Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-23
State Religious Items.


Repairs have been made on the exterior |
and interior of the Montgomery Congrega-
tional church.
The annual session Of the Grand Lodge
of the 1. o. Of G. T., will be held at Rut.
land in January.
Efforts are being made by the Rev. B.
W. Atwell of Newport to form an Episco-
pal church at Newport.
Rev. N. +. Cobleigh has been engaged
to supply the McIndoes Falls Congrega-
tional church another year.
The Ne,os cronicles the arrival of Rev
E. L. Latham of the NJ. E. mission at
Aspinwall, Isthmus of Panama.
Rev. Mr.. Booth of the Mortified Uni
versalist church will give a series of lee
lures to the people of his parish on
Genesis.
Rev. DR.. Cyrus Hamlln OF Middlebury
college is lecturing in the western part of
the state on topics of interest to missionary
students.
Rev. F. L. Small. formerly known as
Des. Small Of Springfield. preached at the
Congregational church, Northheld, No.
vember 18th.
Rev. Geor re Porter of the Townshend
Congregational church has just completed
green house in which he has placed over
1900 plants.
Rev. Mr.. Burnham. the Boston evangel-
ist who labored so successfully at Grolon,
VT. has now commenced series at St.
Johnsbury, Vt.
The week Of prayer for young men was
observed in Pawlet last week by the
holding of union services, alternately at
the two churches.
Rev J. II. BIbbitt. of the Swantor
Congregational church, preached Az inter
ting sermon to the young men, Sunday,
November 18th.
R,v. G. f. Hunting, formerly of Milton.
Ii poet. preacher and lecturer has accepted
u Gall to the first Presbyterian church III
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Rev. G. 4 Arms of ST.. Adams Bay |
chaplain and Rov.L Hubbard of Lu 'loS
is one of the wee presidents of the gram
reform club OF Vermont.
The young peoples society Of the 5
Albums Bay NJ. E. church gave an oyster
supper a short time since for the benefit oil
the church furnishing fund.
The Rev. B S. Taylor, who has gone to
Aspinwall to reinforce the mission and
school of Rev. E. l. Latham of the NJ. E.
church. WAS formerly of Wey bridge, VT.
I Oliver Johnson, who was recently con-
demned by the Peacham Congregational
church for teaching heresy, has secured y
position on the New York Evening Post.
The Methodist society at Bakersfield
nave been rearranging their vestry and
making various improvements. Last Sab.
bath they held a very interesting Sunday
school concert.
Rev. w j. Johnson, vf the Waterbury
NJ E. church, and Rev. j, E. Wright, OF
Montpelier, have been delivering interest,
ing lectures before the students and citi.
Gems of Waterbury, Center.
The St. Adams Messenger says: 1.-The
number and coarseness of indecent photo
graphs exposed in show windows grows
more and more noticeable. The police
Journals do not approach them in indelica-
cy."
Rev. N. F. Perry, of the Bellows Falls
NJ. E. church, 10 abundant in lsbors and
is winning the respect and esteem of the
parish, securing increased attendance upon
the means of grace and diligently workin e
to advance the prosperity OF the Lords
kingdom.
At the recent session of the grand tenn
persnce reform club at st. Adams, Rev.
Merritt Hulburd, of the Burlington NJ, f.
church, delivered m eloquent lscture to
IN audience of over 400. Bro. Hulburd is
acknowledged to be the leading temperance
speaker in the state.
Miss Emma c. Poland. of the Water
bury graded school, graduate of the
seminary, class of '7s, goes to Milton to
leach the coming winter, at largely in
creased wages, This is but an index OF
the success which nearly all the graduates
f our seminary are achieving.
During the past year the Congregational
church at Westminster has been supplied
With great acceptability by Arthur W.
Chrell of the senior class. Dartmouth col
lege, Bro Tirrsl contsmpstos joining
be Methodist ministry upon the compile
ion of contemplated theological course
It Evanston.
rhe family of R-v. w. j johnson Of
H. Waterbury NJ. E. church have been i'll
- some weeks. For the past two and
u"-half years sickness has clouded his
10 ne for the greater part of the time and
q this respect his lot has been An excep-
nonsly hard one. Notwithstanding these
drawbacks he has continued to Increase in
,cceptability and usefulness.
Rev J. ID Beemsn. of the Swanton NJ
E. church, has been in attendance upon
he annual meeting of the church exten-
lou committee al Philadelphia and of the
| mia
York. In the Aduocate'S report of the
after meeting ne received the title of DR.
This is only an anticipation which will
doubtless ere long beco me a reality.
Peacham Congregational church is in
trouble again. Rev. A. w. Wild, the
pastor, was accused of extensive plagiarism
IN his memorial sermon on Garfield which
was subsequently published. He has since