Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-03-15
Religious Intelligence.
Baptist.

Baptist.
-Four persons united with the Baptist
church at North Bennington last Sunday
Thirty persons have already united with the
Baptist church By baptism at Fairfax-Rey.
W II Smaller, d. d., Of Portland, Me, who
has spent half his ministerial life in that city,
recently noticed the 35th anniversary Of his
orlinaton.---The four Baptist churches Of
Albany, ~ Y, have built four mission chap
els during the past year, whore they have
large aud interesting Sabbath schools.-Forty
persons were added to the Baptist church in
Burlington, last Sunday. This number in.
cluded twenty-five baptsed week previous ;
and Rev. II. G.. De Witt, who has been la.
boring as an evangelist in this village is now
conducting a series Of meetings in the Baptist
church there.--There is at the present time an
unusual degree of religious interest in Bos.
ton. 1t commenced directly after the Week
Of Prayer and increased slowly until the
present time. Its most marked presence has
been in the Shawmut avenue Baptist church
About fifty have united with the church,
Rev. n Cyr writes to the IIatclman aud
Reflector, March > speuta Sabbath late
ly at Vergenncs, and was most happy to fnd
that the little Baptist church which God has
raised there is again in an encouraging con-
dition. This church was organized about two
years and half ago and grew from seven
to seventy members in about eighteen months,
under the efficient care Of pastor Joseph
Freeman But year ago one of its mem
bers, who is said to worth as much as the
rest Of the church, assumed the right Of bap-
thing and has built up queer agglomera.
ton Of some twenty-five individuals lie
caused a great deal Of trouble as eau be
easily imagined, to our dear brethren, refus
ing to pay his subscription Of 81 900 towards
the erection of the house Of worship of which
they had laid the foundation and did all 10
his power to control the lot he had bought
for them. For six months or more all that
our brethren could do was to extricate them
selves from their difficulties they have final.
ly succeeded, and secured their building lot.
As their dear pastors health obliged him to
resign, they have called another shepherd,
Bro. Hodge, M. d. from johnson, who is
now their respected bishop.
Methodist.
At the Methodist church in Mddlebury.
last Sunday, eleven persons joined the church
on probation.-At the quarterly meeting last
Sabbath in Hardwick, four persons were bap-
TIED, and between 30 and 40 united with the
church on probation,--A petition is crculat.
ing among the members Of the Troy Confer
ence to have the Conference arranged into
three districts. 1t is claimed that such a
division would promote the interests Of the
church by facilitating the work. and would
diminish the expenses at least s3,500.-Rey.
Warren Applebee, of London, n H., prom
inent clergyman Of that region, has been on
trial, upon serious charges, before council OF
Methodist ministers at Concord. The result
was an unanimous verdict that the accused
was innocent of every charge brought against
him. Within two years the income Of the
Methodist Church Extension Society has in
creased from $4,000 to 100000. and is go
ing steadily up to quarter of a million year,
when they will be able to build a church
every day in the year.--The Methodist Book
Concern Investigating Committee has ad-
journed until March %, without having done
anything. They have been six days in ses.
sion. The Wesleyan Academy at Wilbra.
ham, Mass, has recently added conserva.
tory Of music to its list Of departments. The
church in Westfeld, Mass, employs young
woman in missionary work under the direction
Of the pastor.-The next session of the New
England annual conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church will be held with Rev. 6.
+. Upham's church at Boston Highlands,
commencing Wednesday, March 20, and hold
ing over the following Sabbath. The candi.
dates for orders will be examined in the con-
ference studies, Tuesday, March 2s by the
various committees. Bishop d. w. Clark
will preside. The Troy conference will meet
at Troy, Wednesday, April 10, Bishop Smp.
son presiding, aud the Vermont conference
at Mortified, VI, gu the same day, Bishop
Il. ). James presiding,
Congregational.
Row 5. +. Drew RESIGNS his pastorate at
Cabot.-Four united with the Congregational
church in Barnet last Sabbath and three at
the Communion in January. hundred
recent hopeful conversions are reported at
Lyme, n. 1.-THE Evangelical pastors Of
Concord, n, H., have invited H. +. Durant
Esq, to labor in that city.-The new chapel
OF the North church at Portsmouth, n H.,
was dedicated with an address by the pastor
Rev. G. NJ. Adams. Eleven persons united
with the church in Hinesburgh, March 9th
where there is precious reviying Rev. c.
H. Perrin, pastor.-Fiye persons were received
into the Congregational church in Springfield
the 9th inst.--The Rev A. b. Rich, Il. D., late
Of Beverly, Mass, has received and accepted a
call from the Congregational church, West
Lebanon, n. H., just across the river from
White River Junction.-A glorious revival
Of religion has been in progress, and still con.
tinues in Tinmouth under the preaching Of the
Rev n. NJ Learned About four.score per.
sons have been converted, from the old, gray.
headed man Of seventy winters down to the
child Of ten summers-At East Hardwick
six persons united with the Congregational
church last Sabbath.
Episcopal.
Bishop Miles received intelligence on Thurs
day, Of the serious illness Of his mother, al
aged lady residing some miles from Newport
in Canada.-The Rev. +. w. Smith 10 charge
Of the Episcopal church in Arlington, for the
past two years, has been compelled to resign
and return to st. Adams to assist his father
who is in feeble health.-The new Rector Of
Trinity church, Rutland, has issued a pro.
gramme Of Lenten services to be held tri.
weekly until Holy Week, when they will be
daily and semi-daily, with numerous lectures
or addresses. He has begun weekly chill
dren's seryice.-During the recent Conyoca-
ton at vergennes, the Rector Of st. Pauls
presented six candidates for confirmation, the
Bishop addressing them with well chosen
words.
tnis ersalist.
The Unlyersalst House at West Burke was
dedicated February POD, Reading by Rev.