Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-15

MEETING WITH "THE chill
DREN's MINISTER At II BTCHO
CENTRE.

Yours, with respect,
MFrrgT
lfessys. Editors:


Is not the time foreseen by holy
seers of old, when "the heart of the father.
shall be turned to the children, and the hearts Of
thee hildren to the fathers, at hand Verify we
thought as we mingled to-day WITH the more
than 500 children. and youth, and fathers and
mothers ofJericho, and how the hearts Of the
latter went out after the former as they sang their
youthful sunday school hymns and songs and
listened to the various addresses made to them !;
and how eagerly the latter looked up to the for
mer, they walked tose her or followed each
other through those oho-.I --es- sirf.hr1fes
Of the oden time such Ocean, Majesty, Corou-
tion, Sherburne, Mortified, Delight, Portland,
Babylon, Schenectady. DC.
The object of this gathering was to hear the
'Children's Minister Rev SruL4As MoeGAx.
report the things he has seen and heard, and felt
as he has labored for them a quarter Of a century
past, and hear him tell, he only can, how he
loves children, and wants them all To
become christians. and earnest scholars
and laborers 10 the Sunday school
and in the Church Of Christ
Not only the children, but their fathers and
mothers, and many of the people of Jericho, gave
the Children's Minister hearty welcome Besides
his most afTectionate address, Cor sermon rather
from the text. d" an the rose Of Sharon" solo
mons Song, ii, 1)-short addresses were made by
Dea Anson Field Of Jericho corners. (vho was
present with two of the sunday school. from that
place. and Rev. Mes-rs. Tracy. Waterman. f. D.
Barber and Father Parmalee.
These addresses were intersperzed by singing
from the children and youth, who hlled the body
of the house below and the choir of elderly people
in the gallery. The spirited singing Of the latter
as our fathers sang half century or more ago,
added much TO the interest and profit Of the ocea-
sion.
After the exercises in the Church, the whole
large assembly repaired to the basement when
tables were spread as only Yermonters spread their
tables. with provisions for the body, Of which VIC
partoOk as freely and with a relish somewhat ap-
preaching that with which we had Just partaken /
of the things furnished for the mind and the heart
We hope all the meetings appointed in our
County, for the Chidren's Minister and Mr. W.
terman, during the next ten or twelve days viii
be as successful as the one in Jericho.
BRIDGE BURNT.-The bridge over White
river, near the Woodstock station. on the
Vermont Central railroad, which is about
600 feet long, was burnt on Friday night;
loss SIS, 1000, insured for 5000 The
freight and passengers were taken across the !
river Saturday on RATS, and It will take three
weeks to repair the damage.
The Northfeld Herald says that the tin
covering of the bridge had been removed sev-
eral weeks ago and not replaced-and that
there is reason to fear lest the extra hazar-
dOus condition in which the bridge had been
left, will prevent the payment OF fhe insuI
ance money 1t was expected thal cars "ouId
be able to pass Saturday, or early this week
Meanwhile. expresses, nails, and express mat
+er are carried over the road probably by fer
".