Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
Rev. w. w. Everts of Chicago has
left his Baptist pulpit and transferred his
allegiance to the Roman Catholic church.
The Baptists are making arrange
ments to establish in Boston branch OF
the American Baptist Publishing Associ-
ton.
The Baptists of Massachusetts, during
the past ten years have lost two churches,
and gained 1901 members There are in
the State 266 Baptist churches and 3d.
S81 members.
1.-THE first Sabbath in March," writes
Rev. s. X. Dexter, Bennington, Vt, "was
very pleasant day to us in Zion. Five
were received into our membership, three
by letter, two by baptism
"A revival is in progress in the Bap-
fist church at West Dummerston. Rev.
R. It. Jones of Madison University has
been preaching there since February.
Six were baptised last Sabbath, and 9TH
ers are to follow.
Conversions are occurring weekly in
connection with the meetings at the Bap-
fist church in Brattleboro.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The South Ryegate Presbyterian
church was built in 1S49.
Rev. E. w. Clark has resigned the
pastorate of the Congregational church
in Claremont, N. H.
Rev. George B. Tolman supplies the
church at Newbury, Vt.
Three young men recently united
with the Congregational church in Essex,
Vt.
Rev. John Fraser will commence
preaching at the Congregational church
at Irasburgh next Sabbath.
-Four persons have united with the
Congregational church at Aseutneyville,
VT, since its formation in December
"A Young Peoples Christian Associa-
ton has been formed at Ascutneyville,
VT, with good promise of usefulness.
AT their last communion five persons
united by profession with the church in
Georgia, VT, all under fifteen years of age,
two of them children of the pastor, Rev.
@. G. Torrey.
Rev. J. III. Thyng late of West Town
fA
Vt, to which place all communications
for him should be directed. He will be
ready to supply some destitute church.
The health of Rev B. F Ray of Hart
ford, Vt, is seriously threatened. He is
to preach for sometime.
More than usual religious interest
exists in the Presbyterian church, Reese
vile, N. Y, Rev. III. E. Butler, pastor.
At a recent meeting of the Society, q
handsome sum was raised toward pay
ment of the parsonage debt.
A Young Mems Christian Association
has been formed at Montpelier. Hon.
Joseph Poland is President. S. S. Spicer
and Truman Best are Secretaries.
Rev. L. S. Watts of Barnet, and Hen
ry Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury have been
elected delegates and Rev. l.. G. Brastsn
of st. Johnsbury, and Hon. J. ID. Bell of
substitute delegates to the Con-
vention of Congregational churches to be
held in Chicago, April 9th.
Rev. Silas P. Cook, was installed Pas
tor of the Congregational church IN Wind
sor on Wednesday, March 23d. The SER
vices were in the following order Invo-
,ation by Rev. p. Bates Reading of
Rev. E. W. Clark; Sermon,
Rev. J. A. Leach; Installing prayer, Rev.
J. FL. Edwards Charge to the Pastor,
Rev. John G. Hale; Fellowship, Rev. L.
HI. Cobb Address to people, Rev. J. Q.
Bittinger; Concluding prayer, Rev. A.
B. Dascombr-- Benediotion by the Pastor.
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Bissell will officiate at Bran
don, tomorrow, Sunday, March 9th.
The next Diocesan convention OF
New Hampshire is to be held at Dover,
May 25th.
The next annual convention OF the
Diocese of Vermont will be held at I'M
manuel church, Bellows Falls, June 9th.
The season of Lent is more generally
observed this year than ever before. In
many parts of the country daily services
are being instituted, and with unprece-
dented attendance on the part of the peo-
pie also weekly communion.
The late Mrs. Hannah Dyer of Trim
ity Parish, Rutland, gave, in her will, one
dollars for the benefit of the
Episcopal, Congregational, Baptist and
Methodist Sunday Schools of East Rut-
land, the interest of which is to be ex-
pended annually among them for the pur-
chase of library books.
Two thousand copies of Rev. T. X.
Beecher's celebrated sermon have been
published by Episeopalians. 1t is expect
ed the edition will reach 100000 before
August.
In this year, 1870, the Paschal full
moon falls on Good Friday, the 18th of
April, and the Israelite and the Christian
keep Passover together: Gods living wit
nesses of what can never fail Eye shall
keep it feast by an ordinance forever"
Exodus, XII, IA.
The Rev. j. A Steel, late Meth odist
minister at Greenpoint, L. l., has become
candidate for orders in the P. E.
church.
The Rev. VIM. Hilton, for thirty
years rector of Kittanning, Penn, has re-
tired upon life salary voted him by the
vestry.
Trinity parish, New York city, main
tains seven churches entirely, three
almost entirely, and twenty partially
also five scholarships in Trinity College,
Hartford, eleven in the New York Prof
Epis Public School, and five beds in St
uke's Hospital There ara in tho mario