Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-21
Religions Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

the Baptist society OF Bennington W.
has commenced his ministrations.
The four men baptized at Jericho,
VT, by the Rev. II. @. Estes, are all en-
gagged in studies preparatory to college
The late Rev. N. Cudworth of Per-
kinsville, Vt, left in his will $l,O0O. for
the Freedmen Fund of the Baptist
Home Missionary Society.
Woodstock Association meet at Graf
ton Sept 9th; the State Convention
meets at Burlington, Oct. 4th.
The Quarterly Meeting of the White
Mountain Association will be held with
the Baptist church at Carol, N. H., COM
mencing at 10 a. M, Friday, Sept. goth.
Rev. @. H. spalding, late of Paw
tucket, r. L, was installed as pastor OF
the Baptist church in Pittsfield, Tuesday
evening. the goth of August.
Rev. Prof. A. J. Sage of Rochester,
formerly pastor at shelburne Falls, Mass,
and Philadelphia, accepts the call to be-
come pastor of the First Baptist church,
Hartford, Conn, vacant since the resig-
nation of Rev. DR.. Turnbull.
Rev. f. W. Brakeman has resigned the
pasturate of the Baptist church in New
buryport, Mass The resignation is to
take effect the third Sabbath in Septem-
Der. Correspondents will please to address
him for the present at Newburyport.
Rev. DR.. c. c. Biting, District Sec
rotary of the Baptist Bible and Publica-
ton Society, has determined to make
Richmond his headquarters. He has
consented to supply temporarily the pull
pit of the Second Baptist church of Rich
mond until pastor is secured.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Edward Hungerford was ordained
over the Third Congregational Church of
Burlington, September 18th.
Rev. NJ. H. Wells was installed over
the Congregational Church of Waterford,
on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
The repairs on the Congregational
edifice, at Wheelock, are progressing well,
and will be completed in about three
weeks at cost of not much less than
$4,000.
-Chittenden County Conference re-
ports eighteen churches. seven pastors and
six acting pastors; 1,463 communicates;
/ I - u rrL,C1 I QQS Oa
congregation contributions, 81, 939 "a
The first parish at Gorham Village
have voted to accept the resignation of
their pastor, Rev. c. G. Parker, D. D.
Nine united with the church in Bris-
toll, N. H, Sept Sd, making ffty-nine the
present year.
Rev. DR.. S. II. Keller of Mt. Vernon,
n. II, has received a gift of one hundred
dollars from summer visitors. This speaks
we'll for the donors.
The church 10 Hollis, n. H, Rev.
James Laird, pastor, received nineteen
new members, all but two by profession,
Sept. 81.
Prof Llewellyn Pratt of Knox Col
Iege, Gae.burg, Ill, accepts his call to
North Alam7. aud will soon enter upon
his work there. Salary, $4,000, psrson-
age, aud expense of removal. He sue
oeeds Rev Washington GLADDEN., now one
Of the editors of the independent,
EPISCOPAL.
The Sunday school of st. Paurs
church, Salem, n. Y, had its gannual ex-
cursion and picnic at Eagle Bridge, last
Thursday. a pleasant time was had at
the Dalton House, with music, both vo-
cal and instrumental, elegant banners, re-
freshments, and social cheer. The rector,
Rev. II N. Davis, and Rev. G. Graves, of
Cambridge, were present. The former
has been very successful in forming and
keeping up large and interesting Sun
day school.
All old postage stamps can now be
saved for definite missionary purpose.
Miss Mary S, Hart OF Union Springs,
Cayuga county, n. Y, advertisos for them
to help pay for new Episcopal church
there. The stamps can be converted into
papier mache.
The recent heavy rains did some
damage to the Troy churches. The beau
tifpl new ceiling of st. PauPs church,
was considerably injured, as the new root
was rot yet finished. The loss is perhaps
some $500. The ceiling of Christ's church
would have been quite destroyed had it
not been for the commendable watch and
care of a member, Mr.. George B. Smith,
who arose at three o'clock in the morning
to examine the state of the building.
The Church of the Cross, at Ticon-
deroga, was consecrated on the 18th inst,
by Bishop Doane, assisted by nine clergy
men of the Diocese of Albany. 1t is
beautiful edlfce, and cost about four
thousand dollars. In the evening nineteen
parsons were confirmed, eight of who =
were men.
AT the Church of the Gross, Tt ooraar.
oga, on the 18th inst. at Trim " Church
at whitehall on the 14th. ap;, at Trir;tr
Church at Granville, n. Y on the 18th
at the request of Bishop Doane, and
the other GlergT present, prayer was Of
Tered, in behalf of Rev. J. N. Fairbanks.
rector OF st. Thomas church at Brandon.
who #, dangerously sick. Many prayers
VII. ascend for the restoration to health.
# it please God, of this faithful! and much
esteemed clergyman.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
-Rev. George S. Guernsey will preach
at Cavendish, September 18th, and at
Shrewsbury September Gath.
The Second Universalist Society of
st. Johnsbury have purchased lot of DIR.
Perkins, corner of Eastern Avenue and
Cherry streets, and have begnn to ex-