Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-23
the annual meeting Of the Ogdensburgh
Convocation held at Rouses Point, Nov.

on the question of concurring with tb,
House of Bishops in the adoption of
Canon of Ritual, each diocese having on
clerical and one lay vote, determined By
a majority of it's deputies, the clerica
vote of Vermont was aye and the lay vot
nay. The canon was not adopted.
Among the most important acts o
the late General Convention,l not befor'
noted, are the following:
The Csnons pertaining to candidate
for Holy Orders, to Ordination, and II
Lay Readers, were much improved, with
decided gain, we trust, to the future
ministry.
In case of differences between rectort
and their parishes. an appeal can be made
to the Bishop and five clergymen who are
to decide the matter
A committee was chosen on more eff.
ficient lay discipline.
A canon was passed to prevent alien
alton of Church property to those who
abandon, or belong not to, the Church.
A Bishop and committee are to oversee
our churches established in foreign lands,
as in Italy and France.
Committees were continued on our re-
lstions to the Swedish and Russo-Greek
Churches and on the Italisn Church re-
form movement, whose prospects are en-
couraging.
Conditions were allowed, under which
deposed ministers, like Mr.. Cheney, of
Chicago, may be restored.
No change was made in the Prayer
Book.
The Bishops pastoral letter, among
other thiugs, deplored the increase of in
temperance in the land, also of worldli-
nees, and religious indifference. Il con-
demned excessive ritualism, also irrever.
ence in performing the holy ofHces and
services of the Church. b.
This being Jubilee year, special Ju-
bilee Fund Of one million dollars, or over,
is to be raised by all the parishes. Special
services and contributions are recon-
mendsd therein on one of the Advent
Sundays in December.
The contributions Of the whole
Church for the last three years smountito
over fifteen millions of dollars, which
-um is over four millions above that of
any former triennial period. To God, mot
msp, give the praise for the rapid increase
of the Church, in numbers and offsrings,
at home and abroad.
On Sunday the 18th inst, the Rev.w.
Chauncy Langdon, secretary of the Itsli-
an Church Reform Commission, preached
in Trinity Church, Ru'lsnd. His even
ing discourse was an able and interesting
account of its lsbors and success.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev. E. E. Hale has gone to Chicago
in the interest of several benevolent edu-
,ational institutions. No man could be
;urer of cordial welcome.
The American Unitarian Association
nave arranged for course of Sunday
evening lectures, designed as a kind of
,ffset to the Boston lectures delivered by
certain orthodox gentlemen last year and
he year before. And the Liberal Chris
ian exults in the idea that Boston the
1logy is to be vindicated."
Rev. George s. Guernsey will preach
n Cavendish on Sunday, Nov 26th.
Rev: S. A. Davis, formerly of Yer
mont, has organized Universal move
nent in Norwalk and South Norwalk,
Conn.
The winter term of Goddard Semi
iary, at Barre, begins Dec. 9th.
METHODIST.
Two Methodist churches in Buffalo
IN Sunday contributed twelve thousand
iollars to aid the burned churches of their
in Chicago.
The committee of Methodist preach
re 10 New York raised eleven thousand
our hundred dollars for the Michigan
md Wisconsin sufferers, of which Dan
Ell Drew gave five thousand.
Rev. W. Fl. Puffer. pastor, received
It the last quarterly meeting in Cam
,ridge and Fletcher, thirteen into full
in the Methodist Episcopal
church and two on probation,
The Montpelier Distsict Preachers
Association will hold its next session at
Sorthfield, commencing Tuesday, Deem
,er 18th.
Quarterly meetings, Nov. 19tb.-
Bethel Lympus, Stockbridge. Irasburgb,
Newport, Newport Center, Westfeld and
lay, Union Village, Tbetford Center,
Fairhaven, C.stleton, and
Poultney.
Rev DIR. Foster, President eff the
Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, n.
T., has received three hundred letters
within the past four months, from persons
iesirous of theological culture and prena-
-ation for the ministry. Two hundred
md fifty of these letters contained direct
,pplic atoms for admission TO the semina.
". One hundred and three have been
Over one hundred and six
" students will be in attendance this
year. The seminary buildings are full,
and several students board in the village.
The ladies of the Methodist church
IN Chelsea, gave sn antiquarian supper,
Novem Der 10th, from which they received
dollars for repairs on the in
side of the church.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Twenty professors IN the University
Of Rome have refused to take the oath of
allegiance to Victor Emanuel
The collection taken up in the differ
ent churches of the Catholic diocese of
Hartford, in behalf of the Chicago suffer
ers, apart from the sums contributed by
Catholic employees in nearly all the fac
tories throuy hout the States of Rhode