Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-05-25

lawyer in New York, son Of old pr Uumpbrey |
and man Of elegant bearing good sense and keen |
wit was called to preside The first thing was the
disposing Of the catlbcs Those gentlemen who |
had ladies in charge went TO the tables and cot !
what they could for them, and thosc.vho had none
went and helped Themselves, and u few walters did
wha, they could to help all round. The entertain
mcnt was slight tea and coffee, sandwiches md
cake, and some ice cream &C. later IN tho evening
After this part Of the operation. was reformed.
came the real entertainment Of the evening. the
speeches think never was at a tublic dinner
where | heard 40 good speeches 50 many Jokes
cracked, 80 many good stories told We had ,pcccbc,
from the venerable Dr. Humphrey, formerly prc,i.
don't Of Amherst COLLEGE. from DR. S,ur,cvont prcqi
dent Of Illinois College MIR Chickerins md Adam, Of
Maine, Mr.. Bccchcr, Mr.. storrs and DR.. Botbunc Of
BrookIvn Dr. Bacon of Now IIoycn and several
others of less note MIR. Bcccbcr was called an ,o
give a welcome to the quests which he did Lricav
lie so id that i, had bccn thought tbpt Coprrcgn.
tionali.ts wore rather acting araiu.t rood fellow
shin. in establishing themselves on tli. ground
hut on examining the old history Of the mace If had
bccn found that tho frs, church cstobli, she'd hero
was putcb Roformcd and tho second n Cop,rcon
,ionol church under n pr. Matlock. who was spc
ceedcd by Rev. Mr.. Wall. md under hi, CHARGE the
church disbopded. I, would be seen from tbat.tbat
tho Congrcrationnlsts were entitled 10 plnce here
hut rs thew did not wish ia he churlisb they wcro
very clad to sec other denominations here too
Dir. IJumphrey raye us some verv interesting dc
tails about the different state Of things when he be.
gan his ministry. when Vermont was missionary
ground. lie said thew worsbippcd in Il church
which had never been ceilcd Of, but which was,
though they did not know it, modern Gothic
church, and the swallows used to nv in and out du-
ring service lie told some funny stories about old
preachers Be- One was of q minister who was dis
cour.ng on the story Of the woman taken in udul-
terry and brought to Christ for condemnation. The
preacher said that when Christ said, "IIc that is
without sin among you let him cast the first stone
1 at her." then the .cribes and Pharisccs b,con tn
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