Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-10
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.
J. d. Cox.

Aehu', hoS PiCsohtOo W ehe Dopust CuuECl
at Blue Spring, recently organized, neal
and commodious house of worship built
entirely at bis own expense, and furnished
completely.
Only now and then a Pedo-baptist in
the north is converted to Baptist senti
ments, while thousands year are in the
south! Why is this ? Ask H. W
Beecher; he has the candor to tell it
Southern Baptists are truer to their sen
timents, preach them more thoroughly
and act more consistently, than the Bap
fists of the north. One hundred and
twenty persons in the State of Mississippi
alone have left the ranks of the anti-Bap
fist denominations, been baptized and
received to membership in Baptist
churches during the present year, and
still they are coming
During a religious awakening in
Mendon, Michigan, three candidates we're
baptized whose ages were seventy-one
seventy-two, and seventy-four years re-
spectively. Such cases are of rare occur
renee.
The Mt. AiryNe (NC.) says: "Last
Sabbath, Rev. John Jones, in his S1st
year, baptized Harden G. Herring in the
waters of Stuart's Creek, Herring being
in his 88th year. 1t was very solemn
and imposing sight to see those venerable
old Christians going down into and com
ing up out of the water"
Madison University, at Hamilton
Madison Co., N. Y, has opened its fal
term most favorably, with an accession Of
fifty-three new students. The entering
class in the Theological Department mum
bers twelve, and is one of excellent talent
and promise. Vermont has number o:
students for the ministry at this Univer
sity who need assistance from the
churches. They are now aided by the
New York Baptist Education Society, one
of whose agents will soon visit our State
to receive contributions for Vermont stu
dents With euoh Faculty as Drs
Eaton, Dodge, Beebee, and Harvey, thu
churches may expect an evangelical ant
thoroughly trained ministry.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. d. B. Bradford, late of Ran
/ dolph, Vt, is invited to preach at Dixon
? Solano county, Cal, with the offer of al
= ample salary in geld.
: In Chittenden County Conference
+ Vt, there are "a ministers, Z pastors AM
b acting pastors. The number of churche
6 is 10, and of members 1851 of familie
e S94; of aggregate average congregation
VI 20O1 members of Sabbath Schools 1917
l. Rev. DR.. Barstow of Keene, has jus
" completed his oOth year.
10 Rev. Samuel Bowker of Wells, Me
accepts an invitation to Raymond, n. t
:. Rev. FL. NJ. Stone of Laconia, n. Il
- resigns with the expectation of leavin
&c January LIST.
The Professors at Hanover suppl
the church at Lyme, N. H, for the pre-
g emit,
or EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Niles of New Hampshire
announced to offioiate at Dover on II
9th inst, and at Exet, on the 18th.
The entire collection of pamphlets
y the library of the late Bishop of Ne
a Hampshire have been presented to the
~ l.ouxx &c T.;n;Ex, ro1IoUa
he There are 300 communicates of tt
is- Episcopal church in Missouri.
d. The Episcopal Board of Missions h
, voted to expend $4,000 during the CT
~. rent year among the colored people at t
or South.
I'd. The Free Church of Scotland Mont
on ly Record says that in Scotland there is
ey growing tendency among the young pc
ne pie to leave the Presbyterian for the Ep
n copal Church.
lie. LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
l'' The statistics of the religious preft
ences of the members of the Vermo
. Legislature indicate nine Liberal Chr
tians.
~ The New Hampshire Sunday Scht
Convention will hold its next session
mo- the Universalist church at Weare Cent
N. H., on Tuesday and Wednesday, M
ear 18th and 10th, commencing at 10 o'olo
he a. IN.
"a October 18th the remodeled ohur
he edifce 1T Columbus, Pa, was rededicate
we Rev. G. l.. Shipman preached the sermt
NJ Geo. ?. Hubbard of Syracuse, n.
"a was ordained on the evening of Octot
la. Goth. Sermon by DIR. Hartzell of Albar
in John A. Dobson was ordained min
lr- ter of the Gospel at North Bloomfield,
% Y, on the Goth ult. Rev. S. Goodenou
IT. preached the sermon, Rev. S. Crane ga
re. the Charge and Rev. L. G. Browne {
INT dressed the Society.
l.n The new and beautiful church j.
to com leted in Syracuse, N. Y, was de
ion Gated on the afternoon Of Thursday, Q
lbt 10th, Rev. E. Bolles preaching the s
'er mon, Revs. Hartzell, Montgomery, This
40, err, Bacon and Sweetser participated
,nt the services.
aot Bro. Orson F. VanCise, Cant
ION graduate, was ordained at Auburn, Mali
mi on Wednesday of last week. The invo'
, 1 ton was made by the Rev. J. NJ. Paine
Ids Gardiner, the Scriptures were read
ry the Rev. Geo. Bates Of Auburn, Pray
as was offered by the Rev. ]. II. Amies
Il. Lewiston, the Sermon and the Prayer