Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-22
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. DIR. Pond Of Bangor, has been preach.
ing sixty-oue years in the state Of Maine.
Rev. q. @. Steele who IL 70 supply the
| pulpit OF the Congregational church at Win
ooski, for year, was ordained this week.
Five choirs Of 800 singers each are to be
organised for the Moody and Sankey meet
ings in Boston. Three Of them are already
arranged. Fog 81.
In Wesleyan Hall, Boston, Monday noon
Rev. Murk Hopkins, ID. D., delivered the 6rst
Of series of lectures on "The Scriptural
Idea Of Man" a. D 'uail
The sermon before the legislature is to be
preached by Rev. b. Il. Hamilton Of the
Elliot Church, Highlands, in the new Old
South, Boston. NO
The venerable Dr. Walker Of WaIlingford
is very low, and his recovery seems doubt
full, though no material decline has been
manifested for several days.
Very Rev. james Lynch, vicar.Geperal
Of the Roman Catholic diocese Of Hartford,
Conn, died in New Haven last week, from
the effects Of fall short time ago.
Rev. Mr.. Clements was installed pastor
Of the Congregational church 10 Fsirhaven,
on Tuesday, Rev. q. b. Hubert, d. D.,
president Of Mddlebury college, preaching
the sermon. t.sI a#.
The venerable William X. Williams Of
New York, is delivering course Of Thurs
day evening lectures on the Baptists in Church
History. He began with John tho Baptist.
A deep religious interest prevails in the
neighborhood about West Berkshire, where
Rev. d. Lewis has been laboring, and already
some 10 have experienced n change Of heart.
A colored minister, wishing TO notify bis
congregation that the Sunday afternoon SER
vices would be discontinued, said : "HereJ
after in the afternoon there will be no preach
ing in the afternoon hereafter"
Four clergymen who officiated last week
at what was intended to DO high.life we'd
ding, were paid $3.50 each, in gold. A few
years hence this very generous bridegroom
may be saving wood, or doing conductors
duty on street cars. d H"' ''
Anxiety about salvation is the most rea.
sonnbe thing in the world and We feel
ready TO ask, can that man have soul, or
know that he has one, who is careless about
its eternal happiness Is he q man or 4
brute Is he in the exercise of his reason,
or is be a maniac TAJohn Angel James.
There is one Reform" which we favor,
to wit, the abolition Of "donation parties
These nuisauces have proved SO Injurious to
ministers that it is in contemplation to have
them abolished by statute, at the next ses-
sion of the legislature. It is hardly neces-
sary TO say that they are already indictable
at common law.-BoSton TraUeller.
Somebody said to Robert Hall allow
many discourses do you think, Mr. Hall,
may minister get up each week p An,
swered Hall: "If he is deep thinker and
great condenser, he may get up one if he
is an ordinary man, two but if he is an ass,
Sir, he will produce half Dozen"
A fashionable church is place where, az
ter careful toilet, a few people come in
sit down, and what time they can get theil
mind off Of their stores, or away from tn,
new style Of hat in the seat before them
listen in silence to the minister---warrRnted
to hit no mans sins-and to the choir, who
are agreed to sing tanes that nobody knows
aud, having passed an hour in dreamy Ian
gushing, 60 home refreshed.-Talmage.
The directors Of the New Haven CANT
meeting association held their meeting il
Brandon, Dec. Is, and found the entire in
debtedness Of the association, after paying
for all recent improvements, to be abou
$3.50, with saleable materials On hand to re
duce the amount about one-third. The cos
Of improvements Of the past year has beer
| Ok 0R00 nd Nha nd fo - voal
lent condition but more work is to be don,
from year to year, as may be required.
The revival at Grand Isle is unprecedented
in extent and power. The oldest member
of the church say they have never seen it
like Whole families are coming to Jesus
and the entire community is thoroughly stir
red. The work has extended TO South Hero
The Methodist and Congregationalist churche
are sharing equally in the work. A gooC
intent is sustained at Alburgh. The goo,
influences awakened at the Gospel meetings
still continue. As many as forty have aske'
prayers. The good work was inaugurateC
through the fundamentally Of laymen 0
St. Adams.
OF Miss Smiley's work in Burlington las
week the Free Press speaks In the following
appreciative manner. In her platform min
istrations, Miss Smiley maHifests wonder
fully clear comprehension Of the meaning
and force and bearing of Scripture, and !
remarkable for her felicity Of speech an
her clearness OF expression. Supeiadded I
her intellectual power, she exercises an ex
traordinary magnetic influence over he
audiences. Her manner and her speech ar
alike impressive and secure for her the at
tention Of the most intellectual, while tn
admiration, respect and affection Of the mas
ses are drawn to her by her impressive earn
estness and the spiritual benefit they deriv
from her teachings.