Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-26
Religious Intelligence.

| far In the course.
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.
Rev. DR.. Hodge of Johnson, has as
sumed PASTORAL charge of the Baptist
church and Society in Vergennes.
Rev. S. K. Dexter formerly of Wind
sor and recently of Bennington, VT, has
received an invitation to the pastorate OF
the Baptist church in Warren, r. [.
Rev. A. W. Boardmsn, who has for
the past year supplied the Baptist church
in Sharon, VT, has recently removed to
Claremont, n. FL.
The Baptists of Vermont are making
a special effort in behalf of the education
al society. Some twenty young men are
at Hamilton, N. Y, in preparation for
the ministry and they need help.
Sixty students at Colver Institute,
Richmond, Va, are preparing for the
Baptist ministry, some of them desiring
to go to Africa.
Rev. A. B. Earle of Newton, Mass,
the Evangelist, who has been absent sew
eral months, was reported at Wilmington,
N. c., Dec. 80, preaching with great
power and to united congregations of
5000 persons, with many conversions.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. George Lewis, of Alfred, Me-,
has accepted a call from Rochester, New
Hampshire.
The Congregational society at North
Hampton, New Hampshire, have made
provision for a course of free lectures in
that town.
Rev. Robert Southgate is engaged to
preach at White River Village during the
ensuing year.
The salary of Rev. E. H. Griffin, of
the First Congregational church at Bur-
lington, Vt, is increased to $1,000 per an
mum.
-Four persons have recently been adj
ded to the church in Quechee, VI.
One person united with the ch urch
at Ascutneyville, Vt. on the 14th inst.
Hon Milan Harris, of Harriss lille,
Congregational society in that plao e, so
that they enter upon the year free from
debt
EPISCOPAL.
Rev. D. S. G. NJ Potter, late a Uni
tartan minister, has applied for holy Or
ders in the diocese of Massachusetts,.
According to the Churchman'S Year
Book, one-third of the Episcopal clergy
have changed their places in he past
year.
The Rector of the Episcopal Church
of Topeka, Kansas, invited the pastors of
all the other churches to unite with him
in prayer meeting on the lest day of
1870. Six clergymen respon ded, each
taking part, reading or extempori,ipg
prayers as he chose.
Bishop Doane has drawn up for the
private use of the congregations of the
diocese of Albany, and also for the
churches, prayer for rain, in view of
the unparalleled scarcity of water at this
season.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
The Universalist Society of Barre,
VT, hold festival, Jan. 25th, to aid ia
finishing the parlors of Goddard Semin airy.
METHODIST.
The next meeting of the Springfield,
VT, District Preachers Association COM
mences at Windsor, on Tuesday, the 24th
inst, at 1 o'clock p. m. There will be
preaching in the evening by Rev. C. W.
Coke or his alternate, and on Wednesday |
evening by Rev. A. NJ. Wheeler or his
alternate. The meeting closes on Thurs
day morning.
- An official investigation of The
charges against DIR. Lanahan of the Meth
odist Book Concern at New York is now
in progress.
The Methodist church at Salt Lake |
City has one hundred members, and six
Methodist ministers are already at work
in that Territory.
"A curious gift was made to the Rev.
]. Scott, pastor of the Methodist church
in Fitohburg, Mass, who was recently
called upon by his Sabbath School class
and presented with a very nice double
barreled fowling piece and accoutrements,
valued at $40
"A Methodist layman in Mackinaw,
Michigan, has offered $4,000 acres of
and towards the erection OF Methodist
University in the northern part of that
State.
There is special religious interest at
Mendon, Vt, and some hopeful CONVEX
lions are reported.
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