National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-07-10

corresponding secretary's report,
submitted at the Congregational
convention held at st. JOhnsbury:
Since we met here, ten years ago,
great changes have occurred in the |
history of our churches. Then
President Wheeler was our moder-
ator, and Gov. Fairbanks was Pres
ident of the Sabbath School Society. /
Only If of our present pastors were
installed so long ago.
The past year has been more dis
tinguished forthe reviyinginhuences |.
of the Holy Spirit, than has before
been enjoyed for quarter of a cen !
fury. The net increase of our
church membership is over 100 or
9 3 on the average toevery church
to which there has been any adj
ditions.
We have 1917 churches, Of which
1G4 have ministers, and 80, for the
most part, are supplied. OF the
ministers, 81 are pastors and 81
stated supplies. Our ministers
number 2l2; 10 have been dismissed
and - installed; 4 new churches
have been organized.
Many churches have been greatly
edited. a few have doubled their
membership. The whole number
added to the churches of the State
is 2,037. OF these l456 have joined
by profession of their faith, and
the exact net gain is ILL. Our
churches have 1861 communicates,
or nearly 1000 less than there were
30 years ago; 3S4 have died. Three
ministers have also died viz, Nelson
Barbour, Alvah Spaulding, and
Joseph Tory.
The corner stone of 'Green Noun
tain Seminary" the new Freewill
Institution at Waterbury Centre, is
to be land July 9th. G. w. Willard
of Montpelier, will deliver an adj
dress on the occasion.
STATISTICS OF THE VERMONT
Press The Montpelier journal
contains the following from L. p.
Walton, relative to the statistics Of
the Vermont press:
Through an error. either of the
reporter OF the compassion, the Yer
mont newspapers generally have
/ given the statistics wrong. In 1920
there We're nine or ten weekly news.
papers: while in 1868 the number
is - wceklies; to this add q dailicS,
equal to 35 weekles, and the total
81 wecklieS. Again: the newspa-
perS now will average more than
double the size Of the ncWSpaT crS
OF 1920, SO the power of the pres $
is as 1872 to 10. Remembering that,
by the use Of smaller type, the print
erS now give more matter in Il small
er space, the increase since lS2O Is
much greater than above stated
The average price of newspapers to
subscribers is nevertheless made
less than in 1920: so the public are
better served and pay Il less price
for the services-by no means an
adequate price.
REPUBLICAN STATE Committee.
The Republican State Committee
was reelected by the Convention
and re organized yesterday by the
choice of theHold officers, Sen. Ct.
w. Grandey as Chairman. and q. G..
Benedict as Secretary and TreaSu-
rer. The committee will meet at
the American Hotel in Burlington,
next Thursday evening, to consider
plans for canvass OF the State and
for the general work of the cam
paign.
LATEST CASE OF SMUGGLING
The st. Adams Transcript says:
Upon removal of seals and in.
spectiOn of the freight, 10y officers
of the customs yesterday afternoon
on { arrival from st. Johns, Il
young II. II was found sccrcted in a
ear load of sacks of salt This is
irregular and entirely uuwarrantcd
10y the laws of nations, and may in
dictate another Fenian move. Who
knows At latest accounts the salt
had not been seized nor duties paid
upon the man.
observation-disclosures Page has
given to the Rutland Fire Depart.
ment two hundred dollars, as a to
; ken of his appreciation of their
| services in saving his property at 4
recent fire.
\ pretended soldiers convention
/ was held week before last at Mont
pcllcr, to elect delegates to act as
tender To the democratic Conven'
tion at New York. The Montpelier
.. papers couldn't find it however, and
, some of the delegates announced
. are persons who have not lived II
- Vermont for many years.
). Henry Clark, Esq, of the Rut
y land Herald. is engaged in compil
u ing Vermont Directory for 1868
II which will. in the main, be modellc,
{ after that OF New Hampshire. Til
will be No. OF the series.
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An established remedy. John
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