Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-25

the Representatives. Hall, by Rev, III. ID,
Kitchell, d. D., of Middlebvry. 1t Is but
giving utterance to the universal senti-
ment of the audience to pronounce 1t
magnificent discourse, The leading idea
was, that the Bible Is the great clvilizing
agent, and that genuine civilization and
true freedom exist only, and in proper
tion, as the Bible has free and honorable |
course. He sustained this PROPOSE
ton with cogency of argument, beauty
of diction and felicity Of illustration,
which must have established 1t as set
tied conviction in the mind Of every one
of his hearers, and at the same time
established himself in their judgment as
one of the very foremost of pulpit ora
tors. A copy of the address was re-
quested for publication.
The officers of the Society for the
coming year are as follows: Hon. Paul
Dillingham;, President; Vice. President
in each county, Hon. John B. Page, Hon.
A. B. Gardner, and Hon. William Nash
being Of the number; Rev. William II.
Gilbert of Brattleboro, Corresponding
Secretary; Rev. A. L. Coop of Mont
pelier, Recording Secretary Hon. John
A. Page, Treasurer A. Y. Barnes, ESQ,
of Montpelier, Auditor; and Board OF
twelve Directors.
About sixty physicians are in attend
ance upon the meeting OF the Vermont
Medical Society. Among them are two
delegates each from the Medical Socie
ties OF New Hampshire, Connecticut,
New York, and Massachusetts. The
annual address was delivered by DR..
william Mcclellan of Woodstock, the
retiring President, upon the History and
Progress of Medicine. Dr. J. n. Stiles
of Windsor read paper on the Compar-
alive Treatment of Small Pox, which
was said by those competent to Judge,
to be highly meritorious. Several other
papers on medical topics were read, some
of which elected considerable discussion.
Biographical notices of Drs. Hiram F.
| Stevens OF st. Adams, John Crawford of
| Putney, L. E. Simons of Rockingham
and S. P. Danforth of Royalton, recently
deceased members, were presented. This
society is entitled to much credit for
the fidelity with which it does honor to
the memory of deceased physicians.
| Two of these memorials were by DR..
Henry D. Holton of Putney, who seems
| to be one of the most active and infuen-
tial members of the society. No small
degree OF indignant feeling was mani
tested on account of the election of per-
son other than physician as Commits
sioner of the Insane and of charges
made against the management of the
Asylum at Brattleboro, and some strong
| resolutions were adopted. The officers
for the coming year are as follows: DR..
E. D. Warner of New Haven, President ;
| DR.. Henry D. Holton of Putney, Vice
| President; DR.. L. G. Butler of Essex,
Recording Secretary; DR.. Charles B.
Chandler of Montpelier, Corresponding
Secretary; DR.. Charles Clark of Montpe-
lier, Treasurer, and Censor ia each
county, DR.. A. T. Woodward OF Rutland
county, Dr. E. N. s. Morgan of Benning-
ton, and DIR. M. 0. Porter of Addison,
being of the number.
A joint assembly was held to-day to
elect Judges of the Supreme Court, and
Reporter. The present incumbents were
reelected by unanimous votes. In my
report of the recent election of State of
flcers, it should have been mentioned that
Hon. D. E. Nicholson of Wallingford
was reelected Railroad Commissioner
| by unanimous vote The Senate to
day adopted resolution that on Tues
day next they would proceed to vote,
first, for United States Senator for the
long term, then for the unexpired term
Of Senator Collamer, and finally, for the
unexpired term of Senator Foot.
P, II. W,