Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-08
Religions Intelligence.

BAPTIST.
Rev. Edwin n. Haynes of Lewiston,
Me, will occupy the pulpit of the Bap-
fist church, in Windsor, tomorrow.
The trustees of the Baptist church
at Kacne, n. II, have purchased lot
for @13, 600, with the intention of build
ing a new house Of worship.
Rev. c. w. Griffin, Of Lewiston.
Me. has been engaged as pastor of the
Baptist church at Albany, Vt. and six
persons united with the church on the
18th ult.
The Daptists of Missouri have. in
addition to William Jewell College at
Liberty, eight minor colleges and sem
inaries, in good tlourishing condition,
except that all suffer more or les from
debt or insufficiency of endowment.
Rev. George w. Kinney writes
from New Boston. n H., 1T was my
privilege to immerse five persons into
Christ and the fellowship of the church,
the first Sabbath in this month
Next Sabbath, the first in August.
the old and honorcd First church of
Boston Rev. DR.. Neale's, observe the
thirjy-ifith anniversary Of his settlement
a their pastor There will be services
throughout the day and evening appro-
pirate to the interesting occasion.
CoNGBEG HTIoNAL.
Rev. 5. P. Cook, Of Windsor, has re-
tnnc3tohis labors with improved health.
We regret to learn that Rev. L. II.
Cobb and wife have been heavily afliiCt-
ed in The death of their youngest child,
and at this time, Tuesday, two others
are very sick, one Of whom, it is feared,
will not recover. They have the warm
Sympathies of many friends.
Prof Parker, Of Dartmouth Col
lege, preached at the Congregational
church, in Woodstock, last Sabbath.
The Circular Conference of Orange
county meets at Braintree. on Saturday.
August 10th, the ninety-tirst birthday
Of Rev Ammi Nichols.
Rev. r. T. Hall. of Pittsford. Vt,
has returned from his Western visit.
Three persons lately united with
the church in Richmond, Vt
The church in Gambia, n. H, which
Mr.. George E. Lovejoy.s of Lowell,
Mass. supplies, received fifteen mem
bers by profession and one by letter,
July t4th.
The late James SpofTord. of Hop
kinton, n. H, made the church in that
place a residuary legatee of his proper
ty; the amount which they will thus
receive being estimated at $1,000.
The church at Tilton, formerly San
I, TDvyl +~,l
centennial, July 18th. Sixteen members
comprised the original church, and the
first Westinghouse, still in use, was
erected in 1910. They have had five
pastors.
1t Is stated that Rev. DIR. Rankin.
Of Washington, and Mrs. Rankin, have
been injured by being thrown from their
carriage. They were riding out at San
dy Springs, Md, where they were stay
ing for few weeks, when the horse be
came frightened, dashed through a neigh
boring fence, and threw them both out
Mrs Rankin was injured most severely,
hip joint being dislocated.
EPISCOPAL.
The Rev. D. S. Phillips, of Kauka-
kce. H., formerly of Bennington, Vt,
preached two very superior sermons, in
ST. James Church, Arlington, on the
lash inst.
st. James Day July 25th, was duly
observed in st. James Church, Airing
ton, by a public service, and four Bap-
tisms.
On June 10Th, the first class Of 90
girls graduated at st. Agnes School, Al
bany, Bishop Doane's address was on
Deborah, meaning a bee, combining
sweetness with industry and defence
the hurtful: Governor Hoffman also
made an address at the laying of the cor
ner stone of the new building.
The Indians of the Church of the
Holy Name, Chateau Creek, Da-
Gotta Ter, have given an offering to the
Bishop Patterson fund, who was killed
by the Indians Of Nlelanesia, in the
South Pacific.
A chapel for the Indians under
Bishop Clarkson's jurisdiction is to be
built solely by the women of the
church.
A church paper thinks the summer
influx of city visitors should be harvest
time in country parishes, which would
doubtless be the case were there more
godliness, and less pride, display, and
friyolity.
The Ogdensburgh cOnvocation of
the Diocese of Albany, has appointed a
committee to raise money to provide
horses for its missionaries.
st. Peters Church, Baltimore, has
six hundred scholars in its Sunday
School.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Prof J. S. Lee takes his summers
rest in Derby Line, Vt.
Rev F. S. Bliss, formerly of Barre,
is to preach four Sundays in Waterbury,
Conn.
The Vermont State Convention of
Universalists, will meet in Waterloo,
P. O., the fourth Wednesday and the
following Thursday in August.
The Universalist General Conven-
ton will hold its annual session at Gin
Ohio, commencing Tuesday,
September II, 1872, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
METHODIST.
Rev. |. B. Ives went over to Hart
ford Mill, Onondaga county, the other
day, to dedicate a church. He found
the society 50, 700 in debt and told them
if they would pay this up he would ded-
icate their church. They didn't pay and
he didn't dedicate.
Quarterly meetings tomorrow at
Weston, Landgrove and Rochester.
Central Vermont Campmeeting at
August 10Th.
-Nationals Educational Association
at Boston, August 9th, 18th and 8th.
The Round Lake camp meeting was
largely attended, over $4,000 being pres
ent at one service. On Wednesday one
hundred came forward for prayers. and
TWENTY-FIVE smoke. The INJECTING lasted