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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-13

Office rent and transporting books records and sationa
nv to and from the Legislature.
Provided That this act shall not prevent the Secretary
of State from receiving all such fees are now allowed
him by law for such copies of acts may be applied for
by individuals
SEC 2. is hereby further enacted That the first sec
ton of an act entitled act establishing permanent
salaries Tor certain officers and for regulating certain fees
and taxable COSTS passed November fifth eighteen hun
red and twenty Lone and also the fourth and seventh
sections of an entitled an act in addition to an act
establishing permanent salaries and for regulating certain
fees and taxable COSTS" passed November ninth, eighteen
hundred and twenty-five, be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
SEC. g. is hereby further enacted, That the Senators
shall receive full compensation for their services, the
sum of one dollar and fifty per day during the ses-
SIGN of the Legislature and cents per mile for travel
each way.
Sec. 4. is hereby further enacted, That the Lbrarl-
an shall receive for all the services required OF him. seven
ty-ve dollars per annum, payable half at the rising
Of the General Assembly, and the other half on the first
day of October.
Provided That this act shall take effect from the pas
sage thereof
CARLOS COOLIDGE, Speaker
| of the House of Representatives.
T.. N BRIGGS President pro tenn.
of the Senate.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-13
November II, 1886.
Approved, S. H. JENISON.

92-An Act concerning the duties of sundry state officers
is hereby enacted by the General assembly Of the State
of Vermont That all reports which are now by law requ-
red be made to the Legislature, by the State Treasu
er Auditor in the Treasury Department, Auditor of ac
counts against the state Bank Commissioners, the Com
missoners of the deaf and dumb, and Superintendent of
the prison. shall hereafter be made to the Governor
on or before the second Thursday of October in each
year, copies of which shall be by him transmitted to the
Senate and House of Representatives, within six days
thereafter.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-13
CLOTHS.

Black, Adelaide,
Blue, Russell and OIlvet
Dahia, Brown,
Violet, Invisible, Bottle,
Maroone, Rifle, Polish,
Claret, Drake, Neck and
Mulberry, Sea Greens,
Roman and Royal London Smoke and
Purple, Oxford mixtures.
The above include an assortment OF Super
German Twil'd Cloth, very heavy, beau-
tilul Styles; Black, Brown, Green, and
Drab Pilot Cloths, Black and Blown Mo-
hoir
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-13
PROBATE COURTS.

PROBATE COURTS.
STATE or VERMONT, ! STATED Ses-
District Of Randolph, SIS - sions Of tho
Probate Court, within and Tor the District
loresaid, will he held the ensuing year as fol-
lows, TO wit: On the Sd Wednesday Of cacn
msnlh at the Office Of the Judge in Chelsea
on the first Wednesday in each month, excelC
December, April, and June, at the dwelling
house Of W. Markham, ia Randolph, and On
the first Monday in February, May August,
and October, al the clearinghouse Of S. SIM
ons in Willlamstown.
BY the Court,
J. X. PARISH, Register.
Chelsea, Dee. |, 1886, - II
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-13

BANK OF MONTPELIER.
THNHE stockholders in the Bank Of Mont
Il peier are notified 10 meet at the bank
ing-house in Montpelier on the second
Tuesday of January next at o'cleck, r.
NJ, for the purpose Of choosing five Drec-
tors Tor the year ensuing. BY order OF the
Directors,
CHAS. r. CLEAVES, CASHIER.
Montpelier lllage, Dec. 7, 1886.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-13

GLOVES & MITTiNS.-Just received
u from Newly ork, buck gloves and nit
tins wholesale and retail S. BURGIN. us
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-13
Approved, S. II. JENIsON.


