Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-17
Religious Intelligence
BAPTIST:

The Baptist society in Brooklyn are
without a pastor.
The Rev. Nathaniel Cudworth OF
Perkinsville, who recently deceased, wac
so years of age, and was native of Pat
ney in Windham county.
Rev. Mr.. Fi,z resigns the pastorate
of the Baptist church in Montpelier, to
leave September 1st.
Five persons were baptised into the
fellowship of the Baptist church in Hiue--
burgh, July 18th, making seventeen bap.
tised since the first of January, 1871.
Eight of the seventeen had received Ro-
man Catholic so called baptism in their
infancy.
Two French ladies, converts from
Romanism, were baptised last Sabbath at
Cavendish, by the Rev. Mr.. Brown, and
Joined the Baptist church of that place.
Rev. n. Cyr, who has held meetings there,
acted as interpreter for one of those ladies
when she came before the church.
Members of the church in Burliug-
ton visit the boatmen every Sabbath, to
converse with them on religion and to
distribute tracts among them, and invite
them to meeting. They are doing good
work. Similar Efforts are being COM
manced in Whitehall we understand.
The trustees of the Derby academy
have unanimously resolved TO offer their
institution with all it possesses, to the Bap-
list denomination, who first had it, and
managed it successfully. The main
building is new and very attractive, and
it is evident that such school has q
fine field in North Eastern, Vermont.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The minutes of the several conven-
tions of Congregational churches are
ready and will be sent as follows for die
tribution in this section State.
Brandon, Chittenden, Clarendon,
Pittsford, Rutland, Sudbury and Wal
lingford, to Dea. James Barrett Of Rut-
land.
Castleton, Fairhaven, Hubbardton, Mid
dletown, Pawlet, Poultney, Benson, Tin
mouth and Westhaven, Rev. Lewis Fran
els of Castleton.
Dandy, Dorset, Manchester, Peru,
Rupert and Landgate, Rev. R. S. Cush-
man of Manchester.
Addison county, to Rev. II. f. Lea
witt, Middlebury.
Bennington, Arlington and Pownal,
to Rev, Isaac Jennings, Bennington Gen.
tire.
Bethel, Pittsfeld, Gaysville and Ro-
chester, to Mr.. NJ. o. Fisher, Bethel.
Hartford, Bridgewater, Pomfret, Nor
WITCH, Thetford and Woodstock, to Rev. E.
I. Carpenter, White River Junction.
-Weathersfeld, Hartland and Wind
sor, to Rev. 8. P. Cook, Windsor.
Chester, Ludlow, Plymouth, Spring
field and Weston, to Rev. L. 81. Cobb,
Springfield.
Bellows Falls, Cambridgeport, Graf
ton. Saxtons' River, Westminster, and
Windham, to Rev. Cyrus Hamliu, Bel.
lows Falls.
Rev. Joshua s. Gay, of Brookfield, VT,
is invited to Auburn, N. II.
Rev. @. w. Burnham, of Hopkinton,
N. H., goes to Valley Falls, R. l., in Sep
TENDER. ......
Rev. Charles Tenney, late OF Bidde-
ford, Me-, was installed over the Congre-
gational church in Chester, N. H., last
week.
Rev. L. Fl. Cobb of Springfield, is alb
sent on his summer vacation. His pulpit
is supplied by Rev. DR.. Herrick, of Ban
gor, Maine.
EPISCOPAL.
The corner stone of a parish school
house of st. Luke's church, Troy, N. Y,
was laid on the 9th inst, by the Rev. G..
w. Shinn, rector. Addresses were made
by himself, and ]. M. Hawley, superin-
tendent of the Sunday school, and Rev.
d. s. Potter and Thicker. The children
were present with their elegant banners.