Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-15
RellgiOus InteIligence.


Special religious interest exists in Gratis
bury. Some eight or ten hopeful conversions
arc repurtcd.-Iherc have been additions TO
the church in Corinth at each communion
since the commencement Of the year. In
May, one man over seventy years Of age was
received.-The Congregational Publishing
Society, at Boston, reports for the year total
receipts Of sll0,lS0, with Sl0,0S3 left in
the Treasury. The old Board Of officers
was olected.-Rev Il. II Byington, late Of
Windsor, has declined the call from the North
Church, in st. Johnsbury. Rev. Joseph
Cook, who preached to the Congregational
church in Nliddlcbury year ago, has accent.
ed a call from the church in Lynn Mass. -
Rcy. George b. 1olman has completed his
engagement with the Congregational church
at Nowbury.-The first general assembly of
reunited new and old school Presbyterans,
which had been in session at Philadelphia for
fortnight, adjourned on Saturday, the 4th,
to meet next year in Chicago The total
membership in the denomination during the
year but one past was 49, ,4G3 there being
ia the old school branch 2jS SOB, and in the
new school 1860 members enrolled. Null
tiplying these by FIVE, the whole number Of
persons who may be said to be connected
with these Presbyterian congregations is about
2l6OO5 souls. The churches Of this de-
nomination gave during the past year ST.
2l73O0 to the various benevolent causes
aud they propose the coming year TO give, ia
addition to this sum, 100000 as a special
thank offering for accomplished reunion
NIcthodi-r.
Rev. Israel Luce has accepted an invita-
ton 10 a church at Portland. Me-Rey \.
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R,rlir,ton has boc, ,,,,oin,ol ooo 81 no
monagers Of tbe Americrrrp B,r,ist Nis.ion.
ary I7nion Tho {9,.tis, cb,,r,, IN P,irL,,a,.
!, building a new house of worship. with au-
deuce room A. feet by so. The church was
organized in lS67. with 81 membdfs.-Cola
DE ienH Meacham of Newport and David
jonathan Pierce of Rockingham. were AMONG
,lc ,r,Jna,c. ot tb. econ, ,,,cc,.,,, e
the Newton Theological Seminary The
English Baptist Union has voted to favor a
new translation of the Bible by scholars from
an Nominations The fremont Temple is al.
ready well under way towards becoming the
dcnominational house in Boston.-Thc Bap.
fists have now ia this country 4 / colleges and
theological seminarie-. besides academic, and
female scmiuaries. These 4 institutions have
30 professors and 800 students. of whom
500 are Studying for the ministry. They also
control 46 periodicals. to supply their S.7S7
ministers. 1918 churches. and ,22l $40
members. The total receipts of the general
organizations were s7Sl 954.-Rev. A. j.
Dutton has left Albany. where he has labor.
ed faithfully At all times for the welfare of
his charge. and gone to North Tunbridpe. to
SUNNY he Baptist church tbere.-Au omen.
communion Bartist church. called the Caiya-
ry Bantist church has been oroanized at
Westerly. RI Its creed expresses the be.
lief that bapti-m is immersion in water. but
Christians W no maintain a different view will
not be disfellowshiped.
episcopal
Bishop Bissell confirmed four persons at
Trinity church Rutland. last week Friday
eyenine-The Bishop reported at Below.
Falls. the confirmation in the past year of two
hundred and seyenty.eight persons. of which