Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-12-20
STATE NEWS.
Religious Intelligence.

ADDISON COUNTY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
A meeting of this body. in the special
interest of foreign missions. will be held
with the church in Addison, on Wednesday
evening. Jan. s;h. 1879, to be followed
with other services mex. forenoon. IL is
earnestly desired and hoped, that all the
churches in the association will be repre-
sented by their pastors, and full delegations
of members. The following are among the
| speakers and subjects Mrs. K. NJ. Luther,
Bennington, The Karens'; Rev. }. X
| Richardson. Rutland, Comparative value of
Missions; Rev R. ". Luther, Bennins-
ton, Methods of Work; Rev. Chas
Hi bbard. Vergennes, characteristics of
Heather Converts; Rev. W. S. Mckenzie,
d. D., Boston, Mass, The Teloogoos ="
Music by a full choir. Collections and
subscriptions for missions. Delegates by
railroad will find FREQ conveyances fer
Addison in waiting at Vcrgennes dtpot,
Wednesday afternoon, on arrival of 4
O'Clock trains from north and south. A
BOuCLhi 10 tAtCuuGu
Entertainment will be chcerfully provided
for all who give seasOnable notice to the
undersigned Of their intention to be present.
r NoTT, Associational Secretary.
Addison, VT. Dec 18th, 1878.
IN GENERAL.
Meetings are reported with good results
in Pawlet with score Of cJnversiOns) 4;
East Warren (thirty-fve conversons) and
Bristol, where the outlook is particularly
encouraging.
Rev Father Coming ham. who resides in
Middlebury, has charge of the Catholic
parishes in MiddIebury, Vcrgennes. Bristol
and Charlotte, which number. in all, about
four thousand members Father Cunning
ham has, since his establishment. built a
fine church cdifce in Vergenncs and one in
Bristol. A resident assistant has been ap
pointed to relieve him. in measure, of his
duties in Vergennes, viz Father kerlidou.
from France.
Rev.S F. Dean, Of Lunen burgh, accepts
call from the BIptis. church at Groton.-
Rev. A. q. Reed will be installed pastor of
the Congregational church at Manchester,
Dec I9.h.-Rev. W. II. Walbridge will rt-
main another year with the Liberal church
at Stowe Rev. g. b. Wheeler was recent
ly ordained as pastor of the Baptist church
at East Bethtl.-Rev George l.. Walker. of
Brattleboro. ha. received call from the
Il IL
Mass.
The Norihfield Church i. said t1 have the
largett mem oership Of any Connected with
the Vermont Methods. Couierence.-Th
first Methodist society organized in Vermont
was in Tershire during the year 1876, ami
through the efforts of Rev. Nicholas Snea-
then. Shortly after this. Church was
formed at Barnard. and in 1877 one in
Barre. In l7ss Rey. Abner Wood and Rev.
Joseph Mitchell were assigned labor on
what was then termed the Vergennes cir
cult; and in the following year Lorerzl
Dow commenced work upon circuit lying
north and east Of Burlington. Among the
early preachers were Ralph Williston. Jo-
seph Crawford, Henry Ryan. Robert Dyer,
Peter Vannest. Elijah Chichester, jesse
Lee, Tima,.y Dewey, Truman Bishop.
Thomas B.aLGh. james Coleman. Libin
Clark, Ezekiel Garfield. Solomon Lsngdon,
Paul Dustin, Samuel Draper. Oliver Beal,
Elijah Hedding, Ebenezer Washburne and
Daniel Young.
Our Plainfeld correspondent, writes
Upon ground well frozen. and just whiten-
ed with snow, on all the upper Winooski.
thermometer about 20o a gentle fall Of
snow began at eight a. m. Monday morning.
Ii continued all day, the thermometer slow
ly rising, till Tuesday morning. there was
about four inches when it gradually chan
ged to rain All day, Tuesday, rain fell
more heavily towards night, with rising
wind. At 10 p. m, thermometer was up to
So wind gale, and the snow just slid eff
into the watercOurses. Wednesday morn
ing, the snow is all gone, the channels Of
the streams are fuller than they were last |
Spring.
At Orwell, last Sunday, Walter Utridgc.
" hile skating on the lake, fell through the |
ice and was drowned. His parents heard
bis cries and went to assist him, but were
too late.
Golden weddings Mr.. ard Mrs. Ker-
dali Beard, OF Orange, December 4th Mr.. |
and Mrs. A. W. Tewkshury, Of West Ran
noInh Decemher 9Th