Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-08-03
Religious Intelligence.

Religious Intelligence.
Congregational.
Rev. G. II. Hubbard asd wife, Of Bcnning-
ton, sail on the 30th inst. for home. They
have been absent ten months and half, ma
king a grand tour of Europe and the Holy
Land.-Rov S. W. Palmer Of Wells River,
W., has declined the unanimous call of the
Presbyterian Church, Montroal.-Rov. Hem
~ A. Hazen has resigned his pastorate at
Lyme n H.--Rev c. A. Downs Of Lebanon,
N. H., has received the appointment OF State
Mineralogist- D. b. Bradford, pastor Of
the Congregational church in Randolph, has
resigned his pastorate. Union meetings arc
now held in that church. 1t is estimated that
sl,O00,O00 will be necessary to put the va
rious Congregational theological seminaries
in the country upon proper foundations
The third anniversary Of Howard Wash |
ington) University occurred June 26 Five
young men constituted the school when open
3D. now it numbers in all the departments
4l2 students.-The CoigregationqliSf shows
that since 1881 the denomination has in Mas |
saohusetts added 2l3 new churches and over
$4,000 members, thus nearly doubling its
ministry and more than doubling its member
ship in the last 40 years. The Triennial Cat
alogue Of Andover Seminary shows the total
number Of students who have enjoyed its adj |
vantagcs to be 1896, the whole number Of
graduates being l,6lS.-Thc church in East
Hartford, Ct, was organized in 1895, and
during the l75 years since, has had but seven
pastors only two during the first 81 years.
Rev. Adm Grout for thirty-fye years
missionary among the Zulus, has returned to
this country with his family, and proposes to
make his home in Springfield Massive
learn that Il. w Olmstead, Of East Dorset, |
has received and accepted a call from the
Congregational church at Townshend.
Methodist.
The New Haven, VT. Campmeeting begins
Monday, August 29th.-Campmeeti begins
at Lyndonville August Both, 1t is under
stood that it will not hold over the Sabbath.
The Chicago Adpocate says "Stepben
Griffith, of Danville, Illinois, an old Metho.
dist, now aged eghty-four, is giving away all
his property, and giving his closing business
days to 30 adjusting his temporal concerns
that they will be far beyond the reach of pro-
bate and chancery. Among his gifts is a do
nation Of $4,000 to the Methodist Episco-
pal Church Extension Society. The Boston
Theological Seminary has engaged the Rev.
DR.. j. p Thompson, (Congregationalist), for
the next course to lecture on Egyptology.-
The Wesleyan Methodists in England, cspe.
cially in London, are troubled by what they
call " correctional leakage" i. C., the loss by
removal Of members who do not resume their
connection at their new home. The losses in
aggregate membership seem quite serious,
and to find the cause therefor is a pulling
problem.
The revival continues in the Baptist church
in Pittsford On the Sd inst, the pastor
baptised seven converts, all heads of families,
making fifty received by baptism in two years
and nine months. Ten of these were former.
ly Roman Charlottesville annual meeting
of the National Theological Institute and
University was held in Washington, June 81.
Seven schools have been maintained in that
city during the year, in which 300 adult CO.
lored pupils have received instruction.-The
Free Will Baptists Of Lyndon are agitating
the question Of building new church. The
present structure seems insufficient to meet
the present, and especially the future wants
oithe people.-The First Baptist church Of n.
Y. city recently celebrated its one hundred
and cightieth anniversary. Worshipers in
this ancient church met together as early as
l745 in Garland. Horse street, now William
street, but were not regularly organized until
June 10, 1762-There are in Rhode Island
three associations with sixty Baptist churches,
and forty-four pastors, and 9,363 members
The Oldest church is the First Newport,
which was constituted in 1888, and is thus
232 years old
Episcopal.
In Massachusetts there are 95 parishes, lbs
clergy and IL 1892 communicates. There
were l, 4S0 baptisms and 7S2 combinations
amount Of contributions for religious pur.
poses, s272,07S 93.-The Episcopal Conven.
tion Of Indiana voted its disapproval of the
practice of raising money for church purposes
by means of fairs, lotteries tableaux and
private thcatricals.-An Episcopal Female
Seminary in Topeka, Kansas, has received
gift Of s30,000.-lt is understood that the
conservation Of the Bishop elect of New
Hampshire will not take place till Sept Dist,
and that the Bishop of Kentucky will act
as consecrator.
Christian.
Rev. VIM. 6. Danio has resigned his pas
torship over the Christian church at Morris
vile, on account of some disagreements in the
Society. 1t is rumored that the church will
dissolve and sell their property to the Metho-
dists who have no church building.
Liberal Christian.
The pastor Of the Universalist Society in
Barre, the Rev. F. S. Bliss has presided over
that church IL years.-At recent centena-
ry meeting in the Uniyersaist church. Spring
field, Mass, $4,000 was subscribed to pay
off church debt.-Rev #. Il. Healy organic
ed Universallst church in West Burke, sun
day, July II, baptising fifteen adults
and nine children the same day. The church
numbers twenty-four members Several 9th
ers who were not present on the 18th, will
soon join. The interest in the church is in
creasing.
The Seventh Day Adventists have made
arrangements for camp meeting on the farm
OF MIR. j. Sibley, near Bordovile, between
West Enosburgh and Bakersfield, commence
ing on the 18th of August and continuing
hye days. Elder james White and wife, of
Battle Greek, Michigan, and other preachers
Will be present. All who wish to attend can
be entertained on the ground if desired. A
large tent will be pitched to protect from
storms
Catholic.
The telegraph tells us that Archbishop
kendrick, Of st. Louis, has published at
Rome pamphlet that is making considera.
bic sensation. He has been an influential
opponent of the dogma of infalibiity. The
Temps says he left Rome without getting
permission from the Commissioner on Excu.
ses but not before he had published very
severe paper on the situation. The bishops
have nearly all left Rome.-The new high
school house in Newport progresses towards
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