Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-17


House on Thursday tho 10th. The at
tendance was so small as to give much
pain to the officers of the organization,
who fail to see why, when they give
twelve afternoons in the year to this
charity, those whose delegates and servants
they are, should grudge one, to encour-
age and cheer those who look for little
other earthly reward. But though the
many members Of the association thought
it too much trouble to go where they
could hear the report of the Secretary, 1t
is presumed the most of them are equal
TO the effort Of reading it, and we there
fore give it below in full
sECRETARY's ANNUAL REPoRT-kUI-
LAND MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
The Board of Managers Of the Rutland
Missionary Association, in their seventh
9TH annual report, now to be submitted
through their Secretary, cannot speak 81
anthing, which to an unrehectins mind, a
mere looker-on, would be considered a.
anything particularly important or i'll
teresting.
The object ,of our Association, as set
forth in Article 1st, Of our Constitution
is, TO carry the gospel to the hearts and
homes of the people of Rutland, and IN
measuring the extent Of our success. tie
public mind il too prone to look for some
:. groat thing" to.bc done, forgetting that
the kingdom Of God comcth not with OLE
servation.'
Having, during the present year, c"'a-
pleted the purchase % the building FIR
our Mission House, the Association las
been silently and quietly at work, u-ing
the different in-trumentalitie- for further
ing our objects, scattering our little en-
deavors, and messengers Of truth and lose.
and securing the seeds, which we trust
may grow up in an abundant harvest
The monthly distribution Of tract and
papers, both III French and English. has
been continued with NJ material opIa--
ition, and sometimes, where there WAS %
disinclination to have them Left in the
house. the inmates have desired the tract
or paper read 10 them, and have listened
to the contents with apparent Interest.
Tie Bible also. in French and English.
has been read in different families when
ever 4 suitable opportunity has pro-. nied
itself
In our two school--the Alult Evening
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the past year has been one Of hopeful
and interesting labor The evening
school was commenced in juno. and eaD-
tinued for nine months. The Irse.t at
tendance was twonty-six, and the average
number eighteen. The interest aud auN-
ioty for improvement and instruction ma
infested by those attending this school
wa- such a, 10 chc~ the hearts of the few
who were willing 10 engage in he work.
and 10 determine theIn TO resume thu -e--
,ion- a. early as practicable I'm the coming
autumn.
The Saturday Mission School was com
mcneel in Noveuiher.aud continued near
" six months. .hr usual period for hold
ing the school
In this there was such an increased at
tendance over former years that ,le school
room was found quite insufficient for The
proper aea mmadatian er oversight tt rhe
scholars. and Commemorative an exact re-
cord Of the attendanes could r.o. ia kept
There were. however. over seventy often
present. the avsra.s ulmH,r about
f,rrv-fiva. Nineteen received .-i..- sr che
-I~-:-.- rea.,i-..- rar ralu- present .st ...yiy
session Of tho school. and twenty verses
OF Scriptures wc'ccannitt.1 ia memory
by large number Of the scholar. DO
nations both ia money and articles haFs
always been mUniileent patrons cd tie
school. thus increasing materially tile e.
tieicney ot the work department. and aa-
ding another incentive - increase and
puuetual attendance: and certainly no
one who WIS present "a, the closing 'Aer-
ci-e- could is'l to have seen that oar work
here had ta "a oia "i If'-r'--' a''H maj
Tor 'ae seed ''"" 'h previous ears
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