Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-07
CONGREGAT IONAL.

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1 CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. DR.. Gregory, after thirty-three
years pastorate of the North Reformed
church in West Troy, N. Y, has resigned,
to take effect May 1st
The Franklin and Grand Isle comfy
conference of churches have appointed
Rev. @. B. Cady of Alburgh, and Dea. l..
L. butcher of St. Adams, delegates, and
Rev. II. G. Riggs, st. Adams, and George
Adams, Enosburgh, substitutes, to attend
me public convention at Chicago this
month.
The Rev. John Bole has accepted q
call from the Reformed Presbyterian
church, South Barnet.
Hon. John B. Page, 9. G. Dewey,
Dea James Barrett, Mrs. Silas Aiken,
Mrs Mary Barney, Mrs M. Barrett, and
Mrs. Julia P. Kellogg of Rutland, are life
members of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary Society.
EPISCOPAL.
The Rev. VIM. A Snively of Cincinnati,
has accepted the reotorship of st. Peters,
Albany, lately made vacant by the cleo
ton of Bishop Dean.
The census report of the State of New
York shows, from 1855 to 1865, the rela-
tive change in the religious denomina-
lions "A follows: In membership or COM
municants, the Baptists lost 81 per cent
Friends 43 per cent; Presbyterians 81 per
cent; Universalists IA per cent; Unitari-
ans 81 per cent. Per contra, the Congre-
gationaists gained 8per cent; Methodists
II per cent; Romanists Al per cent
Protestant Episcopal SO per cent.
The Orphans Home of the Protestant
Episcopal church, New York City, con-
tains 144 children, and on the last
Wednesday before Lent had a happy
festival provided by the lady mana
gers.
On the regular ordination Sunday,
4th in Advent, there were ordained in the
different Cathedrals of England 1877
deacous and lar priests. During the short
ministry OF Mr.. Gladstone six new bishops
have been appointed.
The prosecution of Rev. @. @. Tate of
Ohio, for having n surpliced choir and
professional hymns has been fully with
drawn, he consenting to the admonitions
of his Bishop.
Seventeen thousand dollars was the
amount of the combined offerings for
missionary purposes, last month, at one
contribution, of Grace church, Brooklyn,
and the Church of the Ascension, N. Y.
The standing committee of the Do
oese of Pennsylvania, have just admitted
as candidates for holy orders, Mr.. G.. L.
Bishop of the Union Presbyterian Semi
nary P. P. Reeve from the Methodist
ministry and VIM. Jarret from the
Presby ministry.
"A new Episcopal parish has been
started by the churchmen among the stu
dents of Williams College, Williamstown,
Mass, and the Congregational chapel
rented for the present use: Rev. Mr. Jen-
nings of North Adams in charge.
On the 9th of January, Rev. Mr..
Nash, Methodist preacher of Waco, Texas,
vas admitted to Deacon's Orders in the
P f. Church.
The heir of of Anneke Jams have re.
oeived from Mayor Hall of New York, an
adverse opinion as to the probability of
their getting hold of Trinity church prop
erty. The parish has been in possession
since Queen ARMIES grant, in 1905, and
III l.. -
est court in the State.
The late Mrs. Rapelye of st. James
church, Newtown, L. l., bequeatbed $500
to the African mission of the P. E church !;
$500 TO the China mission $500 to Aged
and Infrm Clergy Fund $500 to the
Church Charity Foundation of Long Is
land and the same to both the Magdalen
Society of New York, and the Five Points
mission.
AT a Confirmation recently at the
Chapel of the Holy Gross, Baltimore, the
class numbering 30 ranged in their ages
from nine years to between sixty and
seventy.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
AT a recent Unlversallst centennial
meeting in Hartford, Ct, about $4,000
were subscribed for the missionary fund.
Rev. George S. Guernsey will preach
at Gaysville on Sunday next, April Sd,
and at Shrewsbury on Sunday, April
10th.
Rev. w. A. Start accepts a call at
North Cambridge, Mass.
The Salem, Mass, u niversalist church
has just added $4,000 to the missionary
fund. s..
The Universalists of West Burke are
to build church edifice. ....
Rev. III. P. Cutting, formerly of Gas.
tleton, has received a call to become pas.
tor of the Unitarian society at Meadyille
Penn.
METHODIST.
- The Troy Conference is to be
held at Burlington about the middle o
April.
The Vermont Conference of the M
E. church, to be held in Springfield
Windsor county, is postponed until April
81, in consequence of the death of Bishop
Thompson. . -..
There are Al Methodist churches il
Baltimore.
The last reported clerical vote OF
Methodist lay delegation stood 2,717 il
favor and $50 opposed.
The Sunday school of the Methods
church, Washington square, New York
raised $2,240 at recent missionary col
lection.