Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-18
Religious Intelligence.


society in Coventry last Sabbath-An he
cesiastical Council held at the Congregation
al church in Wiliamstown on the 4th inst,
advised the dismission of the pastor Of that
church, Rev 7. i. Barnard The council
express regret at the removal of so good a
pastor, and commend Brother Barnard as
well instructed, prudent earnest and devoted
minister Of Christ--Henry Ward Beothcrss
church has engaged Rev 5. b. Halliday, who
used to have charge Of the Five Points House
Of Industry, as superintendent Of the new
Bethel which the Plymouth church is about
to build.---The Congregational Quarterly
gives the statistics Of the Congregational
seminaries. In 7 institutions there are $40
students instructed by 30 professors or tutors.
Andovcr has rs pupils, Chicago a., Ban
gor 3D. Yale 33, Oberin %, Hartford 81,
san Francisco 5.--Forty weight persons were
received TO the church at Oriordville, n H.,
May lst, by profession Thrty-six were
baptized. Thirty-one were heads Of families.
-Twenty-three persons were received into
the church in Tacoma, n. H., Rev. H. NJ.
Stone, pastor, May lst, by profession. The
First Congregational church in Mississippi
has lately been organized in Tongaloo by the
American Missionary Association 1t has
10 members Of whom 10 are colorcd. Tho
entire average attendance on the Congrcga-
tional churches in Vermont is p, go
METHODIST
At the annual session of the Maine Confer
ence of the Methodist church, held in Au.
gusta, Maine, last week, the vote on Lay
Delegation stood As in favor and 80 against
The national camp meeting will be held at
Hamilton, Massachusetts the last Of June
The Methodist Episcopal Church South has
abandoned the plan Of receiving members on
probation. Persons are received into full
membership without the six months trial.
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church was organ
lied seyenty-four years since, and named af.
ter colored church in New York. They
now have fifteen annual conferences and l61,.
600 members.--The Methodist Missionary
Society was organized in 1919 Ia that year
it received sS23,04 in contributions; last year
it received 1929, 1858 pa memorial from
the Methodist General Conference North. on
the subject of union with the church South,
approving the proposition and hoping for IA
yorable action, was presented in the Confer
encc at Memphis, on Wednesday, and referred
to a special committee of nine. 1t is not
likely that the proposition will be accepted
The East Maine Conference on Friday, voted
in favor of Lay Delegation, 80 to II. The
adoption Of this principle is now fully as
sured
BAPTIST
Rev. Mr.. Whiting, pastor of the Baptist
church in Windsor, preached last Sabbath, Z.
NJ, his twentieth anniversary sermon in the
Gospel ministry. He was ordained MAY Sth
1850, at Hartford, O. lie sailed shortly af.
ter for Assam, India, and after eleven years
abroad, returned to this country, where he
has since been preaching seven years he was
pastor at Colchester, thence he went to Wind
sor.-The Vermont State Baptist Sunday
School Convention is to be held at Rutland,
june lst.-A revival has been in progress for
some time at llolyoke, Mass. About seventy
have been converted in connection with the
Baptist church.-The Baptist church at Port
Huron, Mich received 90 new members
within twelve months, seventy by baptism
As fruits OF the revival in Liberia one Of the
Baptist ministers reports baptsing So con-
verts and expecting soon to receive % more.
Tho annual meeting Of the Evangelical
Baptist Benevolent and Missionary Society
was recently held in Boston The report OF
the treasurer showed an excess of earnings
over expenses for the financial year of 81 ,3G9-
S2.---A letter from Milwaukee states that the
work Of grace in that city has been wonderful
1t is estimated that five hundred conversions
have taken place during the three months
past.-ln the Southern Baptist Convention,
in Louisville Ky, on Saturday a committee
was appointed in pursuance Of resolution to
that effect, to report what action, if any,
should be taken by the Convention on the
subject Of cooperation of Baptists, North and
South
EPISCOPAL.
The convention of the Episcopal diocese of
New Hampshire will meet at Dover on the
18th instant. A Bishop is to be elected
Eplscopalians are more numerous in New
York than in any other State in the Union.
Pennsylvania comes next with % 600 COM
munieants, and Connecticut next with 10000.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev. Dr. Chaplin announced to his congre-
CATION last Sabbath, that there was a leak in
the church-the interest on a debt of $40, 900.
The contribution box was passed around and
the debt was paid.
RHAN CATHOLIC.
The recent Jesuit Missions in Boston have
been very successful. AT st. Mary's there
were upwards Of 800 COMMITMENTS, at the
church Of the Immaculate Conception 5000.
and at st. Peter and St. paul's 5000. Sew
eral conversions are also reported. The
dogma of Papal infallibility was explained
and supported in several of the Catholic
churches Of New York last Sunday.-.Tbe
hrst cutlery against lyacnthe was caused by
his liberal sermons at Notre Dame and Pere
Felix, his celebrated successor, has been driven
from the pulpit from the same cause The
ablest OF the Catholic preachers are pretty
apt to revolt at some Of the teachings of that
church.--Ihe struggle in the Ecumenical
Council began Monday with the opening of
the debate on Infallibiity But the real ar
guments on the question have been already
delivered outside Of the Council. Russia.
Prussia, Austria, and France have pronounced
against the doctrine, and the Council will
hardly prove so stubborn aud unwise as to
promulgate the iniallibility Of the Popo in
defiance of SO many of the great Powers.
UNITARIAN.
The Untarans of Boston and vicinity are
introducing lay preaching with considerable
success. Mr.. W. Ii. Baldwin, Mr.. Hosea II
Lincoln, Mr.. Il. c. Metcalf aud other talented
laymen in that denomination, have occupied
the pulpits of some Of the prominent churches
with credit to themselves and to the satisfac.
ton and edidcation of their hearers.-The
salary of Rev. Edward Everett Hale of Bos.
ton has been increased to $1,000 a year.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The annual meeting of the franklin County
Sabbath School Union will be held at Bakers.
aeid, June l4th.-Rey DR., MeCosh, Presi.
dent Of Princeton College, is widely spoken
OF as being in all probability the First Mod.
orator Of the next General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church which meets in Phila.
delphia, May lOth.-The first Protestant mis-.
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