Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-04
RELIGIOUS INTEI.I.IGENCE.
Notes from Vermont Churches and
Pastors.


Pastors.
STATE SUNDAY-sCuooL MEETING.
The State Sunday school ASSOCIATION
holds its annual meeting in St. Johnsbury
on Tuesday ard Wednesday, October 9Th
and 9!h. A cordial invitation is extended
to all, and return checks will be given over
the railroads. The following is the order Of
exercises:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
I3O-Service Of Thanksgiving and Song.
2.Oo-rhe sunday school Work. Kew. l.. IL. FL
lot. Bradford.
23o- What can pastors, superintendent and
teachers do to bring the masses into our sunday
schools, conversational exercise
3.UO-Sunday- school mansgement-general exer-
cisrs, etc, by the convention.
3;0-Importance ana Method of Reviews.
7-,al-Song Service.
SOO-Address Rev. J. ii. Hincks, Montpelier.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
s.OO-Annual meeting of the State Sabbath school
Association of Vermont for the tIansictiOn Of bust
s.45-son- Victories
IrOO-How shall We max Q our schools moro efec-
tive Bible meetings. Rev. J. d. Emerson
undcrhill.
10: 3O-Mission or district work. Rev. NJ. A.
Wicker, Williston.
Ito Sunday School concerts J. L. Barker
ll.3O scholars WORK. By the convention.
goo p mine need of more thorough study OF
the Word.
23O-The teachers weapon, how to use it.
For his own soul By the Convention.
800 For winning sous
3l3-Questions answered.
oO-Partins words.
Benediction.
General Notes.
CONGREGATIONAL.
At the Centennial, last October, of the
First Congregational church of Royalton,
the pastor. the lamented Rev. DR.. Cyrus
b. Drake, proposed that permanent fund
of S. coo should be raised for this church,
and generously offered to give 81, 900 TO-
wards such fund. Hon. Frederick Bill
lings. of Woodstock, promptly pledged
81 900 more. Miss Rhoda Flynn, Of Royal
ton, lately deceased, increased the amount
to $4,000. 1t is gratifying to know that
the subscription of the fall amount of
s. 900 has now been completed. and is now
being paid to the treasurer The Second
Church, Broo kfield, enjoyed very pleas
ant meeting, Sept. 10th, of pastors and re-
of the various Congregational
churches of Orange county. called together
by circular. Reports from the churches
were in the main encouraging, all except
one being regularly supplied with preach
ing.
The church at Manchester extends
unanimous call to Rev. A c. Reed.-The
church at Lunenburgh calls Rev l.. W.
Ilsrris.-Rev. L. ID. Mears. of Dandy, gives
i've minutes sermon to the children before
he regular discourse each Sabbath. His wife
has a weekly mission circle o! the children.
n which the missionary spirit is cultivated.
METHODIST.
Tho Brattleboro Methodi~t- are without
'hureh building. they having the exclusive
lse of hall in which to hold services
Quite considerable fund has accumulated
or building purposes. and the society will.
doubtless, erect church structure before
ong-The ladies at SwantOn have raised
unds to repair the church at that place
ALREADY the building has been painted
and the walls frescoed and
lpnoIsltIlng, tlc., Is 10 Hollow rs lASt Us tue
unds come in. 4 revival At the village is
low conGdcntially looked ior.-The revival
It Georgia is on the increase. Several heads
# families and some interesting young men
ave been among the seekcrs.-Thc
meetings at the church in Weybridge con-
inue, with good results. Several persons
# influence profess conversion. backsliiers
ave been reclaimed, and feeling of in-
crest prevails in the community At the |
uarterly meeting held at the church at
,helsea, on recent Sunday, two persons
Tere baptized by the pastor, and five were |
eceived to membership in the church The
rayer meeting in the evening was specially |
Interesting. During the term of one hour. |
twenty-five prayers were offered, forty-three |
Individuals spoke and eighteen pieces were |
ung. One hundred and ten partook of tho |
communion n the atternOon.-The new |
hurch at Coventry is nearly completed and |
will soon be dedicated Twelve persons |
we're baptized at Dandy, the other day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bishop Bissell visited st. Johns church.
lighgatc, on Sunday, tho 18th inst, and
onfrmed nine persons -Champlsin Hall,
nder the charge OF Rev. DIR. SWEET. has
yer sixty students.-Five persons were
aptised at the Baptist church, at Town
lend, on the 18th inst.
TermO nj BOARD Of Agriculture,