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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-15
Revival st Newton Upper Falls.

A brother writes US from the village OF
Newton. Upper Falls, that happy work
is now in progress there = Christian
Watchman
For several weeks meetings have
been Representatives, every evening"
They have been, and are still, well at.
tended in both charches-solemn and in
teresting. More than fifty have express
ed hope, many are still inquiring, and
some are deeply impressed.
One fact OF interest is connected with
this church, and it may serve to encourage
others in like circumstances, to mention
1t. 1t has been destitute of a pastor for
nearly year still God has blessed it
About thirty who attend our meeting
within few months, we hope, have be.
come the followers OF Jesus. The Sab
bath-school shares largely in the work
BIBLE IN INDIA.-A letter from the Rev
James Thomas to the Rev. J. Hinton
dated Calcutta. Sept. II, 1889. and pub.
lished in the London Baptist Magazine
for March, gives some items of what the
English Baptists have done in India. He
states that at the time brother w. Fl
Pearce embarked for England, thesecond
edition Of the Bengal Testament wa:
nearly completed, and 500 copies printed
besides single gospels. and exclusive O
what was done by the Calcutta Bible
Society. These, added to previous editions
made a total of 4l.61O volumes Since
then, they have printed, of various por
tons of the Bible, in Bengal, Hindosta
nj. Sanskrit, and the Armenian Testament
lO4, 740 volumes-being the contribution
of the Baptists of England towards en-
tightening the heather world in India
Ch. Secretary.
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BAXTER BURRows.

HIsToRY OF BAPTISM The desisRof
this work our readers Will learn by the
advertisement in another column. Brother
John M. Peck says in the Banner aud
Pioneer,-such work has long been a
desideratum in the christian Church.
The work Of Robinson is obviously too
diffuse and incorrect for general use.
With the plan, arrangement. and in some
degree with the execution of the work, we
have an acquaintance, and say with conf
dence it will be all. and more than is usu-
ally expected from works when announced
1t only remains for all those who desire
TO possess such an invaluable work to sub
scribe and pay IN Advance to some au
thorised Agent for it No author in these
times Of a deranged currency, can afford
the outlay of several thousand dollars Il
publish book, and wait the slow process:
Of years to get back his money by selling
copies. IN H. Baptist Register.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-15
, AS AETECvIN0 .MEETINa.

The following simple, yet deeply sol
ema and. instructive Incident, well illus
tra.es. the nature of the present revival in
this city. An intelligent, enterprising
man in the walks of business, had become
inclined by the feelings Of his own mind,
and without influence frcm others. to think
or eternity, and the truths of religion
He redeemed time from his moments Of
RELAXATION, to read the Bible, and its truths
often formed the subject Of his thoughts.
The more he read, the more he saw the
majesty and purity of the truth there re-
| veaied, the holiness, justice, and terror of
the Divine law, and his own guilty, lost
state as q sinner. He was thus led to
pray to tina. God who had revealed this
truth, but still he was not conscious ofany
marked change in his own feelings.
At length his atteRtion became pecul-
iarly drawn to. the delineation of our Saw
ioars life and character, as presented by
the evangelis!s He read, and admired
the transcendent excellence of that charac.
ter. 1t formed the subject of his thoughts.
So deep and strong were these feelings
that he could hardly help speaking Of
them to others. He was not conscious oil
having passed through season of con-
viction for sin, the thought had not once
entered his mind that he was forgiven Of
God, he only knew that he admired the
character Of Christ He had a strong de-
sire to tell others what glorious being
Christ is. He felt so strong a desire tc
tell an acquaintance of his the feelings hs
had on this subject, that he set out to &c
10 bis eountng-Foom, to tell him what
discovery be had made of the beauty ant
,, excellence Of the character of Christ.
occurred to him that his friend would re
gard this singular GRAND, but on hi
way, he met the friend whom he sough
in the street; and after the customary ci
: whites he observed to him, u was wish
: ing to tell you how much have been in
teres,ed Of late. 10 studying the characle
Of Christ. 1t appears to me never knew
before what a perfect and excellent bein.
!. he is." "My dear sir" said his friend
It Il have just found him to be precious t.
my soul" They grasped each other
e hands. AID the scene which followed ma,
s be easier imagined than described.
i, They Immediately retired to the count
!. ng-soom of the latter, and there spent
J. few happy momeats in telling each cthe
$ their mutual feelings And they foun
|, wonderful and striking coincidence
Their present feelings, too. were in de
g iightful harmony, and that on subject i
Il which they had before felt little or no ir
8. teress. During this interview, the fir.
d Individual mentioned, gained evidence {
e having become parlaker OF Christ, an
d now, together, these two friends, joine
to each other by new tie. go on thei
o way rejoicing This is species of re
viyal which the arch enemy can neithe
counterfeit nor ceunteract-this is the fiji
r. ger of God Christian Watcbmaa.
I HIsToRT OF BAPTIsM-In anothe
y eelpmn an advertisement of this forti
. coming work will be seen. together wit
8 the authors ANALYSIS of his plan. I'll
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-15

