Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-08
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II is stated by its president. Dr. K. II.
Rust. that nearly every student in the
Wesleyan female college, Cincinnati. o.,
has been converted.
The Boston journal says that the Rev.
George c. Min. the atheistic clergyman
of Chicago, closed his last Sunday IS service
with the following benediction: May we
be kind to each other. and spend our days
in peace and quietness together" Mr..
Min is thirty-one years of age.
A good example of aggressive work is
set by the Louisiana conference of the NJ.
E. church, which has added twenty.three
appointments to its list during the past
year. Twenty-Five deacons were ordained
at the present conference session, and
there is yet demand for more young
men.
The Richmond ChrtStiaa Adcoca,e says:
4" We are not surprised to learn that the
Hon. w. W. Corcoran, amid all his noble
benefactions. has kindly responded in aid
OF noble young man striving for an edu-
cation at Vanderbilt University. Money
put into mind and brains will multiply for
good through ages to come
neither drink wine nor give it 10 nv
guests. Strong drink Is the curse of the
country and the age. Sixty thousand men
IN America every year lie down in the
grave of drunkard. Drink has murder
ed my best friends. and hate it. 1t bur
dens mo with taxes, and denounce it us
4 nuisance, on which every honest man
should put his hcel.-Ds. j. q. Holland.
When single issue of one of our great
papers, which makes practice Of maxim"
reports of the kind every week, reports
5.43O conversions occurring in the Metho.
dist church, it is time for the croakcrs
about the efficiency OF our church being
ended to cease their complaints and Join
the ranks Of those who work for Goil and
give him the glory Of the results.
Rev. DR.. A. G. Ilaygood, president of
Randolph Macon college and author OF
Our Brother in Black" and Rev. DR.. A
W. Wilson, secretary of the missionary
society and editor of the Missionary Mag
azine, are mentioned as the two most
prominent candidates for the bishops to be
elected at the coming session of the gen.
eral conference ofthe NJ. f. church. south
The Leipsic Missionary Society, whose
work is among the Tamils of India, reports
the total number of converts thus far about
10000. Last year, 544 were added to the
church. The society employs nineteen
ordained missionaries and fifty eight cate
chists for AGO towns and villages. In ad
iition to these, there are 173 teachers in
1913 schools, with 2,43S scholars.
A paper before quoted says; There
are nine pastors of leading churches in
New York who were once Methodist
preachers, viz: w. +. Watkins, d. D..
Rev. Dr.. Armitage. Rev. Msrvin Il.
Vincent, Rev. Robert Collycr, Rev. NJ.
Davis (who has just left and is replaced
ny DR.. Newman,) Rev. Mr.. Lloyd, DR..
Rylance and DR.. Deems. Many more
could be named. There is some glory in
being training school.
George e.. Cannon. who received the
largest number of votes fer territorial dele
| uata IN pnpOrooo from, ITtah hoo Loar 10
fore committee of the House, and among
other things, he declared that mo woman
could secure exaltation in heaven unless
united in marriage to a later-day saint of
the Mormon church on earth" lie also
declared that he believed polygamy to be
enjoined by divine revelation. This was
his statement under oath.
The Independent says: The salvation
army appears to be making great head
way in England. The religious ccnsuses
which have been taken in so many towns
and cities give some idea of the strength
of the army. 1t would appear that its
meetings are better attended than those Of
the various churches. At Gateshead on
single Sunday the aggregate attendance
was l,03j; In Hull, 1891; in Sheffield,
4,0Gi; in Nottingham, 4,24j; in Bradford
4,20G; in Scarborough. $3.50: in Forts
mouth, 5000"
DIR. Ross G. llouglton, authur of ''Wo.
men Of the Orient" and now pastor of
Euclid avenue Methodist Episcopal church
Cleveland, o besides doing his pastoral
and other Christian duties. finds time for
considerable literary labor. lie is Just
now finishing the proof sheets Of new
book which Walden 4 Stowe will have
ready for the market this month. is title
is "ltuth the Mosbitcss; the Ancestress
of the Lord 1t is critical anthisturical
study of the book of Ruth designed especi
ally for the instruction OF Young Christians
Rev. A, B. Simpson, the founlcr and
first editor Of the Gospel Ia all Lands, has
severed his connection with that magszin"
aud started new uudcuomnationaI, illus.
trated, evangelical missionary magazine.
Bro. Simpson is a New York city mission.
ary, working at his own expense, with
great success among the neglected classes,
hence he has the practice as we'll as the
theory Of missions. His magazine is ell.
titled, Tic Word. The TForb and The World
and is a finely illustrated quarto of is
pages. OF all the missionary magazine
coming to our table this is the largest and
most elaborate. Its typographical appear
ance leaves nothing to be desired. Among
the illustrations of the February number
are portraits Of Leo NIlT, Savonarolls, the
pioneer Of Italian freedom; and Dr. Dol
linger, several Paris views, including very
fine cuts Of the Notre Dame and church of
the Madeline, Christ healing" from Gus
tave Dore and"The Song of Miriam. Zach
of the three departments are full and valu-
ablo the last two are specially interesting.
1t has, In the February number, among
bosts NJ nthar oooI art;olao ooot.;Lut;o,,.