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

BAPTIST.
The Vermont and salisbury Sabbath School
Convention will meet at Wallingford on Tuesday,
August 80, at o'clock p. n.
The Vermont and SALISBURY Association
will meet at Wallingford on Wednesday, August
81, at 10 a, m.
The Woodstock Baptist Association will meet
with the church in Perkinsville, the fourth Wed
nesday in September.
The next meetir of the Lamoille Ministerial
Conference will be held at Hinesburg, with Rev.
l. D. Burwen, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 'Au-
gust 80 and 81.
1t is said that the Swedish colonies in the
Aroostook region in Maine are chiefly Baptists
Rev. o. 7. Walker, formerly OF the Bowdon
Square church, Boston, leaves Chicago for a pas
torate in Meriden Ct.
The first Sabbath in August witnessed an in
teresting baptism in Winchester, Mass, of three
two being sisters--this making eighteen within
the past three months.
Sabbath, the 18th, was a memorable one to
the good people Of Tuftonboro, N. Il, it beng
the anniversary Of the opening of their neat
chapel nestled amoag the hills that skirt the
beautiful winnip' ukeo.
A number Of BAPTIST churches in Massachu-
sets are now without pastors. Among them are
both the churches in Fou River, the churches il
Ashland, IN Medfort, in South Canton, in Hyde
Park, IN Danversport, and two churches in Bos
ton, Harvard Street AMI Bowdoin Square.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. P. j. Fisk has commenced labor a
Lyndonville, VT
Rev. MIR, ghill has returned from his va
cation and resumed his labors as pastor of tn,
Center church at Brattleboro.
Rev. Il. N. Burton, pastor at sandusky, Ohio
is taking summer vacation in the " est
Rev. j. S. Bingham, d. D., is at Dubuque
and has signided to the church there his accept
ance Of their call.
The funeral OF Rev. A. R. Gray Of Coventry
VT, was attended at that place on Friday 10th
in presence of a large number Of people who hat
known and respected him. Revs Messrs. Otis 0
Bloomington, Bailey of Newport, Dr. Hall o
Bloomington, shared in the services which wer
conducted by Rev. 4, w. Dickinson.
Rev. w. L Gaylord Of Nashua, N. H., ha
received a call to the Second church. New Lon
don, Ct.
1t is stated that the late Rev. A. p. T9nney
for over thirty years the pastor of the church a
West Concord, N. H., had no vacations. When
ever he became weary at his desk no would har
ness his horse and ride around the parish.
On Sabbath, the 9Th, Rev Gardiner Spring
ID. D., was enabled TO observe the sixtieth ami
versary or his ordination as pastor of the Bricl
church, New York, and on that occasion made al
interesting and affecting address from the pulpit
This venerable divine is now in his ei8hty-sixt
year, and his successor in the pastoral office, /
will be remembered, is Rev. ]. 0. Murray, D. d
EPISCOPAL.
The Secretary and General Agent of the Do
mestic Missionary Committee lately travele
$3.50 miles, attended 20 services, and made .
missionary addresses within SO consecutive days
Tolerably well done, it is thought, for an old an
feeble man.
On the night of July 18th, St Baruaba
Church, Omaha, was Frustrated by d tornaa,
The churchmen are not disheartened, but inteat
to set tout at once the building Of new church
The following gentlemen, recently elected b
the Board of Trustees Of Trinity College, Hart
ford, have accepted the positions to which the,
were chosen, viz Austin stiekney Professo
Latin Language and Literature Rev. samue
Hart, Assistant Professor Mathematics; Georr
o. Holbrook, Professor Modern Languages.
The official reports Of the various committee
having charge of the sheltering Arms Bazaar i
New York city, show that the sum of s62, 72S ha
been realized, besides about $1,000 not yet col
Iected.
The buildings Of the University Of the Sout
Sewanee, Tennessee, are now large and commc
dious, embracing 0tey Hall, Trealett Hall, Wa,
erly Hall, and Powhatan Hall, in which most {
the students reside, besides the residences of th
Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Head Master, ct,
Other residences and dormitories are in course
erection, which will still further enlarge the az
comodations for students, many OF whom are al
plying for admission.
-Dr. octayins Winslow, for more than qual
ter OF a century popular Nonconfornist preach
er In England, has been ordained Deacon by til
Bishop of Chichester.
"A new life seems to have come to the yene,