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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
BAPTIST.
| The church at Brattleboro las purchased
an elegant Estey organ, at cost of $500
Rev. Mr.. Wilcox, the pastor Of thi
Baptist church in this city being i'll, Presi
dent Buckham dictated in his stead, las
| Sabbath.-Rev. J. Z. Ferguson has ex
changed the passionate Of Montgomery fol
! that Of ESsex.-The re-dedicatOry services
Of the church at Caveniish took plac,
March 18th. The edifce has been very
neatly reftted, at a cost Of S2.lO0. Rev
! Mr.. Mattison. Of BrattleborO, preached al
appropriate sermon.-Rev. j. Clement,
OF New Hampshire. who has been supply
ing the church at Mechanicsville, has gone
home, and II i al present without pastor.
Rev. p : Burbank. Of Danville, has
accepted 4 call to the church at South Par
sonfeld, Me.-The anniversary of the
Missionary Union, together with the other
great National Societies of the Baptist de-
nomination, will be held in Boston in May.
- udge kanard. a native Indian and q
Baptist. l. holding his court ut Iaskeetovn,
Indian Territory, and breaches every night
during the session Rev. DR.. Gardner, OF
Boston. has been preaching at Brattleboro.
Many have been added to the church. both
hv baptism and letter. The society con-
tains active workers who 20 ont doing mis-
sionary work at West Brattleb0r0 Sunday
school. and preaching every Sunday and
now Mr.. Fuller (Mr Esty's son-in-law J
goes II Saxton's Riyer.-Rev T. /.
Wiley. the pastor Of the church in Sutton ,
has changed his mind, and will remain
another year. His salary was readily
raised
CONGREGATIONAL.
The society at Brattleboro have authcriz-
ed it. trustees 10 purchase the old bank
building adjoining their church; also 70
present plans and estimates for the repairs
of the church.-The church at Shoreham
raised S245 in eight s0eiables The
society at Chelsea have recently purchased
a fine cabinet organ and adopted congre-
gati0nal singing. The NGfchHaH 8 Re
.fecl0r SAYS OF Mr.. Murray recent sermon -
We confess We doubt the propriety Of a
young man constantly holding up either
10 ridicule or censure the Gospel ministry ;
hundreds Of whom have grown gray in the
service. " W hOart thou that judgest another
We consider Mr. Murrsy's arraignment Of
the clergy in has last Music Hall sermon As
wholly uncalled for and unjust.-Rey.
Dr.. George 1. Prentiss Of New York, takes
the chair Of the Skinner and McAlpine pro-
fess0rship in the Union theological semi
nary.-The C0HgregaiI0nah9 responds to
the question whether II i admissible for a
deacon to pronounce the benediciiOn.
that il knows Of no Scripture which restricts
such service &c ministers, and that what
ever feeling of Improperly there nav be
al .sn- from r.arrr ~ H.
liam D. Corken, pastor Of the Congreca-
tional chuch al Salisbury, Mass .announc-
ed that he has become a Jniversalist, and
has resigned his pastorate, preliminary 10
uniting with the Jniyersalisi church.
The church at Washington made vigorous
effort 10 pay of it. debt, Inauguration
week. and secured 50, 600. One poor fel
low gave $50, with which he was going 10
the Inauguration ball, and staid at home
The South Church of Concord, y. H.,
has cleared itself of debt, and has a surplus
Of some two thousand dollars in the treasu-
ry- The church building and its furnish
inc. together with the chapel and lot, Is
estimated in value at fifty thousand dollars.
=. F. Wright Of Dandy has been liceus-
Cd by the Rutland Association for three
years
EFIsCoPALIAN.
The services in Christ Church. Montpelier.
were conducted on recent sabbath By
Judge Redfeld, and Hon Charles Dewey,
the rector, Rev DR.. Hull. being confined 10
the house by il-health.-Rey. Lewis P.
