Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

lCtii ehliti 4OGIA.
The Baptists of Vermont have de-
cided to locate their new Classical Insti-
tuition at Saxton's River, few miles
from Bellows Falls The towns people
raised $4,000 among themselves, and a
resident of Massachusetts,, who feels a
deep interest in the place, added 500,
to the amount, to be given to the enter
prise on condition of the College being
located there, thus outbidding all other
towns.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Mr. G. W. Benjamin, astudent from
New Haven, Ct. has been engaged to
preach to the Congregational society in
Waterville, Vt.
Members of Andover, Union, Prince
ton and New Haven Seminaries, are
spending the long summer vacation of
four months in the employ. of the n.
II. Home Missionary Society,
Mr.. E. F. Wright, late Principal of
Royalton Academy, has been licensed
to preach the gospel, by the .Royalton
Association and he may be addressed
for the present at Norwich, Vt.
The Caledonia, (Tt.,) Conference
have voted to send their ministers each
one Sabbath during the summer to labor
in waste places in that and Essex coun-
ties. Rev. ii. Fairbanks has the gene
raj charge of the work.
EPISCOPAL.
Thirteen persons were lately con-
frmed in Randolph, and nine in Benning-
ton There has. of late, been a goodly
number of baptisms in Randolph.
The chapel erected by Mrs. Stein
way at the Seabury Mission, Minnesota,
in memory of beloved sdaughter, cost
about 100000.
in Christ Church, Allentown, Nj,
50, 400 have been raised mostly by half
penny-a-day subscriptions, and by sales
Of carpet, carpet rags, waste paper, etc.
The Nursery Cottage of the House
of the Good Sheppard, n. Y, has lately
been opened
The Whit-Sunday offerings of the
Sunday School in Vicksburgh, Miss, of
over $760, was presented on the altar in
silver salver.
Bethlehem Chapel, n ", is in the
midst of 500 German families, who are
mostly rag pickers living in rude shanties
''on the rocks, west of Central Park.
This is new enterprise In this new
parish, are so families, 113 communi-
cants. and 1913 children There have
been 81 baptized, and 80 confirmed du-
ring the past year. "What hath God
wrought, " in this miserable, neglected
place
The offertory receipts of the Church
of the Advent, Boston, last year, were
over S., 900. The Sunday School is to
furnish another stained window for the
Church.
Bishop Doane lately broke ground
for the new buildings of st. Agnes
School, Albany, and the foundation has
been begun. The clergy, young ladies,
and citizens were present at the cere-
mony
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
The Green Mountain Universalst
Association held its annual session in
Ludlow. VT, June 18th and 18th. H.
B. French was elected moderator and
Rev. f. S. Foster, clerk The business
of the Council was transacted in har-
mony, and the reports from the several
societies were of an encouraging nature.
The occasional sermon was delivered by
Rev. +. Hewitt, and an essay on the
Qualifications for Church Membership"
was read by Rev. j. ii. Farnsworth.
Conference and prayer meetings glad
dened the hearts of the devout, and SER
mons were delivered by Revs. w. T.
Ross, and J. III. Farnsworth The pub
lie services were closed by the admins
tration of the Lords Supper, previous to
whicAeh mother in Israel aged "A years,
was welcomed into the Church of the
Association, by Rev. E. S. Foster A
handsome sum was raised by general
collection, for the benefit of the veneer
able Father Palmer. Rev. j. III. Farms
worth was appointed to preach the next
occasional sermon, and Rev. w. T. Ross,
substitute; Rev. j. t. Powers was
selected to deliver an address on Sunday
schools The next annual session will
be held in Hartland This was the larg-
est meeting of the Association held fer
several years; and it cannot be doubted
that both the hospitable friends in Ludlow
and their visitors were profted. Alive
with spiritual interest, our people in
Ludlow were prepared to give their
guests a cordial welcome, which is so
necessary preface to blessed meeting.
METHODIST.
Meeting of the Alumni of Newbury,
Springfield and Montpelier Seminaries,
Monday and Tuesday, July 1st and I'd.
Quarterly meetings in Vermont,
June 30th, Williamstown, Pomfret,
Woodstock, Essex and Essex Junction,
St. Johnsbury, and St. Johnsbury Cen
ter.
Vermont Conference Seminary and
Female College, closing exercises, June
Both to July Sd inclusive. Reunion of
Band and Esthetic societies Wednesday
evening in their hall.
Rev. Benjamin Shaw of Landgrove,
Vt, writes, that he has obtained the
necessary sum for the purchase of head
stones for the grave of Rev. A. G. Bow
ker, in subscriptions from sixty-one per-
sons of from twenty-five cents to one
dollar each, all of which, his widow
thankfully acknowledges.
The I'rd0eller has the worst, Why
can the people of Boston say the Jubilee
is like Boston milk? Because it s-ours.