the present day, and
that upon its success depended that unity in
religion which should be the most prominent
characteristic of the Christian church. The
first Universalist church in Kansas, at Sem
eca, Nemeha county, was dedicated, Sunday,
August 2sth.
Episcopal.
Rev. Prof William w. Niles, D. d.,
was consesecrated Bishop of New Hampshire
on Wednesday of last week with all due rites.
His residence will be at Concord. The Hi
nois Convention passed the following resou-
ton That in view Of the marked exclusive
ness of the movement, the more than cues
tionabe orthodoxy of some whose co-opera-
ton has been formally invoked, and the scan
tiness and uncertainty of supposed benefit, the
revision of the Bible, now being made by the
Conyocation Of Canterbury, is, in the judg.
ment Of this Convention, unwise and inexpe-
dient.-Ground has been broken for the new
st. Johns church, Chicago The edfce is
to cost 100000 and its furnishing half as
much more.-St Sacrament Mission in New
York, is the second Episcopal chapel in the
country to establish a daily Eucharist. A
church in Baltimore began it two years ago.
The Episcopalians have in Nevada three
consecrated churches, free from debt, 10
communicates, and 800 Sabbath school chill
dren.
Catholic.
Six Catholic missionaries passed through
the United States, last week, on their way
from France to China, TO replace those re.
Gently killed in the latter country.-On Sun.
day last some six thousand people assembled
IN Springfield, Mass, to witness the consocra.
ton Of p. T. O'Reilly, d. D., as bishop Of
the new diocese Of Western Massachusetts,
which took place in St Michael's cathedral in
that city, The service wos commenced soon
after 10 O'Clock by the reading Of the Pope.
Bull, followed by the bishops oath and con.
secration. The service lasted until quarter
before two o'clock. The Inauguration sermon
was preached by Bishop Bacon, of Portland
Maine. One archbishop, nine bishops and
lightweight priests attended the ceremonies.
Amongst the list appear the names of Bjsbon