9lAn Act establishing permanent salaries for certain officers
Sec. l. is hereby enacted by the General assembly of
the Stale Of Vermont, That from and after the passing of
this act the Secretary Of State, the Secretary and Asss
tan Secretary of the Senate, the Governors Secretary
Of Civil and Military Affairs, the Clerk, Assistant Clerk
and Engrossng Clerk of the House of Representatives
shall be allowed annual compensation for their SER
vices, payable half at the rising of the General As
semby and the other hafo he first day of October,
out of the treasury Of this state the following sums res
pectyely to witt to the Secretary of State the sum of
three hundred dollars to the Secretary ofhe Senate the
sum Of two hundred and sevenyive dollars to the As
sstant Secretary Of the Senate the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars to the Governors Secretary of Civil and
Military Affairs the Of two hundred dollars to the
Clerk OF the House OF Representatives the of two
hundred and seyentyye dollars to the Assistant Clerk
Of the House of Representatives the of hundred
and fifty dollars and u the Engrossing Clerk of the
House of Representatives the sum of hundred and
seventy dollars which said respective sums shall be
in full compensation to the said secretaries and clerks for
all the duties apperainng to their said Offices including
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1836-12-13
CARLOS COOLIDGE, Speaker

CT the House OF Representatives
ID. NJ. CAMP, President of the Senate
November l6, 1886
Approved, S. II. JENISON
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-25

to action; when so much Of the religion OF
the day, instead Of being as 'the tree plan
ted by the rivers of water that brlngeth forth
its fruit in due season, whose leaf also doth
not wither,'' is rather as the seed that 'telI
upon stony places, where it had not much
earth; and torthrith sprung up, because 1t
had no dcepness Of earth; and when the sun
was up was scorched; and because 1t had
no root, withered away;" assuredly in such
times, the chief thing to be sought for the
Church is not greater numbers, but more
grace; more holiness; a deeper imPlantatlon
of the love of God; less exposure to the agl-
tations orthis open sea, by having stronger
hold upon that hope which as San anchor OF d
the soul entereth to that within the vail )"
and by having more ofthat deep fastening
of fgody principle, which, whether the tide
be high or low, the tempest lulled or raging,
s.abideth continually" fixed on Him "who
is the same yesterday, to day, and forever" ."
Such is the chief pant Of the Church at
the present time.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-25

The following is an extract from the report
ofthc delegate from the General Conference
of Maine to the General Convention Of Yer
mont which we find in the New York Evange-
list. 1t shows a praiseworthy activity and
lberality in the churches of that State.
The Maine Branch ofthe American Edu-
cation Society is in healthful state. 1t was
organized in the year 1918, and has already
assisted $50 indigent young men while pre-
pairing for the ministry, so of whom are now
preaching the gospel. At present it has
under its care 81 beneficiaries. Of these
81 are in the Theological Seminary at
Bangor-2s members of Bowdon and
Waterville Coleges-and 26 are pursuing
a course Of study preparatory Cor admission
into college. And to sustain these without
expense to the parent society between SoOOo
md $4,000 have been contributed by our
churches during the past year.
Bet the Maine Missionary Society IS per.
haps more than any other benevolent insti-
tuition the favorite ofChristians generally in
our section of the country. This naturally
results from our local situation and from
the circumstances in which our churches are
placed. For a population ofnearly halfa mill
ion. scattered along the sea coasts Of about
400 miles, and over g territory larger than
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-25
From the Boston Recorder.

