Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-23
Religious Items.

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Queen Victoria docs not enjoy long scr.
mons. Sho has ordered that the pulpit sand
glass, which indicates the length Of time al
lowed for the sermon in the Royal Chapel,
shall be measured for twenty minutes only,
instead Of an hour, as formerly
The following are the Vermont delegates
to the National Council which is to meet at
Oberlin, Ohio, Nov. 10Th, 1871: Rev. H..
d. kitcholl, D. D., Rev. G. +. Ferrin Hon
julius Converse, Rev G. f. Wright, Rev.
Aldaco Walker, d. D., Joel NJ. Haven, Esq,
and Rev. A. W. Wild.
President Fairchild writes to the Al.
rance that it is his firm conviction that no
part Of tho work of the American Church is
so pressing and so promising as the work in
the South and that " no plan Of operations
is so feasible, or will be so fruitful Of imme.
date and permanent results, as the establish
ment and maintenance Of system Of col
lcgc, and normal school. throughout those
states"
The Presbyterian church in St. Louis. Of
which Or. Brooks is pastor, pay a lady ST..
600 a year for her services as city missiona.
ry, and ends the expenditure profitable, even
in a pecuniary point Of view, the labors Of
the lady having greatly strengthened the
church. That is however, the least valuable
result Of her labors
1t costs the parish Of Chris; Church, New
York. the sum Of $4,000 per annum to
maintain its two choirs. The gallery choir is
composed Of twelve singers, many Of whom
are Foreigners. The chaucel choir numbers
twenty boys and twelve men, all robed in
white ye.tmcnts. These two choirs are more
than one hundred feet asunder, consequently
their chants and anthems are sung in altern-
ate verses 10y the separate bodies During
the singing Of the metrical tunes, the whole
congregation unite with the choirs, and the
effect is described as grand in the extreme.
DR.. Cutler, formerly of Trinity is the organ.
st and choir master
The receipts Of the American Board are
still falling below those Of last year. In
July 1870 they were s34,2O9 in July,
1871, they were only s2jlj3. In order
that the treasurer may make a satisfactory
report at Salem, some $4,000 will be needed
prior to September Ia large sum to be
raised without the aid of the Presbyterans.
But surely the friends Of the Board will give
it, Dr. Clark wrote from Constautnople, a
short time since / do hope and pray that
the churches viii come to time, and that we
may be clear Of debt at the next annual meet
ing 1t would send such a thrill Of Joy and
confidence throughout every mission circle
1t would be worth half dozen missionaries
in the added courage and moral strength il
would inspire
: The news from Athens is, that the pro,
hibtion of the Sunday schools by the Arch.
bishop has been revoked, under stress oil
popular indignation and the schools hav,
been re-opened. The great preacher, Latas
is making a profound impression upon tn
populace Latas came to Athens from on
Of the monasteries near Jerusalem, and i'm
medately became the sensation Of the city
A gentleman of Athens, who desired that hi
natural gifts should be improved by judcou
culture paid his expenses for three years in
German university, from which he returned
in 1863 to resume his labors A lady writing
from Athens says Of him
You may imagine the power Of his eloquenc
when tell you that he commands the breathles
attention Of thousands for a space of nearly tw
hours and while the most cultivated minds lis
ten 70 him with the deepest interest the NOR
ignorant and less educated are perhaps the mos
deeply impressed by what he says.
In recent sermon upon Plato's question
What is truth ?" he is said to have held tn
attention Of an audience of $500 people 70
nearly two hours while he unfoded in glow
ing language the response which Christ wou
doubtless have made There is no othe
answer said be- " to the question What
truth p but this God is Truth as there i
no other definition of love but this, God /
Love"