Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-13
NUMBER ~
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. j. w. Burgin of Lewiston, Me-,
has removed to Enosburgh Falls rs pas
tor.
Rev. Z. Crudington will soon close a
four years. pastorate of the Baptist church
at Johnson.
Rev. l.. L. Upper of Post Mills declines
a call from the Congregational church at
North Troy.
Rev. r. 5. Cook closed his work as pas
tor of the baptist church at Montgomery
Centre on APRIL l.
Rev. G. w. Kelly of Lyndon has been
engaged to supply the Congregational
church at Barton.
Rev. K. ID. Miller is to close his labOrs
as pastor of the Congregational church at
Williamstown in a few weeks.
Rev. C. f. Hurd of North Tunbridge
has accepted a call to the Free Baptist
church at Milton Mills, y. II.
Rev. John Magoon has resigned tn
pastorate of the Advent Society at Little
ton, n. H., and accepted call to Bristol
The Congregational church at Bridge
water has given Rev 5 l.. Vincent of
West Hartford call to become its PISS
tor
Rev. Aaron Porter of the Congregational
church at Grafton, failing in health, has
closed his labors and removed to Salem,
Mass.
Rev. F.. D. Mason has resigned the pas
torate of the Baptist church in Montpele
er, to take effect in April, at the close of
his fifth year.
Rev. A. ID. Mccoy died at the home of
his son-in-law, Hon. J. j. Wilson, in
Bethel Friday afternoon March 30, OF
| Bright's disease.
Rev. w. y. Wilbur of Bellows Falls is
soon to return to his farm near SaXton's ;
| River, and we understand will again as
sumo the financial management of Yer
mont academy.
The congregation of the Church of the
Sacred Heart at West Rutland and many
| friends of Father Caissey in Vermont are
deeply panied to hear of his serious illness
in Montreal.
Rev. Benjamin Ober, the oldest, or one
of the oldest Congregational ministers in
the State, reached his SD birthday on the
4th of April. He is supposed to be the
only surviving member of the class of 33,
Andover seminary, having been in the
ministry So years.
The officers Of the Sunday school union
of Franklin and Grand Isle counties, OF
which Rev. George A. Smith is presi
, the next session. 1t will be held with
the Enosburgh Centre Congregations
church, une 22th and 9th. A fine pro
, gramme is being prepared and large
| delegation is expected to be present
: The delegates to the lay conference
which Will SIT with the Vermont CONFER
e ence at West Randolph April II, will il
turn choose lay delegates to the genera
conference which sits this year in New
York in May. The Vermont conference
is entitled to two lay delegates to th
quadrennial general conference, and tw'
e alternates, and the selection confers
high bonor.
The Springfield Methodist district ha
: six pastors who must change owing t
- the time limit +. d. Handy Of Williams
c vile, j. S. Allen of Wardsboro, W. h
a Wight of South Londonderry, H. F. Fol
rest of Proctorsvllle. c. H. Walter c
Brownsville, and w. A. Bryant of Cnio
II Village. Besides this, there are 10 two
,f years men, some of whom are liable t
- be removed in the annual revolution c
Is the iron wheel of the itineracy.
The statement was made a short tim
ago that Rev. DR.. George l.. Walker {
IL Hartford had consented to withdraw hl
d esignation and remain with his society
w having an assistant. The young ma
-, chosen for the place is James w. BiXle
i of New Haven. He is 27 Years old, an
d graduate of Amherst college and tn
10 Yale divinity school. He has not .yt
: been ordained over any church, but ha
,e been assisting Rev. DR.. Munger in h
~ work