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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-31

REFORMATION IN ARMENGA.-Arch-
bishop Mighudtcb, of Armenia. now in Lon.
don, has given an account Of the recent reforma-
tion in the Church of Asia Minor Thirteen
years ago when America0 missionaries had been
long at work IN the country, he was chosen to
combat the views Of the strangers and was thus
led TO study the doctrines of reformed Christian.
ity. He soon learned that his own Church was
full Of error, and set to work TO convince his
clergy. Abandoning his ecclesiastical work. he
began to teach, and in spite Of the persecution
with which he was treated he succeeded in
drawing around him a congregation of some 300
persons, and a frman to build a church was OBJ
tanned from the Sultan Between g3OO and
G4OO have been expended upon the edifce this
amount having been principally contributed by
the late Bishop Gobat and the late Rev. VI.
Newton who through all his difficulties have
been his firm friends The Archbishop has gone
10 England to ask for support and to acquire
better acquaintance with the English language,
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-03-31

Road in half an hour than on the whole
of the long R5lla Reale, during the entire
afternoon. But nothing in or about Ma
pies interested me so much as
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

"A paper read by the Rev. J. D. Green at the Chan
ming memorial services at Greenfield, Mass Thurs
day, April 8, 1891
Charming was more Of Christian than a
theologian. | do not mean in saving this
that one might not be Christian and a tbeo-
Logan also-he might. But it is quite pos
sible, nay, perhaps rather common, to be
good deal of a theologian without being very
much of a Christian.
In the ordinary acceptstion Jesus was not
a theologian. He is not today renowned as
theologian. And yet, perhaps in the pro-
founder sense of the term, he was the most
noted theologian the world has seen.
To be theologian in the deepest sense of
the word, is to be a reyealer or forthsetter of
God. But, in the ordinary use of the word.
a theologian has come to mean one interested
in, and skilled in, the opinions and doctrines
of men concerning God and His relations to
men and things DIR. Charming was 30 much
of a theOloRan after the divinest type, after
the fashion of Jesus, that he soon came TO
find himself in deep and ineradicabIe hostil-
ity to the popular theology and the ordinary
theologian. The common report of men,
CONCERNING Whhl Obu WAS 10 them, ne could
not accept as truthful representation of
what God really is. He lived in such vital
sympathy with the Son of God, that the spir.
it Of the Son was awakened in his own soul.
and the divine within him longed for divine
without him, more humane and more lovable
than the report of the theologians had repre-
sented Him as being It was not SO much
because Claiming was more of thinker, or
more of a metaphysician than the theologians
of his time that he differed from them, but
because be dared to think on different lines,
because he discovered more fully than they
did the vicious principle of authority, and
adopted more unhesitatingly the rational
principle which finds its authority not out
side but inside the soul. It is the principle
of Jesus, indicated in his well known, "Why
even of yourselves judge ye not what is
right"
Channing's method in theology is indicat-
cd in what he wrote concerning the import
Rnce of theological education. He said:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

The past few days have seen the liyeliest
developments yet in the Brattleboro d White
hall railroad controversy. Last Saturday
evening a ripple of excitement was caused by
the announcement that Judge Barrett had is
sued an order compelling the Vermont Val
ley railroad company to remove its track from
the Brattleboro Il Whitehall road bed within
forty-eight hours, and to cease any opposi-
ton or obstruction to the use and enjoyment
by the latter company of the rights and priv
ileges leased to it by the Vermont Valley.
Judge Barrett's injunction is given in full in
another column. Sunday morning, when the
town became astr, it was learned that J. W.
Hobart, General Superintendent of the Cen
trial Vermont road, and Mr.. Bean, road mas-
ter, had come to town by the early express
train; that the Valley road had pulled long
freight train from the west siding across the
switch and on TO the main track to point
just above the arch bridge, while another
train which had afterward come in from the
north, was standing on the main track above,
and that just in front of the lower locomo-
tive two rails had been removed. During
the day several carloads of railroad iron
which were in the train on the west siding
were unloaded, this act causing not a little ex-
element by the demand of Mr.. Waite to
know by whose authority it was being done
The reply was given that it was by order of
Mr.. Thompson, president of the Brattleboro
& Whitehall road, and the work proceeded.
Further than this there were no develop
ments until, toward night, the two rails were
replaced, the freight train was pulled of the
main track, and everything was left in the
usual order for the beginning of another
weeks business.
Monday morning gang of some - or So
men made their appearance, and, under Or
ders from Mr.. Thompson of the Brattleboro
~ Whitehall road, but under the general SUI
peryision of Superintendent Hobart, with
road-masters Bean of the Central and Shanks
of the New London Northern, began the
work of putting in third rail across the arch
bridge to connect with the Vermont a Massa-
chusetts track, a switch, track across the
turn-table to the Brattleboro Il Whitehall en-
CINE house, and of laying the three-foot track
up by the side of the Valley track on the
road-bed leased by the Valley to the Brattle-
boro 4 Whitehall road During the day this
work progressed steadily and rapidly, and
without opposition or hindrance from any
source. Indeed, Mr.. Waite cheerfully acced-
ed to Mr.. Hobart's request that he would haul
up on the Valley track the ties and other ma
terial needed for the prosecution of the work
During Tuesday the work of laying the mar
row-0nupe track WAS pushed on and early
Wednesday morning it WAS completed over
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
Mee.Ing Of Town sursrln,.nasn,..