REVIVAL IN SCoTLAND.-The New
York Evangelist contains cheering ac-
count OF revival of religion in Scotland
The powerful work Of grace which COM
mspeedsin the parish Kilsyth. hassex.
tended with deep s. remarkable excite
tnenI Il is arousing attention on
every side. The Catholic Journal speaks
!. ofslt as Iamentable evidence Of Protest
ant fauatlcism. 1t Appears however, to be-
long TO that sublime dispensation Of the E.
ternal Spirit, with which the destinies OF
This and The succeeding ages Of time are
so wonderfully connected in the arrange
mentsOf Providence. InIidelity has lived its
day, and will rise no more. The contes,
will now be between the religion of forms,
pomp. and authority. and the religion 81
liberty, intelligence, and the spiritof God
Into this contest the different portions ol
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-15

HIsToRV OF BAPTIsn-In another
eelpmn al advertisement Of this forth
coming work will be seen. together with
the authors analysis of his plan. The
author is Isaac Taylor Hinton, pastor OF
the Baptist church ia Chicago, ILL.,, broth
eF OF Rev. John Howard Hinton, of Lon
don. who is favorably known to the reIi-
gious public as the author of several
valuable publications. The plan of this
work is excellent, and we hope to be JUS
tilted ere long, in saying the same of its
execution.-CA WQtchnan.
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R E NJ A r K 8.

IL Z NJ n X Is ..
Previously TO the appearance Of the fore
going article, had supposed that my oppo-
nent was through. Nothing had appeared
for some weeks. A part, at least, of his
present article is manifesIly designed as a
reply 10 my structures on his former produc-
tons. True, il is not so called, or designat-
ed IN words-but it cannot be mistaken by
the vigilant observer. If the Editor of the
Chronicle can afford room for fugitive from
discussion in the Telegraph, not only to
carry on, by false issues and misrepresent-
atoms before the readers of that paper, his
warfare upon any sect or society Of men, but
also his replies to the Telegraph, is he not
10 common justice, and by his profession of
christianity and common honesty-to say
nothing about honor-bound to give those
whose views and principles are thus assail-
ed, hearing before his readers? main
tain that he is. But, judging from his past
course, 1t is not 10 be expected that he will
40 any such thing.
SO much Of my opponents argument
which IS no small part of it-as proceeds
upon the great false issue already repeated
ly exposed, | shall consider TO have been al
ready abundantly disposed of. II will be
understood, then, and not forgotten, that my
examination of the subject, as have before
frequently said, pertains not to the existence
oil governments among depraved men, but
to the relation sustained between these gov
ernments and the professed followers of the
Prince of Peace.
10 setting forth what he deems 10 be the
" true ends and rightful powers of civil gov
ernments," be has given definition of such
governments as do not exist among men,
and never did exist. More than this, in doing
II, ne uproots and eradicates every existing
government, and thus oyerthrows his own
positions, and writes condemnation on his
own practical course which gives counte-
nance and aid 10 institutions based on prin-
clples and committing practices which he
himself, az qcorCls, here condems. He says:
:" No human authority can be rightfully I'm
limited and absolute" And furthermore,
that " No human tribunal is qualified or au-
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23

