Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-28
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

Cali W OCCOhiO phStOI Va biic CtCOHu CtI dL CL
at Hopkintop, r. l., and has already COM
menced his labors in that place.
The Baptists have purchased the Re-
formed (Dutch) church at White Plains,
N. Y, for $4,000 A few gentlemen ad-
vanced the money. 1t coat a few years
ago $4,000, and is one of the beet church
buildings in the country.
"A very pleasant and profitable session
OF the Lamoile Baptist Association was
held with the church in Mont gomery on
the 18th and 10th of September Letters
were received from twenty -four of the
twenty-six churches composing the Asso-
citation, and they indicated good degree
of harmony, activity and prosperity in
the churches. The additions by baptism
during the year were 175, to fifteen diff
ferent churches, the largest additions
being to the churches in Burlington and
Fairfax.
"A railroad midnight prayer meeting
has been held at the Baptist church at
| OLObiHSIOH 19OLOhEh5 SClIi's iOt hbu4 y
two years. Every Saturday night band
of employees on the road, meet On the ar
rival of the steamboat train for prayer,
till midnight. The train coming from
Boston about nine o'clock gives ample OPP
portunity for number of faithful Chris
tians to come from Providence and other
places along the line to help in the meet
ings. These special means of grace have
been blessed in the conversion of conduc-
tors and other men on thu road.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. M. H. Wells was installed pastor
of the church in Lower Waterford,
Sept. 5.
Rev V. M. Hardy has closed a year
of prosperous labor with the church at
Worthwhile, and will remain with them
another yenr.
The church at Barnet have purchased
a parsonage. The pastor, Rev. L. s.
Watts, returns from mis- vacation with
health improved, but not yet sufficiently
restored to resume full duty.
The church at Lyndonville laid the
cornerstone of their new house, Sept. 6,
Revs. J. P. Humphrey, J. S Whitman,
L. o. Brastow, P. B. Fisk, and G. NJ
Soutbgate, participated in the exercises.
At their last meeting Sept. 6, and 7,
the Windham Conference appointed Rev.
0. G. Dickorson as missionary in their
county, the State Fl. NJ. Society sanction
ing and encouraging the movement
Mr.. Oliver P. Emerson, Of the last
class at Andover, was ordained as pastor
of the church at Lynfeld Center, Sept.
10. Also at the s,me time, Mr. F A
Schauff1er, classmate, was ordained as
an evangelist, with special reference to
the foreign missionary work
The crystal wedding Of Rev C. II.
and Mira. J. F. White, fer seven years
of the American Board in
Turkey, was celebrated by their people in
Sharon, Sept, s The eighty, eighth an
niversary of the formation Of The church
was comm moratel the following Sabbath.
Rev. Henry B Smith, d D Of Union
Seminary, Nv York, rra4ch,d the SCR
mon ct the its'r'! ,,ion Of R-v. G. c Tor
rey - pastor - t',.. cH,uroA in Ch4rlotte
Sept. Z Installing prayer by Rev, Geyrge
B. saf,rd; charge to pastor by Rev,
Charles W. Clark; right hand by Rev q,
Austin Hszen address to people and con
Guiding prayer by Rev, L. H. Elliott
EPISCOPAL.
The much lamented death of the .
Rev. Mr. Fairbanks, of Brandon, leaves
Toid in the clerical band OF Veruont that 7
will long be sadly felt, and that can. =
never be quite filled. He was devoted O
md successful rector, and a rare example t
# the beautiful Christian gentleman. o
The church in Brandon WIS his monu- =
neut, AID be died, where the faithful +
'astor should always die, if it please God, ?
mong the loving people whom he has +
erved and loved unto death. +,
-On the 14.h inst, Bishop Doauo con- v
rmed five persons in Trinity church, II
Whitehall, of which the Rev. J. w. Nell Il
,aine il rector. The goodly sized and a
andsome church was well filled, while
overs on the altar, aod pendant over "
le center aisle graced the scene. Bsf,re s.
lie evensug service, at O'Clock in the al
f,ernoon, the Bishop catechized the Sun
ey School which seemed to be large and
ouri,hing. Tbi- church is rapidly re-
wing under the care Of its new and abe ,
ctor.
On the 10Th inst, five pcrsons were n
in Trinity church, Granville, IN
70 Rev. John Kiern4n, rector, whose ~
bors and ability seem to be appre cjated er
> his people. ar
Trinity church, L,nsiue burgh, is at
myth completed; the coat being some N
5000.
Doane's accident, beibg G.
rain of the ANGLE, at Gloucester, Mass, Ia,
i'd him up only about ten days. He is tn
mewhat lame, but goes about preaching BIZ
vigorously, and wonderfully, and hap su
y Us ever. vi;
The Troy convccation met last We'd bl,
sday, and the convention of the Diocese pc
Albany is to meet neTt Wednesday, in me
bany. The subject of the division of wi
, Diocese is being agita.ed. WI
The attempt OF Bishop Whitehouse
hold confirmation in Christ church, sea
icago, failed, because Mr.. Cheney, sup.
ted by the congregation, would be
sent in the chancel.
The Illinois convention, last week, ME-
olved to take legal measures to recover mo
use of the church edifce and property ed,
that parish, as they are now being Col
mated by the occupancy of parties who Lie