Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Reformed Episcopaliaus now com
prise abont fifty parishes, sixty cergymen,
and 1000 commandments
Rev. |. Il. Worcester after eighteen years
successful service retires from the editorship
of the old and valuable missionary Herald"
The annual sale of pows in the Plymouth
Church took place Tuesday night. The total
amount realized by the sale was S4S, 42l 80.
which was $4,000 less than last year.
Rev. George f. Merrill of the First Bap-
fist church, Springfield, Mass, informed his
congregation, Sunday, that he could not ac-
coed to the request Of the church that he
reconsider his resignation,
The will of the late Col. w. r. Vermilyc,
the banker, provides for charitable requests
to the amount Of S33 800, and some people
are comparing that with the small amounts
given by Commodore Vanderbilt.
Tho Moody and Slnkey tabernacle ia Bos.
ton will be ready for occupancy by the time
aunouucod-the llth, but it is Undecided
when the meetings will be commenced. and
it is not probable that they will be begun at
the time announced.
\ theological student, supposed to be de-
hcient IN judgment, was asked by professor,
in the course of class examination, "Pray,
Mr.. E, how would you discover fool ?"
by the questions he woud ask" was the
rather stunning reply.
The Massachusetts legislature elected Rev.
Il. &, Seymour, Of the Ruggle5 street church,
Boston, chaplain. His popularity and fitness
for tie position are attested by the fact hat
this was his fifth election. His popularity is
owing in no small part to the brevity aud
appropriateness Of his prayers.
The new Presbyterian church in Boston
}. b. Dunn, d. d., pastor-was dedicated
last Friday evening. 1t is located at the
"South End" as 50 many new churches are,
great mistake We think, but they pay the
bills or get mortgages attached, and if suited
We ought not to complain
Either the religious interests OF the coun-
try are Tagging or we fail to receive reports
Of progress. Local items on this side OF the
mountain refer chiefly to "oystor suppors,"
and kindred affairs; they occur in nearly
every town aud society, anl we presume they
are Legitimate and necessary, though that is
not our way Of raising funds but we have
no serious objection if a people can piece out
a meagre support by such a method, they
are certainly justified in SO doing.
The Y. NJ. G. A., Of Boston issue week.
| y paper known as the Association Bulletin"
devoted to the work of the association. 1t
is small quarto iour.page sheet and must
| prove itself Il useful auxiliary in the noble
work of the association. 1t has an almirl-
| BILE Sunday school department conducted by
that unsurpassed expositor, Rev. IL. NJ. Par.
sons one of the Congregational pastors Of tho
city.
Rev. II, p. Hooker pastor OF the Congre-
gational church in Mddlebury, gave some
statistics oil the church in a sermon Dec. 81
from which the following are gathered
Average congregation during the year, 30G ;
deaths Of members Of the church, 7 ; deaths
of members Of congregation, 10, dismissas,
q ; united with the church, 3d. Of whom AZ
by profession OF faith membership of the
church at the beginning Of the year, 1854
present membership, 4O6 total of beneyo.
lent contributions for the year, Sl55S.44,
The NJ ethodists have been holding mission
AIRY meetings in New York, fremont Temple
being crowded, though the admission was by
ticket, last Friday evening, The society 5
receipts during the last year were S60O000
while the expenditures amounted to $3.50,
900, leaving deficit of 100000. Besides
this there was a previously existing debt o.
over 100000, This year the appropra
lions were cut down to the lowest possible
figure, and even at that they reached total
OF S259,OOO, and S550,0OO was asked fol
so as to leave little margin.
In view of tho near approach of the in
auguration OF the Moody and Slnkoy meet
ings, more than ordinary interest attaches t
, the week Of prayer in Boston, during which
the noon meeting is being held in the Melon
aon, Tuesday the hall was filled to over
flowing, and ieryid religious feeling pre-
vailed, The meeting was presided over by
Rev. Dr. Wthrow, who delivered an earnest
ddress in opening, Singing, prayer aud