Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-15
STATISTICS OF THE EPISCOPAL
 CHURCH.

6IA11S11O6 Or 1AH FIX A0OO4A ALI CHURCH.
 The following statistics of the Episcopal Church in this County, are from the Con- vention reports of 1870: l 1ITCHFIELD. 4h:
 We glean from the journal of the Seth Annual Convention, of the Episcopal Church, in this diocese, the following facts relative to the condition of the churches in this town. St. Michasl's Church, Rev. c. s. Henry, D. D.. Rector, contains 106 fam lilies 298 church members baptisms, A i; confirmed, 13; communicants, 147; Sunday school scholars, 93; amount of contribu- tions, $3OO,54. Trinity Church, Milton, Rev. Wm. l.. Peck, Rector, reports: families, 51; church members, 127 oommunicants, TO-; s. s. scholars, 29; amount of contributions, $116,SO. ......-..e St. Paul's Church, Bantam Falls, has 42 families, "A church members, 43 communi- cants, and "A s. 8. scholars amount of contributions, $268,25. The church build ing has undergone extensive repairs end improvements during the past year. The Rev. Wm. l.. Peck has been Rector since the fall of 1866.
 Christ Church, for the past year, reports families, 46; oommunicants. 6s; baptisms, 5; confirmed, g; Sunday school scholars, 63 amount of contributions, $56,5O. The Parish has been vacant since the resigna- tion of the Rev. Alonzo N. Lewis, in Jan- uary last. Services have been sustained by Lay Reader. The people hope, by Gods blessing, to be able to build new church before the close of the present year.
 l BRIDGEWATER.
 St. Marks Church is now under the rec. torship of the Rev. X. Alanson Welton. II contains 55 families, 19O church members 78 communioants, and 45 s. s. scholars. I, reports 4 baptisms and 3 confrmations du ring the past year. Amount of contribu tions, $364,52. ...
 NEW HARTFORD.
 St. Johns Church, Pine Meadow, is now under the charge of the Rev. J. H. Betts. There are in the parish 65 families, 57 com. municants and 50 Sunday school scholars 12 baptisms and 12 combinations during the past year. Contributions $411. The prospects of the parish are very encourag ling.
 Christ Church, has been vacant since the resignation of the Rev. Collis I. Potter, in January last. It is at present supplied by the Rev. Dr. Frederick B. Woodward ot Watertown.
 St. Andrews Church has been without a rector since the resignation of the Rev. X Alanson Welton, some eighteen months since. An efert is now being made to SC. cure the partial services of a clergyman. On the last Sunday in August, the Rev. William G. Andrews, Rector of the Church of the Ascension. New Haven, oficiated. He is son of former Congregational min ister of this place. l . MARBLEDALE.
 St. Andrews Parish was without rec tor, from the resignation of the Rev. Hen- " 0. Randall in September last, till the first Sunday after Easter, when the Rev. Charles Husband took charge. There are in the parish, 67 families, 13O church mem- bers, v communicants. Amount of con- tributions, beside ordinary expenses, $S7, 42.
 l HARWNToN.
 The Rev. Frederick Holcomb, D. D., senior Presbyter of the Diocese, who was ordained Deacon in the year 1911, is now in charge of Christ Church. In his last report, he says. cit is more properly mis- sionary station, than an independent par ish." It has 35 families, 60 church mem- bers and 26 communicants. t.a \ -~>~
 n6 The union between the Hartford and New Haven roads, which was consum- mated on Wednesday, is Q union of the property and interests of the companies, not consolidation of the stock, as some may have understood. The union, by the terms of the contract, is to be perpetual. The roads are to be under a board of man.