Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-24
Pe sOnal and lmDersenaI

VI tue S4,OUO,000 asked for Columbu,
college, over 81, 100000 has already been
raised.
The New England Branch of the W. f
NJ S. holds its annual session at Spring
field, Mass. this week. Speakers from
abroad are expected.
In Paris alone nearly fifty pastors
besides laymeu and ladies. are engaged il
the McAll mission work. which work has
entirely grown up since 1871.
Dartmouth has the largest freshman
class which has entered for years. Here
after the state gives $1,000 year TOWARD
the support of INDECENT students.
Prof W. H. Terrill. the new professor
of natural science at the Montpelier Sem
mary, is fast securing for himself an en-
viable reputation for ability and thorough
ness, as we'll as for tact and socially.
Very successful revival meetings have
been held at North Cambridge. Mrs
(Hammond) Ballou, Rev J. e. Bowen
pastor. Over fifty, at last account, had
sought the Lord, and the work was still
progressing.
The receipts of the A. B. c F. M. 70,
the year just closed were $5l4,OO0, an
increase of nearly 100000 over those Of
last year. Of this increase S45.O 900 wa,
in donations and SIS OOO in legacies
The board now has in the treasury bal
ance of $1,000.
During the year 1882 twenty-five liter.
airy and scientific magazines were publish.
ed at Constantinople, in the Turkish Ian
guage. alone. This is an indication of the
intense intellectual activity prevalent in
that land, and of the present opportunity
for the vigorous circulation of evangelical
literature.
E. E Reynolds Of Landgrove and David
G. Thatcher of Rochester, both students
at the Montpelier Seminary and members
of the senior class, have been given the
charge of the M. L. church at East Mont
pelier Center. They are both able and
estimable young men, and will doubtless
make great success of their work.
Rev. H. F. Reynolds was called home
from the Preachers Meeting at South
Londonderry, by a telegram announcing
the dangerous illness of his little girl
Later reports show her to be better. Rev
A. b. Enright was unable TO attend the
meeting because of the illness of his wife,
who appears to be gradually sinking
Both these brethren need the prayers and
sympathy of all their friends.
Rev. A. l. Cooper, presiding elder OF
the Springfield district. Vermont NJ. E.
conference. constantly carries with him a
copy of the Greek Testament. Recalling
a portion every day, he completed the
book in six months, and had read il
through at least twenty-five times. He
advises every young minister to follow
his example, as it will give them an in
sight into the Word afforded by no Other
means.
Maine Congregationalists lost 90 mem.
bers last year.
More than 100 men have applied for he
position of public hangman in England.
While in America Chief Justice Coler.
idge persstently refused to desecrate the
Sabbath.
Hon. Lucius Q, c Lamar, u S. senator
from Mississippi, is a member of the NJ
f. church South.
Mr.. Muller, of Bristol, England. cared
for over two thousand orphans in hi
institution last year.
The Prince of Wales recently presen,e,
to the Wesleyan Me,hodists lot upol
which to build Il church.
In three years only the M. f. church
extension society hes helped to build fifty
churches in Southern Dakota.
The anniversary of the Y. NJ. C. A.
recently held at Rutland, was mos
enjoyable and profitable occasion.
Lord Landsdowne, the new governor
general Of Canada, was expected to b.
sworn into office on Tuesday of this week.
1t is said that 60 900 Catholics in Ital,
are organized and ready to strike blow
for the restoration of the temporal powe.
of the pope.
German Methodists have As ministers
G,0U0 members and 10000 adherents in
Canada. These were not included in the
union movement.
During the five years. uaslorate OF Rev
DR.. R, R. Meredith at Phillips Congrega.
tional church, South Boston, 164 persons
have been added TO the church.
Rev. C. R. Hard receives thousand
dollars from the late A. NJ Sutherland OF
Waterloo, N. Y, toward the erection of a
Methodist Episcopal church at Allahabad.
India.
Chaplain McCabe breaches the annual
sermons in the Metropolitan
church, Toronto, and lectures on he fol
lowing evening on the Bright Side of
Life in Libby Prison.
Says DR.. Penticost; What the vast
wheat fields of the west are TO the little
patches of corn on the tops of the hills
and in the narrow valleys of New England
so is that great outlying world for whom
Christ died to our own home field.
During the school and college life of
Somuel Wilberforce. who later became
bishop of Oxford, his father, the celebrated
William Wilberforce, wrote him no less
than 600 letters on every subject which
could possibly interest the young man.
How does that compare with the number
Of letters received from their fathers by
he average school and college students of
20 daye
Says Wendell Phillips; :" the religious