Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-04-29
LOCAL NEWS

ganized by the choice of Rev. L. / Hoadley
Auburn as Moderator, and Rev. w. W. Winches-
ter of Clinton, Scribe. The next meeting was
appointed at Princeton, and Rev. Mr.. Briggs Of
Princeton chosen Chairman of the Provisional
Committee, The morning session spent in
devotional exercises, participated in by Rev.
Messrs Bardwell Of Oxford, Lowell of Clappville,
Sweetser of Worcester, Cummings of Leicester
and others. The Rev. Hiram Wilson of Cana
da made statement respecting his labors among
the fugitive slaves, and the Welland canal.
The meeting was closed by an address by Rev.
Mr.. James of this city.
The Sabbath School gathering in the afternoon
at Mechanics Hall, was not fully attended as
it might .have been, had the condition of our
streets been more favorable for travelling, and
the arrangements been more complete. Large
delegations were present from the Sabbath
Schools of the Orthodox churches of this city,
from the Mission Sabbath School, from the Or
pnans Home, and the Sabbath School in Leices
ter.
A choir of about two hundred children on
the stage, under the direction of Mr.. E. S. Ma
son, The meeting opened by prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Williams of Providence. Hymns finely
sung by the children, and the moderator, Rev.
Mr., Hoadley of Auburn introduced Rev. Mr..
James, who made some Introductory remarks in
his usual attractive manner. He said he wished
this might be a meeting OF profit to all. 1t had
been thought best open this hall, in order that
all the children and their parents might come
together and have good meeting-not only
have good, but profitable meeting; meeting
that the very youngest of them would never for
get as long as they lived
He introduced Mr.. Souther, our popular City
Missionary, who made very interesting sermon,
he called it, to the children. He said God had
four things-6rst, he had book-the Bible Sec
ondly, he had day-the Sabbath day. thirdly,
he had people-those who love and serve Him;
and fourthly, he had home Tor his people
Heaven. Now, the Sabbath School takes Gods
book His day, and tries to bring the children
all into the number of Gods people. that they
may at last all live in Gods home.
After the singing of another hymn BY the chill
dren, Rev. Asa Bullard, Secretary of the Massa.
chusetts Sabbath School Society, whom the chill
dren of Worcester feel very well acquainted with,
said he was going to preach sermon of four
points He wanted them to do all the good they
could, and the first thing and the most important
was to be good themselves secondly, they must
do kind actions, it wouldn't cost nything
thirdly, they must get all they could into the
Sabbath school; as to the fourth, he didn't hard
ly like to mention it yet-they needed some Of
the children's money to carry ID the work of the
Sabbath school.
Mr.. Billiard, with his inexhaustible fund of an
ecdote and story, never fails TO interest and in
struct the many boards OF children he addresses.
He told new story of colporteur out West who
sold bible to little boy in log cabin for two
quarts of beach nuts. He took took the nuts to
the anniversary meeting at Chicago, told the story,
and sold the nuts for one dollar per handful, net
ting twenty six dollars for the cause.
The doxology in long metre was then sung, and
after the benediction by Rev. Mr.. Bullard, the
meeting adjourned.
The evening meeting was held at the Old South
Church, and was devoted to the Tact cause and
the cause of Home Missions, and was addressed
by Rev. Mr.. Alvord and Rev. Or. Hooker of Bos-
ton, and Rev. DR.. sweetser of this city.
The conference will meet this morning at nine
o'clock, at the Old South Church, where, after de-
uotional exercises, reports will be made Of the
state of the churches embraced in the confer
ence.
This afternoon, Rev. w. W. Winchester o.
Clinton will preach after which the Sacrament of
the Lords Supper will be administered.
THE Snow did not increase any after II o'clock
on Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning the