Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-02

state Religions News.
The Catholics are building a new church
at Leicester Junction.
The BAPTIST church of Hydeville is being
slated and otherwise repaired.
Rev. DR.. Mckenzie of Boston preached
at the Baptist church, St. Albans, last Sun
day.
Rev. T. G. Cowper of Tilton, N. H., has
accepted a call to the Episcopal church at
Island Pond
Rev. A. NJ. Wheeler of the Barton NJ.
E. Church has been appointed town super
intendent of schools.
A son of Rev. II F. Austin of Newport
has been spending few DAYS at Suther-
land Falls, the guest of F. D. Proctor.
Rev. o r. Edwards Of Athens breaches
occasionally. and assists in special services.
He is great aid to neighhoring pastors.
Rev. l.. A. Dibble of Benson and Prof
Bruniage of Poultuev academy spoke ut
the autumn service Of the Fair Haven
Methodist church.
Rev. G. s. Smith, agent of the home
missionary society, has been preaching in
the Congregational churches at Holland,
McIndoes Falls and elsewhere.
Rev. w. j. Todd has been preaching to
large audiences at Thetford and North
Thetford. On recent Sunday he was
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Knight of Dartmouth
college.
The Bennington County Sunday school
union held lis session on Wednesday of
this week. A report Of the state conven-
ton at Bellows Falls will appear in our
next issue.
Rev. B. A. Sherwood of Sutton has ac-
cepted call from the Pine Street Baptist
church of Manchester, N. H.. and will
move at once. Sutton people will be sorry
to lose him.
The ATHENS industrial society "is rais-
| ing money for the repair of the NJ. r.
church at that place. A local circle of the
with ten members.
Rev. Drs. Mckenzie and Mason, Boston
preached at the Baptist church in 81.
Johnsbury as they were en- route for
johnson, to attend the meating of the state
Baptist association.
Rev. Dr.. A. B Earle, the Baptist evan
gelist who has been holding meetings at
Rutland, has preached over twenty thou.
sand sermons, besides doing a large
amount of other work.
Rev. H. White Of Enosburgh Falls has
moved and entered upon his duties az
rector of the Episeopp church at West
Randolph. He also breaches at Randolph
Centre Sunday afternoons.
W. H. s Whitcomb of Burlington de-
livered temperance lecture and organized
lodge Of Good Templars Mt Wallingford
recently. There were TWENTY-FIVE charter
members and the prospect is hopeful.
The wompn's foreign missionary of the
Fast Burke NJ. f church have sent
Christmas box Of toys, cards and number
less things, both useful and ornamental.
Doubtless they have acted on Miss Guern-
sevs admirable Suggestions.
Since the resignation of the Rev. f. T.
Hooker of the Congregational church,
Castleton, a score or more applications
have been received by the committee in
charge from cergvmen in that part of the
state who wish to secure the vacancy.
The Delphian lecture course of the Troy
conference academy has among its speak,
ers R. J. Burdette, Major H. c. Dean, DR..
Sims of Syracuse univnr Prof Win
chester of Wesleyan university and DR..
Buckley of the New Yorb Christian Advo-
cate
The NJ. E. Sabbath school of Bratteboro
presented their longtime superintendent.
W. II. Fuller. handsome Bible lust
before his departure. The ladies' society
gave Mrs Fuller, who had been president
of their society. an elegant silver cake
basket.
The st, Johnsburv IaIeG SAYS: REV.
E. Folsom can not only preach WE'LL but
knows how to have good garden. Among
other vegetables raised in his garden the
past summer, were four hundred splendid
heads of cabbages-enough for himself
and all his neghbors"
1t seems unfortunate that both the
| Washington county and the Bennington
county union Sunday school conventions
held their sessions at the same time as the
state convention at Bellows Falls. The
state convention was last year held at
Rutland and was success.
The Methodist church is honored with
half the public appointments at the Bel
lows Falls state union Sunday school con-
veuton-a manifest difference from their
treatment at a former Caledonia county
convention, when they were totally ignor-
ed. The convention is also held in the
Methodist church.
| The following notice appeared In several
of the state papers last week: "In South
Londonderry, October 14th, by Rev. A. B.
Enright. Rev. Thomas Mackie of Bond.
vile and Mrs. David Eddy of South Lon
donderry." The congratulations and
hearty good wishes of the MESSENGER are
extended TO Bro. Mackie.
The Herald and Globe SAYS in Castlcton
items "Rev. A. jackson, colored man,
spoke and sung at the Methodist church
Sunday evening. He is working in The
interest Of the colored race, is n South
Carolinian by birth, and obtained his free
dom in 1S47. The congregation heard
him with attention and gave him good
collection.
The Baptist church at st. Albaus recent
" had jubilee over the cancellation of
its debt. Deacon Foss, Judge Deavitt.
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