WILLIAM WHATELY. Mr.. Wha,ely, who
was Vicar of Banbury, in Oxforlshre. aud died
in 1859, had such great reputation a preacher
that persons OF different persuasions went from
Oxford and other distant places to hear him. A
he always appeared to speak from the hear, his
sermons were felt as well as heard, and were Of
ten attended with suitable effects. A neigibor.
ing clergyman was once so deeply affected with
sermon preached Ivy MIR. Whately on bounty
to the poor, that he went to him ms he came out
Of the pulpit, and asked what proportion of his
iirome he ought In conscience TO give. Whale
ly, advised him NOT to he sparng, and minated
Tint when he was far from being in EASY circ,ii,
srnnces, he resolved himself TO set aside a larger
sum than for charitable uses; the conse.
quence Of which was, that God blessed and i'm
creased the slender heap from which il was ta-
ken, so that he was then able to lend tel lines
much as he had formerly been forced to Dor.
row. This good mans death WINS much Id
menled by his Pensioners, md the following
lines part of his epi,aph.
ats William Whately that here lies,
Who swan to's tomb ms peoples eyes
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23

TERMS-THE CALEDoNIAN will be published
weekly at $500 per annuD, or at 81 so if paid in
advance. Ii payment is made within six months
as advance pay. No paper will be discontinued
until all arrearages paid, except at option of
the publisher.
advertisements will be inserted for the Gus
tomary prices. Persons requested To state che
number of weeks they wish their Advertisements
published, otherwise they will be inserted till for
bid and charged accordingly.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23

We notice i'm the Mobile Journal statement
respecting the Rev. G. F. Simmons, weo has
I;,ionism. He had been pastor of the Unitarian
Church Of Mobl during two years. suspicion
was first excited against him by sermo" preach
nost1Iated in vain against his dangerous and
criminal hereses. On the next Sabbath. anoth
er sermon was repeated going the whole 'enS'n
of aboltonism. This was provoca'ioh peyono
all endurance. and the consequence was mar a
deputa,ion Of five of the most Respectable CHI
gems waited on him and intilnned That II WINS
no longer safe for him to remain south OF uhe
II seems no doubt exists as TO the reality OF the
charges. After his escape from Mobile SIM
mons addressed letters to different geh''eneh' u"
vowing the sentiments which had led to ms eX-
pulsion. In an interview with friend, VINO de
ulored hIs errors, he admitted that the sermons
were premedtated-lIat he had been reDec'ps
ON them six months, but had deferred preach,
ing them until few weeks previous 10 ms hha'
departure for tho North.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23

A Coon CALF. Mr. William Proctor. OF
his town. has calf which last "Wednesday,
the day on which he was year old; weighed
7o4 pounds. He is finely nn' ;,. wen n ordinary primary
aos and bids tair to competr with the cele-
hra,ed OLYMPUS. Clarernont Eagle.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23

A respectable farmer in Exeter IN. H., nasns
found one of his turkeys dead one morning.
cave it to poor neighbor, thinking the iealii-
ers nigh, lie worth the picking. But wishing
10 turn il to the best account possible, ai'et
ph,cking the feathers, he put i in one enc OF
a bag, with bottle in the other cafr'e" " :"
n rum dealer and exchanged It Tor rum
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23
{. Put that and that together. VIM. II. HAIR.

