Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-03
CONGREGATIONAL.

BrattlebOro, Vt.
CONGREGATIONAL.
-Rcy. Samuel Tngham, late of Glen
wood, has accepted a call to Brainard,
MINI.
Rev. ]. G. Bailey, of Hyde Park,
Vt. has accepted his call to the Church,
at Windsor, Missouri. and will begin his
lab0rs about October list.
The church in Auburn, n H., Rev.
Joshua S. Gay, acting pastor, have re-
paired, reprinted and recarpctcd their
meeting house this season.
1t is stated that Rev Scion Martin.
of West Fairlee, Vt, is contemplating
an immediate removal to Colorado to
spend the remainder Of his days with
his sons there.
The church and community at Glyn-
don, Minnesota are greatly afflicted in
the death of Rev A T. Demming, for
mcrly of Vermont. His is the first bur
ial in the beautiful cemetery ground just
selected by the Ridgewood Cemetery
Association. .
The venerable Rev. Simeon Par
melee. D. D., now in his ninety-frst
year has recently been visiting some
places of his early and chief lab0rs in
Vermont. On the 8th inst. he preached
at WcstfOrd. in CommcmOratiOn Of his
siXty-fOurth anniversary Of his settle
ment there. with remarkable yigOr.
/ When he was ordained in that town the
services were held in barn, and Rev.
Lcmuel Haynes, a ColOred man, preached
the sermon. He is still vigorous, as the
readers of 'tSenior Pilgrim in the Yer
mont Gbronjrle will testify.
- The number Of Congregational
churches in the State of Rhode Island,
remains as last year, "a: of these 10 have
pastors, have both pastor and pastor
emeritus, have acting pastors, and 5
are vacant There are SO ministers
connected with the conference, of whom
are without charge, one has died and
> have been installed. The churches
number 1885 members of whom 264
were received last year, 1870 by profess
sion. the total excess of additions over
removals. being 1874. The Sabbath
Schools have 1929 members.
There now 249 Congregational
churches in the State of Illinois, with
a membership 1902. The total contri-
buttons last year including church ex-
penses and church building is S470, 1858
There are one hundred and ninety-eight
church edifices, which have cost over
$1,O00.0O0. Only 81 of the 225 minis
tiers arc installed as pastors. More than
fifty are engaged permanently in other
works than preaching. Forty-seven
churches are unsupplied; fourteen have
been dropped from the list during the
year and four added. The increase of
members during the year has been 658
The average length Of the pastorates is
three and two thirds years, only nine
have exceeded seven years,
-Rev. IT. P. n. Bogue, has dissolved
his pastoral relations with the COngrega-
ti0nal Church in Vergennes.
EPISCOPAL.
In Cleveland, Tenn, ground has
been broken for the erection of what the
CH73ch J0ur5l02 calls the best kind Of
monument of affection, viz; memorial
church to a beloved daughter.
Mrs. Edwin A. Stevens, of Hobo
ken, N. J., is to build there a church
worth $t50,000 to hold Is, 1000 persons,
in memory Of q beloved daughter, and
therefore to be called Church of the
Holy Innoccnts," it being especially de
signed for children. The corner stone
has already been laid. A school and
hospital are to be attached to the church.
The sum of 100000 has been sub
scribed for a Home of Invalid Clergy
men, in New York.
On August 8th, the Bishop of Min
nesota consecrated St. Columbus church,
on White Earth Reservation, for the
Chippewa Indians. It is served by an
Indian priest
The Rev. DR.. Fairbairn, of St.
Stephens College, Annandale, n Y,
has recommended to the University
ConvOcation of New York, reform in
the manner of bcstowing, and in the
number of, honorary degrees of col
leges.
The corner stone of a church in
Jacksonville, n Y, has lately been laid,
it being one of the four missions served
by the indefatigable missionary, the
Rev W. B. Walker.
The Indians on q late visit east, at
tended missionary service at German
town, Penn.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev George S. Guernsey will preach