Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-30
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.
Rev. DR.. Fletcher of Townshend, Vt,
continues in poor health, and being I'M
able to preach, the society has secured the
services of Rev. Stephen Abbot, formerly
of Windsor, for them one year.
Mrs. Nettie A. (Morse) wife of Rev.
E. D. Daniels of Palmer, Mass, native
of Hydepark, Vermont, died recently at
the age of "a years.
Twelve have recently been received
to the membership of the Baptist church
in Bellows Falls, eight of them by bap-
tism.
Five persons united with the Baptist
church in Pondville, March 18th.
There have recently been between
seventy five and hundred conversions at
Westminster, Mass, nearly equally divided
between the Congregational and Baptist
societies. Fl. f. Dnrant was there three
weeks during the past winter. Rev. w.
@. Cutler has been laboring with the
Congregational church about six months.
Rev. R. G. Johnson is pastor of the Bap-
fist church. Rev N. Cyr, of Rutland,
has assisted the pastor. Rev. Edward
Mills of Rutland, was formerly pastor of
the Baptist church at Westminster
CONGREGATIONAL
DIR. Lords letter declining their call
was read to the Center Church in Hart
ford, Thursday evening of last week.
On the first Sabbath in March five
persons united with the church in Spring
field, eleven with the church in Hines
burgh, four with the church in Barnet,
and eight with the church in East Hard
wick.
The Second Church at New Britain,
Conn, of which Rev. Mr.. Goodell, SON.
in-law of Elk Gov. Fairbanks is pastor, re-
ports on its annual record for 1870, be-
nevolent contributions to the amount OF
81, 595, including $1,736 to the American
Board, and $1,433 to the American Home
Missionary Society.
Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D., of
Washington, a native Of Shoreham, Vt,
and popular representative clergyman
of the country, is to remain with his old
church. His friends have collected the
sum of ten thousand dollars for the pur-
chase and presentation to him of family
residence.
EPISCOPAL.
Trinity Church, Poultney, has now
one of the incest and most commodious
rectories in New England or elsewhere,
outside of the cities. 1t is of wood, two
stories high, lies next west of the new
church, and cost some $4,000, with strict
economy. 1t is due chiefly to the exertions
of its hard working rector, Rev. E. Fl.
Randall, who has now in charge -four
ishing parish school, aided by a lady
teacher. A rectory and parish school
should be indispensable to any parish.
The late DIR. w. F. Petett of Louis
Vile, KY, willed $4,000, and his son-in-
law $4,000 more, to the Orphan Asylum in
that place. It was organized in 1885
through the efforts of ladies, and has now
in charge 63 orphans,
jay Cooke of New York has endowed
chair in Kenyon College, Ohio, and NOM
Mansfield, o.
st. James Parish, Chicago, Ill, has
very fifty placed in its church porch, a
monument in memory of the soldiers of
its congregation who died in the late war
1t cost $4,000.
The Free Church of the Ascension,
Ida Hill, Troy, N. Y, was consecrated on
February 18th. 1t is very fine stone
building, erected at the entire expense of
Mr. f. W. Farnam of Troy, N. Y, and
gift to the Diocese on the sole condition
that it be fore0er free. May such gifts
for such objects increase everywhere!
"A sisterhood, for nursing the sick
and other charities, is proposed to be es.
tablished in Troy, by its clergy and l4ity
The Clergymen's Mutual Insurance
League of New Jersey, has now 813 mem
bers, each of whom pays So on the death
of mem Ger. This is all the expense
after the initiation fee of So The plan
works admirably. Laymen can become
cooperative members on the same terms
as the clergy, but receive no pecuniary
benefit themselves, as it goes to the fam
lilies of such deceased clergy as they may
have insured.
In the province of Tinnevelly, India,
80 natives were lately ordained in the
Episcopal church, and native preached
a sermon.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev. Fl. M. Harris of Brattleboro is
delivering lectures on the Atonement.
The Rev. W. E. Gibbs of the Con-
gress Square church, Portland, Maine, is
delivering course of lectures on Sunday
evenings, on Lessons from Life"
Bro. R. T. Sawyer has closed his en-
gagement with the society in Cavendish,
VT, but will continue to be actively en-
gagged in the work of the ministry. For
the present, his P. o. address will be Mt.
Holly, vt.
Rev. Mark Powers of West Concord,
Vt, is still in very infrm health, and it
is quite unlikely that he will be able to
resume the labors of the ministry in less
than a year. His continued ill health ia