New-York tribune., 1870-10-17
RELIGIOUS.
CHRISTIAN CONVENTIONS IN VERMONT.

Sr. JoHNsBURY, Oct 14.-The Convention OF
the Y NJ C. Associations Of Vermont and the State sun
dayschOol Convention have been held In this place dur
ing the present week d. l.. Moody OF Chicago was here
to take charge of the former At O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing prayer meeting held ~ tie South COngregl-
tonal Church under the direction % Mr. Moody Tho
Convention Of the y VI. C. A. was organized AZ o'clock
nv iu- ~ ~ ~ ~, VI -
W. T. Dillingham; and J.. O. BrastOw; secretary, :. W.
ial n q 5ev 7 a. E+1sfow ~ ~ IohisLrrv deIivcred
the fr,t address, on The Christian Standard -
the stite showed that they are 50 in number,
with : coo members. On the whole, they are
not in very aaurishine condition In the afternoon,
the subjects, What form OF effort by our Associations
have been most successful IN winning souls to Jesus
and - Onr Dfhcu.ties,' were discussed ID. L. Moody
and others spoke, giving tie questions able discussions
In the evening large audience gathered at the
Prof. G.. y. Webber and Mr. Moody. On Wcluesddy
morning tie Rev j. C. W Coke gf Springfield delivered
an address on " The Man OF one Talent
Following him during the day addresses on the
Pecuniarg l-a.ons of Religion" by the Rev L. j..
Character by tAc Rev W. T. Palmer OF VOLS RIVER,
aud on The Responsibilities Resting upon Young Men
Dickcy 7. L. Grafton and C. Branerd spoke THIS Con-
venntn has been the most utgrr ing and valuable get
| held in Vermont by the y NJ. G a. - ,,.-,...
The state $ 5 Convention vas org n'zed on Wednes.
uay, Wltn tle non ;ihLlH i;iii 'hH oi %
as President, ana tie Rev H. T. Cushing OF tiSt bI 20
secretary. On Thursday, reports from different com
mittees Wore fedH ltie are C,1 4 yo %
interest discussed Dr. EsgosJu aud others parci
.
Tnursiav evening At the North Church. DR.. Eggeston
showed his mode of teaching Sunday school class and
delivered al address An almost unanimous vote was
given In favor of sermon sabbath, vita loug
session of Sunday school! Inc house Was packed, ana
the utmost attention given tn tie meeting closed about
! 10 o'clock.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
| The friends Of the American Tract Society
held a meeting last evening at the Church OF the Asccn-
son on Ffth-avo the Rev j. Cotton Smith. pastor, at
which interesting addresses made by Secretary J..
NJ Stevenson the Rev. Dr. Thos E. yermiye, and Bishop
Easbnrn Of Massachusetts, The receipts of the Society
during the year have been tl67l Co. and its expend-
TTes hays Exceeded m ds4ent nsar
or dialects. 1t has issued in 45 years A.
OcooOo copies of publications. and during the past
which than 300 volumes. THESE publications
have been distributed to the value OF nearly S-) per
rtores adjacent couutro- have addressed ln2jo rn-
lig.ous meetings, and made -tG95 CHRISTIAN family
! visits, of which noUy one--Xth were 70 lTcl +,
! tant families hahtualy re6ectlng 70 attend
/ evangelical preaching. More than one-tcnth
we're found de.ttue oi an religious hooks except
the Bible, and I3.S9 Protestant families were without
south made nearly 10000 Christian visits. found more
than 1000 families without Ae BiDr Or-auze4 or aided
The society has opened depository AMI established m
agency san Francisco for the prosecution VI c'oF-
Frederick T. -hedrcr las been appointed district -c-rc-
tary for tie ncd one II the eight COp0rtCrs eu-
gagged there j, CHRISTIAN Cnauah named lAeh oL1ne'
Who abOrs with TiuCh success among MS n'VD couh
men On the Pacific Coast With him an American COZ
porter cOUpCaes the gathering the bedtAcn Tor sab
bath ui -h schools, and Ae other eh,tg Americans
as teachers. CLOHE iu connection with lis personal of
forts, distributes tracts from the mission press. long
giil by tlis society at Shanghai Occasional CONVEX
issuing hook ia Chinese and English, the work Oi tno
Rev. .lr LOOMS of the Chinese mission, san Francisco,
Cinnamon in the English language and the Christian re-
l lgiOn.