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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-28
Religious intelligence.


New York State has 81 Baptist
churches; total membership 97,3a7.
The New York city Baptist churches
report 121 baptisms during the month Of
March.
The Pittsfeld, Mass, Baptist church
has added 115 by baptism in the last two
years.
The Baptist May anniversaries are
to be held in Philadelphia this year.
The American and Foreign Bible So
ciety and the Presbyterian Society have
failed to unite, as they intended to do.
AT a recent Baptist union meeting
in Chicago, $27, 800 was raised to help pay
off a debt of $50, 1000 on the Chicago Theo-
logical Seminary.
"A deep work of grace has been in
progress in Westfeld, Chautauque couu-
ty, N. Y, and thirty-three have been re-
Gently baptized.
-Shurtlef College, Alton, Ill, is suf-
fering from the resignation of it's Presi-
dent, Dr. Read, and DR.. Pattison, its pro-
lessor of theology.
The Free Press says, in speaking of a
recent collection for the freedmen in the
Baptist church of Burlington "We were
in error in reference to the amount con-
tributed by check. 1t should have been
one check for $4,000, instead of one for
$500 aud the other for $500.
Rev. Jacob Knapp, the veteran Evan
gelist, preached last Sabbath at Bowdoin
Square church in the morning and even
ing, and at the fremont Temple, Boston.
in the afternoon, discoursing to large, at
tentive and deeply impressed congrega-
tions Elder K. was on his way to his
home in Rockford, III, from his long and
successful labors in st. John and Fredor-
ickton, N. B.
In the absence of Rev. DR.. Freeman,
pastor of the Baptist church i'll Yer
gennes, his pulpit was supplied the last
two Sahb tths by Hon. Geo. w Grandey.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. Charles Duren, recently of Pom
fret, is now preaching in Winkota, MINI.
OF 3,043 Congregational churches in
the country, 1850, little moro than one-
half. are in Now England, says the Con-
gregdttOnd3tst
Prof. Parker, of Dartmouth College,
is engaged to supply the pulpit at Hart
ford, Windsor county, in the absence of
the pastor, Rev. B. F. Ray, for six months.
The First Congregational society of
Lyndonville was recently organized, and
religious meetings are now held regular
ly. A committee was appointed to solicit
the present year, and within three days
81 $50 was subscribed. Nearly $500 had
been subscribed previously for Sunday
school library. The Sabbath school num-
bers over one hundred regular members.
Rev E. H. Byington, of Windsor,
VT, has received a unanimous call from
the North Church in st. Johnsbury.
Rev. J. P. Stone purposes leaving
Dandy, Vt, at the close of the present
year, and has so signified to his people.
Rev. P. T. Barnard, after ministry
of IA years with the Congregational
Church in Williamstown, Vt, has resigned
his office, and a council is to be called
soon to advise as to his dsmission.
The post office address of Rev. E r.
vim Carpenter, agent of the Vermont Bible
Society, will hereafter be White River
Junction.
The Annual General Convention of
the Congregational Church of Vermont is
to be holden at Montpelier, Tuesday,
Tune 81
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-28

FRENCH CATHOLICS. - Tho E-onob
Catholic congregation occupied their new
church, located on Lincoln Avenue, for
the first time last Sabbath, Mission SER
vices have been held every evening this
week.
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EPISCOPAL.

