Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
CALENDAR-DECENBE Der.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
49, Il, %. Ember Days
n. st. Thomas, the Apostle.
-. Fourth Sunday in Advent.
%. CHaIsTMAs DAY.
u. st. Stephen, the Martyr.
II st John, the Evangelist,
p. Tho Holy lnnoeents.
10 First sunday alter Christmas.
VERMONT BIBLE SOCIETY.
The sixty-ffth annual report of the Yer
mont Bible Society has just been issued, and
from it We CLEAN the following Taking the
census of 1870 as basis, and reckoning
five persons as the average to family,
there are 66, ITO families in the State. The
average desitution in the work of this year
was nearly one-eleventh. which would give
over six thousand homes in Vermont with
out copy OF the Holy Scriptures, and thir-
ty thousand individuals. In Bennington
and one in Orleans county TALL the canvass
ers' reports given), there were, the past
year. given away and sold l l36 Bibles.
Tho receipts of the Society were 1905;
and the new year is commenced with a fund
of 81 All. In all, the State has contributed
to the Bible cause, the present year, &c.
las.
THE AWAKENING RELIGIOUS INTEREST.
All through the State, this season, there
has been notable revival of religious inter
est. both preceding, attending and follow
ing the labors Of Messrs. Moody and Sankey.
here, ard their co-laborers at Bennington.
Rutland and other towns; and 1t is
confidently hoped and expected that the work
will go on triumphantly this Winter. From
our State exchanges We take the following
encouraging facts At Clarendon there
has been series Of special meetings, in
charge Of number of clergymen. At
Athens. the gospel workers have been hold
ing namber of meetings. which the local
paper pronounces "fuil of interest and
it adds. 1.-The revival spirit which has been
for some time prevailing is deepening in its
influence" More or less protrscted meet
ings have just been held at Albany Chel
sea (where one pastor has recently baptized
twenty four persons and received thirty ol
probation) South Tunbridge (where two
score have risen for prayers. and where
one Sunday night man and his wife went
forward for prayer and went home happy
in the Lord and within three weeks they
led FIVE children, two sons-in-lsw, one
daughter law, and two other young per-
sons to jesus; Manchester; Jacksonville :
and at many other places, a rich harvest is
being gathered.
At Monkton d great revival is in pro-
gress-such as was never before known in
that town. Over one hundred souls have
been hopefully converted. Our correspOn-
dent writes 1.-The interest seems to pervsde
the entire town. and there is complete
union in pushing on the good work"
PASTORS AND CHURCHES.
The church at Spring field calls the Rev.
7. NJ. Boss, Of Putnam, CT at Halifax. Rev.
Henry NJ Hopkinson, late missionary to
Burmsh at Barton temporarily. Rev.
Lawrence Phelps, of Andoyer, Mass. /;
Clarendon. Rev. G. II. Morse.
A new and elegant Free Baptist church
was dedicated at st. Johnsbury the 4th inst.
pastor, Rev. J S. Burgess The North
Congregational church of the same town
have just laid the foundation of q new
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ereaseu oo'h III huihoei' anu 'h'eie''' 'uo
numbers having risen from about twelve to
fortv-6ye. There is also an interest in the
oaooa'n -sonooi' auo sonooi nA' JUST 'eouieu
new library. The ladies sewing society
| have. by energy and perseverance,, already
ah..ios e., IS ,. L,a.od ao,r,,s
o''"'neu iunu VI se'en nunui'u uo''ai'
Tor parsonage.
The Second Adyentists have held two
wsoLs, ror;vaI mee,;na Of Nsuork in which
great interest mas oeeh taken' anu several
| have been converted. The Adventists seem
| TO be gaining in numbers in Northern Yer
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H., - Was,vro w;,h 80, ,ron,v
oonrsrs;ons 6f,san Of wbom usrs bant;Ts3
90 sn,hrao.J ~ sd,ant iai,b
TbeP.s q. and B.AL.R.R Conneet,ou,.
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ihere mas been consl dersele SAID In our
papers and by our citizens. of late, about
the connections made at Cambridge June
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'ioli oe'Neeh 'ne fof'iahu anu osuen'ouis
and the Burlington and Lamollle railroads,
| and think we have done some Injustice to
| Col. Jewett BY our criticisms. The
trains on the Portland and Ogdensburg
road run az follows: the mail
train east leaves Sgapton at AS a. m, ar
irving at Cambridge at 6:l7, and St. Johns.
bury at 9:25. il season to make connections
with the morning train over the Passumpsic
railroad for Boston. Springfield and New
York. Ii is also necessary TO run the train
| Tins early to make connections at North
Conway for Boston via the Eastern railroad
The mail train. returning, leaves St. Johns
hurry at 5:25 u. M. on arrival of the train
over the Passumpsic railroad. and arrives at
Cambridge at $50. and at Syanton
at 10 n. m The EXPRESS train west
leaves st. Jobpsbury at $50 A. m and
arrives at CAMBRIDGE at la.4O n M and
returning from Swapton. leaves Cambridge
at 5:37 D. m. and arrives at ST. bloomsbury
tS.45n m in season I, connect with tina
night express to Boston over the Passump-
sic railroad. II trains should be run over
the Burlinpton and Lamoille To connect
with the above trains AZ CAMBRIDGE lime
tion. persons from Newport. VI. and all
Intervening noints betueen there and here
on the Passnmnsie and Portland and o.
densbnrg roads conId reach here and have
two bouIs 10 stav and return AZ far asst
Jobnshrry The sano n;,bt ord ~ Nswnort
could go TO any point on the Portland and