Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-29
serted. containing a mass<of facts and tes-
timony, both general and specific.
R eligious Intelligence.
From Correspondent of the N. Y. Observer.
Missionary Intelligence.
BOSt0n. MAJ z, Is;


Boston. May 7. 1889. Il
Messrs. Editors: The information a
at the Monthly Concert at Ii
Park Street, last evening, was of consid- g
cradle interest. Even in the midst Of d
your anniversaries, you can probably +
spare few lines for the principal facts.
South Administrations have been
received of another battle between the !
Doors and the .Zoolus under Dingaan.-
The Zoolus are said to have been defeated ii
with great loss, and the power of Dingaan
efecMally broken. Unless the accounts
are more than usually exaggerated, miss
ions will no longer be dependent ON his
will. As the British government are
expected soon to take possession of Port
Natal, from which point they will be
able 10 keep both parties in subsection, it
is not improbable that the mission may
be re-established
The NEsToRIANs.-The missionaries
can name no instance of decided CONVEX |
sion, yet their work is gradually and
pleasantly advancing Their schools have
done welt. Their TRANSACTIONS are going |
on successfully. Medical aid has been
rendered as formerly, and with happy
effect. The instruction given to natives
in the mission family has been more ef-
icacious than ever before. The bishop.
| Mar Elias, appears to love the scriptures,
and exerts a good influence. He SAYS
that since the mission was established,
there has been revival Of scriptural
/ knowledge among the HISTORIANS,
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES events in
dictate an increasing spirit of tolerance
among the Turks. A Jew, who had
eloped from his residence. was complained
| of, and seized by the Turkish guards,
who brought him before the general
1 On examination, he said his desire was to
he supposed, he could not be allowed to
do openly. The General first invited
him to become Mahomedan, but finally
sent him to the Armenian patriarch, with
note, bidding the patriarch to s.take this
: man, and make Christian of him.
4 AT the Monthly Concert in January, a
: part OF the exercises were in the Turkish
language. Individuals were present from
six different nations.
4 ODEssA.-The consistory of this part
of Russia has granted permission to the
: pastors, among German population oil
j; 1905 900, to distribute 10000 copies of the
g Bible, published by the British and For.
Q Ieign Bible Society. The distribution o.
S Russian Bibles has also been permitted
/ The American Bible Society has beer
l. invited to aid in supplying Bibles ant
e Testaments.
o Since the visit of Mr.. Schauffler to hi
u friends in Odessa, two years ago, ther'
IL have been many conversions. In ON
y large business establishment, all the Jour
l. neymen appear to be pious. At the tim
IF of that visit, none of them appeared 10 b
o truly pious men.
70 SANDWICH IsLANDs.-These island
A. are the present wonder of the world
d Extracts Were read from letter of MI
Coan. dated Hilo, Sept. 6, 1888. TIL
g revival still continued. Mr.. Coan preach
p ed from seven to twenty times a week
rs and ofento congregations of 5, 600, 5000
: and 1000. On the first Sabbath in July
81 1,705 persons were received as member
y oil the church, and the Lords Suppe
ne was administered to 2,400 commandment.
Il
OF ment of the year was 1881; the Who'll
3 number of members, about $500, an
+ about 500 stood propounded for admission
D Besides all these, there was. a great muI
IS titude of candidates for baptism. nj
~ Coan thinks the converts appear quite a
n well, and afford as good ground to hor
e for their final perseverance, as converts
us the United States. The house of wo
I'd ship at Hiio, holds 5000 hearers, an
they were about to build another, to a,
Is commodate those who. cannot find place
Ia in the first The Missionary Heral
e will doubtless give you the particular
wv more at length.
A considerable number of misaionarie
pe are to sail IN short time for varior
~ parts of the heather world.
On Yours, truly, 1T.
REvIvALs.-The Presiding Elder
a the Trenton District, N. J. Conferenc
ed states, that although he has been "a yea
nd In the travelling ministry, he never, sa
re- IN any part of that time. such gracio,
DIST Outpoaring of the blessed Spirit of Go
ch as has occurred on that District for fe
months past. He mentions the accession
as in only part of the appointments, b
lal these make $40.
ro- At the Bedford st. station, n. Y. cit,
in go have been received on probation.
he Within the last three months, near
fiji one thousand persons have applied f
tie admission on trial, on the Cincinns
he District, Ohio Conference
ng AT Twinsburg and Mortified, Obi
ing about one hundred and fifty have be,
made TO rejoice in the Lord The chur,
M IL risinr In holiness - Z;nn2s HE .