Rev. Mr.. Lackey, Baptist minister
Rev r. d. Poole, Methodist minister
Rev. J. G. Armstrong, Presbyterian
minister; have all just been entered as
candidates for Holy Orders in the Diocese
of Missouri.
AT st. Paul's Church, Vergennes, the
altar was draped with black, with red
crosses upon the frontal and antependium,
and the chancel lights extinguished, on
Good Friday night. On Easter evening
purple was substituted, and on Easter day
the altar was beautifully arrayed in white.
The attendance and interest in the SER
vices in this Church, especially during
the recent holy season surpasses anything
for many years. The parish is prospecting
most encouragingly under the rectorship
of Rev. VIM. lei. Collins.
The division of the Diocese of Penn
sylvania, now comprising but part of
the State of that name, is confidently
looked for at the approaching convention
in May.
Delaware, Indiana, and Vermont.
hold their annual conventions On the same
day, 1st June.
"A German Episcopal Mission is start
ed in the city of Hartford.
The Vicar of st. Chad's Parish
Cheshire, England, asks for contributions
from American churchmen or others to
help repair the church building, it being
the Parish Church of the family of Gen.
Washington. The font is marked as
gift from 1T. W. 1862" an ancestor Of
our first President, who was also COM
municant of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Alexandria, Va, where his
pew is still shown to visitors.
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r1RERAL CHRISTIAN.

the Church OF bne 1AcoNAtt- s4- - =
TTnitarian.l Chicago, it was voted e abol-
isb the system Of selling pewa by auction,
and to give the present holders TIE risnt
Ito keep their seats il they wished Ire
entire rental was $4,000.
Rev. George S. Gurnsey viii preach
at Shrewsbury tomorrow April "a.
METHODIST.
| The ministerial vote on lay delega-
ton in the New Hampshire Conference
stood rs for to 90 against.
The people of Morgan center Orleans
county, recently voted to hire Elder Isaac
Blake, a Wesleyan Methodist, who lives
in Holland, to preach for them the COM
ing year. The Elder is not connected
with any Conference.
| The failure of the New England
Methodist Conference to admit Mrs. Van
Colt as preacher, is explained by cor
respondent of the MetzS0diSt,' who does
not attempt to deny her success as an
Evangelist, but says that her sermon be-
fore the Conference was not such as would
recommend her. She is described as
harsh and unnatural and affected in her
manner, and greatly inferior in the mat
ter of her discourses to the popular female
speakers of the day.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of
St. Adams closed its ecclesiastical year
last week. The past year has been one OF
steady prosperity. There are now three
comfortable parsonages in town, one be-
longing to the church as district, the
others connected with the local churches.
The church property has increased in
value during the past year not less than
$4,000; $173.7S has been paid to home
and foreign missions. The total benevo-
lent collections amount to $352.27. The
Ladies' Aid Society has raised $346.66 for
improvements in church property; ST.
$4,000 have been paid for local and dis
trict ministerial services. The enrolled
membership is 1888; total net gain 81;
deaths 5; 81 members on probation; s
commissions in the Sunday school 1870
spent for Sunday school requisites. These
facts were presented Sunday forenoon by
the pastor of the church for the year,
Rev. W. D. Malcolm. This report in.
cludes the charges at st. Adams Bay and
at this place, which have both been under
the care of Mr. Malcolm.
The new Methodist Church in Bur-
lington was dedicated on Tuesday last,
A full report of the exercises will appear
in Mondays HERALD.
Rev Jesse T. Peck D. D., late of Al
bany, has been transferred to the New
York Central Conference, and appointed
to the pastorate Of the Methodist Cente-
nary church of Syracuse.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The revival in the Advent Chapel,
Rutland, continues with increased inter
est
Rev. T. d. Ross, of Weybridge has
removed with his family to Southern New
York, where he has received an invitation
to preach.
The Cincinnati Bethel has just dedicat-
ed its new chapel-75 feet by 200, costing
$4,000 The Sunday school proper has
over $500 scholars
The new Prosbytory of Colorado COW
ers Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Mon
tana almost its first action was to take
measures for subdivision.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The congregation connected with St.
Augustine Church, Montpelier, presented
Rev. J. M. Duglue with $175. to assist in
bearing the expenses of his European
trip, which he takes with the hope of re-
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.

