Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-06-06

New York parties are preparing a
history and directory of Windsor county.
Five thousand Vermont soldiers lost
their lives in putting down the rebellion.
One hundred emgrants landed at Castle
Garden during the first four months Of
the year.
Nine of the Lowell (Mass.) evangelical
churches have formed Christian tenn per-
ance union.
Of the 100 conversions on the North
Boston district last year, 1000 joined the
NJ. E. cuhrch.
The M. E. church, south, has an Incl ease
of nearly $50, 600 in missionary contribu.
tons this closing year.
The Christian Guardian of Toronto has
over 1900 more paying subscribers than at
the same time last year.
Col. Frank Z. Howe, the inventor of
the Howe scales, died in Washington, d.
c., last week Wednesday.
James Gordon Bennett says that the
New York Herald pays six per cent
interest on 100000.
Yale theological seminary's out going
class furnishes one college president, three
professors, and ten pastors.
Rev. F. w. Bartlett of Mortified has
accepted a call to the rectorship of
Emmanuel church, Norwich, N. Y.
Harvard college considers to-day MAY
3lsD the ACCESSIBILITY of comforting the
degree of LII. D. upon Gov. Butler.
Rev. E. Haynes, D. D., of Meadville,
Pa, preached at the Rutland Baptist
church last Sunday morning and even inc.
Ex,Gov. Long presided at fremont
Temple, last Sunday. at rousing tenn per-
ance meeting, John B. Cough being the
speaker.
E. W. Culver, A. J. Hough, D. R. Low.
ell. A. B. Trua1 and other Methodist
clergymen delivered memorial addresses
yesterday.
D. G. Frost, brother of Rev. C. C.
Frost, has been holding largely attended
temperance meetings in the St. Adams NJ.
E. church.
Olivet Congregational church, New
York city. has received 65s members
during the ten years passionate of Rev. A.
F. Schautfier.
The American tract society received
during last year 1868 42 and printed
153,S0O bound volumes and 5000, $50
pages Of tracts.
1t is said that the Howe Scale Co. of
Rutland is on the point of failure, it not
having paid its workmen for the last
three months.
One hundred and twenty six Sunday
schools, comprising $4,000 pupils, paraded
at the fifth anniversary of the Brooklyn
Sunday school union.
G.. W. Henderson, colored, formerly
principal of the Craftsbury academy,
receives one-half the Hooker fellowship
of Yale theological seminary.
1t Is said that Bishop Wilson of the NJ.
E. church. south, looks like a well-to do
planter. Be that as it may, be is very
useful and successful bishop.
Premier Gladstone, of England, has
examined and approved the new theory of
homeric cosmology published by Pres.
Warner of Boston university.
Rev. Thomas Harrison is conducting 4
revival meeting at Grand avenue NJ. E.
church, Kansas city. 1t is said that there
were 80 conversions the first week.
Rev. W. F. Crafts, D. D., of BROOKLYN
was classmate, at Boston university
school of theology, of Revs. N. F. Perry
and K. L. Bruce of the Vermont confer.
ence.
Prof. William Matthews, author of
Getting on in the World etc. has
returned from two years European tour.
and will make his future residence in
Boston.
Rev. j. w. Hamilton, has secured all
but $500 of the amount necessary to
complete the interior, including the fur.
nishing and an organ, of the PEOPLES
church, Boston.
The Windham County Refornaer OF
Brattleboro, publishes in its issue of the
18th inst. the conference sermon preached
by Rev. A. B. Truax, at St. Adams on
April 9th.
Rev. DR.. Hubert had an attendance O.
lo5, at the livery stable preaching service
at Lyndonville, Sunday. May 10. The
collection toward identifying the church
grounds was $3.50.
The trustees of Williams college have
received from A. D. Germon the sum oil
$50, 900 to found professorship of natu-
raj theology il memory of deceased sor
who was student at Williams.
The recent assembly of the northern
Presbyterian church at Saratoga, seems to
demonstrate hat time will bring about the
reunon of the northern and southern
branches of the church.
Chittenden. Lamoille, Caledonia, Frank
lin, and Grand Isle county Good Tenn plar.
meet on the Morrisville camp ground
June 9th, to told temperance camt
meeting, Merritt Hulburd and other,
speaking.
From 400 to 500 persons were presen
at the laying of the foundation stone o
the Nazareth, Palestine. mission hospital
built by the Edinburgh medical missionar,
society. A good work has already beer
done there.
1t has been suggested to US that we cal
attention to the collection for the Metro
politan church. that was ordered by tn
conference at St. Adams to be taken Il
tho p,pnth s,f IL