WPah that and That together. "-WM. n. HAh
RrsoN has resided much in Cincinnati, mas DC ~
Office there, and is better known there 'l"n
49,, o,her nlnce. and Cincinnati gives mayor
iry of nearly seventeen h,mtred in his fdr0nr'
Martin Van Burei, has resided much ~ A..
bauv, has he'll office there, AMI IS pe''er Know"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23

there than any where else, and Albany has Civ.
en- a majority of nearly fue hundred against him.
Harrison gets most votes whtre he is best
known: Van Buren, most where he 10 least
known Rochester Democrat.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23
6. And let our bodies part,
ITO distant climes repair -

There hns been no foreign clergyman among
us. since the days of Whitefiel!,. who, without
effort or design on his own part, Inns succeeded
in so short sojourn, in winning the hearts OF
so many people. MS Mr. Newton has done: his
name will long live IN sweet ana grateiHi re'
membranes among us-and the associations
connected with his ministry will remain in the
minds of the thousands who have heard him,
fresh and unfadng ms the ecer green emblem OF
life everlasting.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-06-23

more and thus was consunmnted the martyr
dom of The Baptism Of Fire.-Prqfessor Long.
y
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-01
TariR' OF IN O riff:
OF VIRGINIA

The issue il directly presented to us-are we fof
or against Protective Tariff? This election, do.
cides this question Vermont, tor Congress mon;
now to be elected will be ca lied upon to act upon
this question will our State Senators and Rep.
resentatves. Van Bnren and his party, an such,
are DEADLY OPPOSED TO PROTECTIVE
TARIFF. Van Ness speaks against Tariff
all the leaders Of his party speak against Tariff.
The Van Buren, men in The present Congress Bit.
terly denounced protective Tariff. And not
elected to Congress an Administrator
man will dare to oppose the Free Trade and direct
taxaon policy of the Administration party. II
then comes home to the electors Of VT, Protec
tive Tariff on the one hand, or free trade and di.
rect taxation on The other The Van Buren, party
in Congress openly avowed Free Trade and direc
taxation us their policy--and of course, the taxs
are 10 be collected in SPECIE. II is timo for the
woogrowers, the farmers and laborers of Vermont
10 rise en- masse for the protection OF Industry.
Place JOHN MATTOCKS in Congress, and no
will raise his strong arm in your behalf Place
Isaac Fletcher thero-.and you havc-a man that
will do just Van Buren wants him to do--that is,
II he can do any thing! But want n man who
has the abty-physIca and mental--and the dis.
position TOTO defend Northern Industry against
the save-holdng policy Of the South Say, free,
men, shall not have such a inan-and Gen
Mattocks is the only presented for our suffra.
ges, who will answer this purpose. Must we sac
rifce our dearest interc sts-our lands, our hocks
our property, merely for party purposcs9 Such a
thing is irrational the interest Of: the many is
true Rerublicanism Vermont will loose ONE
MILLION OF DOLLARS, in her wool interest,"
the moment Van Buren, is re g lccted-for then we
have Free Trade--then we have direct taxation.
Such is his design-sueh is the design of his priu.
cipal friends.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-01

Freemen of Vermont! are you ready to rebuke
the spoilsmen Are you "zeaously engaged" In
the support of your candidates?-Do you FEEL that
your own interests and the interests of your poster
ity calls loudly for energetic action? Do you re-
alize that the welfare Of your country demands
simultaneous move in defence of constitutions,
Liberty, in opposition to the encroachments of Ex-
ecutive usurpation' Let il not be forgotten that in
the approaching eIecion although it is merely a
State election, we shall utter voice that will tell
upon the destinies of our country and let the
voice be uttered in favor of HARRISON AND RE.
FORM Let us send up shont from the Green
uountains of Vermont that shall cheer the hearts
OF the devoted friends of freedorE, who have we'll
n'gh 'a'Med in the unequal struggle of princ,pal
asa'hst Po'otr Let the result of the coming cleo.
uon furnish fresh proof of our devotion to the
principles OF Republicanism-an additional evil
denee that are
"Unawed by influence, vand unbribed bv gain,,
The present is no time 10 rest from our labors
Probably there has never been campaign copdue.
ted by onr opponents in this State win s,ch m
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tring vigilance as the present Every bow is bent
and the poisonous arrows of epresent ation de.
traction and caumny are hurled. with desperate fu-
ny at the most experienced and worthy citizens of
Vermont The office olders o f the National AID.
minisration and for executive favor are in
fe sting every nook and corner of our State, as
clamorous in favor of the present administration
and its measures.4a were Demetrus the silver
smith and his friends of olden time in opposition to
the truths Of Paul, when they exclaimed "Great is
Diana of the Ephesians!"-and for the same reason
for "by this craft they haoe their ,oealth -
But let the free electors Of Vermont, who ac
knowledge man nor set of men, conscience
keepers, farlessy deposite their votes for tile PEo
PIES cendidates-JENrsoN and CAMp--and she will
thus, with trumpet voice, utter her preference
for the PEOPLES candidate for the Presidency
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, and she will
stand, clothed with robe of HONOR beside her sis.
ter States who have recently nobly done their
dnty .--LamoiUe Whig. AF..;t
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-01
IA CTS for the FEE.

