Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-12
Religious Intellssences
BAPTIST.

Religious Intellssences
BAPTIST.
"A new church at West Troy, N. Y.
has just been dedicated, Rev. DR.. Shell
don of Troy preaching the sermon.
The Baptist society at East Burke
dedicated their house of worship, Thurs.
day, Dec. 90. Sermon by Rev. Mr..
Frost of Barnet.
AT Palmer, Mass, in the Baptist con-
gregation, twenty strong recruits have
been baptized, others are about to follow,
and still sinners are being converted,
Christians revived, and the work con-
tinues.
The brick church on Main street,
Brattleboro, commenced by the Baptist
society OF that village in the spring of
1867, has at length been completed and
the ceremonies of dedication were held on
Wednesday, Dec. 2Sth. Sermon by Rev.
J. O. Foster of Beverly, Mass.
The Baptist society presented Miss
Cynthia Geddings of Felchville, with q
large and handsomely bound copy of the
Bible as Christmas present.
On Friday night of last week, the
Baptist Sabbath School of Windsor gave
an anniversary exhibition, the proceeds
of which go towards their Library. There
was good attendance; and all passed off
pleasantly.
Rev. s. NJ. Whiting of Windsor has
two lectures on life in Burmah, which,
those who have heard them pronounce
highly instructive and amusing. He
will be pleased to deliver them where
they are desired.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The strongest religious denomination
in San Francisco is the Presbyterian.
Rev. Mr.. Orvis of Illinois, is supply
ing the Congregational pulpit at Will
mington at present.
Rev. d. B. Bradford, after his trip to
the West and to California may now be
addressed at Randolph, vt.
Rev. A. T. Deming, late of Post
Mills, desires all communications for him
to be directed to Newbury, Vt.
On the LIST inst, one person was ad-
ded to the church at Ascutneyville, VT,
by profession.
Three united with the Congregation
al church in Dummerston, VT, the New
Year. Rev. G. Chase is now preaching
to this people.
That time-honored institution of
Pittsheld, the New Years sunrise prayer
meeting, was fully attended at DIR. Todd's
church, Sunday morning.
Plymouth church of Brooklyn,
Henry Ward Beecher's) has total MEM
berehip of 1892, of which number 1910
are women. The Sabbath-school has an
enrolled membership of 1,107, and the
Bethel school $50. For music the church
pays $4,000. The pew rents amount to
$4,000.
The First Presbyterian church of Al.
bany, N. Y, is in most fourishing con-
dition. The reports for the past year
show some four hundred and thirty
members, and over six hundred scholars
in the two Sunday schools-an exhibit
which may be considered the fullest evil
dence of prosperity.
The Congregational church at Wells
River, which has been successful for the
past few years, under he passionate of its
able minister, is still receiving the vista
lions of the Divine Spirit. Eight converts
were received into the church the first
Sabbath in January. Four of them were
young men. One of these young men is
student at Dartmouth College. During
the past three years there have been about
seventy-fve persons united with the
church.
Rev. Philander Bates, who has labored
successfully at Cornish, N. b., for the past
five years, leaves that place, and goes, by
unanimous invitation, to labor at Lud-
low, Vt.
METHODIST.
"A pleasant incident occurred at the
Christmas Sunday School anniversary at
Shelburne. Among the numerous gifts
which were presented was an enyeloped
addressed to the building committee of
the M. E. Church about to be erected,
which contained note of hand for one
hundred dollars, from one of the young
business men of Burlington who, though
aot connected with it, loves the church of
his mother.
Mrs. Van Colt, the Evangelist
preacher, has labored about four years.
She has kept a record of her work for on
y the past ten months, in which time she
has preached 341 sermons, held 296 pray
,r meetings, 20 love feasts, has lectured
l3 times, travelled 591S miles. and has
stood up in meetings, preaching and talk
ng, 1921 hours. In this time 1925 per-
persons have presented themselves at the
altar for prayers, of which number 1900
nave joined the Methodist church on pro-
patton. She has just gone from Chicopee
Falls, Mass, where she has been for fit.
cen months, to the West.
The following are the statistics of the
Methodist Episcopal church for the Year
$40:
Increase
1870. over 1889
Annual Conferences 70 II