Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-01-04
EanaraI Religions Hers.

Nj. r. cnQrcn, OlnCtuuhti, OuiO'
Rev. Henry VI. King, d. D. pastor OF
Dudley Street Baptist church, Boston. has
accepted call to Albany, N. Y.
Emmanuel Baptist church, Michigan
avenue, Chicago. rebuilt at cost OF
$50 900, was dedicated last Sabbath.
Cincinnati Methodist ladies gave Jap
anese tea drinking parry and cleared over
$1,000, which goes towards erecting al
home and girls school at Nagasakl,
Japan.
While idolatry is losing its hold. to a
certain extent. upon the Chinese they are
very jealous in the worship of their ances'
tors, spending $3.50 100000 year for
that purpose.
Wesleyan University, now residing in
Washington. D. C, have formed w U.
club, with Judge McArthur as president.
The first banquet was held d 'cember 10Th
at the National Hotel. Washington.
The Hon. S. K. Bruce. ex-senator and
now register of the treasury, gave dinner
party last Frid " to Bishop Payne of the
African Methodist church. Prominent
colored gentlemen we're present inc'ud'
ing Fred Douglass and james Wormley.
A good example was set by the young
ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN college. Ottawa.
who upon learning OF the illness of poor
woman who obtained her living by wash
inc, went to ner house. did the washing
and ironing, sent the clothes home and
gave her the receipts.
Chas. H. Worthsn has given $50, 900 to
Trinity college, $4,000 to Hartford hospi
tai, and $4,000 to Christ Eplscop.l
church. R L. Stewart Of New York has
given a plot of land worth $4,000 and
Sl2, 900 in cash to erect alhouse for Prof.
Patton of Princeton college.
Rev. Dr.. N win writesito thu Iadepend
ent concerning Count Campbello who re-
Gently renowned Romanism IN the Metho-
dist chapel at Rome. He had known him
for several Years, had had many confer
ences with him and spoke in the highes,
terms of his spotless life, his learning and
ability.
The Christian Guardian says: A forma!
denial Is given to the report that the Dish
ops who cane to Rome to attend the
recent canonzltion ceremony were ques-
tionedIby the pope as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of
his leaving Rome. On the contrary, the
bishops were much struck at the pope's
retlcence in this matter.
Plymouth. Mass, celebrated "Foreflth
er's Day" in Pilgrim Hall and the frs
church TIE chairman sat in q chair
brought from England by Gov. Winslow
The New Englonders of Brooklyn celebrat
I'd The day. Gen. Grant. Gov. Long Of
Massachusetts, II. w. Butcher, R)bt. Coli
yer and others were present and parlci
pated.
At Warsaw, Poland, last Sunday, &
pickpocket being detected in stealing
shouted fire to draw off attention AMI thu
feet escape. In the panic W lIch followed
hlrty persons we're killed, and the pick
JocEet being u jew, the penple made
raid On the wish quarter an nnDlete'y
g.uted four shops. The military were
JAILED out
The Baltimore Epi'copal Methodist ha
IN account of the hu uan sacrifices con
SANITY taking place in D.h,msv. Afric'.
The victims are usually obtained from
captured towns AID it is es i'm lted hi
vo hundred human beings are sacr' fl ;'
yearly, thus milking total of over fiv,
thousand since the accession to the thron,
of the present king. This is within six J
niles of the coast'nn calls lou lily for SOM
government to sep in and interfere.
Rev. DR.. J. L. Winthrow, pastor o
Park Street G ,ngregational church, BoS
ION, WAS one of the witnesses vt the Chi
te,u trial. He writes to the Congregation
tst his views concerning the prope
method Of cond netting the trial. He wouI'
have i; held in a much sm .ller place, moi
more than twenty aside fir 'm court, law.
, vers, witnesses, etc. No newspaper
rrpo ter to be admitted who would NJ
, entirely omit from his notes all of TIN
jests and bias phemes of the assassin. Ii
mic ,,,Ay, Ia, think, III trial ooul1 hn mo Il
4 scene of solemn inquiry as to whethe
3 he American nation onght to punish th'
/ nan who has committed one of the mos
,rribe crimes in history. These Ar
sensible remarks. As it is the court hi
: been an opportunity for the prisoner II
1 make hldeous spectacle of himself.
l Rev. DR.. Leonard Bacon. an eminen
4 clergyman OF the Congregational church
= lied at his residence in New Haven
: Conn December 24h, of heart disease
n The son OF missionary to the Indians,
. graduate of Yale college. and Andove
a theological seminary. pastor of the Cente
# Congreg, tional church, New Haven, 70
If pver forty years, professor of reveale
ii theology in Yale theological seminary 70
i've years, ten years lecturer on churc
history and pplity in the same institution
N member at different times of the staff
u he Christian Spectator, Mtw England
J.. and New York Independent, the author
E. Life of Richard Baxter" Manual f
/ Young Church Members, "Chrstian ST.
Culture" etc., the foremost in every legi
4 innate reform, he served we'll his day An
ii generation. Full of years and u5eiulnes
ne has been gathered to his fathers.
This Will Pay.
v We consult the best good of our reade
Il in recommending them to now secure Il