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RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev Daniel Wild, acting pastor of the
church at Fairfield, died on the Iith inst
in the I'D year of his age, and i3rd year of
his ministry. The deceased was long and
widely known in the ministerial circles of
the state. He was n native of West Fairlee,
ms iather being one of the first settlers Of
Eastern Vermont. lie graduated at the
University of Vermont in 1892, and during
MS college course supported himself BY
teaehlng day school and singing in Burling
ton, Shelburn, Colchester, Milton, ard
other towns, often labOring 50 incessantiy
as 10 endanger his health He was pastor
OF the church at Brookfeld from 1929 to
1867. lie leaves two sons, both settled in
the ministry IN this State, viz Rev. 4. ".
"a. OF 6reensboro, and Rev. L. p. Wild
oil Craitsbury-- y--The church at Windsor
have refused to accept the RESIGNATION of
Rev. ,. +. Cook.-Rev l. II. Cobb of
springfield. Will soon remove to Minnesota
70 assume the superintendent Of Home
Missions in that State-Rsv. Charles
Redheld, OF Arlington, has accepted a call
from the church in Plainfeld. The an
nual meeting of the Addison County Con
ference of churches will be held at Yer
gennes during the first week in June
Rev. l-aac Jennings, pastor of the church at
Bennington Centre, recently closed a sue
cessiul PastOrate Of twenty years.-Rev.
George L. Walker, d. D., son of the late
Rev. DR.. Walker OF Pittsford, Las resigned
the past0rate OF the FIRST church at New
Haven, Conn, on account of III health. He
has been presented s. 900 by his parisEion-
ers.-Rey. X. c. Anderson, a native Of
Scotland, and graduate Of Middlebury
College, was ordained pastor of the church
at tarnaven. On the 2lst inst The sermon
was by Prof Nebber-The Franklin and
Grand Isle Conference of churches will meet
at Swant0n, june 4th-Three ladies Of
the Plymouth church, Minneapolis, MINI,
have been elected deacOneS-es. The term OF
office Is three years, and the duties are to
look after the spiritual interests Of the girls,
young ladies and female members of the con-
gresation-' MIR. 1. p. Gage, of Barton,
has received an appointment as agent oft the
| American Sunday School Union, and will
soon enter upon his duties in some part of
the west --Gov. Stewart Is setting a good
example to politicians by teaching a sun
day School Bible Class at the church in Mid
dlebury. But ex-Speaker Grandey is
little ahead of the Governor, as he breaches.
The Rutland Gi0be says that Rev Wal
ter II. Ayers, ,late-of Winooski ,nowpastor Of
/ the church at CastletOn. l. winning golden
opinions by his mastery efforts as Il
| preacher.
EPISCOPAL.
The Northwestern Convention, which met
recently at Cleveland, adopted a resolution
strongly disapprOying either addition to or
omission from any portion Of the prayer
book; the Interpolation in the church
service of any prayers other than those
found in the prayer-book. the inviting or
permitting persons who have not received
| Episcopal ordination to Offciate as minis
terS in any Office in any of our churches or
accustomed places of worship, and the
violation in any other way of the rubrics or
canOns of the church.-Rey Mr.. Collins
rector OF st. Paul's church Vergennes, who
has been quite sick, Is improving Rev.
E. ii. Caniied, d. D., OF Arlington, preach
ed his first sermon as rector OF St Johns
| church. North Adams. on Sunday last
The Church Journal says Of the action
of the Massachusetts, convention The
church and diocese are to be congratulated
on the result. Not many Of our clergy
possess more happy combination Of quail
hcatlons for the bishOpric than the Rev. DR..
