Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-29
Religions Intelligence.
BAPTIST


Rev. Henry J. Hall, pastor of the
Baptist church in Monkton, Addison
county, from 1928 to 1882, died at Kala-
mazoo, Mich, Jan. 3lst, at the age Of
| n years.
Five persons were baptized at the
| First Baptist church at Fairfax, on Sun
day evening, Feb. 11th. More are ex-
/ pected TO follow soon, as the fruits of
the recent revival there.
DR.. Eaton of Madison University
| lies at the point Of death, and his recoy-
cry is entirely improbably An abscess
on his stomach, or just by his right low
er rib. Gangrene has set in, and he con-
| tinually grows feebler.
A series of meetings are being held at
/ the Freewill Baptish church at Newport
| Center.
Rev S. NJ Whiting has resigned the
| pastOrate of the Baptist church in Wind
sor, Vt, to take effect on or before the
LIST of July next.
jacob Estey and son and his son-in-
| law, L. K. Fuller Of Brattleboro, have
presented the Baptist church at Bellows
Falls with $1,000 to build a new parson-
age.
The minutes Of the Indiana Baptist
state Convention show that there are in
the State twenty-nine associations, 524
churches, with membership of 35, ,998
persons. Baptized during the year e.
44S. Out of the 524 churches, 124 are
destitute Of pastors. Only one church
numbers over 500. About thirty church
es in the State have preaching every Sab
bath. and sixty twice a month.
sTNSy crDT
Rev. L. B. Barker A. NJ, Principal
Of the Literary Institution at Fairfax,
$50 from the church at Fletcher, which
he supplies.
Rev. S. S. Nicherson, West Charles
ton. S210.
Rev. T. P. Moulton. West Derby,
$50.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. Mr.. Harlburt has declined the
call to the pastorate of the Congrega-
tional church in Bennington.
The Addison County Sabbath School
Association have held mass conventions
in the different towns in that county
The church at Alton Corner. n. H,
was reorganized in 1852. OF its twenty
six members. only five are men. and not
ladies heve done their work nObly and
with courage. A debt of about $3.50 has
recently been paid, and now they are
moving in the matter Of a parsonage, SO
as to enable them to secure a pastor.
-Revivals in Dover, South Holbrook,
and Greenfield, \. H., are reported.
AT the last meeting of the Hopkin-
ton Association. Rcy II. r. Howes, a
i
church at East Concord the past wear.
stated his purpose to become a Congre-
gatiOnalist
The mecting-house at Rochester. \
H., took fire from the furnace. Feb 4th.
bat the flames were extinguished with
little damage.
The average age of the thirty-uine
congregational ministers who died last
yearWas GG5 years. remarkable longev-
ity for an average.
EPISCOPAL.
The anniversary reunion of classes
confirmed during the last 26 years, in
Trinity Church. Baltimore. was recent
" held at that church. Five hundred
and thirteen have been confirmed: The
church was well filled and addresses
made after evening prayer.
Trinity Church. Easton, Penn, has
lately been enlarged and beautifed. The
Rev. DIR. Hicks, so well known in Yer
mont, was for two years rector Of that
parish.
The Ogdensburg Conv0cation. at its
late meeting endorsed the pledge system.
(cards and envelopes for missionary
a. proposed by the Albany
Board of Missions.
Rev. DR. BOstwick of Sandy Hill.
\. Y, formerly Of Brandon. vt, has
received a donation Of S235, 10 which
Glens Falls added 500.
THE Mission Work, is the title Of
a neat quarterly paper paper issued AT
Troy, in behalf Of missions in the Dio-
cese of Albany.
Rev. G. Graves, of Cambridge, has
been kindly remembered in generous
donation by his friends at AEaquassa-
coke, y. Y.
There are seven parishes, and nine
clergy of the church, doing effective
service in Troy, and they have raised
not less than one hundred and fifty
dollars the past year, for
church work, besides the salaries Of the
clergy.
METHODIST.
Special meetings continue at Col
chester. Over seventy have been for
ward for prayers.
Quarterly meetings in Vermont Sab
bath, Feb 25th Westfield, West Burke,
East Burke, Chelsea, Waterbury, Under
hill, Fairfax, Cuttingsyille, and Felch-
vile.
Within the past few weeks twenty
three persons have been added TO the
church in Richford and East Berkshire.
Seventeen have joined on probation and
six by letter.
"A great revival is reported in pro-
gress at Auburndale, Mass, under the
labors of the Troy Praying band. Over
three hundred conversions are reported
at Lowell, under the labors Of Mrs. Van
Cott.
SUNNY SIDE.
Rev. r. M. Chase, West Glover,
$50.
Rev. III. A. Spencer, Derby, S1e6.
The famous ''wehr-wolf," which