Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-11
Religious Intelligence.

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Religious intelligence.
ADVENT.
The Advent church in Rutland Il
soon to have a settled pastor.
Elder d. NJ Leavitt is preaching at
Keene, n. Fl.
BAPTIST.
The revival in the Baptist church al
BrattlebOrO still continues. Nine per
SONS were baptised on Sunday evening,
March 81 Rev. Mr.. Swan, of North
ampton, Mass, is assisting in the meet
ings.
Rev. J. B. Read has closed bis la
bors with the Baptist church In Belch-
ertown, Mass.
Rev. Lucien Drury has resigned his
/ pastorate of the Baptist church in Win
/ chendon, Mass.
Rev. J. A. Knowles. of the Free
/ VIII (Baptist) church, Manchester N
/ H., and goes to WilmOt Flat, y. II.
The oldest church organization IN
Cayuga county is the Baptist church at
Venice, which was established in 1894
CONGREGATIONAL.
Vermont has two Welsh COngrega-
tional churches, with one minister and q
membership of So.
Rev Myron A. Munson is acting
pastor of the Congregational church az
Moriah, n. Y.
The most substantial Easter present
that we have yet heard Of. was that
check for 81, 900, received by Rev. DR..
T;,nos4 Of bo ET;r-+ Dr,el,rv.rrS,--
Beaman, founder church, Troy. Y. Y.
Rev. P. B. Fisk, of Lyndonville,
chaplain of the Vernon Senate, has been
the recipient Of very unique present in
the form of ''silver brick" a piece of
solid metal about two and a-haIf inches
long by three-fOurths of an inch square,
finely polished and engraved in beauti-
full text letters. Rev. ?. B. Fisk. Com
pliments of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dana"
1t is said that a Congrr gational
church is to be built in North Benning-
ton the coming summer.
Rev L. S. Watts has informed his
Church. at Barnet, that there Is no pros
pect of his being able to resume his pas
tOral duties with them.
The minutes of the General ASCOT
alton of New York give a summary IF
POI churches, 4G of which are without
pastors; and 213 ministers, 70 Of whom
are without charges, many Of the latter,
however, being engaged in other depart
ments of church work.
-Rev. Edward T. Hooker, son of
Rev Edward w. Hooker, D. D., for
merlv of Fairhayen, is 10 supply the
Third Church In Westfleld, Mass, an
other year
j. c. Emery, Esq, of Montpelier,
has been appointed Treasurer II the
Vermont Domestic Missionary Society,
in place of Dea. c. W. Storrs, deceased.
Charles Fl. Rowley, Of the last class
at Andover. will supply the Congrega-
tional Church at Sheldon.
EPISCOPAL.
During Holy Week and Easter tide
daily service was held for ten days, in
Guiding Sundays, in ST. James church,
Arlington, with good attendance.
Easter, or the anniversary OF IDS
Lords Resurrection, is more and more
iOyously kept by the Church, year after
year; and other christians seem more
and more inclined TO keep it also, Ia
some way.
Trinity College. Hartford, has voted
city government for a State House site
and park, for 5000, 600.
Bishop PattesOn. the martyr Of
had bequeathed the whole of
his private fortune, (some G12, 000, 10
the Mission where he was killed. His
books, plate. furniture, chrOnometer,
etc, he left TO the Mission on Norfolk
Island.
st. Luke's Home, for convalescents.
IS a new charity of the city Of Boston.
founded by the Rev DIR. Williams. of
the Church of the Messiah
The Rex. DIR. Carter. of the Church
IF the Holy Savior, n. y. has present
I'd a man who attempted to "blackmail"
him. or get money under threats Of
blasting his reputation, and made him,
before the law, confess the conspiracy.
All honor to the brave clergyman
The Society for the Increase of the
Ministry has received, during three
ears, S106, $50. Total number of It's
scholars ordained, 236. lis headquarters
ire at Hartford, Conn. 1t does much
needed work for the Church, and would
10 more, had it more funds.
In accordance with the model pro-
lamation of Governor Stewart, "a model
or brevity, pertinency, and truly chris
IAN eA pftsslOD.) IL Is lOpeu mat al tle
,eople having duly kept and honored the
'tate Fast of the 9Th inst. may be much
'rofited thereby.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev. George S. Guernsey viii
,reach in Cayendish April 18th and 2eth,
nd in Shrewsbury April 2lst
METHODIST
Rev. Jesse t. Peck, d. D., of syria
use, has been elected a delegate to the
Ieiseial Conference of the Methodist 1
huucn.
There are four Welsh Calvinistic
churches in Vermont, with
our clergylnen and a membership of "A
~.
Rev, Jesse 7. Peck, d. D., of syria
use, y. Y, presided over the Central
lew York Conference, in session al
ortland, in the abseace of Bishop Simp-
on.
The Methodist Society in Brattle- =
orc have voted TO sell their church ~
roperty and hold meetings in the Town Fl
TALL.
A VALUABLE ANIMAL.-Messrs. Baker -
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