Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-05
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

l The Baptlsts IN Georgia outnumber
those of all other denominations, includ-
ing Catholics.
There are now in the State of Ne
braska forty Baptist churches, twelve of
them formed since March.
The English Baptist Missionary So
oiety reported itself this year, the first
time for many years out of debt. The
receipts of last year were 100000. Its
missions are in India, China, Ceylon, and
the West Indies.
| Pursuant to a call the Rev. G. II.
johnson, of Connecticut, is at present fill
ing the pulpit at the Baptist church at
Whitehall. The congregation of said
church are holding the call under con-
sideration.
The Baptist society of Sandy Hill,
N. Y, have purchased the vacant lot ad-
joining the residence of Hon. G. Hughes,
and will soon commence the erection of a
new church at a cost of $4,000, large
portion of which sum has been already
pledged.
"A Chicago correspondent of the
lions AdU0cate writes that in that city
the Baptist is the leading denomination
in point of numbers, having 1850 mem
bers. The Methodists follow with 3,700.
There are twenty Baptist churches, and
about ten thousand scholars in Baptist
Sunday schools, Home and Mission. The
Second Baptist church is the largest Pro-
testant church in the city, with 1915
members, and the First church next with
1000. There are thirteen Baptist D. DIS
in the city. The University of Chicago
is under Baptist control, and has been
built up mainly through the energy, per-
severance and personal sacrifices of its
President, Rev. J. c. Burroughs, D. D. In
all departments it registered 345 students
last year.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The Memorial church at Enosburgh
will be dedicated on Thursday, January
9th. Sermon by Rev. Fl. G. Riggs of st.
Adams.
The following is the list of ministers
ordained or installed in Vermont during
the year 1870
Ordained or Installed
Jan. u, John G Wilson, Saxton River.
l6, James R. Bourne, West Rutland.
March %, Silas P Cook, Windsor.
April ~, James Gibson johnson, Rutland
May II, William H. Wolcotr, shoreham.
81, John F. DeMerrit, Albany.
June %, Henry NJ Holmes, Benson
Aug. p, L. G. Chase, Dummerston.
Sept. T. Edward P Hooker, MiddlebuTy.
S, Russell r. Hall, Pittsford.
Oct. is, F. B. Phelps, Lowell.
Dec. 3, Sidney Crawford, Fairhaven.
Dismissed
April IS, James Laird, GuildhaI.
May 4, Piiny F. Barnard, WilHamstown,
July II, Benz F. Ray, Hartford
Aug. l Perrin B, Fisk, Peacham.
" "a, Augustus Chandler, Dummerston.
Is, Azro A. Smith, Lowell.
- Daniel W. Fox, South Royalton.
- Dana B. Bradford, Randolph.
Ministers Deceased.
Aug. -, Rev. A. K. Gray, Coventry.
Sept. q, Rev. John Gleed, Morrisville, IS.
Nov. %, Charles Walker, d. D., Pittsford, 10.
Churches Formed
Lyndonvlle, Vermont
Rev. L, Fl. Stone is now residing at
Oastleton, to which place he desires all
letters, papers, etc, to be directed.
The South church at Concord, n. H.
Rev. S. L. Blake pastor, have made mem
orial gifts this last year to Middlebury
and Dartmouth Colleges, and Andover
Theological Seminary.
Rev. DR.. Bushnell commenced his
charge at the recent installation of Rev.
c. M. Wines, by saying that this was the
first service of the kind he had ever per-
formed in a ministry of nearly forty years.
Rev. Myron A. Munson, formerly of
Pittsford, declines a call to Mortified,
Minnesota.