-PREACHERS-SMART MEN.
Mr.. Editor-I hear much said in the
churches about smart men-nen OF talents,
great men, powerful preachers, &c. &c.
and this more particularly in reference to
candidates for settlement. The question
asked by churches in want of pastors, are
not, is the candidate a good man ? sound
in the faith ? eminenty pious, devoted, and
active but is he smart man a man Of
talents! a popular preacher! This has be-
como universal, fom the aristocratic city
congregation with its salary of two or three
thousand year, down to the feeble society
with its stipend Of two Or three hundred
Indeed the feebler the church, the more un-
willingness is often manifested to take up
with sound, pious, faithful ministers
of ordinary talents. This feeling is doing
immense mischiefbo among the wealthy
and feeble congregations; but more espe-
callv the latter. | have few things TO
say to small churches and feeble congrega-
tions on the subject. | am not about to de-
tract al iota from the smart men. Would
to God all the Lords prophets were ten
times more gifted, provided they were all
more pious than smart. But then there
are evils connected with having one of our
present race of smart men, of which feeble
churches little dream. Wealthy congrega-
tons can afford to bear these evils perhaps,
because they have great men at all events;
though some of them arc dying under their
popular preachers. But feeble churches
should look well to this matter. For
1st. Many who pass for smart men, are
more snowy than sound-morc brilliant than
deep. They can let off a few sermons and
speeches wonderfully well, and their pond
is out.
9. Smart men arc often more learned
than pious, and by their levity, and worldly
conformity, and want OF spirituality, spoil all
their Sabbath ministrations.
3. Ifyour preacher is a smart man, very
possibly you will be proud Of him, and will
worship your preacher more than God; and
then God will blast both him and you.
4. Ifyou obtain smart man, most proba-
bly, he will be ambitious, and soon think, that
such talents as he possesses ought not to be
confined to such a humble sphere.
5. Ifyour minister's smart man, and
has the reputation of it abroad, then the large
churches and colleges will most proba-
bly, entice him away. He will have call
upon call, till at last he becomes salts
fled that the providence Of God calls him
., loavn \nd .hen
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-25

The UNION ANNUAL FOR 1S37-Pub-
Rshed by the American Sunday School
Union. Annuals designed for presents and
keepsakes, are now in general request and
their number has become quite multiplied.
1t is desirable that a good proportion of
them should sustain religious character
and be adapted not only to entertain, but
also TO promote religious instruction and edl.
fication. The religious community should
extend their patronage to such. We arc
pleased to see that in addition to the Gre
igious Souvenir" formerly edited by the
Rev. DR.. Bedell, and now by the Rev. DR..
Cotton, President Of the Bristol College,
which is already issued, new religious an
nual is proposed to be issued at Philadelphia,
t5es named,'" the Christian keepsake, and
edited by the Rev. John A. Clarke. We
are particularly gratifed with the UNION
ANNUAL, by the American Sunday School
Union. 1t is fitted to fill place not occu-
pied by any other, as peculiarly prepared for
and adapted to the youth in our city
churches, who are either engaged in con-
ducting Sabbath School instruction, or who
are growing up under its auspices. Every
parent, in presenting an annual as a gift to
his children, should select this first. The
articles it contains arc we'll written, and
some of them have peculiar interest, as ''the
thoughtful child" "the broken rosebud"
&c. Its execution as to type and paper is
excellent, and is bound in elegant embossed
morocco. 1t contains six beautiful engra-
wings, besides the vignette title. Its price
is 81 5O.-Christian Lnteligencer.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-25
From the s. G.. Herald.
A GOOD RESOLUTION.

To my Overseer | pay annually four
hundred dollars. To Physician, for
services rendered few weeks only, paid
last year one hundred and fifty. My bill
with Carpenter for putting up a small
house was two hundred and twenty dollars.
In the settlement of small lawsuit | paid
Lawyer fifty dollars for speaking thirty
minutes and thinking not much longer.
The annual expenses of one of my Sons
now in college are at least four hundred
dollars. Fora Daughter at boarding school
| paw five hundred. While two smaller
Sons at home cost me in our academy
sixty.four dollars for tuition alone. took
a pleasure trip last summer with my family
during which | expended six. hundred dol
lars. For driving my family to see the
Neighbors and to Church, | have invested
in carriage, horses and boy, two thousand
dollars. | keep for my own conveyance
suky and horse worth at least four hundred
besides saddle, bride &C., which cost me
forty. wear a gold watch, for which
paid few years since one hundred and
seventy five dollars. My eldest Daughter
also wears gold chain around her neck
which cost me fifty. In social parties also
at which entertain my friends, | expend
not less than some hundreds annually.
live in House worth five thousand dollars.
My whole estate | suppose is about hfty
thousand.
In the mean time, have relucIanHy Paiq
ten dollars for repairing our Church; (for
am memberD and as re1n"etanty pa'd
tuenty to the support of our minister Poor
man both he and his family are almost
starvinp!l For benevolence | have SUBJ
scribed five!! Aroused from my guilty Iggno-
rance on this subject, and fearing lest the
case of Dives be mine, l do solemnly, re-
solve. to contribute forthwith to the erec,
tion Of a comfortable Church live hundred
dollars. To my neglected Pastor one nun
dred annually and, to the cause OF oeneVo'
Icnce one tenth of my annual income. ;,
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-25
6. You will find that having once had 4

