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Religious Intelligence.

RVHS lVUS IutVIl1SOuNt'
We compile from the Chronicle an account
of the General Convention of Cong. Minis
tiers and Churches, held at st. Johnsbury,
June 18th and 10th.
The opening sermon was preached by Rev.
VIM. II. Lord, of Montpelier. Rev. John
Wheeler was chosen Moderator, and Rev. j
ID. kingsbury Of Brandon, Scribe. After the
enrolment Of members and delegates letters
were read from several corresponding bodies,
at the West, and one from Rev. C. G. Drake,
Cor. Secretary, resigning his Office.
The Fairbanks Education Board reported,
| through the Chairman, Rev. a. Walker,
| $500 disburscd to seven bcnetciarics since
| September, with incdentals, making all
expenses .S332,79 against 5000, receipts
OF the seven young men aided one is in the
present Senior class Of Middlebury College,
one at the Academy at Malone, n. V, and
the rest at various Academies in this State.
In the evening the convention was address
ed by Rev. Mr.. Musscy, missionary to India,
Mr. Poet, missionary to China and others
The Fairbanks Board for relief of Minis
tcrs reported $500 paid since Oct. Is, to five
beneficiaries.
The Committee on the Tract Society re-
ported the following resolution, which was
adopted
Rcsoired, That we approve of the report of the
Committee Of Fifteen Of the Am. Tract Society at
| New York, made and adopted in 1851, and look for
the time when the action therein recommended
shall be carried out.
Other business was transacted, the details
of which we have not space for.
The whole number received in the ! Is
churches reported, is 1915, d82by profession.
The net gain is 3l5; and the whole number
of conversions is estimated at nearly 1000.
A correspondent of the CongrcydtionahsI
says the occasion was one of extraordinary
interest," and especially spiritual in its tone
OF the action on the Tract Society, he says
''It must not be inferred from the mild Ian
guage of the resolution adopted, that there
is any lack of strong and decided opinion r
the churches of Vermont regarding slavery Oh
! the inaction of the Tract Society on that sub
!, icct. Not voice in the Convention wa:
heard to approve the present position of tn,
! Society, but the policy of last year was al
! most unanimously approved, in Language
more or less emphatic"
+ The Corresponding Secretary gives report
I from Is associations and IS churches in tn
State.
I ORANGE Association reports unusual rcli
gious interest in six out of eleven churches
Bradford, Newbury, Thcttord, Post Mills
:. Wells River and West Fairlcc - addition
/ to these churches are recorded.
b. RoYALToN Association reports an addition
s of 81 to Is churches, in nearly all of whc1
y the interest has been unusual.
d LANCASTER Association reports 50 CONVEX
e sions in three out of four churches, 10
g e which were in Lunenburgh
C ADDISON Association reports an unusua
a interest in six out of fourteen churches.
: In Mddlebury. the revival has exceeded i
: power anything before witnessed since 1881
C both in the parish and college. One of tn
of the students impenitent at the close of tn
n fall term are now hopefully pious. lis hav
r, been added to the churches, 20 byprofessior
= WHITE RIVER Association reports 81 al
c ditions, and much interest in nearly all
:. her ten churches.
: Rrrr.>ND Association reports l24 addition,
It IS by profession, in 10 churches The r,
e vival has been especially powerful in Rat
c land, Castleton and Brandon. In East Rut
land alone the estimated number of CONVEX
sions of all-dcnominations we presume i
-. over two hundred In Castleton the interes
first showed itself in the Seminary, resultn
in Is conversions in one week.
TIE NORTH WESTERN Association report
40 additions, ll9 by profession. in .
. churches in nearly all of which the reviva
has been powerful, and especially so in Enos
burgh, Sheldon, St. Adams, Swanton, West
ford and Morrstown
CALEDONIA Association reports out c
IA churches, with 2G additions, II by pre-
fession. The interest has been deepest a
D st. Johnsbury, Burke, Lyndon, Barnet an
, Waterford.
MONTPELIER Association reports an add
ton of so to 10 churches, and special interes
in North6eld and Montpelier.
WINoosKI Association reports an addition
, of IS in ii churches. We have alread,
given full accounts of the religious interes
> in the towns in this district
BENNINGTON Association reports 81 adde,
t, churches out of s, SO in Bennington
alone.
ORLEANS Association reports gain of 20
SO by profession, in II churches. The re
vival has been most powerful in Derby
f where 80 have united with the church.
} WINDSOR Association reports net loss o.
IL, although the interest has been deep in
several of the eleven churches, especially in
Bridgewater, Ludlow, and Westfeld.
WINDHAM Association was not officially
reported 1t was stated that in almost all
the churches, 81 in number, the revival had
been felt
VERMONT TEMPERANCE SocIETY.-The An
nual Meeting of the Vermont State Temper