Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

The Vermont and SALISBURY Associ
alton, meets at Ira, August 3OtA--Rev
Edward Mills, preacher.
Rev William Crowell, former edi
tor of the Boston Watc1tnaan, died a
Flanders, New Jersey, on Monday.
Rev. J. S. Small has become pastor o.
the Baptist church at Felchville.
The Baptist church at East Dover has
new Sabbath school library of one hun.
dred volumes.
"A quarterly meeting is to be held at
Newport, Aug. goth.
The first Baptist church at Hopkin-
ton, n. H, celebrates its one hundredth
anniversary, Aug. Both.
Eight persons were bsptised at Brain
tree recently, by Rev. P. W. Fuller, pas
| tor.
The second Sunday in August, Rev.
n. G. Estes of Jericho, baptised four
young men, one his own son, all of whom
have the ministry in view.
The Baptist Church in Vermont loses
an ardent supporter and benefaotor in the
removal of Deacon E. A. Fuller from
Burlington to Chicago.
The Vermont Baptist Conventions
hold their anniversaries as follows: La
motto, at Montgomery, Sept. 9th Wind
ham, at Brookline, Sept. Goth Woodstock
at Grafton, Sept. 81 State Convention,
at Burlington, October 4th.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. Eben HALEY, formerly of Rich
mond, is one of the delegates to the Ma
tional Convention from Ohio.
Rev. J. H. Babbit, Of Waitsfeld, has
been appointed a delegate to the Oberlin
Convention.
Rev DR.. Pond, of Bangor, Maine, has
been ordained ff,y-six years, and is yet
vigorous in the pulpit.
The Needham Conference meets at
Dummerston September 9th.
Last week Thursday the Sabbath
School at Coventry, numbering three hum
dred and fifty, took an excursion through
Lake Memphremagog.
The PASTORAL relations between Rev.
A. C. Field and the church at Alstead
Center, N. Y, was dissolved August
10th.
Rev. Joshua S. Gay, of Brookfeld,
has removed to Auburn, n. Fl.
The church in Irasburgh is being re-
paired at a cost of $4,000.
The new meeting house at Marsh
field was dedicated August 10th, and
Rev. n. T. Cobleigh ordained pastor of
the church. Rev G. S. Smith, of Mont
pelier, preached the dedicatory sermon
and Rev. E. E. Melliken, of Littleton, n.
H, the ordination sermon.
-z>v George n. Boardman, D. D.,
will be inaugurated as Professor of Sys-
tematic Theology in Chicago Theological
Seminary, September 18th.
Rev H. n. Burton, formerly of New.
bury, read paper at the recent ministe-
,ial institute at Chicago, on Ministerial
Culture"
Rev. J. NJ. Manning, D. D., of Bos-
on, preached to a crowded house in the
irst Congregational church at Keene, n.
e., on Sunday evening last.
The repairs have commenced on the
church at Westminster.
The church at Lower Waterford,
Caledonia county, is undergoing repairs
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy is to supply the
church at Morrisvilie,
mother year.
Maine has two hundred and forty-two
churches.
Rev. c. c. Torrey closes his pastorate
It Georgia, Vt.,and enters upon his labors
It Charlotte in September. Rev. DIR.
Henry Smith of Lane Seminary, Ohio, is
expected to preach the installation SER
non.
Rev. Chas. Tenney, late of Biddeford,
vas recently installed pastor of the church ,
n Chester, his native place. Sermon by
Rev. Sewell Tenney, D. D., his brother.
The Congregational Quarterly for
August contains fine picture of the late
Rev. Charles Walker, D. D., of Pittsford.
IN observer remarks that the picture is
glowing with Christian intelligence,
Lignity and goodness" Rev. DR.. William
Warren once remarked in going home
rom conference of Vermont churches,
If L wanted to paint Zion, I would paint
Or, Walkers face"