6. You will find that having once had 4
smart man, YOU will not be willing to take
up with any thing less than just such
smart man again. These smart, strong
men, make churches iastldious. | know
small church that is now ylng from this
cause. 1t has had one or two smart men
and they have broke away suddenly; u now
this churchis not willing to take up with
any thing much less than DR.. Beecher.
7. Many of our smart men Il grieve to
to say it) do not preach the gospel plainly,
pungently, fully. They sacrifice sound
doctrine and faithful dealing to popularity.
They wreath the sword Of the spirit with so
many rhetorical flowers, that it does not
"rierce even to the dividing asunder ofsoul
and spirit" This sacrificing at the shrine
of popular applause is killing the orthodoxy
and picty of many congregations. The
poor leave the church because they arc not
fed. And when Gods poor leave achurch
for such, or any other cause, orthodoxy and
pcty will soon follow.
s. Smart men make churches fastid!ous
Like children fed on condiments, they have
no relish for sound, wholesome instruc-
ton. Their gospel must come TO them
through q richer tube. They spurn at the
"sincere milk Of the word," unless it is dealt
out with silver spoon highly ornamented,
and from silver bowl set round with gems
and brilliants. No preacher is popular
with them, whose ministrations enlighten
their understanding, mortfy their vanity,
humble their pride, correct their bad tem-
pers, reprovc their sloth, exalt their Savior,
and make them forget their preacherln their
love and admiration of his Master. But
a minister is sure to be very popular with
them, respecting whom they can say, "what
a fine speaker, "what fine voice" "what
beautiful figures" "what eloquent senten.
ces," what correct taste" what powerful
reasoning;" in short, "what charming
man and preacher he is''! Thus the man
. is loved, praised and followed, instead of his
divine Master. o how some fthese smart
men, swollen by breath of human fiattery,
will shrivel up, when they come before the
Judgment seat Feeble churches, can you
afford to have a smart man! PAUL.
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that ofall the other New England States,&
increasing too with great rapidity, can
scarcely fail to open to the eye ofChristlan
philanthropy wide field of benevolent en-.
terprise. Many Of our settlements are yet
in their infancy. Families arc scattered
here and there in the wilderness. And So
clety Is in Il great measure unIntormed.
Of course multitudes must for years remain
destitute ola preached gospel unless it is
sent tothem by the older and richer churches.
But TO meet these wants the State Society
has during the past year raised about II, 900
dollars and employed 90 missionaries, the
whole amount fwhoSe labors has been 4
little more than 80 years. By these mis-
sonaries lat destitute places have been
visited. supplied more or less, and encoura-
ged to assist themselves. And as the result
of these operations, % places have been fa-
vored with revivalS Of religion-4OO hope
lul conversions have been reported-27
meeting houses have been built or are now
being built new churches have been Or
dained--and 81 pastors have been settled,
IL ofwhom are under the auspices of the
Society.
Many of our benevolent operations, how
ever have been retarded by want Of
suitable number of we'll educated and ehi-
cient ministers. Ofsuch men there are not
enough in the State, nor can enough be OBJ
tanned from abroad. To supply this def
cheney has of course led the churches to
feel the importance sustaining the Theo-
logical Seminary at Bangor. And at the
meeting ofthe General Conference year
ago the subject of placing it on better foun-
dation was introduced, and resolution was
adopted to rasie within six months 100000
dollars for that purpose. This was accom-
plished, and the amount subscribed within
the time was indeed little more than 49,.
900 dollars-an effort unprecedented in the
history ofour churches, and to use the words
of another, "a noble monument of the libe-
rality and energy of the friends Of learning
and religion of Maine" But before this et-
fort was made large and commodious edl-
flee had been erected-two professorshlps
had been endowed-new professors had
been appointed-and a standard of classical
and theological education had been estab-
lished equal to that of the older seminaries
in other States. And now the friends OF
the Institution are looking forward to the
time and that not far distant too-when its
advantages for theological education will
be in no respec. inferior is those of Andover
or Princeton.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-25
INCREASED OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH
IN FRANCE.