The congregation connected with St
Augustine Church, Montpelier, presented
Rev J. NJ Duglue with $175, to assist in
bearing the expenses of his European
trip, which he takes with the hope of re-
covering his health.
, 1870-04-02

We fear tlnt Drothrr Tilton. of the In
dtIN"dtnf. is in danger Of contamination
from tho dcmoralizing influence Of female
politics. We deeply regret thu, hs shoull
le found running for Office. Yet au it he
falls. There nre threo National Woman
Suffrage Associations, one called the Equal
Rights Association. Of which Mrs Lt1cretia
Mott is President another tho National
Wonaans Suffrage Association, of which
Mrs Elizabeth Caty Stanton il President.
and a third, the American Woman Suffrage
Association. which, says The Independent,
borrowed the name of the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher for its fgurc-head It
will he observed that, ty some singular
and inscrutable oversight, Nj. Tiiton,
the real head and front Of the
wcnaan's rights movement in Amer
ica is Tot President of either
of these National Associations In
this dilemma, he proposes through the In
dependent to form n new consolidated,
Grana-Junction, Brick Lane Association
into which the other two are expected to
merge. Hence, he calls on all who favor
United Woman Suffrage Association. to
send in their rRmcs 'sso simultaneously
that their letters shall fly hither like snow
storm, being careful to prepay their post
cge- II this snow storm proves winding
sheet to the Btechcr, Stanton, aud
Mott associations, the new and genuine con-
solidated, Brick Lane organization will nat
urally feel sufficient respect for its creator
10 voto for him for President, which com
p1iment Mr. Tlton, as self-madc man,
will, We doubt not, sufficiently respect his
creator to accept.
, 1870-04-02

Some Of the life insurance organs are
mixing m occasion Of boasting of the fact,
TINT the failures of the English companies
have seemed TO create o vacuum in the
business of life insurance III England,
which four or FIVE American companies ar.
making endeavors to fill The New York
bulletin says:
"To further the attainment nf this desirable rr-
suit, q till has trcn ia,'utlacsd !n Parliament:
which, II ras@c,t, vii! extend to the American COM
Iantra, provided policy -hnlrrH aFc guaranteed
against f,s. from any cause y the deposit nf secu-
ernincnt agents. 1t Is hut Natural to suppose that
this ILL VIII cncenhtcr powerful opposition or
sautzcd IN The snter1st Of the Es!iah companies"
Worry likely, inas1Euch rs the American
companies. wit Il dozen or 20 Of honorable
exceptions not only have not deposited
with any government agents here, '.securi-
tics sufficient TO guarantee their policy
holders against loss, hut some Of their self
constituted rnouth-picces nitterly oppose ali
efforts to requirc them to do eo And we'll
they may, Rinoe II careful examination of
the amount Of the actual assets, invested in
securities which coull lie deposited with
government agents for the security Of poll
cy-holaers, shows that some of these CON-
panics have, aN told, but half, or even n
third, Of the required amount OF assets on
hnnd. The requirement that they should
deposit anywhere securities equal to their
computed reserve would, in such cases,
hreak the companies John Bull has ,ll-
lowed his own people to swintsle each other
, 1870-04-02

No sooner is the Fifteenth Amendment
proclaimed than sudden shre1lness seizes
the New York Democracy like n collie. After
having ssunarel the State to elect Demo
cratic Legislature, on purpose to reverse
tho ratification Of that amendment, already
made by Republican Legislature. aud
having succeeded: reversed tho ratification,
Delayed it by several months. mud even
secured quasi acknowledgement Of their
adverse action in the proclamation Of .ati-
fication itself, these sh1swd Democrats pnr-
pose now TO convince the colored voters Of
the Empire State that they are indebted to
the Democratic party for the right Of suf-
fTage. For this purpose they purpose to
pass an net extending the operation Of the
Fifteenth Amendment 10 New York. Tho
acgr,es of New York may be very ignorant
in political matters, but they are not 50
hore1essay Deprived, ns the great mass of
the Delnocrats of that Stato suppose.
, 1870-04-02
MISCELLANEOUS,

