Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-30
Religious intelligence.
GENERAL.

Rev. Charles Cleveland, late city mis-
sionary of Boston, has passed the 9oth
anniversary of his birthday.
The religions interest which com.
menced last winter, in Stowe Hollow
seems to continue to some degree yet
There were three baptized last Saturday
and two more on Sunday.
The General Synod of the Reformed
Dutch) Church, which has been in session
in Newark, N. J. finally adjourned OF
Saturday, to meet in Albany on the frs
Wednesday in June, 1871. The proceed
ings. were harmonious. The action O
their particular Synod, from which ap
peals were made, were sustained, bu
the proceedings generally were not O.
public interest.
BAPTIST.
There were three persons received il
the Baptist church at Wilmington on
Sunday, .....#.
The Baptist Westinghouse in Frank
lin, N. H., will be dedicated to the wor.
ship of God on Thursday, June 30. Ser
vices to commence at 81 o'clock p. M
Rev. John Coombs, after a pleasant
pastorate of two years in Rehoboth, has
decided to settle with the church in Der
nardston, also in Massachusetts,.
The Baptist association at Hoosic
Falls met on Tuesday of last week. Ser.
vices were held both morning and even.
ing. About sixty ministers were in at.
tendance. aM. f..
The Baptist pulpit in Newport was
supplied by Rev. T. N. Merriam, of Kings.
ton, Mass, but former pastor of this
church. He with his family will spend
several weeks of the hot season in this vi.
cinity. ......
1t is said that the Sunday school con
nected with the Baptist church in Brat
tlehoro, Vt, is the largest of any denomi
nation in the State, and that the congre
cation is the second, if not the largest in
the State. ...s. ..-...
Last Sabbath evening, writes Rev
DIR. Phelps, of New Haven, young lady
of our church brought Mrs. P. and myself
each large envelope stuffed with green.
backs, and another with a long list of the
contributors from the church and congre.
cation, assuring US it was in every in
stance most cheerfully given, with warm
expressions of affectionate regard. The
united amount is $642. A generous and
grateful prelude to summer vacation.
Rev. II. N. Hovey is fast drawing to
close the improvements which he began
In Lowell three years ago. He has just
now got the old "plastered house" retired
to nook suited to its character, having
taken it from its prominent place on the
corner some twenty rods beyond the
church, leaving good, building lot between
it and the church. A new and tasteful
church has been completed on one side of
this old house, and home-like and cheer
ful residence on the other, These take
the place of these tumble-down sheds and
rookeries, the boards and shingles on
which seemed, as Dickens remarks, of the
rags of coat on the mans back, to be say
ing to one another "good bye"
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. P. B. Fisk rasigns his PASTOR
ate at Peacham, to take effect August
next. He has been invited to go to Lyn-
don.
Rev S. I'll. Amsden, recently of New
Alstead, n. H, has entered upon labor at
West Dover, Vt.
Rev. c. Fl. Kent of Ripton, VT,
after some months Of confinement from
broken hip, resumes labor in the pull
pit.
The White Street church at Burling
ton, VT, are about to erect vestry and
Sabbath School building. They begir
with subscription of $4,000.
The first annual Sabbath School Con
vontion of the Congregational churche
of Windham county will be held at Sax
toms River, June 30.
Rev. Joseph Cook, who preached t
the Congregational church in Middlebur
year ago, has accepted call from tn
church in Lynn, Mass, with a salary c
$4,000 year. He will probably foreg
his intended trip to Europe for the pre-
emit season.
The Rev. William 7. Chalmers pre-
ent acting pastor of the Congregation,
church in Braintree, ia meeting with cor
siderable success. Attendance has great
increased, and considerable interest
manifested. The church is in a fair wa
of reclamation from the almost absolui
spiritual restitution at which it has a
rived, and it is a matter of regret that M
Chalmers sojourn there is so limited.
The Washington County CeAferent
held its annual meeting at Roxbury, Jur
18th and 10Th. A good representation
the churches appeared. Rev. James /
Babbitt of Waitsfeld preached the ope,
ing sermon. The constitution Yves amen
ed so as to provide for the appointment
four lay delegates from each church, il
sledu Oh TWO, as DeIOTe. 10 dtteuu u
meetings of the Conference The ne,
annual meeting was voted to Barre.
The Chittenden Conference held i
annual meeting at Winooski, June Ia
and 10Th. The opening sermon W
preached by Rev J. Fl. Woodward. III
Congregational church at Essex Junctit
was admitted as member of the COME
enoe. Reports from sixteen church
were presented. Rev. G. E. Ferrn deli
eted discourse commemorative of L
Pilgrim Fathers. Addresses 'on Hor
Missions were delivered by Rev. Geor
B. Stafford and others.
The report of the Vermont Church
read on Tuesday at Montpelier, Vt, in t
General Convention, shows that the
have been revivals in Sudbury, Glare