Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-17
Religious Intelligence.
GENERAL.

!. A recent canvass of South Burling
ton, VT, by Bible distributor, show
t the following results: Population, total
: 742; number attending public worship
: GOA; number of CongregationaGsts, Sc
y of Methodists, ia; of Baptisss, &c; O
: Advents, 5 of Episcopalians, AZ of Uni
versalists, 10; of Roman Catholics, 352
: There were nineteen families destitute Of
8 the Bible, of whom nine refused to receive
! it.
About forty native Protestant evan
gelical congregations meet weekly fol
public worship, in the Bepublic of Mexi
co. A Roman Catholic congregation
near the City of Mexico, recently pro.
) nounced in favor of the Protestant church
and, after an uproarious ringing of the
bells, passed their Church over to Mexi-
can Protestant missionary.
A Chippewa Indian, among his peo-
pie in White Earth Reservation, Mimi,
200 miles west of st. Paul, said he had
now a church of 200 native Christians
gathered in during very brief period,
and he predicted that in five years, if they
are properly treated, they will all become
civilized and christianized and indepen-
dent
-Swanton has five churches, viz Con-
gregational, Baptist, Catholic, e. Swan
ton,) Episcopalian and Methodist. These
number in membership as follows: Gath
Ollie not ascertained; Baptist about 70;
Congregational 1879; Episcopal So; Meth
odist 800.
BAPTIST.
Rev. Joseph H. Cox is announced to
be ordained at the Freewill Baptist
Church in Albany, VT, Nov. 10Th.
AT the late annual session of the
New Hampshire Pastoral Association,
held at Dover, the committed on statistics
the State left the State, 8; removals in
the State, 5; pastors resigned, 6; Or
dained, 3; died,2.
One clergymen of the church of Eng
land has ventured on the decisive step of
asking a Dissenting minister to preach
for him. DR.. Blackwood, rector of Mid
dleton Tyas, diocese of Ripon, lately in
vited the Rev. DR.. Steane, Baptist of the
same town, into his pulpit.
The New Hampshire Baptist State
Convention held its annual session at
Dover. October 18th and Goth. There are
seven associations in the State, the
churches of which reported in the aggre-
gate 401 baptisms. Twenty-Five churches
have been aided to the amount of $3,235.
The Board ask of the churches $4,000 for
the next year. Thirty-five churches have
already asked for help the ensuing year.
The Treasurer, A. J. Prescott, Esq, re-
ported S., 034 81 received during the year.
A deficit in the receipts of the year hav-
ing necessitated the Board to cut off ten
per cent. of appropriations to feeble
churches, the requisite amount was made
up by voluntary pledges. The following
officers for the ensuing year were elected
N. Hooper, President ]. D. Tilton and
T. w Towle, Vice Presidents; K. S. Hall,
Secretary A. J. Prescott, Treasurer.
The next session will te held at New
Boston.
Rev. G. Hubbard Of Chester, has
spoken a good word for the Blptist
Church of Vergeunes in the columns of
the New York E,rami1at1 f Chronicle.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. c. II. Riggs, pastor Of the Goa
gregational Church in Gaysville, has been
obliged to leave his church on account of
i'll health.
Rev c. E. Ferrin, for many years the
successful pastor of the Congregational
Church at Hinesburgh, VT, has offered a
resignation of his pastorate.
1t is announced that Rev. A. T. Dem
ing of Post Mills, VT, has accepted an in
vitation to preach for time at Newbury,
Vt.
The Post office address of Rev. 7. E.
Ranney, is West Charleston, VIZ
There are three Congregational
churches iu Essex County, VT, with
membership of $50. There sre three
ministers, 245 Sabbath-school scholars,
with an average congregation Of 800 per-
sons.
Rev. J. W. Tucker of Manchester,
n. H, declines the call to Worcester.
Rev. S. P. Leeds of Hanover, n. H,
declines the invitation to a Professor9hip
at Bangor Theological Seminary.
The church in Sharon, Vt, was
strengthened by the ACCESSION Of nine new
members, Nov. 9th.
Mr.. H. F. Durant of Boston present
ed the Female Seminary of Mount Holy
oke with library valued at $4,000.
-Rev. Mr.. Thatcher, long of Glouces-
ter, was installed pastor of the Congrega-
tional Church at Wareham, the 9th, the
church to which his great-grandfather
ministeIed 1870 years ago,
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Niles is announced to oficiats
at Exeter on the 18th, and at Stnbornton
Bridge on tn Goth inst
| "A rector in Portsmouth, n. Fl, re-
Gently baptized twenty-s six ct ildren, most
of them infants, at o single service.
Rev. Samuel Osgood, d. D., was or
daiued to the priesthood in New York, on
Sunday. Oct 3Cth
Bishop Bissell is expected to visit
Windsor next W Elk, ond Wednesday 10th
on official duties.
The Episcopal church has obtained a
pledge from the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company that they will not allow
the Indians to be disturbed, and the Pres
ident of the United States and the Secre-
tary of the Interior are heartily co oper-