Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-29
Religious Intelligence.



Rev. Z. b. Fisk resigns his pdstorate at
pcacham TO take effect August next. lie
has been invited to 90 to lIyndonville.-Rev
s. II. Amsden. recently Of New Alstoad, y.
H.. has entered upon labor at West Dover.
Tho White Street church at Burlington
arc about TO erect n vcstry and Sabbath
school building. They begin with subscrip-
ton Of SS000.-Rev. Edward !. Hooker
has signifed his acceptance Of the call to
the pastorato of Middlebury Congregational
church Tho annual Conference Of Congre-
gatonal churches in Franklin county met at
Fast Berkshire June 7th and Sth, Rov d.
Wild, Moderator. The total statistics Of the
churches show a total membership in the "a
churches Of 0S5 additions during the past
year, 81 dismissions, 10 deaths, II bap-
tisms, adults 10, infants % membership in
Sabbath schools Ala average congregations,
/ 1876 benevolent contributions, s5004 sc;
number of families in the congregations, 1913.
Methodist.
1t is expected that Rev Mr.. Robinson, Of
Detroit, Michigan, will preach at the Metho-
dist house in St. Johusbury, until some one is
assigned to the place for permanent supply
II is estimated that 100000 people in this
country are under the spiritual provision Of
Methodism Rev Drs. Foster and Abel
Stevens are named ms prominent candidates
for the Presidency of the Drew Theological
Seminary, vacated by the death Of Dr. Nc
Clintock-The Boston Theological Seminary
has been in that city three years. The first
year there were thrty-two students the Sec
ond forty.iour, the third fity-nine, making il
the largest in New England except Audoyer.
The assets of the institution have increased
from $4,000 to 5000, 000.-T roll Of
Methodists now foots up to over three aud
half millions Edward T. Bright, Of Penn
sylvania, leaves by will $4,000 to the Mis-
sionary Society Of the NJ. Il. Church.-lu
Lincoln. Nebraska a town but two years old,
a Methodist church costing $50 600 has just
been dedcated.--A suit for SANDER has grown
out of the unfortunate troubles in the Book
Concern in New York.
Baptist.
Sunday, june 9th, nine received the hand
Of fellowship and united with the Baptist
church in Chester-Rev h. r. Merrifeld
has closed his labors at East Swanton, and
takes charge of the church at East Franklin
Rev. A. S. Gilbert takes charge of the church
at East Swanton.-Rev. Mr. Matteson, pas
tor of the Baptist church in Bellows Falls,
reports that ninety-two have been received in
to the church during the past year. 50 by
baptism, and 81 by letter. The Sabbath
school is the largest in the State, $4,000
has been raised for the completion of the
church edifce-The Trenton IN. j. Baptist
Association has passed resolution disapprov.
ing Of the use of tobacco by its members
NJ al. a IL
infant class in the Charles Street Baptist Sab
bath school, Boston, has not been absent a
single Sunday for forty-six years, and the ma
iority of the present pupils Of the school have
been under her tuition at some time during
that periodic is said the sentiment of the
denomination is decidedly against the new
Baptist version of the Bible-The minutes Of
last year show 749 accessions to the Baptist
churches in Sweden There have been great
losses from emigration to this country
New Yo:k Baptist Pastors Conference has
unanimously resolved no longer to aid the
New York City Mission, since it has adopted
the policy of establishing mission churches
on the union basis.
Episcopal
The Vcstry of Trinity church, Rutland
j. Milton Peck, Of the rectorship of the
church.--At the late annual convention OF
the Diocese Of Vermont, there was adopted q
new code of canon law, which is in every re.
spect vast improvement upon the former
Among other improvements, vestrymen must
be communicates; and in their election at the
Faster parish meeting, the possession or oc-
cupancy of pew is not economically recog-
nized at all. 1t lies entirely with the vestry to
decide how Pensioners shall support the
Church, in order, if they be not communi.
cants, to obtain vote. Also, the number Of
yestrymen may now range from three to
eleveD.-The Clergymans Mutual Insurance
League now numbers 600 members. When
member dies each surviving member pays
in 50 for his bereaved family.
Liberal Christian.
Rev George Severance has removed from
Glover to Essex, and taken charge Of the so
cicties in Essex and Jericho.-Memorial an,
Children's Sunday was observed in the churcl
in Barre on the second Sabbath in June
Rev james I. Powers has accepted a unani
nous call to settle with the parish in Ludlow
Mr.. Powers resigns his charge in Woodstocl
to respond TO this call.-The Green Noun
tain Association met at Chester, june Sth
Sermons were preached by Rev Hosea I
Ballou, Rev. j. H. Farnsworth and A. A
Thaycr, of New York, and some Sl75 wer
raised for the Murray Fund through the We
mans Aid Association. Reports from tn
various Societies in the Association show tina
only few have preaching all the time, viz
Cavendish, Gaysyille, Woodstock, Rocheste
and Springfield. Several more have preach
ing half or more of the time
Catholic.
A grand procession of the Catholic Sunda
schools Of Boston and vicinity is talked of, L
come off GU the occasion of the laying of tn
cornerstone of the Home for Destitute Catho
lie Children, some time in July. A choir O
three thousand children will furnish the mu
sic.---At the conclusion of mass in the Re
demptorist Church, Sd street, ~ Y, on tb
feast of Corpus Christi, a procession wa
formed consisting Of the German Rife Com
pany, the members of the Arts Confraternity
the presidents and secretaries of the diiferen
benevolent societies, the sacristy boys an
acolytes, and the brothers aud priests of" III
order. A hundred children in white strewe
the way with flowers as the procession marche
iouuo thc ohuiOhi 5ihBihB 'uo 4 UNyt LtNyNd
In 81. Pau's Church N. Y, large COZ
gregation assembled last Sunday morning t
hear the Rev. Father Hecker's first sermo
since his return from Rome. The reveren
gentleman chose for his text the sixth, sevent
and eighth verses of the fifteenth chapter {
st. Paul. His discourse related principal
TO the Ecumenical Council aud the interest
Of the Catholic Church throughout the worl,
In concluding Father Hecker said that he r,
turned to his home more Of an American tina
ever.
Miscellaneous.
The American Education Society durin
the past year, has received S25 900, and az