Acorrespondent olthc New York Church.
man, after giving melancholy view Of the
deseeration of the Lords day in France,
especially in the city Of Paris, adds the fol.
lowing statement of facts, as atfording some
relief to the moral picture.
"The number of those who now attend
public worship among the English is certain.
ly greatly on the increase. The generally
moral and domestic character Of the court
Of France also, under the present royal
family, is also highly honorable; and cannot
fail to be greatly influential in directing or
controlling public opinion on these points.
The queen and the princesses arc regular
attendants at their parish church. in the
most unostentatious way. The number of
places where divine service in the English
language is performed in Pj;ris now amounts
to six; few years ago there were but two;
and though the whole, together, will Hot
accommodate, perhaps, a twentieth part OF
the residents and vsiters, they arc well at
tended, and doubtless wide moralinfluencc
is difused over society by their means.
"Of the four or five English journals now
published in Paris, and which, of course.
must considerably influence public morals
and taste; it is pleasing to observe that the
greater number arc not published on Sum-
day."
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-25

DANIEL WILSON, the present Bishop ofCal-
cutta,is one ofthe lights ofthe English church.
His evidences of Christianity, ifless learn
edthan Paley 's,are far more spiritual and bet
ter adapted to interest common readers.
The following paragraphs are from his Pri-
mary charge. delivered at Calcutta 1884.
LABOR IN THE PREPARATION, AND EARN
EsTNEss IN THE DELIVERY OF Sermons
We may, and ought to bestow the utmost
labor in the preparation and delivery of our
Sermons. Sermons have ever been the
chief instrument, under God, ofthe conver.
sion of souls and the recovery and growth
in grace of his faithful. We are social crea.
lures. Every man has the power, though
not in an equal degree, Of touching the
hearts of others. Every man does this,
when he is interested deeply in other con-
Germs and the reason he does not do it in
the pulpit, is, either because he is not inter-
ested, or because some prejudice or i'll hab-
it obstructs the flow of his affections. Natu-
raj defects are no reasons against this;
strong feelings work through them every
day.
What the Apostle indeed calls the acords
ofman's ,cisdom, is hateful. Affected elo.
quence is disgusting. The hunting for
popular favor is base and degrading. The
preaching and setting forth Of ourselves, in
stead of Christ Jesus the Lord, is folly,-un-
faithfulness,-prc ,-treachery against
the King of Heaven. But the affectionate,
laborious, persuasive discharge of our high
message, to the very best of our power and
with all the means Of reaching the heart
which God has given US is what st. Paul
eminenty did.
tits one of the main designs Of the insti-
tuition Of a standing Ministry. The Priest
is to be the living messenger, the awakening
herald, the busy and diligent householder,
the faithful, and eager watchman, the wise
steward Of the mysteries of Christ. Moth
ing more is wanting TO render Clergyman
untaithtul than to be negatiye-one who
does not take pains, does not exhibit Christ
clearly and prominently, does not put forth
all his powers to save men, does not apply
his doctrine warmly and closely to their con-
sciences. That silent and earnestness,
which God has established in the moral or
der Of things, is thus lost. The Minister'S
duty to take up the Written Word, and give
it voice, and impregnatc the neglected.
unknown doctrine of the Sacred Book with
viyidness and life, is thus lost. st. Paul
could never have said that he was pure from
the blood ofaN men, if he could not have
said, So being qfectionately desirous Of you,
,rere wiAing to hare impaired 10 you, not
the Gospel of God only, but also our op"
souls, because yc arere dear unto us.