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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Gospel meetings will be held at Pomlret,
December LIST, %, and Sd.
Rev. L. g. Dickinson gave a lecture last
Sabbath eve on the centennial, at Derby.
The Rev. s. p. Wilder was Installed pas
tor of the Congregational church in Brandon
the 22d, with the usual services,
Lowell Mass, rejolces in the prospect Of
having short course OF lectures by Rev.
Joseph Cook.
Rev. Mr.. Chalmers of BiddelOrd, Me-,
accepts call to the Congregational church
at Fairhaven.
Rev. Mr.. Root of Sandgato had very
pleasant as well us profitable" donation,
Thursday evening
President Chadbourno will give twelve
lectures on Natural Religion before the
Lowell Institute, Boston.
The Church of Unity, Bostos, is one ex-
ception to the rule, as the society labors
under no financial embarrassment.
Dr. Lyman Jewett, returned missionary,
will preach next Sunday at the Baptist
church, Derby, at p. IN. and 6p. m.
G. H. Steele, a recent graduate Of An
dover Theological Seminary, has been en-
gagged to preach at WinOoski for year
Rev. Dr. Lorimer has received a call
from the Tabernacle church Of New York,
but there is no prospect of his accepting
it.
Rev. y. IL. Archibald, d. d., Of Cornwall
has accepted the call to become pastor oil
the Baptist church at Factory Point in
Manchester.
Rev. DR.. Withrow, pastor of Park street
Church, Sunday morning, highly compll'
mented Governor Rices Thanksgiving Proc
lamation as a model,
Rev. Washington Choate, pastor OF the
Franklin Street Congregationalist church
Manchester, N. H., has rendered his reslgna'
ton, on account Of i'll health.
Rev. Father DruOn, the Catholic priest al
St. Adams, has published vigorous and
several column review Of Mrs. Gov. Smiths
recent book "From Dawn to Sunrise"
Rev. II. y. Hale, of Boston, is said to be
the most industrious man in Massachusetts
editor, novelist, preacher, and president oil
seven public societies, yet he peyer is IN
hurry.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01
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A Suggestion.

We notice with pleasure the growing
habit on the part Of ministers land churches
to have union Thanksgiving services. 1t is
as it should be in itself, and very happy in
its influence. The command of scripture is
"Let all the people praise thee, o God"
and why not all of us get together once in
year to praise the one Lord Of US all, the
one source of all our iavors, the one God
who smiles upon the fields that 6ll our
gamers, whose providence guards our
lives, and abundant grace provides rodemp-
ton for US from all our sins why not, we
say, all, once year, in one place, with one
accord, as citizens Of one common country,
having all alike the best good Of our coun.
try at heart, praise God together? The
Adventist could pass over in silence his
peculiar views as to the pre.miIcnnial reign
of the Messiah, and rejoice in the advent Of
q new era of national life; the Baptist
would plunge heart and soul into the needs
of the time for the old Roger Williams de-
votiou to the cause of liberty the Congre-
gationalist, forgetting the Saybrook and
ecclesiastical platforms, would demand one
broad enough and true enough for all pat
riots to stand upon, a standing order worthy
of God and man; the Episcopalian, though
cherishing his faith in the apostolic success.
sion, could urge the need of succession of
good men, like Washington and Jay aud
Morris and Hamilton; tho Methodist, while
batting for the moment his noble enthusiasm
for the memory of the WesIeys and a long
line of honored worthless, might plead for
methods of honesty, sobricty and godliness
The Romanist, generating the successor OF
Saint Peter none the less, would be catho-
lie enough to embrace us all in one common
brotherhood for whose veal he might pray
the Universalist, while proclaiming salvation
for all, would at least admit that some sin.
ners of our times deserve fearful looking
for of judgment" Yes, let us all as the citi.
zens Of one town meet in the town hall, il
need be, for a service Of praise, not preach
ing, but of praise aud thanksgiving to the
Giver Of every good and perfect gift. Such
a sight might surprise the angels as from
the holy hight of their heaven above
they look down on our pitiful life be-
low" but with that feeling of surprise
would be mingled one Of delight. II
might be novel to men, but would it mol
be Christ-like, for is it not the essence of O
common christianity which We all hold o
greater worth than those points concerning
which We differ? Let US leave our demon
inationalism, our ecclesasticsm in the real
once, and bring our warm, living, world-em
braclng Christianity to the front that it may
"run and be glorided." For, as Professor
Fisher suggests, the points as to which WI
agree are more numerous than those respect
ing which we differ We offer these sug
gestions now that Thanksgiving is past, 81
that we may be ready year hence, know
ing how reluctant and slow our people ar,
to adopt an innovation apparently as grea
as this one.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

