The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-05-21

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in the University, as the place is being
made acceptable to him by the addition
of chemical apparatus and conven;ences,
and the salary of $4,000 per year is res.
pcctabcl. To the medical faculty OF
Washington and host of friends, DR..
Tilden is known as rising man in his
profession, and kind and accomplished
gentleman. worthy of Vermont.
We notice that quite number Of
buildings are being completed and going
up, in the north part of our village. j.
w. Lovett raised his new two story house
on Saturday last. Mrs. Cleveland has
nearly completed new house and has
moved into it on the street running to the
new depot grounds. Oliver Severance
is finishing another house on the same
street for Rev. Mr.. Barton. Mr.. Sever
ance is about to erect another house for
Mr.. Orchard just south Of his own house
on the same street. Another lot below
Mr.. Orchards on the same street has
been purchased by Rev. Mr.. Ludlum
for building purposes. II. W. Brews-
ter has demolished the old Brown
house, preparatory to erecting resi-
dence for himself in Its stead. e. S.
Wainwright, having purchased the Brews-
ter place, has this spring been making
decided improvements by tiling and
cartipg on large quantity of loan soil
so that where it was wet and low, it is
dry and easily cultivated, making it a
very desirable residence. Downcr e.
Allen have erected a very neat and at
tractive house just south of the Catholic
church on Weybridge street.
MISSIONARY CoNvENT1oN.-T Con-
vention of the Addison County Congre-
gational churches neld at Mddebury
last Wednesday was gratifying success.
The Secretaries of the American Mission
airy Association, Rev. Messrs. Strictly Of
New York, Woodwork Of Boston and
Grout of Brattleboro occupied most of
the time. They discussed the discour-
agements and announcements for effort
to educate and evaugeize the freedmen at
the south They gave the dark side of
the picture in the forenoon, and dark
one it was surely. In the afternoon they
presented the more encouraging aspect
OF the case and appealed strongly for
help. Rev. Mr.. Hooker Of Middlcbary.
made brief remarks in the morning, and,
Rev. Mr.. Magill Of Cornwall more exN
tended discussion on the subjects present
ed by the Secretaries, in the afternoon
On the whole, the meeting was calculat.
ed to give encouragement to the Associa-
ton, as it certainly aroused considerable
interest in the churches assembled, with
regard to their work among the poor and
degraded ia our own land. The follow
ing resolution was adopted by the con-
vention
Rssoived-That this convention tender their
thanks to the Secretaries of the American Mis-
sonary Association for their visit and labor of
love in stirring us to remembrance of our duty in
behalf of the freedmen; that we recognize our
obligation to that still suffering class, and urge
upon our churches more praycrful and liberal
remembrance of the work of the Association
among them.
HoMEoPATnIc.-The 25th session of
the American Institute of Homeopathy
will be holden at Washington, D. c., to.
day, and continue four days.
The daily receptions for the benefit of
the members are as follows:
Monday. May Goth. DR.. and Mrs.
L. S. Verdi will receive the members of
the Institute and their ladies at eight o.
clock p NJ, at their residence, No. 14O5
G street, N. w.
Tuesday, May DIST. Meeting of the
Institute Address of welcome from the
President of the Washington Hom9path-
ic Medical Society; Mrs. Grants recep.
ton from three to five P. M.
! Wednesday, May 22d. His Excel
lency, the President, will receive the
members of the Institute and their ladies
at ten/A. M. At three p. NJ, sail down
the Potomac and visi, to Mount Vernon
YZCollation on board.
Thursday, May Odd. His Excelency
the Governor, and Mrs. Cooke, will re.
ceive the members of the Institute and
their ladies at eight o'clock p. NJ lat their
mansion in Georgetown.
Drs. G. b. Currier of Middlebury, and
G. +. E. Sparhawk, of Gaysville, are the
delegates appointed by the Vermont
State Homeopathic Medical Society to
attend the above.
METHODIST PULpIT.-The theme OF
discourse at the Methodist church was
not wha. we advertised it to be last week
The omission Of the little word mot
made quite difference in tn sense. The
topic should have been, "Why are NOT
Christians made immortal physically al
conversion The preacher, in answering
this question, first supposed that persons
afflicted with various disorders, or persons
in ordinary state of health should iu
every case receive the redemption or i'm.
naturalization of their bodies, ccnsentane.
ously with the regeneration of their soul
and then enquired what effect this must
have had, or would now have, should such
remedial system be at present inaugur
ated, upon christianity His answer was
that christianity could not have been, mol
could not be, what it is and has been
LIST There would be no invisible church
I'd As system of moral discipline il
would be greatly impained Sd The tria
OF faith would be less severe, and hence
the recompense of reward less glorious
4th The majority Of christians would be
unit 10 labor in the world for the saliva
ton OF men 9th The tests applied t.
moral character would be insufficient fol
the Ultimate and eternal purposes of chris
tian life; 9th Human society must hay,
been altogether and radically differen
from what itnow is. Thus he argued tina
death,as appointed of God as penal fact
was designed as a necessary and essentia
part of the plan of redemption and thcr