Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-04-25
Personal and ImperSOnal.
The M. Z. church proposes to build a
$4,000 church at Lynchburg, Va.

The M. E. church proposes to build a
$4,000 church at Lynchburg, Va.
John Q. Lynch of Burlington, general
secretary Of the Y. M. G. A. has resigned.
The pastor Of the M. e. church at Tin
mouth lost $1,000 library by the recent
burning of the parsonage,
The Christian church. West Randolph,
has extended call to Rev. Mr.. Allen of
Somerset, Mass.
1t is said that 100000 was bequealhed
to charitable purposes by the late Adam
J. Gloss of Philadelphia.
The Vermont w. G. I. u. has aged
Mrs. M. G. c. Leavitt of Boston to act as
organizer and lecturer for the state.
The Massachusetts historical society has
just elected Hon. Robert G. Winthrop
president for the twenty.sixth time,
Wilbraham (Mass.) academy students
observed the Goth birthday Of their princi-
pal. Rev. Geo. M. Steele, d. d., last
Friday.
David Cook annually sends out G25 tons
of reading matter from his Sunday school
and temperance publishing house in
Chicago.
Gen. J. G. Mccullough of Bennington
has been elected president Of the Panama
railroad company, vtce Trenor w. Park
deceased.
Rev. II. Lockart, of the Free Baptist
church, St. Johnsbury. has accepted his
call to leading church in Worcester,
Mass.
1t is stated ON good authority that Mayor
Harrison of Chicago has instructed the
police to close all disreputable places and
all dangerous resorts.
Spurgeon is so impressed with the
solemnity of the work of preaching that
he rarely comes before his audience with
out trembling like leaf.
After a pastorate If eight years with
the Baptist church at Passumpsic, Rev.
Mr.. Alger has resigned to become state
missionary for his society.
Rev. DR.. A. C. George, pastor of the
Centenary M. E. church, Chicago, being
i'll from nervous prostration, has been
ordered to take six weeks rest.
There is prospective war between
Russia and Turkey. Over 100000 troops
have already been massed along the
border of the empire by Russia.
The United States has 253,s52 manufac-
turing establishments in which capital is
invested to the amount of $2,790, sos.
The net profit is $l,024, ,S47 per year.
The Marquis of Lorne and wife spent
Sunday in Boston at the Brunswick house.
Owing to the indsposition of the princess
they did not attend church as was expect
ed.
A leading clergyman of Montreal said in
prayer few Sundays ago, 20 Lord, as to
our provincial parliament, l do not know
what to ask, but kindly reform 1t or abolish
it altogether"
Mrs. Sally c. Young has given $4,000
to the Congregational church at Orwell
for the support Of preaching. She is the
same lady who recently gave the church
a costly bell and clock.
The press of the country has universally
given eulogistic biographies of the late
Peter Cooper. 1t is no small thing to live,
as Mr. Cooper has done, so that the whole
country will feel his death as personal
loss.
Rev. l.. b. Hibbard, formerly of the
Ludlow Tribune. but later of the Baptist
church, Cedar Rapids, has been obliged
to cease preaching on account of his
health. He has assumed charge of
newspaper in Chicago.
St. Adams Congregationalists hope to
retain the services of Rev. Chas. Van
Norden who has received a unanimous
call to the church in Springfield, Mass,
formerly under the ministry of DR.. WASH
ington GLADDEN..
The Central Square Baptist church of
East Boston has unanimously called Rev.
j. X. Richardson of Rutland. Bro. Rich
ardson is at present the editor and publish
err of the Vermont Baptist, n ncwsy paper.
If he accepts the Rutland church and the
denomination throughout the state will
meet with a great loss.
DR.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Reid, after an
extended tour of the M. E. mission field,
arrived in New York April Is. Rev. DR..
E. w. Parker and wife were to remain 10
attend the Italian conference with Bishop
Foster. Ere this they have doubtless
started for the United States. Vermont
conference would be glad to greet them
but will doubtless have to wait a year
before it can be done officially.