Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-20
Religious Intelligence.


CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. James g. Johns M pastor elect of G.
Congregational church at Rutland, les "a tcic
upon his Labor -rrUf rmtcr. 81 nmroui
College, is engaged to supply tie pulpit ut llnri
ilrd, in tie absence vf q ersior, Ec, B r lay
for siS months. Rev. ", ses 70. Well, II Ign
don, closed his lahors with tie church at Lyndon
Corner, March 27th.-Hcy. -. A. Robinson ho
withdrawn his resignation II tie pastontc of th
Congregational church in Barton lev. Charlie
Duren, recently OF pomfet, is nov preaching IL
Wiloka, MINI Ouc OF the dcacns Of the churc
in Hampstead, ~ H., offers gift Of 50 600 b
tie society, as fund towards the support u
preaching, proyidclthey will undertake to pay
all their bills annually Rev. DR.. Post OF st.
Louis is on a visit to New Orleans to witness ioi
himself the successful progress Of Congregation
nlism in Louisiana, also to assist in the organza
ton Of The churches in that State into M Asso
ciation.-In 1913 twelve young ministers from
Andover Theological Seminary gave themselye
&c The home missionary work and went together
under the above name, to the Territory Of Iowa
They found less than half dozen Congregations
churches ia the State. but such has been the in
hueuce of Cue noble work they Lave helped % ac
oomplish, tLat there are now in thit sntc ab51.
wo hundred Congregational churches and minis
tiers. Rev. j. Adams enc of the twelve, ha'
prepared ar Interesting history Of this Band,
including sketches OF the labors Of other Congre
gationul ministers in tic State, to be called "Tht
lows Band which tho Congregational sabbath
School and Publishing Society now has in press
and is soon 20 issue.-'rhe FIRST Cougrernti0unl
society Of Lyndonyille was recently organized,
and religious meetings are now held regularly.
a committee was appointed to solicit suhscrip-
tons for the support Of preaching the present
year, and within three days 81 $50 were subscrib-
ed. Nearly 5000 had been subscribed previously
for Sabbath School library. The Sabbath School
numbers over one hundred regular members
or 30i3 Congregational churches in the country
$50 little more than one-hall, are In New
England says the Coagryatouaha --Rcv. J.
II ByineJon of W indsJr, has received uuaui-
nous call from tie North Church in ii Johns
bury
METHODIST.
Tie Methodists control fortyninc colleges IN
tie United States There are i1rty-orc Netho-
dist Episcopal churches in Baltimore, Ml.-rhc
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fh reriyals are in progress in the Methodist
churches at Londonderry and Convey, II.
There have been 80 converts in the former place
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decision OIL Tue i"y delegation question IN ue
Methodist Episcopal Church becomes exceedingly
doubtful and Dor 10 votes may carry ~ eithe'
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BAPTIST
hev' n, Fie3oe, formerly OF Bellows Falls nov
oil Goa water Mich has received seventy per
H'nS 10 membership oil the church IN tho pas
ar'--Afrahgements nave been colsnmmaied 10
ths consultation Of the American Baptist Publ
cation Society and the American and Foreigl
Bible SDcietV REGENTS of the American Ran
tist Missionary Union for the year ending March 81
1870, were $500 o53.s0 which is more than wa
ever before received by it in one year.---Ne,
YORK State has 81 Baptist churches; total mem
bership H,5V-Ihe Pittsiield, Mass, Baptis
church has added 10 by baptism, in the last tw
years.--At a recent Baptist union meeting i
chicago, S97'5CO was raised to help pay of
debt Oh $4,000 on the Chicago Theological sem
mary
EPISCOPAL,