The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-10-10
A Church for the Rich.
ADVERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.

The Trustees of the rev and elegant church
of st. Dcmas and st. Dives respectfully an
nouncc to the metropolitan ari>tocracv. that
they will have the pleasure of opening their
editcc for Divine service on the first Sunday
of next September. In the mean time the
pcwS will be offered for sale at prices which
will place them entirely bcvond the reach of
the poor. or even Of those who are in modcr-
ate circumstances for it is the determination
of the Trustees to have the church occunicd
exclusively bv families of wealth and fashion,
able distinction.
y call. extended several months AGO. to the
fcv Dr. GoodaSthcbc>t. has been accepted
by that learned and accomplished gentleman
and mere announcement Of this gratifying
fact is deemed a sufficient guarantee that the
pulpit instructions of>t DcmaS and st. Dives
Will be all that the most faStil;ou> taste could
require. The distinguished doctor is as pro
found as he is con>ilcratc of the nerves Of
his hearers. and Of the infrmticS of human
nature generally. All alarming and startling
topics viii be StudiorSlv avoided: and hence
persons Of tender and cxcitahlc conScicucos
may rcpo>c in the full conviction that nothing
will be uttered at the sacred desk which will
in the least tend TO disturb thor mental tran
quillity. or m ar the intellectual pleasures of
the occasion. DIR. Gooda>thcbc>t. with his
vast resources of learning at hand. will cx
plorc the whole field Of religious poetry. and
will delvc deeply into the worlds rich historic
mine: but it is more especially in the won
dcrful works of creation that the DR.. is 50 CO..
cbrated for tclicitous picturing> Hcproposos
to occupy Sunday afternoons in noticing the
hand of Providence. as manifested. for in
stance. in the glory and magnitude of noun
tains; in the sentiment pertaining to rivers of
running waters. and in the sublmity and
grandeur of the rolling ocean, At times he
will be engaged in the no less interesting
consideration of the character and habits of
animals; from the elephant. with his ponder
Gus and majestic tread, down to the little
busy, buzzing bumblc-bcc. In fact. the
doctor is of opinion that, as God has made
'thc lightning bug. as we'll as the whale, or
the EARTH or the sun. it follows that the little
lightning bug in all its instincts. and relations,
and phoSphorcsccnccs, is as proper an object
for religious study as are the motions of the
heavenly bodies.
AS an accompaniment to the literary and
intellectual banqucts in reserve for the con-
gregation of st. Dcmas and st. Dives, there
will be music Of the highest order. \ costly
organ, with all the modern stops and improve
mcnts, and of a rich and heavenly tone, will
fill the entire end of the orchestra. Engage
ments have also been effected with Monsieur
DE la Octave and Signor Pianissimo; the
tirst-named gentleman we'll known as the
eminent performer on the compound French
clarionet; and the latter celebrated for the
soothing and enrapturing sounds which he
extracts from the bugle and flute. 1t isa
great satisfaction for the Trustees to be able
further to state that they have secured the
services of fifteen celebrated artists from tbe
Italian Opera House, who, together with
several native singers of uncommon merit.
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ever. will not be entirely operate liberal
and diversified range will be allowed through
the compositions of the most renowned mas
ters, both ancient and modern
The interior arrangements of the church
are such as to defy all possible competition.
The pews are of a large size, and each one is
furnished with eight movable antique
cushioned chairs of most elaborate workman
ship. The liberal construction of the pews
in regard to size is intended to accommodate
the prevailing expansions in the matter of
feminine costume; while the movable chairs
will give to occupants the superior advantage
of being able to change their position. and to
direct their vision to any quarter ofthc church
they desire, while, at the same time. they can
be comfortably seated. 1t will thus be seen
that those persons present who are of an
inquiring turn of mind will have ample op-
portunity to inform themselves as to who are
regular attendants at church, as also to learn
any little particulars of theirappearance, dress.