Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1884-02-20
VOL. XII.
Personal and ImDers0naI.

property in the past seven years.
Rev. II L Cooper, presiding elder of
Springfield district, Vermont conference,
has entirely recovered from his late illness
and is now able 10, do full work.
Senator Morrill, recently urged the
senate to pass the bill appropriating ST..
100000 to purchase site for new
library building, to cost about So. 800 900.
Rev. DR.. John Hall of New York
receives $4,000 year salary. besides a
house rent free, and $4,000 for n weekly
column in the ledger from Robert Bon
ner
L. L. Barnum was recently invited to
lecture before the Manhattan temperance
association in Cooper Union, and replied ::
81 have finished lecturing forever in this
world"
The American Methodists in japan,
who number 949, have sent nj emorial to
the conference which meets in Phiadel
phia next May, asking to be made an
| annual conference.
The semi millennium anniversary of the
condemnation of the reformer John Wv
cliffe and his doctrines by the Synod of
Divines who met at Grayfriars Priorv,
London, will be observed May 81.
Rev. Jas. S. Bush. rector of fashion
able Protestant Episcopal church on Long
Island, has resigned his place because of
his CONSCIENTIOUS scruples against church
lotteries, even when the profits are to 90
to the Sunday school.
| The services of Rev. f. Snow Of the
Ludlow M. Il church and j. E. Knapp of
South Londonderry M E church, are
widely sought in revival meetings. This
week they work at South Reading, Me-
| chanicsville and East Dover.
The Central Centenary committee of
the Methodist church of the south is in
session at Nashville. They anticipate
hat q monumental fund not less thar
S2 100000 will De raised during the
present year for education and mission
and church extension.
1t is estimated that 5000 persons
viewed the remains of Wendell Philips at
Faneuil hall, Boston Before the casket
was closed. plaster cast of the face was
taken. The result was successful, the
,ast being unusually accurate both in
% neral outline and detail.
At late Methodist home missionary
meeting in Cincinnnatti Sc 500 were rails
ed in a few minutes for the erection in
Salt Lake Of a Woman's Home for the
benef fit of needy women. but more espe
ially as place of refuge for such as may
wish to escape from the bondage and
lisgrace of po.ygamy.
While we have been reducing our debt
oue-third, the Canadian debt has doubled
being now Sl59, ,466,7l4 and $4,000 900
is asked for their railroad enterprise
Our debt is about $50 per capita. and
Canada's not far from $50, our tax being
81 60 per head and theirs So 80.
President Angel, of the University of
Michigan expresses, in his report to the
Board at Regents for the year ending
Sept. so, 1888 great satisfaction at the
results of thirteen years experience in
the admission of women to all the privi.
eges of instruction in the university.
Asykeh Kabayama of Hagoshma, Jap
an, the sen of the commander in chief of
the japanese army, and student at
Wilbraham academy, was baptized Sun
day and received into the Wiibraham
Methodist memorial church. This step
will prevent his returning to his native
country.
Rev. S. G. Ross, u graduate OF the
Vermont Methodist seminary and of
Wesleyan university, is now pastor of the
NJ. Z. church at Turner's Falls and one
adjoining village in Massachusetts. lie is
building two churches. He is considered
one of the most brilliant and rapidly ris-
ing young men in tho district. This is
another instance, out of the very many,
where our seminary boys are making
their mark.
Not long before his death the late
Keshub C!under Sen spoke rs follows in
relation to what has been accomplished
bv Christian missions in India. 1.-THE
success of my Christian missions is no
longer problem. For myself I can say
feel no misgivings. fully believe
Christ has come into India and has taken
possession of India's heart. Some say
India aciN be Christs, but is not yet. /
hate the idea Of conjugating Christ's
success in India in the future tense. 1t is
a thing already achieved. When a native
of India bears testimony, let not foreign
ers dispute it. say emphatically that
the Spirit of Christ has gone into the
depths of Inda's heart. | declare that
the sanctifying and civilizing influences of
Christ's life and teachings are working
wonders in this land"
From the year look oil the Free VIII
Baptists for 1881, and from other sources
we CLEAN the following information re
specting them: They have churches in
about two thirds of The states, and few
in the Dominion of Canada. The total
number of churches is 1867, with an ag-
oregate membership of 7S 909 These
churches are grouped into quarterly meet
ings, OF which there are 100, and these
,no yearly meetings, of which there are
Al, and they hold general conference
composed of delegates from the yearly
meetings, once in three years, The last
was at Minneapolis, Mimi, in October,
1893 The number Of ordained ministers
is 1l48, and of licensed preachers l0o
Twenty. six ministers are reported to have