St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-01
The Religious Amendment.

/ The annual meeting of the Caledonia
County society to secure the religious
amendment of the constitution of the
+ nited States. was held at the church.
in West Barnet, on Wednesday the 2I>t
INST. at "',I",k. Il. NJ. IL" Hon
Peter buchanan was called to the chair.
in the absence of the President. The
exercises were opened with prayer by
the Rev. :. +. Frost Of Groton. The
minutes We're read and approved.
The report of the executive commit
James VI. Beattie of Ryegate, and
adopted. 1t is rs follows:
Your committee would respectfully
report: That since the organization of
this society. on the Sth of October. 1870,
two public meetings have been held.
At both of these meetings valuable adj
dresses were delivered, and good i'm
preston made. Some who had been
indifferent, if not opposed to the move
ment, gave it their hearty approval.
Twelve new members have been added
to the society. These together with
those who enrolled their names at the
organization make the whole number
one hundred and twenty eight.
The persons appointed to the offices
of President and Vice President, not
accepting. it was thought hest not to
proceed at once to the election of 9th
crs. hoping that those elected could he
prevailed upon to act. But in this we
have been disappointed. There has
telfcring very much with the interests
of the society.
Four hundred copies of the proceed
ingS of the national convention in Phil
adelphia as published in the Christian
Statesman. have been distributed gratu-
itously.
Mrs. Robt. Laird. Mrs James Graham
and Miss Jane Wylie, have been APP
pointed committee of enrolment. and
The report of the treasurer, herewith
submitted. shows Il total of receipts of
$500. The expenditures. including
forty five dollars contributed to the
funds of the National Association, have
been $500, leaving a balance on hand
of sos.
I'm h., -1,,1 I. FIJI = l,.
mrnt to secure the religious amend
ment of the United States constitution
have much to encourage them. God is
evidently smiling upon the efforts that
are now being made III this direction.
The cause is progressing. Many of all
classes and professions regard it with
favor. The clcrgymen generally are
with us but the subject of National Re-
form being new to most of them, but
few are disposed to take an active part
in helping it forward. What is want
ed is il lecturer to 90 from town to town
and hold meetings in order to bring the
movement before the notice of the peo-
pie. Such lecturer would find in Yer
mont an excellent field in which to OPP
crate, and no doubt be the means of
advancing the good cause. The pro-
grcsS of the movement in other states
also is very encouraging.
The Rev. ID. McAllister, the general
Secretary of the National Association i'll
his report to the National convention
that recently met in Cincinnati. Ohio
says: The growth of this movement
for the past two Years has been some
thing truly remarkable. BY the spon-
taneOlls action of American citizens.
without any organization, or superin-
tendence, it has assumed itspresent i'm
portance. Let its friends give them
selves to their work in combined and
wise efforts worthy of the cause, and it
is safe to predict that it will grow in
volume and strength with rapidity |
unequaled in the history of any other