Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-01

able parish of Trinity, Boston, under the rector.
shin of Mr. Brooks. This parish was served by
the elder Doane, Bishop Hopkins and Bishop
wainwright, in their day It has Just assumed
charge of st. Marks, which has been long suffer-
ing from heavy debt, and also assumes its debt.
The five dioceses within the State of New
York will probably be organized into Province
at the coming General Convention, with one of
the Bishops as Metropolitan. Object to SIM
plify and help the work of the Church.
of the sixty churches in the diocese of Pitts
burg, one-fourth only rent the seats,-in all the
rest the seats are free.
The contributions to church purposes in the
diocese of Georgia the past year amounted to $780,
900.
Rev. VIM. Hume, late Presbyterian minister,
was admitted to the diaconate on TrinitysSun-
day in the cathedral at Chicago by Bishop White
house.
The General Theological Seminary, controll-
ed by the bishops and trustees from all the do
ceses, is shortly to be removed into Westehester
County a fine tract of land Of so acres having
been recently donated for the purpose On the
End of July, eight students were admitted to the
diaconate by Bishop Potter.
Bishop Huntington, in his late annual ad-
dress, says The day may yet be when no parish
will be Considered complete which has not a
school house besides its Church and the House OF
Mercy, with the Apostles Greed as the symbol Of
belief, the Ten Commandments as the primal
code of ethics, and the Lords Prayer, as the form
of worship, hallowing them all.
AT the laying of cornerstone of new
chapel in Portland, Conn.,, eleven candidates for
confirmation knelt in the open air to receive the
Apostolic rite from the hands of Bishop Williams.
A new college, just built at Oxford, opens in
October memorial of the sainted priest and
poet, John Keble, to be called Keble College.
METHODIST.
Quarterly meetings in Vermont on the 9th
and 28th insts. at Proctorsville, Ludlow, Newark
and East Burke.
Three persons were recently received into the
Methodist Church at Bakersfield, and two chill
dren were baptized
The Burlington district ministerial associa-
ton (Methodistl, which was noticed to meet at
shelburne the 9TH of September. is postponed to
the Goth.
The Wesleyan Methodists report a member.
ship of JAG, O8l, and subscription thank-otfer
ing during the centenary year of sS,SS9,692.
Central camp meeting in Vermont at North
field this week; district meetings at Wolcott and
New Haven on the goth, and at North Hero, Sep
9TH.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Thirty publishers and 100000 capital are
employed n the publishing eff Sunday School lit
erature in this country.
-Episcopalians and Presbyterians are organic
ing churches in Utah Territory.
-Presbyterians are making vigorous efforts to
secure parsonages for their churches.
"A National Anti-secret Society," has been
formed, one of whose objects is to exclude from
the churches all persons connected with any Sc
cret society
In Oregon, Illinois, the Roman Catholics have
church, but no resident priest. The child of a
Catholic parent died there the other day,
aud in the absence of priest, the Rev. Geo. w.
Crofts, Protestant minister. oticiated, by re-
quest, in the Catholic church, and pronounced a
benediction at the grave. His service and re-
marks were very acceptable to the Catholic peo-
! pie.