Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-08-31
Religious Intelligence.


congregational
The next annual session Of the Windham
Conference will be held at the Congregational
church in Putney, Wednesday, September Z,
1870 The subjects for discussion will be
The benevolent contributions of the year, F"
and the best method Of developing and car
rying into effective use the piety and talent OF
the lay element Of the churches. The
funeral of Rev. A. Il. Gray, of Coventry,
was attended at that place on Friday the
10th, in presence Of large number Of peo-
pie, who had known and respected him Rev
Messrs. Otis of Bloomington, Bailey Of New
port, and DIR. Hall of Bloomington, shared
in the services, which were conducted by
Rev. II. w. Dickiuson.--Ihe first Christian
marriage between Chinese persons has recently
been celebrated in California by Rev. s. c..
Dwnel of the Congregational church,
Windsor Avenue church, Hartford, Conn,
recently purchased an $4,000 site for a house
Of worship.--Rey. r. b. Fisk has commenced
labor at Lyndouvile-R W. l.. Gaylord,
Of Nashua, n. H., has received a call to the
Second church, New London, Ct.--lt is stated
that the late Rev. A. p. Tenney, for over
thirty years pastor Of the church at West
Concord, n H., has had no vacations. When
ever he became weary at his desk, he would
harness his horse and ride around the parish.
Baptist.
Quite a number Of Baptist churches IN
Massachusetts, ore without pastors, among
them are two churches in Boston.-Recent
denomiuationa statistics in Minnesota show
that there are l444l4 children and youth
in the State between FIVE and twenty years
Of age l02,0S6 attending the public schools
and but 46700 enrolled in all the Sunday
schools. There is an increase in the school
list of 10000 in the last year.--Ihe colony
Of 1915 Swedish emigrants recently arrived in
the Aroostook region in Maine are Baptists
aud have with them a Baptist minister -
The Bangor Theological Seminary is now sol.
idly established, out Of debt, in good work
ing order, with property worth more than
$4,000, and funds for the support of pro-
lessors, and the aid Of INDECENT students to
the amount Of $3.50 000.-The resume Of the
work of the Baptist Publication Society for
the past year, shows that 100000 have been
received in the benevolent department ;
eighty.two missionary laborers have been put
into the field forty-one thousand families
have been visited three hundred and thirty
seven new Sabbath schools opened four hun
bred and seventy eight schools aided one
hundred and fifty pastors and missionaries
been supplied with tracts and pamphlets
money grants TO the extent of Sl4, 2S6 been
made one hundred and twenty-five libraries,
Of from five TO fifteen dollars worth of books,
given to needy pastors and students families
supplied with the Bible, ii 1888 books and
tracts issued, 5,l00,559; receipts in all de-
partments, 1921 100 gain Of 1888 over
last year.-Rev. d. p Chase, of North Dan
vile, has accepted call as pastor Of the
church in Concord, VT
Methodist.
Three persons were recently received into
the NJ. Z. church at Bakersfield and two
children were baptized. The Burlington Dis.
triet Ministerial Association Methodist
which was notified to meet at Shelburne, the
9TH Of September, is postponed to the Both
Mr. A. Minard Of Morristown, n j.. who
has just completed fine building to be used
as an orphan asylum, has decided the house
furniture and grounds to the bishops Of the
NJ. T. Church Of the United States.-The
Southern Church now admits persons to mem
bership without six months trial
Episcopal.
The order issued by Presiding Bishop
iomltni VI hcntuckyi respecting INC couatVTu-
ton of Rev. Dr. Niles TO the Bishopric Of
New Hampshire, provides that the time Of
conservation shall be st. Matthews Day,
September 81 ; the place. St. Paul's church,
Concord The Presiding Bishop will act as
Consecrator. The sermon is to be preached
by Bishop Doane, Of the diocese Of Albany.
The candidate for conservation will be pre-
sented by Bishops Williams, Of Connecticut,
and Nicely, Of Maine. Bishops Eastburn of
Massachusetts, and BisseI, Of Vermont, will
also DO present and assist in the services.
Bishop Clark, Of Rhode Island, aud other
Bishops will be invited to attend. Bishop
futile, of Utah, resides in Salt Lake City,
and presides over mission there Connected
with il is grammar school in successful op.
Grafton, taught by New York ladies', and at
tended by from fifty to one hundred pupils, Of
whom not few are the children of Mormon
parents.
The Catholic clergy Of st. Louis refuse to
ill out the printed blanks, containing certain
questions to be asked Of parties applying for
marriage, and sent by the board of health to
all city ministers, claiming that the marriage
ceremony is performed according to the dis
cipine Of the church, and that neither state
nor city government has any right 10 inter-
iere with 1.-THE Rev. james Nugent, lio-
man Catholic Chaplain Of the Liverpool
England, borough goal whose efforts in the
cause Of practical phianthrophy have already
resulted in the establishment OF Refuge tor
Destitute Boys, has determined upon jour
ney across the Atlantic, with the object of cs.
tablishing an organization for the reception
and employment Of destitute children. Arch.
bishop McCloskey returned to New York on
Monday last, from the Ecumenieal Council
Work on the new Catholic Asylum for
Destitute Orphan Children, on Harrison Ave.
nue., Boston, is making rapid progress. The
asylum, when completed, will cost about
100000. 1t is TO accommodate 200 chill.
dren.
Miscellaneous.
The annual revenues of the English Estab-
lished Church amount to nearly $50, 900 900.
Fourteen million copies of Surgeons ser.
mons have been sold in England aud three
hundred thousand in America.---A new asso-
citation has been formed, called the F" Nation.
al Anti-secret Society," One OF its objects
is to exclude from the church all persons who
have any connection whatever with secret So
cieties Of any kind.--ireat success Is report
ed in the distribution OF the Scriptures in
France. The officials interpOse no objection
the parish priests are unable to prevent the
work; and the people receive the Bible with
ayidity.-Cheyenne, with population Of
about 1000 has five churches Episcopal
Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational, and
Roman Catholic--all erected during tho last
three years. a7 a.a-sa.n a. 1876
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Astronomers in all parts of the world are
now busy in making tbeir preparations for OBJ
serving the eclipse Of the sun Ia December II