The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-11-12
RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES.


Of the 6O,0OO inhabitants of Quebec,
$4,000 are Roman Catholic.
There are $50 Christian churches In
Burmah, mostly Baptists.
There are number OF vacant pulpits
in the Baptist churches of California.
The Lutherans Of Nebraska expect to
gain $1,000 members by Scandinavian
emigration TO that State.
Thirteen bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church have united in an ap-
peal TO the denomination tU clear of
the indebtedness of the Metropolitan
church, Washington, d. G. -
st. Patrick's cathedral, in New York
city, is, according to a current item, en-
titled TO the distinction of having the
largest church debt in the country
100000 in one mortgage, at five per
cent.
Mrs. De Groat's church, built at her
own EXPENSE in Newark, N j., cannot
have fairs, festivals or other entertain-
ments held therein on penalty of the
property reverting to the original
owner.
The colored Baptists Of Texas, Ar
kansas and Northern Louisiana, num-
bering about 100000, have determined
to build a college for the education OF
ministers and, teachers in the city OF
Marshall. Texas.
The Protestart Episcopal church on
Long Island has eighty-four Sunday
schools, with l7,478 members. Their
contributions last year were $40, $50,
while the parishes gave for their sup
port $9.047.
The seven largest Congregational
churches in this country are Plymouth,
Brooklyn. 2,5i9 members; Chicago,
First, l, ,l03; Central, Brooklyn, I,046:
Broadway Tabernacle, New York city,
9es; Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn
96b; Church of the Disciples, New
York city, 9i7; Oberlin, First, Ohio,
743.
Since the meeting of the general as
sembly in May last, twenty-five Presby-
ran from forty-seven, the youngest,
Rev. W. II. Dean, of Tucson, A. T., to
ninety-Lhree, the oldest. Rev. ID. M.
Smith, of Princeton, N. j., both OF
whom died in July.
The minutes of the fifth general con
ference of the Congregational church OF
Alabama, give forteen churches with
1872 members, and sixteen Sunday
schools, with 1882 teachers and
scholars. The churches contributed
during the past year 3 $50 for parish
purposes, and S263 for benevolences.
GO where there is the most sin,
sir" said the old clergyman's coach
man, when asked which of two calls the
dominic ought to accept. The good man
thought over it, and concluded that
where there was most money there
would be the most sin. So he accepted
the call which offered the must sub
stantial salary.
The Presbyterian church Of Canada
reports 740 pastoral charges anf $50
ministers. The pastoral charges EN-
brace $50 churches and stations. Con-
nected with the church are 63, ,943, max
ing a population of 100000. There are
1879 members. During tie year
I0,74S were added to the fellow
ship of the church, the net in
crease being 3,6l9. The entire
income for the year was IS, l65, l5l.
A Lutheran student was sent out to
preach during the summer vacation
among the Swedes at Leadville. They
told him they did not want him, but he
said he had been sent there, and would
stay and preach, and took board in the
house of the man who had warned him
AWAY. He reports that his perseverance
has been rewarded beyond his most san
guine expectations. In trip afoot $50
miles over the mountains he found many
Swedes, and preached co a hundred
ScanGinavians at Kokomo, IL 900 feet
above the sea