Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-07
Religious Intelligence.
ADVENT,
ADVENT.
Elder Miles Grant preached in Boston, yes
terday, on "The Marriage Of the Lamb"


ton, in his will left his real estate, worth some
$40, o. o. for the benefit of the Baptist church. of
which he was member.
The total membership of the Baptist churches
in Vermont, as report ed October, 1871, is $500
Rev. s. P. Everett has resigned pastor of
the Baptist church in Whiting, Mass, and has
accepted a call to Coleraine, Mass.
On Sunday, November 18th. ten persons were
immersed and joined the Baptist church in East
Burke. This church has been steadily growing |
and the average attendance is about seventy-hye |
persons.
Rev. j. w. Buzz Il has become pastor of the
Baptist church at Passump>ic.
On the first Sabbath in November, two con-
verts were baptized and added to the church
by experience, in Johnson.
"A revival is going on in the Baptist church in
East wallingford. Rev. j. P. Farrar, the pastor,
has been assisted in a series of meetings by Rev.
Edwin Durham, of Massachusetts,, and Rev.
Edward Mills, of Ratland
AT the recent centennial of the First Baptist
church in Chelmsford Mass, Rev. j. P. FaIrar,
of East Wallingford, the seventh pastor of the
church, assisted in the exercises, and made an
address at the social gathering.
KEY. WIN gdTC, an dSeu iAtIAStei VI IAC
Bap,i.t church, died at Galway, Saratoga county,
New York October 25th, at the age of so years.
His remains were taken to Canton, st. Lawrence
county New York. He a bold defender OF
the faith AS held by the Baptist denomination.
He retired fro1a pastoral labor at the age or sew
enty.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Mr.. G Il. French was ordained, recently
ar CF no .iopa1 Church lDhn-
son.
AT the last communion, the church at Wells
River VT, received SIX persons to membership
Windsor Conference reports, for 1871, twenty
minist re- of which five pastors; twenty-five
churches, and total membership 2, l47; in Sab
bath School ZIG; average congregation 2 858
contributions 81 648 43 value OF church property
$50 200
Rev. John E. Goodrich, principal OF the Kim
ball Union Academy, at NJ eriden, n. H, former
Iy of Burlington occupied the pulpit of the South
Church at Newport, n. H, on Sunday last.
The Rev Robert southgate has accertei a
call to the pastorate Of the church and society in
White River Village.
Rev George B. Spauding, formerly of Yer
geupes, occupied the pulpit of the Berkeley street
church, Boston, on Sunday last.
1t was an interesting circumstance that
father and his two sons all ministers of eminence
in the Presbyterian denomination, occupied the
pulpits of the First and South Congreg ational
churches in Pittsfeld, Mass, Nov. 18th. Rev.
Henry Neil, D. D., preached in the South Church.
an his sons, Revs. Il. II. Neil and H Neil, jr.,
in the First Church.
Rev. L. e. Cobb, of Springfield, preached at,
SimonsvilIe, in the town of AuGOver. last Sab
bath
Rev. Il G. Dewitt, the Evangelist, is hold
ing protracted meetings al Berkshire Centre Vt,
and p1werful revival is in progress.
EPISCOPAL.
A farewell meeting in the interest of the
Italian Church Reform Movement, held in
the Church Of the TRANSPORTATION, New York
On Sunday evening, November oath, on the &C.
casion of the speedy departure for Italy of the
Rev. VIM. Chauucy Langdon FOREIGN Secretary
Addresses were made by the Rev. Mr.. Langdon
DR., Oasooi, and the Rev. Nj. Gray.
At the farewell reception given in New York,
to the Lord Bishop Of Lichheld, England, Bishop
Odenheimer gave him, on behalf of the Alumni
of the &c er Al Theological Seminary, elegant
copy of he Book of Common Prayer, which i
s mewhat different, ID come ufices, from that OF
the Church Of England.
The Rev. j. Milton Pick, and his parish at
Danville. Penn, with several other reetors and
Parishes in the new Diocese # Central Pennsyl-
van a, are commended by the 'Gopd Nssssq-
GER" as representative men and parishes IN that
promising Diocese.
Bishop BIssell issued n Pastoral Letter TO his
Clergy aud Parishes requesting Contributions on
Thapkseiviag d ~, for the impoverished churches
10 Chicago.
Bishop Doane, of Albany, issued Il Pastoral
Letter TO his Gu rsy and Parishes, requesting
contributions, on Thanksgiving day, for the Or
phanage at Cooper,towa, n. Y, lately estab-
hshed by the Rev. d. H. BueI, q former rector of
st. Pauls Church, Burlington, VI.
The Gospel Messenger, of Utica, is, on Jan
uary LIST, to change Editor, publishers, and loca-
ton, on its removal to Syracus Its present
able editsr, tn Rev DIR. Gibson, ia to be one of
the new editors and owners OF The Church ,Jo,f,-
nal. OF New York. which is % he much improved
aud worthy o. its position the church paper OF
the Metropolis of the United States.
The December number of the Spirit Of Ms
8j0nS, New York, is 10 b. Jubi ee number, th;s
being the Missionary Jubilee year of the Church.
1t is to contain the sermon and addresses at the
jubilee at Baltimore. In October, with a fac
SialjLe Of the celebrated letter of Euparasia of
Greece, to her sister convert, SIinnebana of Da-
kota, AMI Dean Howson's address. ON won ans
work in the church. A portrait II the ilu tTious
Selwyn, Lord Bishop of Lichf-ld may so be
expected He is said to be the first home Bishop
American soil