The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-07
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Religious Intelligence.

year there were 10,l62 admission by bau-
tism, and the increase of membership for
the year was 4S,701 In the United King
dom Of Great Britain they have 2G0G
churches 3,l12 places of worship, l,S5S
pastors in charge, 24i,4l6 member, and
331,321 scholars in the Sunday schools
The Baptist Sunday schools of South
Boston are united in an association number
ing 40 schous. 1l3 classes. 800 teachers and
officers. G.SO9 scholars with an average at
tendance of 3.jlS.
The church in Bratilehoio, VT. was or
ganized in 1910 with II members. and it
now reports 800. Its Sunday school has
increased in the same time from % to $50.
and it has mission numbering 100
Nine persons were received into the Ban
fist church in Bratieboro ON Sunday
! March list.
Rev Mr. Smalley of Browington. has
been called to the pastura,e Of the free
will Baptist church in Sheffield, Caledonia
| county.
The installation of Rev r r Searle over
the Congregational church and society of
| Windsor. took place on Wednesday.
March 4th. The council met in the fore
noon and after due examination, proceed
ed to arrange the following order OF ex-
ercises for the service of installation, which
took place at two Oclock in the afternoon,
viz.
Invocation, Rev Mr. Ball of the Baptist
church, Windsor
Reading Of scriptures, Rev Mr. Miller of
the Methodist church, Windsor.
Sermon, Rev \ d Smith, ID. u, of Dart
mouth college
Installing prayer, Rev / II Cobb of
Springfield.
Charge to pastor. Rev William Sewall of
Norwich
Right hand of fellowship, Rev Levi Rod
gers of Claremont, \ II.
Address to the people, Rev L II Cobb of
Springfield.
Concluding prayer Rev Pres. A d Smith.
d. d.
Benncdiction by the pastor
President smith was moderator of the
council and Levi Rodgers was scribe.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. A Dascomb late Of Woodstock,
was installed over the First Congregational
church, in Winchester. Mass, on Thurs
day evening, by an ecclesiastical council,
of which Rev J I McCollum of Medford
was moderator, The exercises were us fol-
lows
Introductory, by Key S Cobb, of Med,
ford.
Sermon, by Rev. DR.. Manning, Of Bos-
ton.
Installing prayer, by Rev a II Plumb, of
Boston.
; Charge to the pastor by Rev II 5 Kelsey
of Woburn.
Right hand of fellowship, by Rev W A
Thompson of Reading.
Address to people, by Rev DR. Cady, of
Arlington.
Concluding prayer, by Rev Mr. McCol-
lum of Medlord.
The service was attended by very large
congregation, and were of much interest.
For the very tasteful and elaborate floral
decorations about the pulpit. the society
were indebted tc the generosity of one of
their number Mrs Wentworth
There has been considerable religious in
i tercSt manifested in Westminster. since the
week of prayer. y few have united with
the Congregational church.
Four persons united with the Congrega-
tional church at West Newbury, March l.
Five were baptized.
Rev. Dr.. Moves Of Dartmouth College is
supplying the Congregational church at
rhetford.
The Congrcgationalists have in England
and her colonies 3233 churches, 304 branch
+ and mission churches and 1861 stations.
- There are 1913 vacant churches and Cos
u ministers without pastOrates. OF these SO
st are engaged as tutors in colleges and pub
It lie schools, oras secretaries OF institutions.
q In Victoria there are - places whore pub
y lie whorship is conducted, and during the
d past year the average attendance was 10.
r. 49i.
d An interesting revival has been in pro-
=, rress in the church at Enosburgh. for the
last few weeks, attended with quite a large
;. number of conversions anopr the voupg.
e po,, ro1,, W II n,l,or forroor,,. of Vor
a"t , oUi' %is,',1icd NV nj yirr If cnnncil
-, Fch II from the nastorate of the First
Church in Brewer Me and cordially re.
commended f. he churches