Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-25

we nave no tca1Vn W
We verify believe the cause OF truth end
righteousness Is rising among rs. 10 the
name Of the Lord We will lih up our
Ebeneztr Hi,hcrsothe Lord hath he'pea
vs.
We feel peculiarly happy 70 our cor
respondance with the ueneral conference
Of Maine. The coming Of their delegates
has heen Ike the coming Of Titus. And
we sincerely hope its corinuanes VIII pe
mutually pleasant apd strengthening.
Tho following statement was cofnmu-
nics,ei bv he delegates from N. II.
Tb ~, Gsnfrsi ConfsJsnes Of Maine.
The undersigned would present the fol-
lowing rspori from the General Associa-
ton Of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire may. be reckoned IN rs
siv;l and Ecclesiastical history among the
oIdcu, ~ ths Uni0n; bot neither Ia popu
l.,ion. churches. nor ministers are 30 nu-
nsrous n proportion 70 il age and sxien.
n tsrr;,orr 81 they are In several other
ns,ss Thrss az tho churches were e.
Iablishcd. and a. many ministers sstiled In
l695.l,wo hundred years sgo.) Those
. three churches have now % an average
bui li,tIs more than two hundred members
each and several others. which were
rathercd ia the vicinity Of them soon az.
Ter. have become extinct. The General
Association nov embraces 10 its conner
ION twelve district associations, one hund-
red and sixty churches and Of ministers,
ses,lsd and unsettled candidates, and officers
Of college. &c. $50.
Since the number Of ministers comes
short OF that Of churches. and several oil
them are BY reason Of age or illness una
bic 70 ia the work Of a bishop or an evan
rslisl. and several are engaged III otheI
Occupations, abou, thirty Of the churches
have neithcr pastor nor stated supply
Ons hundred and foHy-6ve churches re
ported lasf August. upwards Of eighleer
llhousand resident members The ffteeI
other churches with several formed since
and ihs additions this year, may swell tn
whole number 10 twenty thousand. Il
those churches. which have settledpaslor
he co6municanis have for ten years in
creased more rapidly than the population
'aronfd Them, and il Is believed, that NOR
Nv. heen added during the last eigh
mont s ihan for two preceding years.
Cod has greatly favored rs with the tc
ke6s Of his presence IN reviving his work
More than thirty Of the churches have e,
pcfencsda refreshing fromthe Holy SpiI
/. 'r Ia the commencement and progress
a these rspivnls, most Of the churche
k1ra susfained series Of religious NEE
i6es conducted BY the pastor. assisted b
relrhborinR ministers. No other extra
Ordinary means have been employed.
so nioH Of oar churches are still small
Not one in Eve hastwo hundred member
Only Two OF three have as many as fou
hundred. The churches. like those ,
Maine. are planted sn,ong = scattered POI
ulation, OF whom many are attached I
other denominations.
Between us and others, who hold Eas
the essential truths Of the gospel, there
great harmony OF feeling and action.
Our Sabbath schools are generally II
sroasinr in numbers and efficiency. Neai
lv oil the members Of our churches max
efforts 10 sustain these important inssit'
tons. With US, such schools are the IN
series Of rsvivals, and all the friends
revivals are found in them.
The N. II. Missionary Society assis
more than one-third Of the Congregatio
al ana Presbyterian churches 10 sustainir
the means Of grace; Notwithstanding Il
prevalence Of pscuniary cmbarrassmen
ils income ior the year ending IN APP
last, was over $500. Being now in
sTlh year. il reckous many Of those WI
surronnd The throne above. a. the so
and daughters ransomed BY Is efforts.
Our Bible Society ID doing good wo
10 raising means 70 send the word Of q
teal lands Ia has poured into the tres
ury az the parent society more thsn thir
fhousand dollars IN nboot twenty years.
The cause ~ ismpcrance IS stead
advancing il our churches. Nearly |,
Of both pastors snd members. have ceas
a fro.n ihe use Of distilled spirit. and ayr.
pnrf ron every thing which can into.
rnfe: nol excepting tobacco.
NcarIy every county has auxiliary 4
sirlics 70 aid foreign missions. the disi
bulion Of traces, educaling young N
ior he ministry. and cher similar VOL
q bsnrvoirnce.
Our college 4 highly prosperol
Though ncl favored with . revival. Il TO
ons about hall Of the students hopeful
pions. and some Of them recent snbie
81 grace. The Theological Seminary
0iimanton, slough ID il infancy,
one class of Ten licenced 70 preach the 2
nj. The Teacher5 Seminary n Pis
c,,sh nroniees much IN raising the sra