Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-23
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IeTSOnuls
The four new congressman from Kanso
are prohihitionists.
The sermons of Me-. Spurgeon are bein
9 translated into Russian.
81 The Boston journal nomin ,tes CIV
t John ID, Long for vice president in 1881,
Il Rev. L. d. Foster of B B,rtonsyille prs,cb
ed very acceptably to the people of A,hen
last Sabbath.
Gen. N Z. Banks will deliver tho .d
dress at the coming agricultural fair i,
Proctorsville.
Mrs j. Ellen Foster, Esq. of Iowa
spoke for the w. C. T. U. a. St. Alban
this week Tuesday.
Kev. IL. A, Crane ofSyracuse universit,
occupied the pulpit of the NJ. f. church a
Rutland last Sabbath.
Mr.. II. w. Putnam of Benninx ton ba,
lsubscrlboI S25) toward the new NJ. f.
church at North Bennington.
Rev L. Gerry, late of Rendolpb, ba,
accepted call to his old church at Oreoor
City, Oregon, at salary of $1,000 year
Rev. A. A. Wright's summer school O
theology under the name of the "BibIe
Revision Assembly," has proved success,
Manchester Congregationalists are re-.
Joicing over the gift Of new bell for their
church, the gift of Judge Skinner q,
Chicago.
hev. g. w. Gushing, d. D., of Bradford
fa'' NJ E. church. has been spending his
vacation in Vermont among his mauy
relatives and friends.
Rev. E. P. Gilbert and wife, for elever
years missionaries in South Africa. have
returned to Castleton to educate their four
daughters in the normal school.
Twenty-Five thousand people attended
Barnum's performance at Burlington last
week Wednesday. How many felt per.
fectly satisfied when they had returned
home ?
The Boston Journal says that it II re.
ported that Rev. j. W. Osborne of Swan.
sea- Mass, has offered and has accented
the presidency Of Antioch college, Yellow
Springs, Ohio.
Kew. L. W. MoreY. formerly of the M.
f. church, Lyndon, but who withdrew
from the conference at its last session. has
accepted a call to Congregations list
church at Needham, Mass.
e. IL son of Rev. c. +. Morse of McIn.
does Falls. has been engaged 10 teach in
the st. Johnsbury academy at salary of
$500 year. He is college graduate and
student in theological seminary.
Bro. j. S. Spinney is rejoicing over
some fruit in his labors among the North
Danvllle Methodists. A deep interest is
manifest and promising young men are
devoting their lives to the service of the
Lord.
Kew. w. j. johnson of Waterbury has
been spending short vacation amono his
parlshoners of Lyndon, B lrton and Derby.
lie is looking we'll and is as efficient and
popular as ever among the Waterbury
people.
People living i'll southern countries have
always been noted for their activity when
thoroughly aroused. The latest manifes.
tatlon is that Of the Rev. Mr.. Green of
kaleigh' N. G., who baptized 40 persons
in 70 minutes.
w. a. Wheaton of Montpelier has be-
come private secretary and business mana
ger for Gustavo Satter. the noted pianist,
and is making arrangements for an ex
tended tour through Cuba and the West
Indies the coming winter.
Prof. G. E. Putney. A. NJ, for MANY
years second professor at St. Johnsbury
academy, has been appointed principal,
vice ii. F. Fuller, Ph. D., who resigned to
accept similar position in the free insti
tute of technology at Worcester, Mass.
BY actual count over fifty clergymeu
were present at the temperance camp
meeting and they included four D. DIS
and four presiding elders. These of
themselves would be sufficient to make a
rousng meeting. The impetus given at
this meeting will be long felt.
Rev. A. j. Coultas, jr., Wesleyan Uni
verslty 80, at present the popular and
successful pastor of the NJ. Il. church at
Mystic Bridge, Conn, is spending his va.
cation with his college chum, Rev. G. F.
Arms Of East Dover He gave the people
an eloquent sermon last Sabbath.
Universallsm in Ohio is weak, thew
having but % churches all old, and SO |
of them without pastors; and only about
three young men on an average gradua-
ting at the schools enter their ministry
annually. Yet it has been operating for
81 years. has college and a newspaper.
A., B. Howe, formerly editor and pub.
Usher OF the St. Johnsbury Iader, was
quite severely hurt by being dragged by
horse at recent picnic at Farlee lake.
lie Is now recovering and will ultimately
be as well as ever Mr.. Howe is at present
in his fathers store at North
Thetford.
Rev. w. S. Hazen Of the Northheld
church is soon to marry
Miss Laura Maxham. formerly of the
Union school, but later of the
St. Johnsbury academy. Miss Markham
s sister Of tho wife of Rev. L. o. Sher-
burn Of the White River Junction M. Z.
church.
Rev. NJ. D. Jump of Bennington
writes 10 the Troy Doily Times, under
late of Aug. OH, that the published
relative to his being
,allod to the Presbyterian church of {
Lansingburgh, N. Y, have been made
without bis knowledge and that he knows
nothing Of their origin.