Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-19
THE DISCUSSION.


The Rutland Globe reproduces the &C.
count of the Baptism OF the Green Noun
tairs. by Rev. Samuel A. Peters, who was
once elected bishop of the Episcopal church
OF Vermont The account first appeared in
print in this country somewhere about
1901, and is as follows:
V6rd Mont was a name given to the Green
Mountains. in October, 1863, by the Rev.
DIR. Peters, the first clergyman who paid a
visit to the 80, 900 settlers in that country,
| in the presence Of Colonel Taplin, Colonel
| Willcs, Colonel Peters. Judge Peters and
many others who were proprietors of a
large number of townships in that colony.
The ceremony was performed on the top of
a rock standing on high mountain, then
named Mount Pisgah, because it prOuided to
the company, clear sight of Lake Cham
PLAIN at The ieest, and of the Conneciicut
Rirer at the east and overlooked all the
trees in the vast wilderness at the north and
south
The baptism was performed in the follow
Ing manner and form, ri-; Priest Peters
stood ON tho pinnacle Ct the rock, when he
received Il bottle of spirits from Colonel
Iaplln; then, haIanguing the company
with short history of the infant settle
ment, and the prospect OF its becoming an
lmpregnable barrier between the British
colonies IN the South. and late colonies of
the French in the North, which might b,
returned in the next century to their late |
owners, Tor the sake OF GOVERNING Americ, |
by the different powers of Europe, he con- |
tlnued, I'VE have here met on the rock |
Etam, standing on Mount Plsgah, which |
makes p part OF the ererlIsiiAq k;R the |
spine Of Africa, Asia and America, hold |
ing together the terrestrial hail, and d.; |
yidinI the atlantic from the Pacific Ocean.
Ia dedicate and cOnsecrate this extensive |
wilderness 10 God manifest in h,=saa Hesh
and 10 giie 1t Il new name worthy oi the
Athenians and ancient SpartaBs which new
name Is Verdi Mani. Ia token that her
mountains and bulls shall be ever green
and shall never die >" And then poured
The spTtS AROUND him. and cas-; the battle
on the rock Etam. The Ceremony beiny
over the company descended Mount P!Suah.
and took rcfreshpent in log auuse, kept
by Captain Atley. where tbgy spent the
night with with great pleasure.
The Globe aais
1t may he proper to say that the account
% the baptism aside from tho tact that
Rev pr. Peters WAS u notorious liar, bears
upon Its lace Inherent evidences If il I'M
probability
Thus same Rev Dr.. Peters has >,me
on the name ci Vermont. saving
Slice Nerdmont became Il State, its zen
arai assembly have seen tit To change the
-peliing Ierd-mout, Greon Mountain, To
hat of Vermont, Mountain of Mag !
COTS. Roth words are French and. il
ihe iormer spelling Is to give place to ,
he latter, it will prove, that the STATE
rad rather be considered IA u mountain
: OF worms, than an evergreen montaiu." 9
he Reverend Doctors venom, if it is yeL.- :
'm, may. perhaps, be accounted for hy she
act that he was = notorious Vur,, ana that
us property IN Nermou. ~as saniiscated by
he authorities 2..i .ae proceeds thereof ap-
'liei e - sdppOrt OF the State govern o
.eht. But We leave 1t to phIlOlOgIsts To 1t
etermine which Ot the authorities we have q
oierred to Is correct as to the derivation oY !.
he name, or whether, after al, one at the y
arliest OF AmeF,Qan "a ,3tteegs ~ correct n
n giving il - !Eom the Latin 81" Ter Mons. .
irre0 Mountains"
Our latin IL lii,io rusty but II We are l..
ut mistaken, Yer means Spring. and not ii
rcen, in Latin. There can be no question,
e should say. that the name Vermont u c.
ON the French, Terd Mont =