The following business was transacted by
the superintendent at their meeting in Fay
etteville, April 9th. l. X. Batcheldor was
chosen president A set of questions was
agreed upon, and the examinations will be on
four subjects Arithmetic, geography, gram
mar, history and civil government united
The standard was fixed at 20 per cent. The
public examination will be on Saturday May
LIST and Saturday Nov eth, O'Clock A. NJ.
1t was urged that Cows Good Morals and
Gentle Manners be faithfully taught in our
schools, and that superintendent be very ex.
acting in regard to the evidence of good
morals in teachers, as the law requires.
d. L. Mansfield, SecretdyV.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

The most notable six days pedestrian con-
test yet took place at Gilmore's Garden, New
York, last week Eighteen men entered, of
whom eight kept on the track for the six days
and scored from $50 miles upward Hart
the Boston colored boy who has figured in
previous matches, won the first money, hav-
ing made jGj miles, or - miles more than
has been recorded in any previous six days
match. Pegram, the second man on the list,
is also a colored man. His distance was j43
miles. Harris victory gives him the OLeary
belt, special prize of $1,000 for beating any
previous record, $4,000, the proceeds of spe-
cial fee of $500 which each man paid to en-
ter, and his stipulated share of the gate mon
ey, making his whole winnings SlG, 9G7.GG,
or a trife over $50 for every mile he travelled
during the race.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

Rev George F. Martin will give read
ing at the Congregational church Thursday
evening, April 92d, in behalf Of the Ladies'
Benevolent society. The admission will be
ten cents.
w, T. King and his singing class assist
ed by Miss Hattie Clark on the organ, F.
hlng on the violin, and Messrs. Bridges and
wyatt, cornetists, gave successful concert
last Tuesday evening. Without particulariz-
ing, we will say in general terms, the whole
performance was exceedingly good; and for
all these services, which were gratuitously
rendered, the members of the Ladies' Benev.
client society desire to express their sincere
thanks
Mrs. Sally stockwell bids fair to cele-
brate her lOlst birthday on the 3Oth inst.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED NATIVE OF
WINDHAM County. Elliot c. Cowdin died at
his residence in New York on Monday even
ing from sudden, attack of Brights disease
of the kidneys. Mr.. Cowdn's name is ia
miliar in the annals of commercial, political
and agricultural affairs of the last quarter
century. lie was born at Jamaica, in Au-
gust, 1919, but was educated and trained to
commercial life in Boston, from which city
he removed ID 1852 to New York, where he
founded the house of f. c. Cowdin q Co.,
which for many years carried on large bust
ness in French millinery goods. He was one
of the founders of the Union League club,
for some years president of the New England
society, and very active in support of the
government during the war. He was a rep
rcsentative New Highlander, and was sincere
upright, and kind hearted, foremost in many
good enterprises, and public spirited in the
best sense of the term. He was the brother
of Gen. Cowdin Of Boston, and leaves wild
ow and six children and an estate of $500
600. In the fall of 1879, Mr. Cowdin. upon
a visit to the scenes of his carly life deliver
ed the address at the annual Jamaica town
fair, receiving warm welcome from the peo-
Pile
In an editorial paragraph on Tuesday,
the New York Times pays the following trib-
ute TO Mr.. Cowdins life and public services
The sudden death of Mr.. Elliot c. Cow
din is something more than a very sad be-
reavement for his family and friends it is
an irreparable public loss. Mr.. Cowdin be-
longed to that not over-numerous class of
business men who possess public spirit in the
highest sense of the words. His cooperation
was never asked in vain for any movement
intended for the public good. Even when
engaged in the cares Of active business. he
gave ungrudgingly Of his time and money for
the promotion of worthy ends in party poll
tics and for enterprises of social and educa-
tional reform. Had we score of such men,
the Republican party in this city would have
far healthier organization and a much more
brilliant future than it now possesses on the
perpetuation of such influence as his depends
much of the vitality and more of the purity
of the government of large communities by
democratic methods Unfortunately, be
leaves place that but few persons have at
once the power and the disposition to fill"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

