Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-21
BRIEF ITEMS.
Religious Intelligence.

| The prospects OF the ball tonight al
excellent. TAG.
Religious Intelligence.
| BAPTIST.
| The Baptists of Great Britain and Ireland II
port membership of l63,8ll.
A streng effort is being made to raise funds
build Free viii Baptist Church at Newpo
Centre.
Rev s. K. Dexter preached his farewell Sc
mon at the Baptist Church in Bennington, Ia
Sunday.
The Baptist Herald" says There are near
| five hundred men in the State of Texas known
Baptist preachers, and about three hundred ar
| fifty churches.
The National Theological Institute and IN
versity tBaptistl at Washington, has seven schoo
in operation, in which 800 adult colored pupils q
receiving instruction.
Rev. Charles Il. Malcolm, pastor of the SecoI
Baptist Church in Newport, R. L, has been cleo
ed to the professorship of history in Bates Colleg
Lewiston, Me.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. E. II. Byington is invited to the paste
ate of the church in birmingham, Mass.
Rev. F. w. Olmstead leaves East Dorset a
| accepts an invitation to preach at Townshend
- Mr.. s. G.. Chase OF Andover Theologi,
Seminary, has been invited to preach at Du.
merston.
The l5Oth anniversary of the Congregation
church in Reading, Mass, was celebrated l;
week
Rev, b. f. Day OF Hartford, Vt, has aceel
ed an invitation to supply for one year the pull
of the Congregational church of New IpswicI
N II.
The Congregational State Conference held &
Yarmouth, Ne, voted to raise $4,000 Eot-
classical school to fit Congregational youthEfC
College.
rive persons united with the Congregation
church at Craftsbury, last Sabbath, July I'd, b
profession of faith.
The Congregational church of East Berkshir
Vt, celebrated its hftieth anniversary this weel
Rev. +. J. Comings delivered the historical az
dress. Other addresses were given by Revs. /
Wild If Fairfield, and G. T. Wright of Baker
field.
The Rev w II. Gilbert, who has been labo
ing for some years in the service of the Bible s.
ciety, formerly in Vermont and recently in Coz
necticut and Western Massachusetts,, under Il
now policy of the American Bible Society to col
tract the number and enlarge the fields of i
agents, has been appointed to general Ne
England agency.
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Huntington in his recent annual az
dress sbrewdly says of the sacred tie" betwee
pastor and people: "that, while the connectio
continues there should be kept up, in families an
private circles, as under ambush, dribbling fl
of small cavils and sarcasms, is not for the hont
of religion any than it is for the relief of IL
malcontents.
The House for Incurables, a special charity
the Protestant Episcopal Church at West Farm
N. Y, reports a surplus in its treasury of $50 O0
and 80 patients under treatment.
Robert Bishop, the faithful and much love
sexton, for % years of Holy Trinity Church
Brooklyn, and for nearly 40 years including
former parish, was buried with great honors las
week. The Bishop and Rector were present g
the funeral, and the Yestry acted as pall-bearer
Beautiful flowers with floral crosses, and a fu
congregation attested the love and respect for tb
venerable sacriston.
In preparing the foundation for a new paris
building for Christ Church, Philadelphia, on th
18th June, it became necessary to remove one wa
of the family vault of Robert Morris, and {
Bishop White, of Revolutionary memory and tn
head of the American succession in the Protes
tant episcopate. After burial of 81 years th
remains OF the revered prelate were found in goo
preservation. The Episcopal robes were almos
perfect, but the coffin almost gone. The silve
plate having fallen in bears this inscription
n n ~.
Protestant Episcopal Chruch of the Diocese 0
Pennsylvania, died July 18th, 1926, aged So years
months and Is days" A new cedar case wa
provided and all properly cared for.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Mr.. NJ. Ii. Harris, a recent graduate of tn,
theological school at Canton, n. Y, commenced
his ministerial labors with the Universalist 30
ciety in Brattleboro last Sunday.
The Rev. DIR. James W. Thompson. Unita
rian, will supply the place of the Rev. DR.. Ellis.
who retires from the associate editorship of th,
Monthly Re0jeeO and Religious Magazine
Miss Croker, the only lady elected on the
executive committee of the American Unitarian
Association, has declined the office, and gentls-
man has been elected in her place.
The Board appointed to examine the nupss
OF Dean Academy report that they are highly
gratiied by the proofs they recognize of thorough
and careful instruction ON the part of the corps
OF teachers employed in the Institution, and OF
industry and marked progress on the part of the
pupils.
The church property owned by the Universe.
lists IN Wisconsin amounts to 100000. Their
current expenses are about $4,000 per wear
number OF preachers, "a. In three wears,
churches have been built valued at $4,000. and
$4,000 raised for unconditional schools,
The Champlain Association of Universal;sts
met at Essex Vt, Wednesday, June 20, and or
ganized by appointing George Severance Modera-
Tor and julius Shaw Clerk A resolution was
adopted recommending lay preaching, and re-
questIng the State Convention at its next session
to take measures to secure the services of sch a.
iaoorers. The association voted to meet at Rich
mond on the 70 urth Wednesday and Thursday of
June, 1871. -
METHODIST.
About 1000 has been subscribed for o ,,o,u
Methodist Church in Montgomery.
The Vergennes Methodist Church are roxo,r
ing and improving their Church edifce.
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