The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-21
Religious Intelligence.

a liberal Baptist union has been formed
in the city of Brooklyn Its design is sta
ted to be ''the promotion within the Bap
fist denomination of the doctrine of chris
tan liberty in relation to the Lords sup
per- A central council Of fifty has been
formed, and the signatures of Baptis,s have
been invited.
The Windham county Baptist pastoral
conference met at the church in West
BrattleborO on Tuesday March 10th. The
public services consisted of sermon in the
afternoon by Rev. Mark Carpenter Of
! Windham, one in the evening by Rev. c.
! p Frenyear OF Jamaica, and third We'd
nesday morning, by Rev y ] Walker of
Pondvle.
/ Rev +. G. Cummings ID. D., of Con-
cord, n. H., has been engaged as regular
supply of the Baptist pulpit, in the alb
| sence of the pastor, Rev. j. Madison. His
/ labors begin April lst
The Baptist ministers of Philadelphia
have been waiting in II body on Mayor
StokelY of that city. to urge him on to the
energetic enforcement of the liquor law.
Rev. l.. j. Madison, pastor of the
church at Brattlehoro, VT. who has been
unable Ivy reason of i'll health to occupy his
pulpit for nearly two months, has been
granted leave of Il sence for three months.
his society continuing his salary and sup
plying his pulpit during his absence.
coNGREG ATIoNAL.
Key. ! &. Childs. of Sharon. has been
spending some time recently with the Con
greraiionai church ~ EsaeX, and there il
some pr0spef, That be may receive call &c
become its pastot His farewell sermon tc
his hearers, on Sunday. March -, was
earnest and to the point ana Was well re
ceived.
Rev John w II Baker, formerly of Yer
mont, has been dismissed by advice of c0un
Gil from the pastorate of the First churcl
in Brewer. Ne. and cordially recommend
cd to the churches.
Two have united with the Congregation
al Chufch. in Craftsbury, this year, Th'
weel, Of prayer was observed, and it ha
heen hoped tLat the few mercy drops tina
have fallen would te followed by Il plenti
full shower The Oldest member of thu
church and Oldest person IL town Is a
rest.
Rey 5 Il Amsden is ac;iug paSiol OF IT,
church Iii Peru, Vt.
Mr. II Prescott. t lay preacher. has bccl
laboring at Alton, y Ii.
Rev G II iIerrick, ID d. recently Of iSan
gor Theological Seminary, has received
call from South llodley. Mass.
> Rev c Hamin has resigned the pastor
charge of the church at Bellows Falls. VI
Rev L Balkan, formerly pastor of
Congregational church in lewiston, Me
and lately Professor of Logic and Chris
tian Evidence in Bates College, was recen
" thrown from his horse and Instant
killed.
.. l3ev. Q Bitiinger Of IIartland, prcach'
his last sermon ms pastor of the Congregi
tional church ut Harland, on Sabbat
March 99d.
s. Rev. A " VIVID, pastor of the Congr
gational church ii Peacham, has. Ju
written Il biography Of Rev Benjam
Wooster. formerly Of FGirheld, who WI
very famous in his time, and under who
ministration thousands of people were co
yerted. and scores Of churches we're q
gani2ed.
:, The Congregational ladies aid society
Irashurg continuing their good deeds
the past, have recently paid several deb
incurred in repairing the Congregation
L church.
The Rev. William VI Baker,of Ntwbur
mott. Mass, author of Nose Evans, NJ
running through the atlantis Month
and 'Inslde," first published in Hdrpe
5. Weehly. has been called to the pastorale
the Fourth Presbyterian church, of b
N ton.
EPISCOPAL.
: Rev. ". c. Hopkins, son of the ID
Bishop OF this diocese, and formerly rect
at Noihfeld OBLIGATED IN st. Paul's chur(
nc Burlington, last Sunday morning. lie
now rector Of Trinity church, Aurora,
Services are To be held hereafter in q
tleton. Rev. W 5 Davenport will GO
duct the services Bishop Bisse'l viii %
cate ON Easter Sunday.
The organization of the New Reform
Episcopal Church in New York, has ut
completed by the acceptance by Dish
u Cummins of the rcctorship. The amol
of his salary will be fixed by vote OF
entire congregation. DR., Sabine, who
q chosen as vestryman, has declined to
but has given handsome donation to
enterprise. The church starts with Il
Ar members thirty-seyen of whom are II
w. and thirteen women.
Last year the ministers OF twenly-i
lai Episcopal churches in London wore "
'"' ,baristic yeslmonts. Ihey are now u
In thirty churches. Last year only ei
J. Enjseopal churches in London used incel
A. Now Al is used in fourteen. Altar llg
are used in thirty-siX churches The pl
tico of confession is increasing
" METHODIST.
NJ Rev. A. b. Truax, now administer
most acceptably to the people oi We