The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-30
Religious Intelligence.
ADVENT

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ADVENT.
Rev. Mr.. Lombard is holding series of
protractcd meetings among the Advent
people at Newark, Caledonia county.
BAPTIST.
Eighteen persons were immersed at the
Baptist church in Essex, on Saturday eve
ming, Dec. 9th.
Rev. Mr.. Marsh, assisted by Levi X.
Fuller of Braiileboro, is holding at series
of revival meetings at Slmmervillc, a sub
urb of st. Johnsbury Last Sabbath eye
ming some twenty-five n thirty went for
ward for prayers
On Saturday evening last the ministers
Of St. Iohnsbury held union service at
the town hall, which was filed to its ut
most capacity. There is an unusual de-
gree Of religious interest in that village at
the present time.
The Western Dap;ist educational union,
which is composed Of leading citizens Of
Missouri Kansas, Nebraska. Iowa and
Colorado, has bought the Pate house at st.
Joseph, Mo-, the largest and finest hotel
building in the Missouri valley, and will
establish in 1t a niN crsity. The endow-
ment fund is placed at $500, 0Oo, and itmay
be increased to 81 100000. This the first
instance in which the Baptist denomination
has established first class university, over
stepping state lines in its organization and
control.
The new Baptist church at St. Alb0ns was
dedicated on Wednesday, according TO tue
following programme
Invocation-Rev. NJ. a. Wilcox of Bur
lington hymn reading of scriptures
Rev. A. l.. Cooper, presiding elder st.
Albans district Vermont conference NJ. f..
church Prayer-Rev A. Sabin, Georgia
hymn sermon-Rcv. Way!and Hoyt OF
Boston dcdicatory prayer-Rcy. NJ. G.
Smith Ct Richford hymn bonediclion-
Rev. j. +. Ferguson of Essex Centre.
The Adrertiser says The building is of
brick, resting on a thorough Foundation,
its size beii G 1oOx25 feet On the west
front is the main tower, fGX16, supported
by heavy buttresscs. On the east side il a
smaller tower or projection suimounted by
a handsome pinnacle and final. The
height of the main tower and spirc when
completed will be $50 feet. The audience
room, 4Sx65 feet, is entered through Two
vestibules, one in the centre 10X2S feet,
and one in the main tower about ~ feet
square. In August, 1873, work was sus-
pended for the want of funds, a sum of
S12,00 being needed to complete the build
ing. Mr.. Lansing Mills, who had before
been liberal subscriber, offered to sub
scribe the last third of the required amount.
Many of the members of the church aud
society doubled their subscriptions and
when only $4,000 was lacking, Hon. Law
renee Barnes, of Burlington, who had al
ready given $1,000, stepped forward and
said that rather than have Mr.. Mills de-
prived of the pleasure of giving his 81, 900
he would give the required $4,000. En-
Gov. Smith gave $1,000, Hon. Bradley
Barlow, 81 900 Hon. Jacob Estey of
Brattleboro, 81 900; A. o. Brainerd, ESQ.,,
Noble, $500 Barnes, Skilings g. Whitney
of Boston, $500, and Mial Davis of Bur-
lington. $500.
In the evening the sermon was preached
by Rev. NJ. A. Wilcox Of Burlington.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Fourteen persons will unite with the
Congregational church in Essex at its next
communion. The Sabbath school of the
church are holding socials which are par
ticipated in by both young and old.
Rev. Joshua S. Gay, formerly of Yer
mont, has accepted call to Centre Harbor,
N. H., and has n'ered upon his pastorate.
Rev. H. G. Howard, who has been for
two years acting pastor OF the Congrega-
tional church at East Bralntree, accepts q
call TO the Christian church.
Rev. w. II. II. Walbridgc Of Ill rtford
accepts call to Stowe.
Rev. Geo. b. Rowley of Norfolk, n. Y,
has been supplying the pulpit of the Con
gregationa church at St. Alhans, in tho
absence of Rev. Mr. Van Nordcn the
pastor
The donation visit for the benefit of Rev
Austin Iazen, pastor of the Congregations
church at Jericho Centre, netted over 500
The next meeting of the st. Johnsbury
ministerial asfociatiOn will be held January
IL, 1875.
Deacon Luke Spencer died at 81. Johns
bury, Dec. 23d, at the age of rs years. HI
was the first male child born in Browning
ton. When young man he removed Il
lrasburgh, where lie remained until 1850
he was an officer in the Congregations
church in all these towns and at the time o
his death was senior deacon of the Noril
church at st. Johnsbury.
METHODIST.
A series of pro racted meetings wcr
held ut the Methodist church III Wos
Burke, last week, and are still in progress
One day the ministers visited the schools
converting them into religious meeting
temporarily, proceeding which TIE schoo
board promptly forbid.
n ICtNui 10 III pipsIcso 1T tic hltlnDuls
church IN Bloomfield, Essex county.
The church at East Concord. Esse
county, have secured the services Of Rev
Mr.. Leavitt,of Lunenburgh for one sermon
each Sabbath. Rev. Mr.. Puffee, presdin
elder, has just organized a class looking I
the formation of church, and 80 900 la
been pledged for the erection of "A house o
worship.
GENERAL NOTES.
Rcyivals are reported in various direC
tons with results differing according to til
communities in which the work is progres
sing. In Toronto, Canada all the cbui che
are being benefited by the labors of Mi
Henry Vafley, and many conversions hay
taken place. At Fair Hayen, VT, tn
Baptist Methodist and Congregations
churches have united in promoting re
newed religious interest with good promis
of success. Sixty conversions are ieporte
from Acworth, N. H.; revival has beel
in progress for some months at 'fhetford
Vt, while at Putney and West Dover il
the same state a good work has been don
within few weeks. There is also pros
pect of revival in Roxbury, VT At Shel
burne Falls, Mass, the Baptiat, Metl