Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-09
EPISCOPAL.

, The general convention adjourned
+ sine die late on Thursday night, October
Goth, its twentieth working day. aftel
hearing the Bishops pastoral letter tc
, the churchs which is said TO be quite
lengthy. The session was characterized
by harmony and high order of ability.
After long and very able debate or
. ritual uniformity, the convention de
clined to pass a canon on the subject, bu+
} both houses united in resolution con
demning all ceremonies fitted to teach &
, doctrine foreign to that of the church
and referring any needed sjustment of In
: dividual cases to the paternal advice and
= godly counsel of the respective Bishops
The constitution of the general con.
vention was SO changed as to allow the
} formation, under certain restrictions, OF
new dioceses having butte settled clergy
men, and six parishes. The effect of thi.
!, will be, a speedy increase in the number
of dioceses and bishops.
The new hymnal, superseding all
others now in use, except the Psalms and
prayer book heretofore bound up with the
hymns, and the Bishops additional hymns
already authorized, all of which can yet
be used, was set forth by the convention
fer use throughout the church. It con.
tsins some five hundred hymns, and il
a great improvement on the old collec.
ton, many of whose hymns and psalms
are retained in this. The compiling COM
mittee included some of the ablest per-
sons, and of those best fitted for the
work, iu the church.
The convention gave its consent to
the formation of a new diocese in Penn
sylvsnis, outside of Philadelphia and
it's FIVE adjoining counties: and the pri-
mary convention, for organization and
the choice of its first Bishop, is to meet
on the 9th of November.
The nomination of the Rev. W. 81.
Hare as missionary Bishop to Africa was
withdrawn, as he could not be spared
from the tffice in New York, as Secretary
of foreign missions.
"A committee was appointed on the
Spanish aversion of the prayer book, as
well as on the German, French and Swed-
| ish.
The Rev. DR.. Thompson, of Chicago,
has visited New York, in behalf of the
destitute church in the former city. His
own church and rectory having been
burned, he presented an appeal before
st. Thomas Church, New York. and
among other responses, one man offered a
thousand dollars toward the new church.
AT the episcopal services held at Ea-
gle Bridge at Anaquascoke, n. Y, con-
tributions were made in behalf of the
destitute in Chicago; also in Wisconsin
and Michigan.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev. George S Guernsey will preach
at Cavendish Nov. 18th and 26th and at
Shrewsbury Nov 10Th.
The executive committee of the
OnlkbTsdll6L ObdLS " SJDFbIt8Ou Vi
held meeting in Barre on the 9th of
Oct, and determined to hold several con-
ferences in different parts of the State the
coming year. The first Of the series of
conferences will be held in South Wood
stock, Wednesday Nov. 10th. There will
be a service on the evening previous
Tuesday.)
Tho Universalist parish in Barre
celebrated the 10Th anniversary of the
formation of the Univers list society in
that place. An interesting historical ad-
dress was -livered by Rev. F. s. Bliss.
"A correspondent of the Boston Uni
cersq'iSt, from Brattleboro, says: We are
eLllrgipg our church, and SO shall have
IN addition of twenty-eight or thirty slips.
We are holding our service for the pre-
sent in Cro.by's Hall.
The Nortbfeld Universalist parish
are at work with zeal. They give en-
coursgement to their pastor, both in care
for his health and comfort, and in reviv-
ing interest lof lns cause Whicn ne serves.
METHODIST.
Rev. Jesse T. Peck, d. d., preached a
memorial sermon on Sunday, October 8,
on the 103d anniversary of the old John
Street Methodist church in New York
city.
The congregation of the Methodist
church at Poultney have sent two vslus-
BILE boxes TO the Western sufferers, each
valued at 500; one went to Chicago, and
the other to the Mayor of Green Bay
City.
The Methodist church edifice at Bris-
tol is being repaired. The pastor, Rev.
Mr. Stevens, is very active in making
both church and parsonage look neat.
Nowhere in New England is Metho-
dism developing its strength and illustra-
ting it's power to save the masses more
fully than in Providence, r. I. Within
a few years it has made wonderful pro-
gress, and it is now the leading denomi-
nation in evangelistic labors in the city.
1t has seven earnest, working churches,
we'll manned with devoted pastors and
official members, and it is taking strong
hold on the population of the city.
The Methodist church in Higbgste,
Vt, has been holding a four days meet
ing, attended with considerable interest
Quarterly meetings in Vermont Sab
bath, Nov. 5th, at Hardwick, Craftsbury,
Walden, Noyesville, Athens, Bellows
Fslls, Wey bridge, Shorehsm, johnson,
Wateryille, Jericho, Sheldon, North Fair
fax and South Royalton.
The Methodists OF Chicago were