The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-22
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BAPTIST. The first anniversary of tho
Baptist Sabbath School at West Brattleboro,
occurred last Sabbath. persons were
received into the Baptist Church at Brattle-
boro, by letter on Sunday July Gth.-At the
last weekly meeting of the Baptist minis
tiers of Boston, the opinion was expressed
that the Unitarian Congregationalists are
stepping and sliding toward rationalism, and
that they are bordering on the slough of
Unitaranism or something else.-The foun-
dations of new Baptist Church at Windsor
engaged to preach at Berkshire Centre
Rev. Mr. Chandler Il recent graduate of the
Newton Theological Seminary is to supply
the church at Alburgl.
CoSGREGTIoNAL.-Rcv Mr.. Field of the
Congregational church, is the only minister
at Wilmington who breaches on Sabbath
morning Rev. Edwin Wheelock is sup
plying the pulpit of the Union Church at
Waterville half of the time.-Col. Frank
lin Fairbanks, Superintendent of the North
Church Sunday School, St. .Johnsbury,
treated his pupils recently to railroad ex-
cursion to Hardwick. Rev. DIR. Dough-
erty of johnson, still continues in quite fee
BILE health although able to be about
Among the $50 Congregational churches in
Michigan there are not ten regularly set
tied pastors. -Certain Congregational min
listers in Mass achusetts being reported cut
Of health and actually suffering tor the nee
essaries of life, the Observer thinks that, if
the churches are unable or unwilling to rem
edy the evil application for aid should be
made to the Sandwich Islands or to India.
Rev. William Sewell of Norwich is alb
sent on his summer vacation, Rev. James
Garland late of Rupert will preach during
the month of July at Marlboro Mr..
May is to preach another year at Williams
town.-The debt on the Congregational
Church at Peacham has been reduced by
the energy and liberality of the Society, s,
that only about S14j remuins. --Funds for
an organ, for the church in Cabot have been
Obtained John Aiken has COM
menced his labors in Pawlet.-Twenty-t three
persons have recently united with the church
in Fayetteville ii. Scott formerly of
Vergennes has recently graduated from the
Andover Theological Seminary.
EPIscorAL.-The church at East Berli-
shire is nearly completed. Bishop Niles of
New Hampshire will make the annual Epis-
copal visitations in the convocation of Og-
densburg diocese of Albany, commencing at
Gouverneur, July 22d.-The rector and
vestrymen of Lake George Episcopal church
u
rector takes care of the church and con-
ducts the services as usual, but there is
great falling off in the attendance.
Liberal CHRISTIAN n. Carpen-
ter, son of Hon. Heman Carpenter of North
field, and graduate of the University of
Vermont, of the class of 1861, is President
of the Young Mems Christian Union" of
Chicago.-Rev Il. Il. Hale is happy in hay
;r,r rr;t A in, Hun
gary, 800 years old.-Rev. C. Fowler, pas
tor of the Unitarian church in Laconia N.
H., being taken suddenly sick one recent
Sabbath morning his wife, Mrs. Emma S.
Fowler, occupied the platform and conduct
ed the services in place OF her husband
The Universalist Society at Mortified, VT,
are building an addition to their church on
the north, and have raised the church, max
ing Concert Hall four feet higher and one
fourth larger than before; also adding Il
dining-hall and kitchen.--The repairs on
the Universalist church are steadily pro-
crossing, The roof has been covered with
slate, the walls and ceiling finely frescoed
by parties from Concord, N. H., and the
carpenters are now engaged in putting i'll
the curved pews, which will add much to
the beauty of the audience-room. When
all the repairs are completed, and the new
oiStii 10 III ito plhCS3 tic SiiulSii Will Dt u
very tasteful and pleasant one.
METHODIST The Methodist Sunday
School of Brattleboro had picnic on July
10th. weather has been ex-
perienced at the Round Lake Camp Meet
ing the past week. On Tuesday afternoon
Rev. Volney NJ. Simmons of Boston, led
the young peoples meeting. Rev. S. ID.
Brown made fine address at the
children's meeting the same after
noon. His pathetic voice and apt illustra-
tons and a charming song, sung in the
midst of his speech made him favorite
with all the children. Rev. l.. n. Beaudry
of Shelburn, who is thorough Sunday
School man, also spoke. His stories were
full on point and pith. Tuesday evening
Rev. S. w. Clemens of Greenbush preached
to a large and deeply interested audience.
Rev. Joseph Z. King of Fort Edward is
good camp meeting man, rs well as an &C.
cOmplished and successful educator. Nine
teen years since he took hold of the Fort
Edward Institute, and has brought it from Il
dying condition to the very front rank of
educational institutions of this class. He
has fine cottage at Round Lake, and is on
hand for an earnest eXhortaton, n scho-
larry and impressive gospel sermon, with Il
close pinch, or II feyrent prayer meeting.
ROMAN CATHoLIC.-A Missouri court has
decided that legaces to pay for masses for
a repose of the soul are illegal, being in
violation of the constitution of the state,
which prohibits any ''gft, sale, or devise of
land to any minister, public teacher, or
preacher of the gospel, as such, or any re-
ligious sect, order or denomination" The
decision was rendered in case where Il
deceased person had left $4,000 to pay for
masses.-The New York Tablet is de-
cdedly uncompromsing towards certain
Episcopalians whom it believes to be aping
Catholicism, 1t says; "There is no half
way between us. We are Catholics or
nom Catholics, and there is no more kind
ship between Episcopalians and Catholics
than between us and any other ofthe sects. y
1t is reported in Rome that the Pope
will soon cause the accommodation of
Victor Emanuel, to be pronounced from
the Cathedral of st. Peter with the greatest
solemnity.-A Catholic priest of St.
Louis has warned his congregation that he
will read from the alter each Sunday the
names ofall persons belonging to the parish
who may have been found drunk during
the proceeding week.
SUCCESSFUL RAT CATcHNG.-Mr. c. G.