Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-13
Religious Intelligence.

Theological Seminary IS supplying inc Con
gregational Church IN Bristol-Spoclal roIl-
gious interest exists at Craitsbury' -. ooVora'
hopeful conversions have occurred rive per
sons were expected to unite with the Oongre-
gational church last sabbath roy Henry
w. Holmes was installed pastor az ~ benson Jl on
Tuesday OF last week.--hev. *. T. Hall has
received call from the church in Pittsiord
at salary Of 81 ,2OO.-Ninetecn persons were
admitted to membership in the Congregational
church in Rutland, on the 26th.-According
TO the report of the directors at the late meet
ing Of the Vermont Domestic Missionary 30
cioty, the amount contributed for domestic
missions during the year was S9,39l.3l The
amount paid out was So,95O.o2. This Is less
sum than was contributed the year previous
The Maine Congregational Associations
discussed pastorates and stated supplies and
the Bible in schools. About dozen REVEALS
were reported, Sl3 accessions to the az
churches
Mehodi-i,
cable disPa'ch IN tue New l9rK Me'ho'
uist' received June "a from W. hurst says
'Gat tne herman ana o"l,Aeriahu conference
Wnieh me. at Oarisruhe, June 20 mas cast
'o'al ainr"a'Ne Io'e OF 'he ministry ny 'nN
"uoi'lo, reaches t94o' 'he to'al negative re-
mains l9So' ana the grand aggregate becomes
oooo. lhree-Iour,hs OIL 1000 Is t9ol' or 80
Tess IMAM foto' the anhrha'iVe vote ms
puts the result-lay deIegatlon-ocyond all
contingency
Nc ""pus''
p1 - ~ gonusou "Ss olu"ln'u Pas'1, Vi
.no o onu'I a.u T WS:.y AZ i4'Sv1 Eou'
ue' o"le -. -. nli''i ~ " I'He',
PHs'o, ~ 'nv cup''Sv Ouu'V ,l., az D'su'i, ""S
M 60 oai, r ,,om 'sso u'"sV' ~,
ius -'1 Noun'y ia ~ -l's 'e ~
10y pIo'eu u i'''o' VI
lug o. ' a. u.r inS'l'u''o,' u n,Su oreui
H. ~. Gh Ia ' ST. .ea'Ier y. VI" S u'au
School Ros,on has not hoo, ,bso,t s;n,Io
SUNDAY for fortv.s;x years Tho Calvary
Rant;st church Westeriv r were rocco.
nized June Dad as a regular Rapt;st church
They claim 10 hold 10 the faith and practce
of tho associated Bantists On tho commu.
MON ouestion their feeling is ne follows. "Wo
believe in no restrictions to the communion
save sncb as arc ;mnosed nv ,ba No,v Tos,o
ment.--.L a man examine himself and 80
let him eat of that bread and drink of that
cum" They give ont no invitation |,
members of other churches nartoke thew will
do 90 On their own resnonsib;litv If tbo;,
members commune with other cburcbes be
act will not be made an occasion ~ d;sc;rl;n1
or church COMMISSIONS thirty Bantis,
ministers. including one or two college Pros.
dents and four d i = have sioncJ = circnIa,
sent ont bv Rev. G. II Moloom of Rhode lei.
and which makes n declaration of G,itb IN
the GENERAL Rants, doctr;nos Inn, oIIo,ss - Or,
fire freedom 10 each church 10 Gv H. our,
terms of communion - Mr. STURGEON rooontl,
nroposed that the I,ondon Ront;st Ifn;oy
sbonld send two delegates 10 tbe Eyonooi;ca-
Alliance in America and one Omen and on,
Close Communion Ran,;st ,rers nhoson
IN, ne, npS'"pn''
Inc Dlsnop OF ' vermont IN MS late annua
address, advocated the custom OF the congre
CATION rising and standing reverently, "wher
'he priest humbly presents ana places The
offerings upon the holy table by which the
congregation JOINS vlsloly IN the oblatlon. -
In tue parish work oil Nergennes, the city
has been divided into districts, and visitors
are appointed, whose duty 1t is to assist the
~. - -! -,
ea'Ons ou. .ne a. SIGN anu poor, bringing
,av"' " "''uiu 1u1 puo,io services OF 'ht
.u NUS .ae oi'''u T 10 ounuay Scnoo
"a " NJ oap''I mr'i r.plsooPa' 'un'c'
,seuoy ',,ooion touSe III DhAo,a mas pcen
9'soroJe on W M opnauo' at ioss OF
n'es auu o1o'ooo;-i nc nishoP Oh new orki
~ a'yoruanoe wi'u 'no S,snes OF Tue otnef
oua np'sTVPa. o'snOps VI ene s,S.e' VIII soon
ISSUE vai ,ol lioe,lng next Uo'cpcr' 10 or
Sai'1o ''o ieueia'o cou"oi' au,norizou ny 'ie
~. W. o'n' en.'Op "a, iie"',y 'nuion
- ~" IN '"e 9'A.ou io'ou''y ias'encu 'n.o
n Pe"s SUM Pe,sons "no hau oo'"e 10
"eai .uo 0nor, Suu no' tuo proaoher' A''
'oinp',us egress ai.er 'he singing they were
sJ"iSu W "",' "e P,o'suio y, ''e SeA'On
"no no" ie'eiNo' Pr'F"'e '"s'ruc''ons on th'
'u'J'''' ,u,..., ,,.,,.,,
The Cb,mn,o;n Avsoc;o,;on ~ rt,,;ro..,li,,.
met NJ Fscey WedneSdav lima oo anJ os
oon;vod bv onno;n,;n,' G. S,,,ssa,,,a
Nodora,o, nd T,,;us Sh.,n o.. -ueo
In,;on ,as aJon,oJ rooon'~,,S ~. - ,'1p
in, and reouos,;n, ,ho e. 10y -" =,
;,s no~, sasio,, 90 49, en'.o" u
sorv;oos r. snoh OoIaho"n.l ~ '''''o '''
'" "
M'eellaneon..
~ bartiett oil Springfield, Mass, has
letters from MS protner, hev. Lyman Bart
'e's, missionary OF the a. b. Z. Il. M.
~ iaiiis' iurNey. uesoripihg the arrival there
ol Two MISSIONARIES hev' Mr. barrows an'
Nne from nor,nerh Nermoni'-lhe commit
.oe ol rhe Iiesoy'er,sn churen engaged IN the
TASK oi making .no rive Miiiion FUND a sue
eesS propose i'oVo'ooo iree, w offerings O
Wu oepvs eao1 per "ees'-ihere were ooZ
oaIs nen christian associations reported
.no ,A'o convention AZ indianapolis go'
has,ug poeh oIganlheo curing the year Two
nun"ieu snu eighty-hihe OF tnese associations
reported of'Si =, mcInoers' ana a much larger
proportion o. 'ne associations 'nan heretofore
report reiig'ous interest ana conversions
The anniversary OF the institution of Chris.