Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-02-02
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

VuuIOui pIehcnes One-nhlt OF the Une ~
Berkshire Center.
Rev. DIR. Bri1gmnn, pastor Of the En-.
manuel Baptist church Of Albany, has do.
clined the call Of the Madison avenue Bap.
list church.
The American Missionaries at Constanti-
nople publish weekly newspaper. The
Armeniaps "poke fun" at it by calling il
"The Lords Semi.oficial Organ"
Rev. Mr.. Johnston, of St. Albans is de-
livering course of Sunday evening lectures
on biblical topics. Last Sabbath evening he
completed one on footprints of Revela-
ton"
The latest recipe for true eloquenco was
given by q minister at camp.meeting.
Here it is "Get your self chuck full Of the
subject, knock out the bung, and let nature
caper."
A conscientious pastor Of a Congrega-
tional church in Cambridge, the Rev. d. o.
Mears, has asked that his salary be reduced
from $500 to $4,000 because of the pre-.
vailing depression in business.
The Congregational church at Madison,
Wis, Rev. @. II. Richards, pastor, which
was only seventy-fve strong nine years ago,
now numbers 374 members. The Sunday
school has had an average attendance the
past year Of three hundred.
A clergyman lately addressed his female
auditors as follows "Bo not proud that the
blessed Lord paid your sex the distinguished
compliment Of appearing first to female
after the resurrection, for it was done that
the glad tidings might spread the sooner"
This years lecture course of the New
York Sunday-schoo association on the Bible
includes such speakers as Bishop Simpson,
DR.. Il. A. Washburn, DIR. Geo. Dana Board
man, President Porter, DIR. Booth, Chanel.
lor Crosby, Rev. DR.. II. S. Storrs, and Prof.
q. A. Briggs.
There are, however, churches up town
which are so fashionable that they can afford
to ask a high price for frequonting them ;
and there are a great many of the citizens
Of New York who may not be willing to be
doorkecpers in the house Of the Lord, but
who yet are ready to pay handsome price
for 6rst-cass pew somewhere along the
middle aisle.
The Moody aud Sankey meetings in Chi.
cago have closed, aud an effort is being made
to calculate the result Of the two months re-
vival. The final meeting was intended for
new converts exclusively, and about eight
thousand persons applied for tickets of ad-
mission, but not one in ten had joined any
church as yet, and few seemed to have an y
preference. Their names and residence
were taken, and they will be looked after b y
the pastors of the city, Thus far 1873 s
members have been added to the church es
since the revival began.
Mr.. Moody's meetings opened Sunday
last with great success. The crowds not
only filled the tabernacle, but several of the
adjoining churches such as Clarendon, and
Berkeley, and Arlington street churches, and
then thousands went away without gaining
admission anywhere. The daily papers are
filled with reports Of these services, and
what is more noteworthy, they speak in the
highest terms of Mr.. Moody and his meth.
DDS. There is none Of that sneering so often
seen in the secular press. The Boston Herald,
for instance, rejoices in the prospect of mo raj
good to the old city. Others speak in high
est praise of Mr. Moody's common sense way
of dealing with the truth and with men.
This is what the Journal of Wednesday
said: There can be no doubt, after the OK.
perience Of the past three days, of the deep
interest which pcrvadcs our city and the
surrounding country in the work of the
evangeists, Messrs. Moody and Sankey.
The great crowds which attended the open.
ing meetings on Sunday were attributed in
part, by many, to mere curiosity to see and
hear these two men, whose fame is world
wide. That this interest is deeper than
more curiosity is evident from the great
crowds who have througed the prayer meet
ings at noonday-which yesterday packed
fremont Temple to its utmost capacity, and
Which to-day, it is thought, will overflow in-
to the Meionaon or Park Street Church
both of which will be held in readiness 1t
may safely be said that never before was
there such deep, earnest, religious interest
manifested in our city and its vicinity as
there is to-day, and those most intimately
connected with and engaged in the work are
looking with confidence for a speedy and
very extensive work Of grace as the result
of these meetings.