Shall we have two sermons or one, is ques-
ton over which many of the congregations Of
this state have or will wax warm. The Con-
gregational paper ofthis state has taken great
pains to secure some facts in the case. On
an average, in no church from which it has
heard is the audience in the evening equal
to forty per cent. Of the morning audience
In seven churches the average audiences
in the first services are twenty-five hundred
and fly, and in the second service five hun
dred. 1t then suggests that it might be de-
sirable to try the experiment generally, Of
one service on Sunday, and after an appro-
pirate interval the Sunday school, with a
Bible class conducted by the pastor.
When we bear in mind that the vencra-
Bile and cautious DR.. Lord reaches these con-
clusions men of more limited experience
and much less practical wisdom may well
consider his proposition.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

Life insurance just now seems to be under
a cloud in certain quarters, in part through
the folly of some officials, moro through the
fears Of ignorant policy holders, and most Of
all through dishonest agents and sbystcrs
generally who have combined to blackmail
the companies. Here is one way it is done
A miserable fellow writes a damaging arti-
Gle full of all manner of falsehoods, and
threatens to publish it, and, preyipg on the
fears and proiudices of the public to injure
life insurance business, he hopes the officers
of leading companies will "buy him off,
Such is the origin of most Of the articles we
find in the dailios, just as the money articles,
especially those treating of corporations in
the Tribune are inspired by Jay Gould to
injure the railroad and other stocks con-
trolled by the Vanderbilts. Another
method Of matchmaking is to get up suits,
in the name of some policy holder, or his
family, against company, and then offer
to settle Tor large bonus. The prosperous
companies frequently have such suits.
We warn our readers against much faith
in these things, for life insurance is sound in
principle, wise in management generally
aud no prudent man who loves his family
will long be without the assured security
which it affords Here is an iustance-a
young man 81 years old insured last Octo-
Der in the Montpelier company for the bene'
fit Of his dependent mother for the sum Of
$4,000, paying quarterly premium oil
SAC, and he died few days since Of ty-
phoid pneumonia. OF course he did not
expect to die, no more than VIC do, but his
insurance made his mother secure against
any possible contingency and had he
lived fifty years the investment would have
proved good one for his heirs, perhaps a
wife and needy children. We are in no
way interested in this company, have nc
policy in it, are not even acquainted with
its officers, but having made life insurance q
matter of study for several years, and hav'
ing carried some insurance for half score
or more of years, we know it to be emf
nently wise and prudent, and therefore urge
it upon our readers, especially young men
We expect to live years yet and provide fol
those who look to us for support, but if WI
are taken away we know they are provide,
for, and that assurance affords great salts
faction.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

The long and short of it is, that Mr.. Solace
had no business on the list Of electoral
candidates. And we are credibly Informed
by good republicans that he feared as much
himself and expressed his feelings to some
sentiment politicians" who assured him that
it would make no difference. They were
eminent politicians doubtless but they were
not eminent for their knowledge Of the Uni
ted States constitution, for their patriotism,
their good sense, nor for their political sagac-
ity and morality. lie was wholly ineligible,
and when for party purposes the plain organ
ic law or the constitution is violated, the
confusion and quibbling which follows is only
what might be expected. There is an old
moral law which says something about SOW
ing the wind if we 80 elect, but the harvest
garnered must of necessity be Of the whirl-
wind, and the politicians Of both parties who
suppose the Creator will, for their special
benefit abrogate any Of the laws Of the uni
verse may expect to come to grief. There
were enough other men both eligible and
competent, and the selection Of Mr., Sollacc
stands out therefore as pioco Of party man.
euvoring and not a necessity of statesman'
ship. 1t has injured the morale Of the par
ty in this state and in other states as well
1t is no reply to say the democrats do such
things, That party is not the standard
by which our moral character is to b.
determined. If the democrats are feariully
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

