Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-05
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
There are seventeen Baptist ohurche
in Boston.
Rev W. K. Davey of West Actor
has accepted call to the Baptist churo
in Passumpsic, Vt.
Rev. H. Stiles of the Freewill Bar
fist church in hefield, baptized by in
mersion four persons last Sunday.
Rev. L. A. Dunn of Fairfax, has az
cepted the presidency Of an Iowa Col
lege.
Rev. William Fitz has returned t
Montpelier, and will remain in charge o
the Baptist Society for another year.
The corporation Of Brown Universe
ty have accepted the resignation of Pres
Caswell. The question of admitting
women to the college classes on the sam,
terms az young men, was brought to tb,
notice of the corporation by the President
and was referred to the Advisory and
Executive Committee for consideration
with instructions TO report thereon at the
meeting in June, 1872.
AT the session of the Lgmoille, VT.
Baptist Association in Montgomery, on
the 10Th and 10th ult., letters wero re-
ceived from twenty. four of tbs twenty
six churches composing the Association,
and they indicate good degree of har-
mony and prosperity in the churches.
The additions by baptism during the
year were 175, TO fifteen different churches
the largest additions being to the churches
in Burlington and Fairfax.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The new Congregational church edi-
flee in Roxbury, VT, is nearing lis com
pletion.
Rev. E. G. Riggs of st. AlbaDs, has
resigned his p'storato and requested a
council for his djsmission, he having re-
ceived a call to the pastorste Of Rnthar-
ford Park church, a short distance from
New York city.
Franklin and Grand I-le conference.
VERMONT reports IA churches; 1855
members, 5 pastors and s acting pastors :;
in Sabbath school, 1873 average conqre-
cation, 1850; contributions, $5,91OO0;
church property, $4,000.
The church in Sharon commemorate
ed its 80th anniversary, on the 11th of
September by a discourse by It's pastor on
The Church of the Living God" and |
'eunion Of the mombors of the church. |
It's pastors have been Revs. Lathrop
Thompson, Mss to 1893, Samuel B4scom,
1906 to 1885, Stephen Morse, J. B. Clark,
Ohm Adams, Philetas Clark, aud G.. H.
White. The total membership has been
hree hundred and forty-four. of whom
twenty-five now remain,
Rev. B. S. Adams, of the last class of
is supplying the church al Cab
t, VT.
&C. H. French, recent graduate
{ Andover, has beon called TO the Con-
regational church at johnson.
Rev. W. D. Hart, of Braintroo has
osigned
EPISCOPAL.
The bNritl of the body of tkeIat Rev.
n. Fairbanks, of Brandon, took place
4 the 10Th inst, at Essex, N. Y, attend
by the Bishop Of Vermont, and a large
presentation of clergy, many being from
lie Diocese of Albany.
The Rutland Convocation which t
eets this week in Trinity church, Rut. {
nd, will take suitable action in respect I
the decease Of its lamented Dsan, the
ev, Mr. Fairb ,pks. 3
The Troy Convocatioa, voted last
eek, in favor of setting eff the Troy Dis.
let as a new Diocese. The Albany bio. '
san Convention takes action on the mat B
E this week. B
The Bishop of Nassau. in the Baha~ %
Ia, clad in his scarlet collegiate hood. o
IS present at the Albany Convention &C
It week, and WIS received with GU. U
nary honors, and seated On the right of Il
shop Doene, @
The CONVENTION sermon at ALBANY "
week, WAS delivered by the Rev. D 1t
Bne', of Coo2cr-town, n Y formerly
Burlington. Vt. It was on "the Office
the Holy Ghost in the Kingdom Of b
Tst." 1t was well defined and vigor. M
production, well adapted to the times, A
the wants of the church, 60
The Albany invention was well at n
de ! last week, the proposed division of VI
Diocese exciting uncommon interest. 20
3 proceedings were pleasant and har- -
NOUS. The frequent services and Il
ly communions each day were much n
Dyed by the members of the conyen. W
Er
-On Wednesday evening last. mission "
addresses were made in St. Peters
rch, Albany, BY the Bishop, the Rev. 49,
'srs. Brown of Cohoes. and Stubs of
and Judge Tremaine. The ~
tributions for missions in the Diocese -
g arisen to some $4,000 for the past ~
:, from some $500, three years ago. ma
reat and very encouraging increase. H.,
After the above missionary meeting, ma
p'ion was held at the Episcopal resi- of
'e on Elk street, apd on Thursday eac
ing, another was given at Judge Ire spe
,e's on State street. Both were verv An
yable. mo,
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN. clas
Rev. Charles Woodhouse, OF Rutland the
one of the Vermont delegates to the peri
1t General Convention of Universal. on
It Philadelphia. soci
At the recent General Convention of -
ersalists at Philadelphia, the board 49,
red the new constitution adopted. a-1
directed the permanent secretary to