Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-11-09
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
From the New York Evangelist.
FIRST OF AUGUST IN JAsIAICA.

The evidence accumulotes upon Us, to
prove the beneficial consequences which
are flowing even from the awkward eman-
clPation effected in the British islands.
The LIST Of August, 1886, completed two
years Of the apprenticeship svstcm.-
Whatever may have been the inconveni-
ences OF this monstrously absurd arrange
ment, they have certainly been far less
than any party anticipated. And IS Ger
tainl y they have had this beneficial nfu-
ence, TO aUaken The souls of the people
from deep sleep into which slavery had
crushed them. Read the following ex-
tracts from recent Jamaica papers, and
contrast it with the miserable TRADE which
we published in our paper of Oct. eth
and which is all the information such a
paper as the Christian Advocate and Jour
nal thinks proper to give on the subject.
From the Falmouth Pest.
FALMorTn.-1t is with peculiar feel
ings of satisfaction We sit down TO record
the return and elapse of another anniver-
sary of this glorious epoch which so far
as our little and prosperous town and
popuIous parish are concerned, has been
celebrated with great tranquility and joy
On the previous day, Sunday, the several
places of worshipin this town-thv church
the partially erected Baptist chapel, and
its auxiliary,the Sufield school room, the
new Wesleyan chapel, and the ST. An
drew's Kirk, were crowded 10 excess
At mean computation, we have no doubt
but that there were ten thousand negroes
in town that day. We cannot deny our
selves the pleasure Of expressing our grca'
satisfaction at the calm, peaccoble, lmPos
ing, interesting manner in which this no,
table and suspicious day was observed by
the children of the Sunday and day
schools, under the AUSPICES of the Rev
Mr.. Knibb. From the SuffieId, Wlber
force ana CambtrwelI schools, established
in this parish by this laborious and indie
tatigablc missionary, schools which arr
all based upon the liberal and compre
hcnslve system Of the British aud FOrrlgl
School Society," there were not fcWc
than sixteen hundred children who atten
ded the services Of the LIST Of August at the
skeleton Of the new Baptist chapel
They were all arranged in companies
each of which was under the care Of ;
teacher at the school room-and in thl
orderI V manner they walked in delightful
procession through several streets OF tn
town, bearing Banners, with suitable mot
tos, to the chapel, where the congregatjor
was so dense that some hundreds coul
not gain admrttancc. 10 these children
and to their several parents and friends, al
appropriate and impressive address wa
delivered by the Rev. Mr. Knibb. SIEVE
raj Indies and gentlemen, were admiHe
as spectators Of this truly novel aud inter
estng sight. The Rev. Mr.. WarI, tn
. superintendent Of the Suf!eId school, pa
the children through few Of their dan
: exercises, which excited the most liveI
interest. He then gave ont the vers7
q" BE present at our table, Lord" &c
which the children sung with great sweet
ness; and having taken the repast whIc
was provided for them, apparently wiz
much qualification, the usual doxo.ogy-
Praise God from whom al blessing
tiow," &c.-was sung, and they were dis
missed with the gift Of book to each
when they went of in great gIee, singing
"Wc'll all 60 home together,
AS good children ought to DO"
/, From the Cornwall Chronicle.
MoNTEso BAY.-From Saturday ever
: ing Until the afternoon of Monday. We ma
: safely say that the town population III
t creased aud varied from 5000 TO 1000
souls at the least. The established churc
4 an | the Wesleyan and Baptist chapeI