Paddock. \ scholar, theolosian, gentle
man, thinker, an orator, indefatigable
worker, of marked executive ability. an
excellent churchman, and of unquestioned
piety, the convention has made wise
| choice, and we doubt not the church in
that diocese will receive new impulse
| The Ladtpendent also says in its number for
this week His Guardianship is of the
moderate order, not quite 50 low, perhaps,
as that of Bishop Estburn, but tar removed
from the extreme SacerdOtalism represented
by the excellent DR.. Dix, who was talked
OF for the position Bishop Paddock
graduated from Trinity College. Hartford.
in 1913, with the highest honOrs and from
the New York Theological Seminary in
IL L.. T.E l.. 2 H. 4
church. Detroit In ls6S. he was elected
Missionary Bishop Of Oregon. bat declined
the appointment. In 1869 he went to
Brooklyn a. rector of Grace church, where
he has since remained The splendid new
81. Stephens Episcopal church, New York,
was dedicated Sunday.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
The Broadway Universal ist Society o
South Boston has raised the salary Of its
pastor, Rev. J. j. Lewis, formerly of VIII
liston, $500, to take effect from last month.
Rev DR.. Miner celebrated his quar-
ter century pastorate over the Second
Uniyersalist church, Boston, Mass. on
the 18th inst. - Rev. W. 7. Ross.
who has been pastor of the CastletOn Lib
eral Christian church for a number Of
years, has severed his connection with that
church, and will now preach One-half Of
the time at Shoreham.-Rev.C Celia Bur
leigh, pastor of the Unitarian church at
Brooklyn, Conn, will soon resign her pas
torate On account Of serious ill-health, after
a very acceptable pastoraIe Of two years.
METHODIST.
Rev. Israel Luce. formerly Of the Vermont
Conference, Presiding Elder OF the Portland
District, celebrated his crystal wedding re-
Gently, and was presented with gifts to the
amount Of $500 Philadelphia Methodists
are taking hold of the project to erect a
monument 10 the memory Of Philip En-
bury, who conducted the first Methldist
service on this continent in 1856, and
whose body now lies ut Cambridge. Wash
ington county, y. Y.--Rev. Thomas \
Morris, senior bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, recently celebrated bis
seyenty-ninth birthday, at his home IL
? Springfield, OhiO.-rhe silver wedding o
: Rev. and Mrs. H. Webster was celebrated
at West Berkshire, on the 7th inst. Then
! friends at Essex Junction, a recent charge
l presented them with an ice pitcher and tw,
@ gobeis, and from their friends at WeS
| Brattleboro they received a tea set, wortl
= $50. Various other friends in the State
, and two or three outside. sent articles o
t silver, in all amounting u twenty-f0g
= pieces and noticeable with all was a nus
< pyramid, elaborately adorEed with silve
: coin-the whole in round numbers amount
ing to a little more than two hundred dol
p lars.-The centennial of the first MethO
- dist annual conference in America occur
Y on sunday, July 18th, at ST. George
4 church, Philadelphia, the sane church il
1 which the original conference met in I7773.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The corner stone Of the convent Of St
Joseph and the chapel which Is 10 be tn
| prO-cathedral of the Catholics Of the diOces
Of Hartford, was laid by Bishop McFar
land, Sunday afternoon. The variou
: Catholic societies of the city marched il
4 procession to the grounds. with banner
! and music. and about IO,OOO persons wit
: messed the ceremonies.-A temperance or
: ganization has been formed at BrattleborO
under the name of St. Michael's Temper
- ance and Benevolent Society. Ii has s
, members is talk of expelling tn
r Jesuits from Canada.-A church for tn
> exclusive use of colOred people was dedica
, ted at st. Louis on Sunday y-Rev Fathe
! Villeneuye, for some years director of tn
/ College of Montreal, and afterwards secon'
i in charge Of the Sulpitian Seminary, die
suddenly few weeks since, at an advances
. age. Mr.. Nilleneuve was nan of fin
> abilities, great amiability of character, AM
: | was mucn beloved Dy MS stuuents, many
> whom were PrOtestants and now reside Il
. the United States.-The Middlebury cor
. respondent of the Rutland Globe says the at
tendance at the Catholic services in tina
Z, village has fallen of more than one-thir'
= within the past two years. In otherrespect
= the church is in a hOurishing condition
having paid off debt of some six thOusan'
dollars within the last three or four year
a and now has a fine house and grounds 10
: its resident priest, free of incumbranee.-
Bishop Wadhams Of 0gdensburg, will OF
dain at the Troy Provincial Seminary OIL
the 9th and 7th Of June. About twent,
o young priests will be ordained and sevent,
! receive orders other than that of the priest
: hoO1.
= MISCELLANEOUS
: The increase Of church members il
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