The recent Episcopal congress in Boston
has attracted more than usual attention. and
this not wholly in view of the talent, or cul.
ture or position Of the men, for other relig-
ious bodies have these aud attract less atten-
ton. The thing which, above all others, has
turned the public eye on this gathering has
been the topics discussed aud their method
of treatment. Among other subjects were
these "Hhe place Of Art in Christianity"
"The Morals Of Politics" on which cx-Gov.
Bullock, Of Worcester spoke with great clear
ness and force. "The Remedy for Intemper-
ance," and kindred topics This shows that
these men have clear conceptions of the vital
needs and issues Of the world as it is. This
exhibition of sound solid common sense in
matters of Christian enterprise not only
pleases but wins the public. The world is
aching for this practical philanthropy; this
graphing with the real problems Of social
and political life. While partisans are
seeking for success by the low arts Of the pol
iticians, these men with noble zeal are en-.
deavOring by purpose and wisdom inspired
Of Christian knowledge to solve some of the
most difficult problems which tax our modern
philanthropy and craftsmanship. Bishop
Whipple has shown by his mastery treat
mont of the Indian question, in contrast with
the imbecility and corruption of congressional
methods, that the problem can be solved
when properly attempted. All these things
are signs that the old regime of plumber and
corruption and hollow diplomacy is passing
away, aud an era of purity, uprightness and
manhood is dawning.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

RESPECT FOR LAw.--The final test Of our
principle is respect for the forms Of law. If
a great party acquiesces in results which are
declared in perfect accord with those forms,
even although it believes them to be false,
it is plain that respect for law is stronger
than party spirit, and that our republic will
not be wrecked upon the rock which has
destroyed its predecessors. Such acques.
ceuce shows Just confidence that the peo-
pie will under the same forms and at the
polls, punish those who shall have committed
so monstrous IL wrong. 1t shows, further, a
consciousness that it is intellectually better to
submit for the time and seek the sure remedy
by orderly and lawful methodsthan to invoke
the awful and doubtful arbitrament of war.
If, for instance, the result of the late election
should depend upon the vote OF Louisiana,
aud, under republican auspices, that vote
should be declared for Mr.. Hayes, but with
strong general conviction that the return
was fraudulent, the country would ncqul-
esce, but the republican party would have
been destroyed. Ga the other hand, it the
count should be declared for Mr.. Tllden
democratic terror in certain parishes, again
the country would acquiesce, but the con-
seriousness that he owed his seat to force
and not to honest voting would unite the
whole North" against this party aud rout
it at the next election. Alter the furry Of
the first day of doubt, this has been the
general tone OF the great body Of the pres.
Of both parties, and the press cannot serve
the country and the principles which are
most precious to all OF us more surely thar
by steady persistence in this tone-HarPer''
| Weekly.
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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

BOARD OF AGRIcULTURE.-Gov Fairbanks
nominated, aud the senate confirmed of
course, the following persons as members Of
the new board: George S. Fassett, Enos-
burgh Albert Chapman, Middlebury; Pc
ter Collier, Burlington John Ii. Mead,
Rutland Ora Paul, Pomfret and Henry
Chase, Lyndon. 1t will be seen that Mr.,
Fassett is the only member Of the old board,
though Prof. Collier has seen service and
will be of great value to the new board.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

