Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-22

tested greater. Since Mr.. Fosters settle
ment the question of organizing church
has been frequently agitated, and the
people are now ripe for the question.
METHODIST.
West Virginia is called Methodist
State.
Quarterly meetings in Vermont on
Sabbath, 18th, in Cabot, Marshfeld, Mil
ton, Sheldon, Stowe, Enosburgh, Barton,
Glover and West Glover, Ripton. Bristol,
Athens, Brookline, and Bellows Falls.
The proceedings of the Vermont
Methodist State Convention, including
essays, addresses, resolutions, ETC., is ont,
and presents a neat record of permanent
value. Those who were present will, OF
course, wish copy, and all who were not
there cannot do without one. Only those
who order soon can be supplied. Rev. j.
c. W. Coke of Springfield. has them, and
will send copies, post paid, for 20 cents
each.
Religious services were held in the
Methodist Church, in Danville, under
charge of Rev. Mr.. Nichols of Boston, on
Sunday last from morning till 8 p. m,
three sermons forming part. Religious
meetings are held during the week, and
have elected considerable religious feel.
ing and devotion among professors and
non-professors.
The Rhode Island Methodist State
Convention met at Providence on Tues.
day. The Rev. J. w. Willett, of the
Power Street church of Providence, pre-
sented an essay on "Methodism in Rhode
Island, Historical and Statistical" show
ing some interesting facts. In 1900 there
was only one Methodist to 304 persons in
the State, the entire membership being at
that time only 277. At the present time
the membership is one to fsrty-seven. The
church property at this time is about
$4,000. In 1850 the average paid to
tie pastors was $3.50. In 1870, 81, 015,
a marked advance. He instituted COM
parison between the Methodist church and
other denominations, showing that the
Methodist has been second in the ratio of
gain, as compared with other churches,
during the last fifteen years. The Metho-
dist Episcopal Church Ia tho fourth Il.
the State, numerically. In Providence
there is one Methodist to fifty and three
fourths of the population. In Warren,
one to every eight, being the banner
town.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The next St. Patrick's day celebrs-
ton in Providence, r. l., is to be the
grandest ever known there, and to COM
prise every Roman Catholic society in
the State.
The Catholics of Springfield, Mass,
are moving in furtherance of the project
of erecting domicile suitable to the
wants of Bishop O'Reilly and his cosd-
tutors.
The Sunday School attached to St.
Michaers Cathedral in the same place
now numbers 700 pupils, but the new pas
tor is dissatisfied, and calls for triple the
attendance.
Sister Ignatia died at the Convent of
st. Joseph in South Troy, Saturday morn
ing, and was buried Monday morning,
from st. Joseph's Church, with becoming
ceremony. The various sodality socie-
ties of the city, and the sisters of the
Catholic Institution attended the funeral
in a body
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tee new church at Binghamyille, in
Fletcher, VT. is nearly completed, re-
curing only few more days work to
put it in readiness for the customary
dedication.
The Second Adventists in Richford,
Vt, are now agitating the subject of a
new church for themselves, and some ST.
600 have already been pledged by the
members.
There are eight Jewish synsgogues in
New York, which maintain Sunday
schools, attended by an aggregate of fully
1900 pupils.
The will of the late n. B. Branford of
Montville, Ct, gives nearly $4,000 to
the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions.
There has been q Young Mems
Christian Association recently organized
at Hardwiok, VT, for the purpose of pro-
noting Christian union among evangeli-
cal Christians. Its officers are as follows
d. E. Wells, III. D., President; Romeo
Winslow, vice-President Geo. II. Small
ley, Secretary.
The New Testament revisionists, now
in session in London, have voted that the
literal translation of the phrase deliver
us from evil" should be "deliver us from
the evil one )" and they have decided to
expunge the doxology at the end of the
prayer, as absent from all the earlier
manuscripts.