E D. Mansfield ia the Cincinnati Gazettel
Grant will have the largest number of dele
gates at Chicago. and Blaine the next. This
Is quite evident. Sherman, as it now looks,
will have comparatively a small number
But it does not at all follow that either of
them will be nominated Grant will hardly
be nominated, unless there shall be so large
preponderance in his favor as to make his
nomination clearly the voice of the party, and
that will probably not be the case Blaine
can be nominated with the aid of a part of
the Grant delegates, ard it is not at all GER
tain he won't be. Sherman has no great
strength, and it is not obvious from what
quarter he can draw any. The idea that he can
get any considerable part of the South seems
to me preposterous, and certainly there is no
evidence of it. In the Northern States don't
see any State for him but Ohio, which may
give him a complimentary vote On the
whole, it seems not unlikely that the three
candidates for whom the newspapers have
made so much noise, and who will have on a
first vote the great part of the delegates will
be dropped and another man taken up. Who
shall he be: No man deserves it so much as
Hayes. Surprising, however, that he is not
made a candidate and supposing also that
the people really wanted the best fitted man
for the place, then Judge Edmunds is the
best man in the field. He is far superior TO
Washburne i'll ability and experience, he is
pure in character, and he is precisely what
the Republican newspapers have been asking
fora man utterly unassailable from any
point What more can they ask !: He is the
most unexceptionable candidate mot except
ing Hayes in the field He differs from
Sherman in two points first that he is not
himself a candidate and secondly. that he is
not great financier in the sense of being at
the head of the Treasury Experimentation
of which are in his favor before the people
There is probably no man in public life
whose record is more clear than that of Ed
munds. But let that go. All the candidates
will be fully discussed at Chicago. There
need be no fear that Conkling or Cameron,
or any half dozen politicians, are going to
control the convention. The delegates will
come from the people and will be too large a
body together to be controlled by half doz-
en- men. If the first ballot does not nominate
a candidate, then the State unities, which
have been talked about, will all be broken
up, and We shall have q better and clearer
judgment of the people expressed. Few people
seem to understand that the days of caucuses
and cliques and leaders are gone. We have
30, 900, 600 people, larger number than were
ever represented in one body on the face of
the globe. They will be represented at Chi
cago by the delegates of forty-seven States
and Territories, and the majority of these
will represent the majority of the people.
Upon the whole. whatever the nomination of
the Chicago Convention may be- it will very
probably be a good one. and represent fairly
the opinions of the Republican people, and
probably in no event will it be opposed by
any considerable number of Republicans
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

We have from time to time heard of
Congressman Tyler, during the past winter,
as doing diligent and effective work in his
Committee on War Claims, which is one of
the most important of the House standing
committees and we notice from the Con-
gressional Record of last Saturday that on the
day previous Mr. Tyler reported adversely
to the House on some thirty bills and pc
titions for claims growing out of the war of
the rebellion. These thirty claims represent
ed over half million dollars and their care
full examination and final rejection is q saw
ing to the government to that extent. OF all
the work done by Members of Congress or
Senators, that done in committee is the most
important and laborious, while it is at the
same time least appreciated by the people, for
the reason that it makes no show or outward
demonstration. In the case of Mr.. Tyler, his
committee duties have compelled him to en-
ploy the services of q shorthand amanuensis
regularly during the winter to enable him to
present in writing the results of his examina-
ton of the claims requiring his considerations
and what is true of him, as regards the
amount of work required, is true to a greater
or less extent of all competent members who
occupy places on important committees.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

The Edmunds boom continues on the
even tenor of its way and the Grant and
Blaine organs continue to be thrown into
cold shivers at the mere mention of Mr.. Ed
mundss name. This is the Tribune's latest
illumination on the question:
1T remains to be seen whether Mr. Ed
munds will be allowed to exercise a citizens
rights to decline support for an office which
he has no ambition to fill, or whether the per-
sons who have formed themselves. without
his knowledge and consent, into an Edmunds
party, will still insist that the Office must seek
the man who seems to have positive distaste
for it,"
1t is evidently impossible (or impracticable)
for the Tribune to see that the real strength
and popularity of the Edmunds movement
lies in the fact that it was started and goes
steadily forward without his knowledge and
consent"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
THE ORGAN CASE.
DECISION or T'HE COURT on THE
MASTERS REPORT

Below we publish in full the opinion Of the
Court in the celebrated organ case Of Burdett
VS.. Estey & Co., as announced by Judge
Wheeler at an adjourned term Of the Circuit
Court at Rutland on the 9Th lust This opin-
ion is the concurring judgment Of Judges
Blatchford and Wheeler, who sat together in
at which time the cause was deliberately ar
gucd on the report of the master and the ex-
coptions taken thereto, by Hon. L. ]. Phelps
and Z. W. Stoughton for the plaintiff, and by
Messrs Dickinson. d Beaman for the defend
ants. Notice was given that an appeal would
be takon, and Judge Wheeler ordered e1ecu-
ton stayed for ten days, to allow defendants
time in which TO file an appeal bond
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
Rev. Lewis GrOut ON the Condition
OF the Freedmen.