A colored resident of Detroit, who occa-
sioually lends few dollars on good secu-
rity, was the other day invited to lend a
neighboring cobbler $50 on a note of hand
running thirty days. Suppose dat note
comes due aud you haven't de CASH." in.
quired the capitalist "lBut will have.
"But s'poso you haven't" The cobbler
Couldn't get over that, aud he was looking
very serious, when the capitalist got a bright
idea, aud said I'VE kin fix dat You
make the note, you see. You may be good
or you may not be. I'm good and we Dol
knows it, cause here's dc cash right here
You make the note and LII back it. l know
myself, you see, aud dc capitalist who won
lend money on his own 'dOrsement hain't nc
business head on him." Aud they fixed i
that way
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

That Soaco was not elected because he
was constitutionally iucapacltated is alb
solutely certain. He could no more be
elected than the king Of the Cannibal Islands.
The excuse that is set up by the cauvassing
board for returning or declaring him as
elected, aud the subterfuge that is to be re-
sorted to for preventing him from giving an
unqualified vote and at the same time Tor SC.
curing that vote and for Hayes, justify us
in pronouncipg the republican managers in
Vermont to BIO mere pettiloggers.-N. Y.
Sun.
II is for the republican party, and espec-
tally for those who have its interests in their
keeping in Louisiana, to cut themselves
adrif, once for ALL from the corrupters Of
the franchise. They have everything to
lose by such partnership 1t would be in
6nitely better to be disorganized and des.
troyed at once, than TO gain temporary ad-
vantage by such means. 1t would only lead
to greater dishonor.-BoSton Advertiser
One conclusion may safely be drawn from
the victory or the narrow defeat of the
democratic party. The vote which has
placed thom IN this position is plain con-
fossion on the part Of the mass Of the peo-
pie that they are dissatisfied with the present
state Of the civil administration Of the coun-
try. There is no reason whatever to think
that they have gone over from a general
adherence to republican policy to general
acceptance of the democratic. But very
large number Of republicans must either
have remained neutral or have voted against
their party from a conviction that great
reform in the administration was needed,
coupled, probably, with some confidence in
MIR. Tildeus power to effect it.-LoadOn
Times
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

corrupt, the way to reform them is not to
initiate their practices surely We plead for
clean mou; men ofunimpeachablo character;
and who for conduct shall not only be "abovo
board" but above reproach also. Go thou
and sin no more, we say to the political
leaders Of both parties.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01


SHADES GIRLs.-Some Of our readers will
remember the enterprise Of Ex-Governor
Slade, of Vermont, some thirty years since,
Of sending female teachers to the West.
Hundreds and hundreds of young women of
culture from tie best Christian families of
New York and New England went. They
will also remember the ardent support Gov
ernor Slade secured from such men as Rev.
Drs. Elisha Tucker, George ID. lde, and
others. But SHADES girls, as they were
called, could not resist the Establishments Of
the young farmers of the West. They would
get married. They began by teaching other
their own. Northern Illinois, Wisconsin
and Iowa were especially benefited by this
immigration oil teachers who became wives.
Rev. DIR. Ide used to tell with gusto q story
oil the war. He had relative on General
McPherson's staff. AS the army Of the
Tennessee was fighting its way from Chatta-
nooga TO Atlanta, on u certain day McPher-
son was very hard pressed, the fighting
unusually severe. His line waverCd al
times, but on the extreme right he noticed
the extraordinary lighting qualities OF reg
iment that never wavered, but held its posi-
ton with ndomitable pluck until reinforced,
aud thus saved the day. At night this rel
alive Of DR.. lde's was sent over to that
'ronsdes regiment with generals thanks
and to make special inquiries as to who they
we're. lie found it was an Iowa regiment
all young men, and but short time in the
service and afterwards addressing DIR. ldC
said, They were most Of them States girls
! boyS'.- NY. Examiner
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01

As to who is president elect, we know not ;
it now looks as though Hayes would be
counted in, and with fairness we trust. He
is our choice Of the two men, but we want
an honest, fair count above all else. And
unless Tilden should make a worse president
than he has governor, the country would
not be imperrilled.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-01
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