The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-21
Religious Intelligence.

The Baptist society of st. Johnsbury
give an antiquarian supper on Tuesday eve.
ming of next week.
The grading of the grounds for the new
Vermont Academy at Saxtons river, is 20
ing forward, and probably one building
will be finished next summer, in season for
opening the school in the autumn.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rev. Mr.. Dewitt, an evangelist, is hold
ing a series of meetings at the school house
in Summerville. st. Jolnsbury, on the east
side of the river.
The ladies connected with the South
Congregational church, Windsor, VT, have
recently sent off box OF clothing and bed
ding 10 the Kansas sufferers, valued at
$40
The Congregational meeting house in
Salem, N. H., was re-dedicated Nov. 10.
Nearly SO 900 have been expended. The
house has been raised to afford room for
vestries, and things are assuming a hopeful
look. Rev. Quincy BlakesIey, formerly
Of Pawlet, is pastor of this church.
The union prayer meetings at Highgate,
W., nave Ucen OF late, unusually interest.
ing and solemn. Those on the lookout
thought they could see a little cloud rising,
as big as a mans hand. Just now a series
of meetings are held at the Methodist
church, which seems to promise great
good. These meetings are attended by the
CongregatiOnalists and others, rs well as by
the Methodists. Already are there some
manifestations of the special presence and
saving power of the Divine Spirit.
At donation visit held at the new par
sonage in Clarendon, Vt, Dec 9th, Rev.
n. p. Gilbert was he recipient of gifts to
the amount of 800.
DR. A. A. Arthur has been elected super
intendent of the Congregational Sabbath
School IN Vergennes in place of H. C.
johnson, resigned.
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Cummins, of the Reformed Epis-
copal church, purposes making Baltimore
his home for the winter, principally on ac-
count of family considerations.
DR.. VIM. r. Huntington, new bishop
elect of Iowa, is rector of All Saints
church, Worcester Mass. He is only
thirty-fye years of age, but for several
years he has ranked with the best thinkers
and most eloquent preachers in the Episco-
pal communion in America.
The ves,ry of St. James church, Wood
stock. have extended a call to Rev. n. G.
Allen. of Boston, and he has accepted. He
enters at once upon his pastorate and under
most favorable auspices.
The children of Geo. Merrill of Crafts
bury, have collected eight barrels of ever
greens of different kinds, which have been
sent to John Chamberlin, pastor of st.
AIMS Episcopal church, New York city,
to trim the house of worship in which he
presldes, for Christmas exercises.
METHODIST.
The editor of the Evangelical Repietc, of
Calcutta, India, states that 5000 converts
wera baptized in India during 1878, and
1000 in Burmah.
The damage to the new Methodist church
of Hinsdale, N. H., by the accident of
some weeks nee, has been repaired, and
work upon it s progressing well.
Fifteen were aided to the Methodist
Episcopal church at Clifford village, N. H.,
on probation, Nov. 10Th, and six baptized
by the pastor, Rev. A. r. Dunt, Nov. 23d.
The revival continues.
The Method st society at Woodstock
have just got a new bell which cost them
$3.50.
UNIvERsALIsT.
Rev. A. A. Miner, d. D., has resigned
the presidency of Tufts College.
The Universalist church at Woodstock
is now so they can hold meetings in it once
more 1t has been newly shingled, newly
papered and finished overhead, and is to be
newly carpeted.
The Universaists of Springfield hold a
festival on Christmas Eve.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Five Roman Catholic Bishops. more
than 1000 clergymen. editors and other
sympathizers with the Catholic religion,
are at the present time being dsbanded in
prison by the German imperial authorities.
| Two thousand five hundred persons have
already been fined and sentenced to prison
Tor having complied with Mr. Bsmarck's
| church law