In our last we gave the amount Of money, aris-
ing from the public lands, hch each town would
have received under Mr. Clay's first bill alone
REM E MBER,
That by the first land bill Vermont would have
! received
1856, $40 10.
The bill was defeated by an arbitrary and hither
to unexampled exercise Of Executive power
r I'M MBER!
That by the second land bill, of 1896, Vermont
would have received, up to Sept. 80, 1889,
l,19s, O5S.
That bill was defeated by the votes Of tho Ioco
loco party in Congress. esr...tt..
RE M r NJ Err!
That at the last session, Mr.. Calhoun, a Iocofaco
leader, introduced bill 10 cede I6O millions Of a.
cres public lands TO the states in which thew Iie
on condition ofpayng only one half Of the proceeds,
and that half to the federal government-At the
average price of the public lands the value of this
would be 5000 900 900, and the share of Vernon.
would be more than
100000.
10 support that bill, the locofoco Senate comnM
ted ITSELF -..
RE E NJ Ser!
That the locofocos of Vermont also committed
themselves against the rights of Vermont a, tho
last session of the legislature and that they do
ing their utmost to retain the very men in power
who are for robbing the old thirteen states or their
r'ghfs-while the Wings are doing all they can to
maintain these rights.
These facts are all stained by the official doru
ments. Read, reflect, and then vote according 10
the dictates of your own conscience and judgment,
U8G gu ,tey ..,,..t .t, Watehman.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-01
WELL DONE ALABAMA!

Our friends in Alabama have done nobly; they
nave elected half thesH House, and have prepondsr
ance in the popular vote in majority Of the scna
toriai districts The Mobile paper Of the 18th
states that the people Of Eve Of these districts, now
msrepresented by Tories, will instr1c. their Sena-
tors to vote for Wing senat tor 10 Congress
Should they obey these instructions, as they will
oe.obl'ged to in accordance with Southern custom,
Mr. King will lose his election after ALL The fol-
lowing are the returns from all the counties in the
100 LEGISLATURE.
iH ofI has ,.,.e 1910. .., ,. 1880
na 30 a.5f " " IL; q " IT.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-01
votes nm Congress OLA the Bill to
make Slaves of FreeMeme

The votes of the members of Congress from Yer.
mont on the Sub Treasury Bill stood thus s
YEAS-IS.AAC FLETCHER, JOHN SMITH +,
NAYS-WILLIAMs LADE, HILAND HALL.
and HORACE EVERETT. 49,.
Here are the votes the scheme to reduce the
value of the products of the Farmer the mechanic.
the manufacturer, all property and the price of Ia.
Dor, to level with the standard of prices through.
out the world or in other words, TO bring tho
people of this country into the condition Of those Of
Germany, Ireland, Russia, and the others of the %
out Of the 81 rotten Despotic Governments Of En-.
rope. Are we, whose fathers fought to throw off
the chains Of Despotis,n, prepared for such thinrs
If so, we have only to vote with tho Van Buren
party They are aiming to bring US into this Chan.
Ply condition. as they term It, Are we ready for
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-09-01

The friends of the Administration in Iowa held
grand Convention, few days ago. II was open
ed with prayer, by the Rev. Abner Kneeland