New York darsdies 1rc now accused OF wc2r-
iIE monogram Enrtcrt.
The number Of Aoru1ons who practice 70
lyGsmy is said not to exceed {. coo.
lis wife failed to support him in proper stylc.
Flowers arc in bloom At tho Cspitol
Grounds At Washington.
-AmAtoficide is tho Latest word coined in
Eoston.
1t cost New rork cc2g s4oo to bite little
srl.
famed fr'es' legs is the crop which =
Malne nan VIII cultivate IN his new South ca
olina swamp.
"A Eoston Clergyman. last Sunday. M
uounced that tho "wholc New Testxment
was his text.
The spring style Of bonncts is described Is
something !! Like suniio~er on the peak Of
a clergyman in Springfield. Macs. has
fAsr'callr characterized Hcrodias' daughter Ii
- Tho blonde Of tho time OF HeEod-"
Tho New York milk dealers .ve,y srprppri-
ately held their recent convention on tie banks
Of the Croton.
The coin at recent New Hampshire
funeral was drawn to tho grave On hanl-
ehoes.
"A Columbus, Ga. paper reJoices at The O.
crrrcnce of fcot-rsee in that city, becausc- it
"sent ripple athWart tie scs OF general stag
nANon.
An "antiEwesting society has been organ
ized IN Sasznna11, Ga. tho members thereof
firing themselves five cents for every cath they
utter during the day.
"A ye17nontcr his hail his head, one arm,
both lcgr, and several ribs broken, during the
rast ycar, by 4. many accidents. He consoles
himself 1lat there INIT much OF him left to
fracture.
-Tru3t-g -g7owcrs in nany sections Of New
HAMPSHIRE are offering reward Of half dol
lar for every partridge Killed in or near their
orchasds- II is thought that the birds destroy
applo buds.
-According To 4 local paper Of Jaszlad.ny,
Eoumania, tho people there have to Ga about
armed with wooden kniyes on account Of the
.orgh, sGms nud, fol it is impossible to mo1e
, 1870-04-02
TIE LEGAL TENDER DECISION.

7le reported action Of the Supreme
Court IL rsopening the legal tender ques-
ton. .s applied to contracts made prior to
1>'i2- with the view of sehearing and re-
-e-iug the decision recently rendered By
that coaT, will not inspire the country with
respect for the two newly-appointed
Judges, Messzs. Strong and Bradley. It
haa already been widely published that Mr..
Justice Bradley had, before entering upon
his Office, called meeting Of the Camden
i Acaboy Company, for which he was couu-
Sci, and advised them, in substance, to act
as if the late legal tender decision was about
to he reversed. Judge Strong is appointed
from Pennsylvania, but from within a few
miles of the Camden i A1nboy. When
sreh reinforcement to tho Supreme
Bench signalizes its entrance upon
Office by taking steps to re-
verse decision recently rendered
it will he strongly suspected that such
Judges 60 upon the bench with private
pledges governing their Official conduct.
What need to argue case ut all which
Judges have already pledged themselves to
decide in Il particular manner? Can coun-
tcl argae successfully against such Judges:
1t is possible there are circumstances
wherein decision rendered before quo
rum Of seven Judges might with propsiety
be opened and rtheard whea the bench was
full In such case, if the former decision
Ind been rendered by the casting vote of
one. the new decision could only be rem
dered hy Ike vote Of one. It would be
FIVE in nine, instead OF four in seven. and
the castirg vote would ba transferred from
the Chief Justice to one of those already
committed and pledged in advance of
argument Such action on the part
of the new Judges Of our Supreme
Court is to beseriously deplorcd, if, indeed,
it ought not to be Indignantly prevented by
tie other Judges- For The legal tender
decision itself We care little, though. we
1.elicrea il wise, and knew it to be honest
BIT: VIC can feel no respect for mode of
reversing that Judgment which bears every
n".fk Of 1'cing "put mp job and can
It lcct oDly disgrace upon our highest court
IF j::ssicc. If we have any solil ground
un'ler our feet it is or ousht to he, the
Supreme Court. When tlIis gives way,
anything n,ay happen, The dissenting
Judges Miller. Davis, and Swayue, ought
to regard the appointment Of new Judges
t" vote down The old ones on a particular
Question Cf such thing has been dune),
tl> an ins'llt to the cutiro Judiciary Of the
T..;tt.. States, themselves included,
, 1870-04-02