Balch, b. D. goes 10 London, Canada where
he viii be Vice Principal of two colleges.
one for boys and the other for girls.an will
also be Canon Of the Cathedral. Rev. DR..
Balch was formerly Of Montreal. and more
recently Of Baltimore, and i one Of the
ablest and best known Of the Episcopal
clergymen ofjhe United States.-The fune-
raj OF the wife Of Rev y. F. Putnam. took
place last week from St. Luke's Church, ST
Alhans, and was attended by number Of
the clergy in the cOnvocation Of Burlington,
and a large assemblage Of ympathizing
friends Of every denomination The burial
service was read by Rev. T. Z. Atwill Of
this city. assisted BY Revs. A Il. Bailey of
Sheldon. Homer White Of Enosburgh Falls
and F. 4. Wadleigh Of Berkshire
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Governor Booth. of California. j. deliv-
ering occasional lectures on the new church
doctrines Of Swedenb0rg The Unirer-
saha condemns the action Of Boston city
authorities in opening the Public Library
on Sundays Mr. CudwOrth' : church
and society. at East Boston. have 50 unani-
mously refused TO accept his resi- gnatiOn
that It i>Possibie he will not 20 10 Chicago.
Rev. John Gregory, Of Mortified, has
been employed 10 preach one-half the time
10 the niyersalist Society at West Burke.
Quite a sensation was created in the
congregation of Murray chapel, one Of the
Universalist churches Of Chicago. q few
Sundays ago. by an announcement from the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Campbell, a late graduate
Of the Cambridge Divinity School. that he
had become tired of the denOminati0nal
weakness and inertia of the Uniyersalists,
and had decided to work hereafter in con
nection with the COngregatiOnalist body
He strongly recommended his hearers 10
join with him in this course, but without
effect. for at a subseq uent meeting his resig-
nation was requested and promptly accept
ed. Mr. Campbell was ordained and set
tied over this society only few months
ago.
METHODIST.
A Wesleyan Methodist Church Is to be or
canized at Forestdale.-At a recent dis
trict conference Of the NJ. E. Church. held
at Lyndonyille, Rev. II. A. Hough, minis
ter at Walden. was tried BY the conference
for a breach of promise Of marriage with
Miss Knox, of Lawrence. Mass. The deci-
sion Of the conference, by vote of thirteen
TO twelve, was that he be suspended from
the church for one year.-Rev. jew Coke
and Rev. Mr. Sherburn, presiding Elder of
the District. have been supplying Trinity
pulpit at Montpelier, since Mr. Morrow
went away.-The parsonage at Glens Falls
has been sold for So 500. 1t is the inten-
ton Of the society to erect a new mansion
for their pastor. They also propose to en-
large their house of worship, 50 that it will
furnish about four inbred additional seats.
must have q good many old
Methodist ministers in New York,
judging from the sentiments that find ut
teranee at their Monday morning meetings.
ReyIvals being under discussion, one brother
said that the great point overlooked in re-
sivals is earnestness. If the subject of the
ermon proves too "heavy - and has not
ne desired effect, it should be emphasized |
y breaking the pulpit-board, which would |
a act like thunder-clap and bring many
o their knees" Rev. Mr.. Headstrum next !
DO ke concerning Z" shooting and groan-
ng, " as being very effective in reyivals. |
nd stated that occasional Amens" had |
-rea. power. Rev. DR.. Willis stated that
e ha d read in the newspapers very extra
rdini NY accounts of these meetings, and |
hat b e didn't know what TO make of them. |
lie tn, 'Eght that it was the duty of minis
ers to display all possible decorum in the |
,ulpit, and did not believe in the use of
uch erpi essioas as =" warm climate for |
he Conference of the Methodist |
Episcopal Church South, just held in Balti
more, has almost rivaled the late Congress |
s an inve stigating body. Two ministers
nd one pr obationer were on trial for i'm
he 20 hor haar.
aithfully d, me. and the two ministers. be- |
ng found uilty, have been formally ex-
elled On Sunday, the 9th, prominent