Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-12

in order to sustain a quartette choir
against the wishes of the Rector, Rev.
DIR. Ever. But the Rector was sustained
} by vote of 46 to s, and surpliced choir
of men and boys now lead the praises in
that church.
Bishop Staley of the English Church
!, has resigned the Episcopate of the Sand
I witch Islands, for the reason that those
islands are becoming rapidly American
: lied that they should properly become
connected enthusiastically with the Protest
, ant Episcopal Church U. s. A.
In Holy week, Bishop Stevens Of
Pennsylvania confirmed sixty-two persons
, in st. Marks Church, Philadelphia, and
fifty-three in st. Clements; and in six
other parishes one hundred and seventy
The Bishop of Maryland has recently
confirmed, in two parishes in Baltimore,
one hundred and thirty-eight persons.
"A beautiful memorial church, in
memory of the late Bishop Delaney, is
to be consecrated in Geneva, n. Y, on the
10th of May.
Considerable interest is felt in church
circles as to the sort of man chosen, after
a years delay, to fill the Rectorship of
st. Peters Albany, vacated by 80 loyal
and positive man as was Bishop Doane.
A Cincinnati correspondent says of the
Rev. w. A. Sniyely, having just resigned
his charge there for his new one in
Albany: "Ohio churchmanship could
hardly suffer a more serious loss, man
with mind and heart thoroughly saturated
with sound church principles, which he
does not fail to inculcate systematically
and boldly, though soberly and discreet
ly."
The late Bishop of st. Asaph, whose
diocese includes many Welsh people, was
accused of having received $4,000 year
as income and yet returned but little
benefit to his charge. 1t is now proved
since his death that he gave away every
shilling of his Episcopal salary to charity,
and lived entirely on private means. And
gays correspondent, "what lay landed
proprietor ever did this ?"
Bishop Doane, of the diocese of AL
lany, lately visited st. Luke's church,
Cambridge, Rev. G. Graves, Rector,
cateehised the children. confirmed four
persons, and praeohed, Goth of March.
Sunday, April Sd, confirmed ifty-one
persons in st. Johns, Cohoes, Rev. J. II.
Fl. Brown, Rector. April 10th, confirmed
thirty-nine in st. Paurs Albany. On the
sth inst, officiated at the funeral in Troy
of Maj. Gen. Geo. II. Thomas.
Rev. J. Isham Bliss of ST. Adams,
VT, was at Florence, Italy, at last &C.
counts, with greatly improved health
He is expected home in June or July.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev. George s. Guernsey will preach
at Shrewsbury next Sunday May Sth.
twenty-five persons were received
into the Blocker ST. Church, New York,
on Easter Sunday.
An apron Fair" has just been held
by the ladies of ST. Paul.s Church, Little |
Falls, N. Y. 1t realized over $500.
The Centenary work is advancing |
with enthusiasm in Ohio. The splendid
achievement of the Akron people in con-
tributing $4,000 for a UNCONVENTIONAL
school has stimulated the Universalists of
that State to come up to the mark thus
set. |
Says The Uni8erSahst, 'The Church in
South Boston was reorganized six weeks
since. tt had ueen In condition of sus--f
pense for several years. 1t is gratifying |
to learn that the prosperity of the church |
has been very marked since its organiza-
ton. Already it numbers 90. At the
Easter Service last Sunday % members
were received. of whom % were admitted
by baptism. These names include large
proportion of the heads of families of the
parish
METHODIST.
Rev. L. Hill closed his labors with
the Methodist Church, Cabot, last Sab
bath.
Rev. J. E. Metcalf has closed his la
bors with the Methodist Church in Bris-
toll
The Methodist Society of Waitsfeld
and FaystSn have commenced the cree
ton of house of worship in the village
of Waitsfeld.
At the n. II. General Conference, at
Nashua, it was reported that there has
been an average increase in ministers SAL
aries of $4774. There are 100 Sunday
schools, and 1887 scholars, of whom,
during the year, 752 have been converted.
The final report of the vote on lay delega-
ton stood rs for and 10 against. The
proposed union of the Boston Theologi-
cal Seminary with the Boston University
was approved oonditionally.
The following is a summary of the
statistics of the Vermont Conference, for
the year ending April 21, 1870:
Members, 9,999
Deaths, 1926
Practitioners, 1880
Local Preachers, CT
Adults baptized, Az
Children baptized SO
Number of churches, 1876 Sc
Value of churches, s395,2OO
Number of parsonages, 81