Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-15
Personal.

Rev. Mr.. Watson, recently of Sheldon,
has accepted call to the Congregationalist
church at Wabasha, MINI.
The venerable DR.. Daniel Curry has an
article in the last Independent on the
Significance of Infant Baptism"
Rev. F. E. Healy of Derby Line closed
his pastorate of the Universalist church
sunday after ten years. service.
For an example of pure "gushn see the
article entitled Laurel Hall" by *" in
Rutland Herald of October 81.
Elk Gov. Fletcher of Proctorsville within
the past three days has been confined to
his bed by disease incident to his advanced
age.
Rev. w. N. Bacon, for nineteen years
pastor of the Shoreham Congregational
church, has resigned and accepted unan-
imous call to go to Coventry.
Rev. George Proctor, Congregational
pastor at Townsend, who has been charged
with unbecoming conduct, has resigned
and will practice medicine.
Emmons Raymond, president of the
Passumpsic railroad, is just completing at
Newport stylish cottage and one of the
largest greenhouses in that part of the
state.
Rev. Henry j. VanDyke. d. D., accepts
a call to the Brick Presbyterian church,
N. Y, the church recently vacated by the
resignation Of DR.. Bevon who returned to
England.
On Tuesday evening. November 9TH,
Rev. Mr.. Clark, pastor of the M. E. church
at Enosburgh Falls, began series of
meetings there, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Ford
of St. Adams Bay.
Rev. Geo. S. Pratt, pastor of the Baptist
church, St. Adams, was rendered n large,
enthusiastic and notable reception by his
church and friends upon his return from
their wedding trip.
A. Bronson Alcott, the venerable dean
Of the Concord school Of philosophy. for
merly celebrated transcendentalst but
now n Christian theist, has had two
strokes of paralysis and Is very near
deaths door.
George Alfred Townsend, Gath" OF
he newspapers, enters the lecture field
with brilliant lecture on his "reminiscences
of our presidents graves, all of which he
has visited during the last twenty-three
years, pencil in hand.
Rev. DR.. Alvi Tabor living, secretary
for domestic missions under the mission
airy society of the Protestant Episcopa
church, died in New York of fatty degen
Grafton of the heart. He was born r
Topsham, Vt, on the 9th of FEBRUARY, 1911
1t ia known that DR.. A. G. Haygood
devotion to bis work as president of Em
DRY college costs him dearly his income
is insufficient for his family expenses and
he is driven to do outside work to supple
ment it. When he declined election to
bshopric he acted against personal interest
Mr. A j. Phillips, formerly of Montpe
ler, and well known throughout Vernon
musical circles, has accepted position a
tenor and director in Emmanuel church
Chicago at salary of $1,000 per annun
and a qua rantee Of large class of voca
students.
Prof r. D. c. Robbins, formerly pro
fessor of Latin and Greek at Middebury
college and later instructor in Hebrew
and librarian Mt Andover seminary, dice
at Newton Highlands on November 81. u
the age of 20 years, Professor Robin!
was prolific contributor for tho B,bLio
hecg S1cra AMI other periodicals an,
edited complete edition of Profess IL
Stuart's works.
The work on the Clarendon Congrega
, tiona meetings house approaches compile
ton, and it is by all confessed IL wonderful
change has been made in the interior. Tn
new memorial windows are a marvel {
beauty, and the fresco and DECORATIVE
painting is quite in keeping, displayin
g. good taste. 1t Is now definitely settle,
r that the house will be ready for occupanc
+ by the first Sunday in November. when
special dedicatofy service will be held.
n Last Saturday Mr.. f. H, Butcher, prir
: cipal of the academy, nd eleven Of th
d students went to Cancels Hump, The ia
g was fine. From the summit IS village
e were in sight, and the view of mountain
n lakes and rivers, with Mt. Washingto
towering up in the east, was CRANE
II A notable incident of the trip was thu
G Charley Hardness, who has but one lei
is made the ascent on his cru'ch-propabl
u the first case of the kind on record =
n HincSburgh Cor. Free Press.
Rev. Mark Carpenter of Townshcn
. so years of age, died Monday from Il
IL effects of a fall from an apple tree abo
" three weeks ago. Mr.. Carpenter WI
: born ut Guilford. graduated at Amber
in 1929, and then from the Newton theol
=, gical seminary, and began preaching abo
u 50 years ago, since when he has be-
i settled at Kecne and at Milford in Nc
" Hampshire. Brattleboro Dummelston al
~ South Windham in Vermont, and
- Holyoko, Mass.
Il The Christian Guardian says: Il
number of religious journals published
the different denominations in the Unite
IS States are rs follows; Adventisls IA; Ba
IS, fists, 70; Christians. 2; Congregations
~ lists, IS; Ctmpbellites, II; Dunkers,
Episcopaians,22 Evangelical Associate
III II; Moravions, 8; Israelites, 10; Luth
G. rams, u; Mennonites, I; Methodlsts, Z
Mormons, 6; Presbyterians. 80; QUAKER
g.; Reformed, 10; Roman Catholics, +
cs SpriualstS, 6; Swedenborgians, B; IN
l. taIians, ); Universals 8, Z; Unite
Mt Brethren, 6; non-denominatioual, IA.
-, the Lutheran journals there are 80 GC
VI man 27 EnUlish, s Swedish, Is N,