Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23
VERMONT CHURCHES.

Seventeen persons, majority Of them
under is years old, joined the Methodist
church Of Castleton, on probation Sun
day.
Rev. l.. w. Smith of Boston has accept
ed the call to the passionate of the Advent
church and will enter upon his duties
May /.
Rev. I. p. Booth of Mortified will re-
main there another year, having begun
his sixth year as pastor of the Cniversalist
church last Sunday.
A Worcester letter in the Vermont
Chronicle intimates that the Rev. George
w. Phillips will doubtless accept the call
to Rutland as soon as he secures his dis
mission there.
Rev. Mr.. Boynton from Maine has been
holding series of revival meetings at
Snowsville and West Brookteld, and has
been engaged to preach at the same places
for the next six months.
Rev. f. c. Cummings, formerly pastor
of the North church, st. Johnsbury, has
published book entitled Mature in
Scripture Study of Bible Notification
in the Range of Common Experience"
Rev. f. b. Phelps, formerly pastor of
the Congregational church at East St,
Johnsbury, has resigned his passionate at
Ewing, Mass, to accept call from Sulli-
van, y. II.
Rev. Mr.. Langford will leave the charge
of the Methodist church in South Shafts
bury ut the end OF this conference year.
His labors for the past two years have
been emnently successful. The church
has doubled its membership.
There has been good deal of religious
interest in Rev. A. j. Hough's charge at
Queeche during the past winter months,
Thirteen united themselves in full connec-
ton last Sunday, eight of them heads of
families
The revival meetings at Wallingford are
still increasing in interest and the houses
are crowded at many services so that they
are now held in the Baptist church in the
afternoon and Congregational church i'll
| the evening. Over 80 persons who are not
church members have expressed an inter
est
Rev. Foster Henry, Baptist preacher
at Hinsdale, n. H., died April 3, He was
| born in Vermont, was graduated from
Brown university in lS45, and from the
Newton Theological institute. He was at
one time a preacher at Bennington and
| Cavendsh.
A manual of the Methodist church OF
Mortified recently published shows the
society to have membership of 10 per
sons, Is of whom are nonresident mem
| bers There are also some % families who
attend this church who are not members
The Second Congregational church Of
Bennington will observe Easter this veal
by an elaborate song service in the morn
ing, and by exercises in the evening, dur
ing which the carols of Grace church vii
be used. The preparations in progress
promise an attractive service on both oc
casions
The report of the Methodist church a
Rutland shows that the church is in IA yer!
good financial condition, and up to dat,
had debt of only $3.50 for current eX
penses, while its property consists of two
houses, church and sheds, all in gooC
condition and valued at SlS, 900. There ar
AT present $50 members, with % on proba
ton.
The North Congregational church o
St Johnsbury held its 6lst anniversary
last week. The evening was largely de
voted to "reminiscences of early days, o
the pastors and prominent events. ForG
years the church has had six pastors
Rev, James Johnson, lS27-'3S. For tn
first two years from April = 1873, tn
church had no pastor Rev. John II
Worcester, $40; Rev. w. 5, Bond
lS47 So ; Rev. +. G. Cummings, lsG0-'G9
Rev. G.. NJ. Southgate, lS10'15 Rev. II
, w. Jones, 1S75-'S5. None of the origina
10 members are now living. The oldes
member is Miss Sarah f. Crossman, 5
years old, who was present at this ann
| VerSaTy