Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-22
Religious Intelligence.


smith, OF Lowell, Is SERIOUSLY aIutcltu WIN
throat dficulty.-1he Santa Barbara (Cal.
Congregational church advcrtises that Their
will he no begging at the dedication Of the
new house of worship.
Methodist
The Methodist ministers in CT. have de
clarcd against the propricty Of licensing wo
men to preach the gospel. The roll Of Metho
dists now ioots up over three and hal
millions. Bishop james has recently dedi
Gated s75 600 church at Wheeling, Va
Edward 7. Bright Of Pennsylvania, leaves
by will. 10000 to the Missionary Society
OF the NJ. +. Church Rev. A. Clark, o
Pittsburgh, dedicated, june 9th, Methods
-EpiscopaD church, costing $4,000, il
Lincoln, the capital Of Nebraska, town TIVE
years old.-The Northern Methodsts have
white membership in the South Of between
100000 to 100 900, mainly in West Virginia
Georgia, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee
Bapti.t.
Rev. William Smith, the new missionary
Of the Board Of Convention, enters upon his
labors in the State at st. Adams this week
Rev Il. p. Merrifcld has closed his labors al
East Swanton, and takes charge Of the church
at Fast Franklin; Rev. A. s. Gilbert take,
charge of the church at East Swanton-Rev
Mr.. Bentley organized Free viii Baptist
Church at East Cambridge June 5th.-Sun.
day, june 9th, niue united with the Baptist
church in Chester, four Of them being bap-
tized.-In Brattlcboro, june 9th, Rev. l.. j.
Mattoson preached his first anniversary SER
mon. in which he stated that during the year
he had welcomed 90 into the church, 50 by
baptism, 33 by letter, and by experience
had preached ! Is times, attended Ii funerals
and made 500 pastoral visits. 1t is claimed
that the Sunday school connected with the
Baptist church in Brattleboro is the largest
of any denomination in the State, and that
the congregation is the second, if not the
largest in the State.-Prof Stevens, Of Dcni-
son University, shows in the Journal and
Messenger that there has been, during the
last fifty years. an increase of some twenty
fold in the number Of Baptist institutions Of
learning, and of the students in them, and Of
students studying for the ministry.
Episcopal.
The diocese of Kansas has elected two wo.
men as examiners Of the Diocesan Seminary
said to be the first instance in the country in
which women have been elected to a diocesan
ofIice-1he Trustees of the General Theo-
logical Seminary at New York have decided
TO remove IT from the city to Mamaroneck n
few miles distant. Connecticut has furnished
twenty bishops for the Episcopal church. of
whom one-half were from Hartford. Pro
fessor Niles, bishop elect of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire, has not
yet accepted.-St Adams, New York adver.
tised high mass" with incense. as the lead.
ing attraction for Whitsunday.
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Chos,ou IT, ri, al o,,,.;n,,,1 a.. -.
through the next day Sermons were preocb.
ed by Rev. Hosea Il. -Ballou. Rev, ]. H.
Farnsworth and A. A. TAayer, of New York
and some sl75 were raised for the Murray
Fund through the Womens Aid Association.
Reports from the various societies in the As.
ISOLATION show that only few have preach.
ing all the time. viz. Gayendisb. Gaysville
Woodstock. Rochester and Springfield Sew.
eral more have preaching half or more of the
time.-The Champlain Association of JTni.
versalists will hold its next annual session NJ
Essex The fifth Wednesday and Thursday ol
,June. Doth and 3Otb DAYS Each Society
within its limits is entitled to five delegates
The Windham and Bennington Association
of Trniversalists will hold its NEXT ANIMAL sos.
sion in West Halifax the last Wednesday
and Thursday in lime instant Only lit,ie
more than three months remain before the
MEETING of the General Convention in Glou.
cester Mass on the One Hnndredth Ami.
yersarv of the Advent of John Murray in
America. Special efforts are being made to
comnlete the Centenary Find Ms liver.
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New Homnshire and Maine
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Inc ceremony OF blessing the bell OF st.
vincent dc f@uls Ohurch' brooklyn n. ~
TOOK place recently ana was witnessed by
mayor haionelsch ana large congregation.
hiier the ceremony hosslnis mass Solo
nelie was sung-lhe CORRECTION taken up
IN the Cathonc churches IN brooklyn, N. T.,
last sunday Tor his Holiness the rope IS noted
as having been very liberal.-Ihe Catholic
archDishop oil Quebec has made an appeal
ior ana iof the Saguenay sufferers by the late
disastrous sl nre, saying tnat 200 families max
ing 1000 SOULS nave iost everything even
sne gram sown IN inc ear'h'-lhursday' the
least OF Corpus Christie was especially notice
aple IN Troy, from the large number OF child
ren VINO on that DAY made their first commun-
ION IN The various catholic churches OF that
cy'r!ne hrehch Government mas withdrawn
al oihclai opposition to the definition OF the
dogma OF inialhbillty' Inc debate ON the
preamble oil the Scne"'a mas closed and the
ia'ners are now discussing the separate sec,
,ons, hoping TO reach vote by the last OF
inc month"; ,
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Since Rev. Andrew Jukes began to pub
iisn IN me CHRISTIAN World OF London his
defense OF the Final Restoration of all Souls,
ly that Of Origen and other Greek fathers
and of Bengel and some other moderns, that
the eject are the hrst fruits" OF the