which

side Which nccesdtates other
than assured and friendly municipal
legislation. Tho original bill, hoWoycF (tor
copy Of which, containing The amendments Of
tho Parliament we are indebted to General
Superintendent sa11gent), eontemplated =
of the petitioners; and Of its twenty-eiGht sec-
lions, four relating exclusively to tho dtorna-
ton project were cut ont.
These authorized bridge for foot, carriage,
and railway passagei gave the company two
years from tho passsso Of tho act to elect
whether i should assume the namo Of The
Detroit Tunnel Company, Or "Ths Detroit
Ridge Company;" provided for the COM
1ncncuent Of tho work within three and its
completion within si1 years; aud provided for
the erection Of co6erelams, etc: It Has to be
constructed *seo as not materially to obstruct
the river;" to have ono OF more draNs Of ata-
pie width to give unobstuctea passsSe to all
bouts and vessels, without unnecessary delay;
OF, if constructed without draw, to be at
least ITO feet above the river, resting on piers
not less than 800 feet apart.
, 1870-04-02

knowing that ho takas money from Che whole
the man who sells eadetahip. Architects will
aspire individual constituents will be selfish;
hut between the parent government and tho
smallest town there should be reciprocal
homer; for what roba tho parent makes tho
whole family poorer.
:, I hayo pu1posoly written this a1ticle in
light vein, wishing to expose an extravaganza
1nthe1 than \ presumed fraud. But there arc
Little things IN this study Which make one
panse and think gEayeE things. What does
this mean 1T the close of Mr.. Mullet's last re-
port, where ho appeals for better salaries for
his drauEhtsmenf
"urdefpaId and dissatisfied clerks are certainly
more easily tamperrd With than those who arc
properly reInune1ated. md who feel that their po
etttope are honorable auA desirable, and telieye
tna1 the present llnheEal scale OF prices tends
directly to promote fraud and encourage lncom:
petenc5.p GATE.
, 1870-04-02

be attacked without The hazard Of killing
women md children, and uhon var i |
prosecuted in this fashion, The ontcrr nf
fhe coun+r,, f,,,+ b.1, - r,r,sao,sb,., a,a
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49, s s ~, ~ f,, ,hs f,u. svsnnos ~ osna.>o
1b;cb aoro onon 10 tbom nnd ub;ch ,;,h
IL. wall t,n.a n, ,,;s ,o,r,ord ba ,on1an -.
etfectually guard. BE fired unon ,hen, ~
th4v came ont. Indian me, and Ira;,n
women dress al;te Thav carp,t 1,o A,
tinpu;s,,ed FINN ona anotba, ~ .,n .,,5.
distance. More or Lass ronan uoro .;,,sa
a. lei, u,,,on 49, 49,. w 1
as n ,nattar ~ ,or.,a O., so' m.~ wv
aann,n.aa .,.-, . ""8
oh,at I,a;,u sssE f - ~ ~ Al'" ae
= ~ hnt,has '1 n1 1'a ~ u.1 '1,u ~ Haiiate' I'd
80 1Do oA1u1 ~ asn no1oS re-
~ tosss. - - ~ ~. e4,s ps"e ~. uoin .1e nansas
11as.auh ~, I 1s,,a.n.,.1a - 80 - oeae'A.
~ .,,aot;ae I ~ ~, ~ ~ 80 a.l pss y.
49,. ~ 'Ae "o~el a., '1neo
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80 o.e "o"o aA'e eeaPe We a0e
no' ~" a,s u,seoAslns 'ne Asa *1oao" mas
haete we sete' 10 II merely 70 sho~ that
me neoans OF the pla1na cannot be punish
ca "1lnoa' 'an'cting the horrors OF warfare,
In gzeater OF less severity, upon women and
children They never harc been, md
never will be. In country abounding in
woods, and other natural distractions less
, 1870-04-02

