Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-29
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

A man of years and goodness Rev. Elisha
d. Barrett, who is probably the Oldest Pres
byterian minister in this country. lie was
born in 1899, and was graduated at Will
liams college in the same class with Will
liam Cullen Bryant. The good gray beard
is still engaged in religious work at Assump.
ton, LII. He has also private classes in
Greek and Latin, writes firm hand, can
read without spectacles and is still compare
lively vigorous.
IL don't believe in fashionable churches"
said lady, recently; "but after ALL con.
sidering that we are all too 90 to the same
heaven, perhaps it's better to keep up the
social distinctions as long as we can"
"Iow to fill a church" is a question which
many a minister and many church trustee
is anxious to solve. Sir Henry Cole an
swerel it in his own way at the recent meet
ing of the Watford Public Library. The
vicar of the parish church at Brompton gave
him permission to hold a musical service
once a week--on Tuesday. All the seats
were to be free, there was to be a ten.mln-
ute sermon, and there were 10 be five or
six hymns or psalms, sung to good old tunes,
with an accompaniment of trumpets, from
bones. and kettedrums. The. vicar gave
his assent and the service was held, an inn
mense congregation Aocking in and joining
with one consent in the hymns the effect
of which was rendered still moro impressive
by the ancient musical instruments.
Rev. Joseph Cook has been engaged to
deliver a course Of reigio.scentihc lectures
at the Chitaqua Sunday .school Assembly
and Scientific Conference next August. Rev
II. X. Meredith of Grace church will be
present at the church congress and Sunday,
school assembly.
The growth OF Professionalism in Palestine
is rapid. There are now 80 Protestant
churches in the Holy Land, aud the schools
there have 1900 pupils.
There have just been quite a large num-
Der of meetings of the Quaker kind in the
town OF Moukton. The meetings have been
very successful, and it is believed that con
siderable good will result from them.
The two esteemed preachers Of Derby
Mr.. Lorimer of the Baptist church, aud
Mr.. Haley Of the Congregational church
preached their farewell sermons Sunday
Mr.. Lorrmer goes to Georgia, VT
The Rev. Adirondack Murray, Of Boston
answers questions put to him in prayer meet
ings. One was; "Does not God help igno
rant Christians to say very wise things ?
The reply was ~ hope so, profoundly
| hope he will increase his activities in tina
direction. think there is plenty Of need
| for | can remember, only too well, grea
many people who we're certainly deep dow
enough in ignorance and foolishness and il
TASTE whose tongues were always running
like clapper in my prayer meetings, an'
whom the Lord never helped the least oil
He never even helped them to wisdom onoug
, to keep silent"
Rev. II. w. Tilden is pastor Of the Bap
fist Church, in Augusta Me-, and is highl
esteemed, especially among the children q
s his parishioners. Recently little five-yea
). old boy, who is Republican true-blue, an
|. thinks very much Of the clergyman, wa
about to retire, and closed up his bed tim
>, prayer with, 30 Lord, bless father an
, mother, and bless Mr.. Tilden; o Lord 20
| know which one | mean. "-BangOr Wa,
Charles Tufts of Somerville, Mass, fror
n whom Tufts college takes its name, died {
q his home Friday aged 90. lnheriting
. considerable fortune, and adding to it iroI
- his business as brck-maker and butche
- Mr.. Tufts was somewhat noted for his bene'
:, olence. He gave 70 acres for the site
>, the college bearing his name, and considers
- bly, to other Universalist objects.
Rev. f. Gunner has baptized and TAXI
~ into the church here and at Sutton, p. q
=, - some 46 persons during the past year.
NJ The Methodsts in the st, Albums distri
r. have leased the camp meeting ground
10 Sheldon for three years.
heard Of a very old man like myse