Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-10-19

Rev. c. D. r. Meacham has been sup
plying the b tptist church at Derby for the
past few ,boaths.
The Baptist church at Rutland is holding
a series of meetings under the leadership
of Evangelist Earle.
The Congregational church at Peacham
enjoyed lecture by missionary to Japan
on a recent Sabbath.
The Congregational society at Westfeld
have Just had lawn party from which
they nelted forty dollars.
Rev. George w. Burrows. pastor of the
Congregational church at Eizlbethtown,
died at the parsonage September 10th.
The Woman's Christian temperance
union has sixty branches in Vermont and
is increasing in strength and influence.
Rev. A. B. Dlscomb OF the Congrega-
tiona church, Bellows Falls, has just
returned home from an extended trip west.
Rev. W. G. Davenport of ST. Luke's
church, Church Hill, Maryland. recently
refused call to the Episcopal church at
Island Pond.
d. NJ. Camp of the Express and Sand
ard has mn autograph letter of the late
Bishop Hvcn. and speaks of him with
high appreciation.
Rev. Mr.. Ryan of the NJ. f. church,
Roxbury, has been bereaved in the loss OF
his wife and infant son, Mr.. House of
Berlin preached for him on a recent Sab
bath.
Mrs. J. X. Barney Of Providence, R. l.,
has been lecturing on temperance and
assisting in evangeistic work in Chelsea,
Barre and other places in the central part
of the state.
Rev. DR.. Porter of Townshend recently
had lawn party on his grounds, selling
over three hundred house plants. The
proceeds went towards building the doc.
tors conservatory.
Rev DR.. A. NJ. Cotton of East Hamp'
! ton, Mass, preached at his old home at
Georgia recently. He has very large
church at East Hampton and is aided by
an assistant pastor.
The Congregational Sabbath school at
Clarendon recently had harvest festival
for the purpose of raising money for a
browning piece for the spire and clock
for the inside of the church.
The ladies' of the NJ. Z. church in Brat
tleboro have been m liking special efforts
to rails money for church purposes. They
are to hold ten cent suppers each month
and are to have fair the middle of De.
cember.
The Episcopal church at Mortified is
being thoroughly reptire and the NJ. E
church is hlving lis platform remodelec
and grading done in front of ediire
Rector B ,rtlett and Pt5for Worthen are
10th LONG hard. successful work.
Rev. Church Tabor and Bro. No.t
Granger 81 arted for Colorado on TUESDAY
last on business connected with The inter
esrs of the seminary Mt Montpelier.
Bro. Tabor goes away with the express
ed consent of the preachers on the dis
trct, as given by II vote ut the preachers
meeting lately held at West Topsham.
The woman's bolrd of missions of the
Congregational church held its annua
session at Bethany church, Montpelier
Two new auxiIiare9 and six new mission
circles were reported. The receipts 70
eleven months were s. 600, and, as thu
amount given ia October is usually one
fourth of the whole this years receipt
will probably amount to $500 or $4,000
The Baptist church at St. Adams recent
ly had a jubilee over the cancellation @
its debt Deacon Foss, Judge Deavitt
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard of Mlddlebury ant
Rev Messrs Van Norden and McAnn o
the Congregational and NJ. f. churches il
st. Adams and Rev. Mr.. Chase, agent O
the Vermont Safe Baptist convention, wer
present and spoke words of congratula
ton.
Rev lRchard b. Grover, recently o
, Andover theological seminary, has jus
been installed over the Lu How Congrega
tional church \ large number of clergy
f men were present. The following wa
the order of exercises: Invocation ant
reading of the Scriptures, Rev. j. K. Flint
sermon by Rev. J. Gibson Johnson. D. ID,
Of Rutland; ordination prayer by Rev
CYRUS Hamlin, D. ID. charge to the paste
by Rev. Thomas NJ Blss of Springfield
right hand of fellowship by Rev. II. L
Slack of Chester; charge to the people b.
Rev. s. p. Cook of Chelsea. Mass. hymn
benedction by the pastor
The statistics of the Methodist Episcopa
church in this state may be interesting
Number of circuits, 173; number O
preaching places. 22l; number of effect
i've members of conference, 1874; humble
supernumerary and supernatural mem
bers, %; number Of probationers in con
ference, 10; number of pastoral supplies
p; church membership, 1928; proba
TONERS, 2,174; Sabbath school scholars o
, all ages, 77,241; number of church edi
fees, 1888; value of church editices, 1920,
70S; number of plrSonages, l24; value o
parsonages, Sl66 GOO; salaries paid tn
ministers, SS9,3l7; salaries paid the pre-
siding elders, St005; salaries paid tn
bishops, S49S; current expenses. Sl2 3S5
amount prid for missions, including tn,
woman's foreign missionary society, ,S75
amount paid for church extension, 1888
; amount paid for frcedmen's aid, 1920
amount paid for all other causes, $2,7l8
This last includes education, Sunda,
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