Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-07-20
Religious Intelligence.


New Ipswich, n H---Thc Congregation
church Of East Berkshire celebrated its 6iti
eth anniversary last week Rev, f. j. Com
ings delivering the historical address Othci
addresses were given by Revs d. Wild o
Fairfield and c. +. Wright Of Bakersfield
Rev. Il. II. Byington, late Of Windsor, i
invited to the pastorate Of the church in Fra
mingham, Massachusetts. MIR. S. G. Chase
of Andover Theological Seminary, has been
invited to preach at Dummerston.-- -Rev
Pliny Fiske Barnard, late Of Wiliamstown
has been installed as pastor Of the Con.
gregationa church at Westhampton, Massa.
chusctts. Rev. H. p Hooker, formerly OIL
Fairhaven enters upon his new postorate at
Middlebury, September lst.-Rev Mr.. Marks
Of Yale Theological Seminary, is supplying
the Congregational church in Bristol.-ThC
Interior has table giving the strength of the
Presbyterians in various States Over one
half Of the churches (2,67ll are found in the
four States-New York, Pennsylvania Ohio
and Illinois. New York has 73O, Pennsyl.
vania 49, Ohio $50, Illinois, 4l6, Indiana
80, Iowa 2s6, New Jersey pa, Missouri
1853, and Michigan 100; making, with smaller
amounts, total of 400. OF the cities
Philadelphia has 63, New York 80 Brook.
Ign %, Chicago lG, Newark l5 Cincinnati
10, Baltimore and San Francisco / each
and Washington and Pittsburgh 10 each
Bnpt-t.
Fifteen persons united with the Baptist
church in Ludlow, the third, ten by profession
aud six by letter-The Danyille Association
has contributed Sl1456 in aid Of the baptist
church in Montpelier and s72 to aid the
church in Lowell. The Danylle Association
will observe the first Wednesday in Septem
Der, as a day of humiliation and prayer in be-
half the churches in that Association .-Rey
S. X. Dexter preached his farewell sermon al
the Baptist church in Bennington, last Sun
day.-A strong effort is being made to rails,
funds to build a Free Will Baptist church a
Newport Centre.-The National Theological
Institute and University (Baptist) at Wash
ington, has seven schools in operation, il
which 300 adult eolored pupils are receiving
instruction. The Baptists of Great Britain
and Ireland report a membership of 1885
Rev. Charles H. Malcolm, free communicate
and pastor of the Second Baptist church il
Newport r. l., has been elected to the pro
fessorship of history in Bates College Lewis
ton, Me.
Methodist.
The st. Johnsbury District Camp Meet
ing will commence at Lyndon, Monday, Aug
29th.-Seyenty probatoners have been re
ceiyed by the NJ. Il. church in Benson, during
recent evival.-The Methodist State Con
yention will be held in Montpelier Tuesda,
and Wednesday, September Goth and 2lst
The new NJ. L. church at West Berlin wa
dedicated Friday the 18th Rev. Mr.. Iol
man, Of Montpelier preached the dedication
sermon.--The Methodist bishops are united
in their opinion that fund Of 81 100000 i
the least amount that will enable the churcI
to do her full work of church extension in tn
West.-About $4,000 has been subscribe,
for new Methodist church in Montgomery
Franklin County.
Liberal Christian.
Mr.. NJ. ii. Harris, recent graduate Of thu
Theological school at Canton, New York
commenced his ministerial labors with thu
Unlversaist society in Brattleboro last Sun
day.-Miss Croker, the only lady elected OIL
the executive committee of the American
Unitarian Association, has declined the office
and gentleman has been elected in her place
AT the " chidren's service" in the Uniyer
salist church in New Haven, Rev. Pheb
Hanaford dedicated eighteen children OF
late Sabbath after preaching a sermon ex
planning the object of this new observance.
The church property owned by the Univer
salists in Wisconsin amounts to 100000
Their current expenses are about $4,000 pc
year; number of preachers, "a In tire,
years churches have been built valued a
$4,000, and $4,000 raised for denolnina
tional schools.
Episcopal.
AT the late Convention of Vermont, th
missionary work of the Diocese was re-organ
lied, making Burlington, Rutland and Bel
lows Falls the centers, or three separate con
vacations and there were appointed tire
clergymen as deans, respectively the Rev
DR.. SWEET, Rev Mr.. Fairbanks and Rev Mr.
ougass.-Prof Niles, Bishop of New Hamp
shire, has signifed his acceptance of the OF
flee of Bishop.-1he past year, the bishop o
Pittsburgh confirmed 766 candidates Bishol
Huntington, of Central New York, 1,066
and Bishop Mcllvain, of Ohio, 906 Con
necticut has furnished 20 bishops to the Epis
copal church, Of whom about half have com
from Hartford--lt is announced that Mr.. A
@. 7. Dodge, of New York, has presente,
100000 to the Theological Seminary of tn
Episcopal church in Alexandria, Na.--Bishol
Whipple, of Minnesota, has received valuabl
aid for his school for girls from Englis
friends, one gentlemen having given him $50
600 for the endowment Of one proiessorshI
The University Of Oxford also gave him
valuable grant of books for the library, an
an American lady gave $4,000 for tn
erection of a chapel for the schools of tn
Seabury mission.
Catholic.
The Hungarian Government is credte
with having advertised the Pope that it vii
sanction no suspension of the bishops VIII
vote against infalibility, while those who vot
for it are threatened with the loss Of the
temporalities if they attempt to promulgat
in their sees dogma which interferes with tn
supremacy Of the local government.
Miscellaneous.
The theological seminary at New Bruins
wick, N. j., Reformed Dutch, has receives
subscriptions of $50, 900 from James Suydam
$4,000 from Gardener A. Sage, and So ,00
from Eugene Van RENSSELAER,. The Frenc
Budget for the next year allows $4,000 70
the support Of the Protestant State churches
All grants in Montreal to protestant school
are TO be withdrawn after this year.-Th
Presbyterian General Assembly has accepte,
the offer Of the government to endow seyera
professorships in the Highland University
provided the institution will undertake tn
education Of Indian teachers and missionarie,
The Rev. W. IL. Gilbert, who has bee
laboring for some years in the service Of III
Bible Society, formerly in Vermont and re
Gently in Connecticut and Western Massa
chusetts, under the new policy of the Ameri
can Bible Society to contract the number am
enlarge the fields of its agents, has been ap
pointed TO a general New England agency.
Representatives