Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-26
Religious Items.


ReY. John Gregory, pastor of the Univer-
salist society of Essex, has received dona-
ton of $3.50.
Rev. NJ. r. Chase, of Bloomington, received
a donation on the 18th, ult. of $l34-5O.
Rev. c D. Ingraham, Of Holland, recently
has received in donations S2l2.
Rev. ]. S. Goodale, of South Londonderry,
mas received by donation lately, $l85.
In the city of London, there are 3O,0O0O
Jews, of whom 2n00 are Christians. In the
oity of Berlin, Prussia, there are Is 900, OF
whom 400n are Christians. In oil Europe
there are reckoned to be 3,43l,70 of whom
20, 900 have been converted to Christianity.
Much religious interest is manifested at
Pondvlle, Windham county, and meetings
are held from day to day.
Rev. DR.. Lyman, rector of the American
Episcopal Church at Rome, Italy, has re-
turned to this country to beg money to build
!. chapel outside the walls of Rome.
At the Christian Convention held in Bos-
ton recently, it was stated that the only bill
lard saloon in Brandon, VT, had been
converted into a house of prayer, and the
proprietor had left town for fear of being
converted.
Religious interest is still continuing at
Cambridgeport. Some thirty conversions
have been made and more are inqurng.
In Fairlee, Vt, there have existed for
many wears, two small churches, the one
Congregational, the other Methodist both
occupying regularly the same house of wor
ship, having like interest in the same Sab
bath School. coming together around the
same table of the Lord, and their pulpit
stately occupied by Congregational min
ister on one Sabbath and by Methodist on
the next. In this way only could both So
cieties have lived.
of Andover, has accepted call from the Con-
sregational Church and Society in Benson,
Vt. Salary $1,000 and parsonage
The friends of Rev F. w Olmstead Of
East Dorset have presented him with a do
nation of Sl65.
The receipts of the Free VIII Baptist fair
at Brattleboro, on Tuesday were $439 90.
On the 29th ult.. the ladies of the NJ E.
Society of Proctorsyille, held festival at the
hotel The net proceeds footed up some
$50.
Rev. C. NJ. Scaton has presented his resig-
nation of the pastorate of the Congregational
church. in Charlotte, and an ecclesiastical
council is called to consider the question of
dissolving his connection with his charge
Mr. Seaton is by number of years the oldes
settled pastor in Chittenden County.
On tho evening OF Feb LIST. seven of the
old members joined with fourteen new ones,
and revived The Church of the Redeemcr "
in Fairfield, Vt. On Sunday, the 81 inst.
the church thus revived, received the fellow
ship Of the Universalist Churches in due
form, through Rev. l.. Warren.
The Episcopal Society in Chester have OK
tended a call to Rev \ Flanders to be
come their rector the ensuing year.
The salary of Rev A W Wild of Greens
boro has been raised to $500.
The Baptist Church recently erected in
Lowell was dedicated Wednesday Jan.
23d, with appropriate services
/ The church and society Of Whiting made
their pastor Rev Lyman Smith a donation
on the 18th ult of 800.
( \ good revival is in progress in the Epis-
copal Church al Rouse's Point, under the
charge OF Or. Camp. The commitment:
are said TO number over one hundred.
At the recent festival of the Indies of the
Baptist society in Brattleboro, = silver tea
set was presented TO the clergyman VIII,
should receive the most votes Rev Addison
Brown, editor of the Phanir. received 74e
votes. plurality of the whole number cast
and the = Set = was pretended to him by DR.
Post Mr Brown accepted the beautiful gift
in few felicitous worl- We sincerely re
iotce in this evidence of the kindly feelin.
that is entertained for our excellent friend
by the citizens of his town.
a nice bell has been placed upon the new
Baptist church in Lowell.
Rev j. O. Skinner. of this village, hal
been appointed agent for Vermont of tn,
United States Convention of Universalists
The Young Mems Christian Association o
Wilmington have voted u open a reading
room.