The ta1 on anchors is 80 per cent, On ship
cables and chains 81 per cent, on black
smiths anv1s IS per cent, on blacksmiths'
hammers and Hledges 81 per cent, on tailors
and hatters' irons 100 per cent On horse
shoe iron G5 per cent.
A committee Of Congress propose that
whenever any capitalist in the United States
shall build a ship to be sailed on the ocean
(not on the inland ~nters), he shall be paid
ont Of the fationn1 Treasury 81 per cent Of
the cost Of his cables and chains, md 50
per cent Of the cost Of his anchora. There
are sold in the United States annually about
ten pounds Of blacksnliths' anvils to Zone
pound Of anchors and about 100 pounds of
horseshoe iron TO one Of ships chains and
cables. The blackMniths, the tailors, md
the hatters are all American mechanics, liv-
ing by the lnbor OF their hands, Their pro-
ductonB are Of universal use. No commit
leo of Congress las proposed to tako off OF
reduce, OF rebate the enormous tar which
is collected upon the essential tools of their
trades; On tho contrary. q bill has been re-
ported largely increasing the tax The
price Of every hatter:s iron and tailozfs
goose ii more tlan doubled by tho
tat; every blacksmith and me-
chanic in the country who uses
an anvil and aleslges has the
cost increased one-half by the Tax, aud
every set Of horseslocs made by lin pays
4 tax on the iron Of G. per cent If there
In hnrorS In
, 1870-04-02
THE NORTHWEST.

Judge Emmeraon, OF tho johnson County
Court, died Of pncunonia few DAYS aso-
Railway Tss conpieted 70 Psas l.st g s. sstaldsg. %
End, should Tho weather remain settled, viii
rcach Brighton next week,
From 125 10 l30 conversions have been
made in ST. Charles, under the miniatraion Of
the Rev. J. D. Potter.
The Chicago / st. Louis Railroad will coon
commence laying two Thousand tons OF Holil
.iee1 ri. Tue COMPANY will lay this rail
, 1870-04-02

Sherman is emphatic in dauounoing the
abuses which havo attended the comforting
Of brevet rank. But that does not take
from the credit Of those who hold it de-
sosvcd1y. Still, hcis willing to have brevots
abolished He takes occasion, however, to
aay that many who arc now subalterns, dur
ing the wnr commanded brigades and even
divisions, and did 80 with great credit, und
these men will be- stripped OF tho little dis
dnction they 60 fairly won There is no
economy in this, because brcvet rank has
mover entitled the holder to additional pay.
Genesh Sherman is right in Inserting
that the American people did not consent
10 the creation of the rink Of General and
Lieutenant General for the mere services
they rendered In General Washingtons
and also in General Seott's timo, the rank
md pay Of Lieutenant General werc con-
fe1red for past services, md 80 it WIGS when
tho rank Was revived for Grant, and then
supplemented by tho Office Of General Nor
do wo believe that the American people
want either Office abolished 60 long rs the
pItdAuI Ou4EEIh lolu lQG1Q. II WILL AlWAyH
be cause Of national regret TINT General
Thomas died before the country could have
seen him in the enjoyment Of the highest
military rank known to tho law.
We are opposed, as much as General 10
gan can be, to the employment Of uny su-
pernumerary officer, whether in the mill.
taly or civil service, but when the govern
meut annually selects young men from civil
life, to educate them for particular line OF
service, which ultimately renders them unfit
for any other, and this under pledge tha.
they are to be continued for life in such
service, md protected in old age ngains.
want, it is not only ungracious, but il
smacks Of cruelty to dismiss them when
they have reached or passed middle life.
Why not begin at the other end, and up
point less number OF cadets at Wes,
Point? The only objection to this is thai
members Of Congress xon1d have less
patronage to dispose Of