Rev Lewis Grout, agent of the American
Missionary Association, which has for its OBJ
ject the education of the freedmen, present
ed the claims of that society to the Congre-
gational churches of this city Sunday He
carefully avoided party questions, and be-
cause of their connection with politics omit
ted any reference to the Ku-Klux atrocities
and shotgun policy in the Southern States.
But he fully justified the Southern exodus,
and gave facts from official reports, from his
own observation, and from reports made by
teachers whom he personally knew to be
truthful and trustworthy, which placed in
clear and strong light the outrageous oppres-
sions under which the colored men are suffer
ing in the cotton States. The accounts pre-
scented by him of the working of the abomi-
nable contract system of conyict-labor in
Georgia, under which thousands of black
men and women are, for the most trivial Of
fences, sentenced TO the chain gangs for long
terms under which las a single instance) a
dead, working out a sentence of forty gears
at hard labor for an attempt to steal :" and
under which the mortality among the half
starved and over-worked colored 'convicts"
has been as high as ten per- cent a month !;
as also of the cases in which land is rented to
the colOred men at an annual rent of four
times the fee simple of the land, and of the
extortion and abuse at the hands of the
whites which in large sections of the South
make the condition of the blacks in nominal
freedom less tOlerable than it used to be in
slavery, were of strong interest and must
have moved every hearer to sympathy for
the victims and indignation for their oppres-
SOrS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

PRoFEssoR NoRDESsKJoLD is man of forty
six, short and broad shouldered. He has
large nose, mouth drawn down at the cor
ners and pair of almond-shaped Finnish
eyes, which look out at the world through
spectacles. His small, dropping moustache
and his abundant hair, which is fattened
down and parted on the left side, are of a
light color. His expression is said 10 COM
bine something of disdain and great deal of
sang, troid. The professors title is purely
honorary-he has never acted as professor
in reality. He belongs to an old and noble
Finnish family, and is the father of five chill
dren. He is man of magnificent acquire
ments, but he is very modest and talks little.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

News of horrible sacrifice of human life
comes from Mandelay, the capital of Bur
NAH. The king of Burmah is very sick and
in order to allay the anger of Buddha and in
duce the invisible powers to 'let up" on the
king and allow him to be restored to health,
700 men, women and children have been bur
led alive under the walls of the capital
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

Gen. Grant was kindly and heartily receiv-
ed at Vicksburg, Monday. The general Wis
tied the national cemetery and made an ex-
cursion. up the river to the famous canal. At
the court house, in reply to welcoming
speech, Gen. Grant said he knew nothing
could again array the blue against the gray,
and he believed the dawning prosperity
pie than the past fifteen years had done. He
dned with Judge Speed and went to Mem
phis in the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
G9eDermont4 Banit.
BRATTLEBOROi
FRIDAY, APRIL 1G, 1850.

The Edmunds men in Massachusetts, feel
sure of a strong majority in the Republican
State convention to be held at Worcester to-
day. OF 1870 delegates reported up to Tues
day night, u were openly pronounced for
Mr.. Edmunds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

reports from the peach-growing districts
are very favorable as to the present condition
Of the orchards. They are now in full bios
som. Examination has proved that the re-
cent period of cold, following upon the un-
seasonable mildness, has not injured the
buds to any material extent, rs was feared
would be the case.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

1t is rumored that Gov" Bingham is in.
elined to withdraw from his long held posi-
ton of Democratic candidate for Governor
OF Vermont and that Mr. Atkins, and the
little knot of politicians whom he admits to
voice IN the Democratic councils, intend to
substitute the name of our respected towns
man, E. j. Phelps, at the head of their State
tcket.-BWrIihgtOH Free Pres.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

The Senate in executive session on Friday
confirmed James i. Angel of Michigan, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary of the United States to China, aud
John B. Swift of California aud VIM. II.
Prescott of South Carolina, to be commits
sioners to China. Washington specials say
that the commissioners will not leave until
Congress has made an appropriation to de-
fray their expenses and pay their salary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16
VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBoRo, FRIDAY, 10 1880.

the Court, and will become operative wh,n
the Brattleboro q Whitehall railroad COM
pany shall have filed with the clerk of the
Court of Chancery within and for the county
of Wndham a bond in the penal sum of
$1,000, with surety to be approved by said
clerk conditioned according to the 27th chan
Gerry rule.
Done in court in Woodstock in Windsor
county this 9th day of April, A. d. 1880.
Signed JAMES BARNETT,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-04-16

The bond called for in this order was filed
in the Clerk Of Courts office at 5:lj on Sat
urday afternoon, and service of the order
was made upon S. NJ. Waite by Sheriff But-
terfeld of Saxtons River an hour later
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-05-01
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