Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11
Religious Intelligence.

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Religious Intelligence.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. George b. Tolman supplies for time tho
church at Chelsea. -Thirty-two persons have
united with the Congregational church at Wa
torbury, since Jan lsi. Of which twenty-five wer,
BY professional now house Of worship is To b
erected, this season, at Manchester, at an ostima
ted costof some $50 900, as reports have IT, TIT
old house has stood nearly half a century, an,
with but three different pastors.--'The " Nortl
Western Association" will meet in the ycstry %
the Congregational church in st. Adams at onl
O'Clock p. m, Tuesday, May Eth. The Rev. A
b, Swift breaches the sermon, Rev. Mr.. 1olmar
substitute.-A public reception took placo ct Tho
Congregational church in Derby. Friday last, OF
the return Of Rev Mr.. Frazier, formerly pastoi
Of the church, who left about seven years ago anC
has during that time made trip around III,
world.---'rhe Boston Congregational ministers
have talked over Mr.. NlcKenzie's exchange with
DIR. Robbins, the Unitarian pastor Of Boston, and
almost unanimously approved il. Two years ago
they as unanimously denied its expediency The
First Parish in Pittsfcd Mass, in making
their annual appropriations last week, includ-
ed $1,000 as DR.. Todd's salary (besdes the
parsonage,) $500 to supply the pulpit in case Of
his sickness or absence, 81 800 for music, $3.50 for
the Sabbath school, and $4,000 to pay of debt.
The Monroe mich )Prcsbytory has been dis
cussng whether a Methodist shall be received to
church privileges simply on his letter Of dis
missal, without assontng to the Confession Of
Faith. The result was to affirm the practice Of
receiving members from churches in correspon-
dence with usreceying the fundamental doctrine.
Of Christianity. The venerable Jacob lde
ID, Of West Midway, Mass, preached for his
grandson, Rev. Albert Bryant at Everett CSouth
Malden) half day last Sabbath, and also hap
tiled his great-grandson. lie is now eighty-iiye
years of age, and the scene was nm interesting
and affecting one.-Mr Beecher' church received
an accession Of one hundred and twenty new
members on Sunday.
METHODIST.
The Methodist Episcopal Society Of Waitsfed
and Fayston, have commenced the erection Of a
house of worship in the village of Waitsfeld, -
Some sixty persons have united with the NJ. 4.
church at Benson in the past yoar.-Ihe annual
session Of the Troy Conference closed last week
at Burlington. The meeting is reported as full
Of interest. Previous to the adjournment, about
one hundred and fifty of the members were pho
tographed in a group.-'Tho NJ. f. church, Jack.
sonyille, has engaged the services of the Rev Mr.
Chaplin, of Westfeld, Mass, for a year-Rey
Jesse I. Peck, d D., has been elected President Of
the proposed NJ. 4. University of Symcuse Rev
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the profits Of his business up to SlOO,0OO-ThC
Vermont Conference, according to late statistics
has 9,999 members practitioners, 1000 loca
preachers, 81 number Of churches, 1876; mum
Der Of Sunday schools, 1855, officers and teachers
of Sunday Schools ,605, and l2,O6i scholars
The Christian AduOcate last week gave up thai
lay delegation is accepted by three-iourths Of the
ministerial vote. But the votes since then make
it very close again. There is now margin Of
about thirty votes TO spare.-Rey. Israel Luce
for the last four years presiding elder Of the St
Johnsbury district, having by his uniform Chris
tan kindness and iathfulness in Office won tn,
affection of the preachers and laymen of the dis
trict, was recently presented by them with golc
watch, valued at Sli0-A new bell, of SOC
pounds weight, was placed in the stoeple Of tho
Methodist church at Newport on Friday.
BAPTIST
a memoir Of the late Rev Dr. Stow is in prep
aratiOn all who can aid the author by sending
any facts or items of interest, will confer grea
favor, by addressing Mrs. Elizabeth L. Stowe, p
Harrison avenue, Boston Rev. VIM. W. Nut
ting is preaching to the Freewil Baptist Society
at Mortified Centre.---Rev. Mark Atwood i,
preaching to the South Straford church-Th,
Freewil Baptists at North Tunbrdgc, inton,
to build a new house of worship this season
Rev. O. q. Foster from that place has takei
charge .of the church at East Wiiamstown. r.
Work is begun for the enlargement of the Bap
fist house Of worship at Burlington, When com
pleted, it will afford seats for seven hundred per
sons.-Ten persons were immersed in the Deer
field, at Wilmington, last Sundny.--A Baptis
minister in New Jersey has immersed his owl
son, knowing he intended to join Pedo-B aptis
church .whereupon the Central Conference ha
voted such practice - irregular and unscriptu
raj" The Wafehmaa and Reflector asks for the
conflicting passage of scripture. The venerable
Elder Leland Howard of Rutland, died on Thurs
day evening. His death was not unexpected, a
he has been rapidly failing for the past two weeks
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