Connecticut western news., 1880-04-14

ter dated "London, Nov. IT, lf5s." The American evening paper of to-day, publishes to-day's proceedings in the Old World. The Gazettes before us contain advertisements for runaway slaves, negroes for sale, etc, and an ad' vertisement for lost ''cheft, containing fun dry articles of mems apparel" etc, signed Hannah Deming, Canaan"
 The pulpit of the Congregational church was most acceptably filled last Sunday by the Rev. MT. Gordon of Cambridge, Mass
 gave masterly discoura" - "n' of re.son;.- ~, and, by his deptl .-.s, thrilling eloquence and power
 full magnetism, commanded the closest atten
 tion of his appreciative audience. His tex
 was taken from Luke, ": and 2: "AnG Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordon, and was led by the spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted o1 the devil" No summary could do the sermon justice. It should have been heard to be ap. preciated. The lesson drawn was designed to show the necessity of eternal vigilance against the multiplicity of temptations con- stantly assailing us, and the elements with which they are to be surmounted. MT. Cor don is young Scotchman, who was taken up as waif in New York several years ago, placed in an orphans Home, and educated for the ministry, in which profession there is un. doubtedly brilliant future awaiting him.
 The New York conference, in which the Methodist churches here and hereabouts are included, has been in session in New York City the past week. Presiding Elder A. K Sanford of the Poughkeepsie District, reports that the churches under his care are in a fourishing condition, and have made good progress during the year in paying of their debts. Housatonic has pad off $500 on it's church debt, Sheffield has cancelled an old debt of $9oo and Falls Village one of fSl ,OoO ; West Stockbridge has bought parsonage worth $l 200. and Hartsville one at $500. In this village $23O was spent in repairs on the church, and repairs were also made at North Egremont and elsewhere. There are now sixty-four charges in the district and one hundred and ten regular preaching appoint ments. The salaries of pastors have been generally kept up and fully paid, with few ex. captions. A new hymnal has been introduced, and revivals have prevailed to some extent. Elder Sanford thinks the Pine Grove Camp meeting is one of the best in the country, and that it is doing great work in strengthening the bonds of Methodism in the district and surrounding region Courier.
 At the annual meeting of the reading room association last Saturday night, MT. D.. L. Freeman was elected President, to succeed Rev. R. I. Bodley. who declined reelection notwithstanding the unanimous request of the association. D. L. Peirce was reelected Vice President; E. D. Lawrence Treasurer; Miss s. W. Adam, Secretary; Miss s. w.. Adam, N. 0. Ward and A. T. Roraback, Ex- ecutive Committee. The auction sale of pe- riodicals, etc. brought nearly $S. There are now over $l00 in the treasury, with which to continue the institution another year, and considerable interest is manifested. The reading room now enters upon the third year of its existence, with every prospect of be. coming permanent fxture' in our village, which speaks well, in view of the fact that similar institutions which were born simults neously with this, in adjoining towns better able to support them, have given up the ghost after struggling through one year of grief and pain. Among the papers and magazines sub scribed to for the ensuing year, are the follow: mg: New York Tribune. with Sunday edi, tion, New York Sun, Springfield Republican, Hartford Courant Hartford Times, Harper's Magazine, Harper's Weekly, St. Nicholas, Scrlbner'a Agriculturist, Winsted Herald Berkshire Courier, CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS, Boston True Flag.