Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-22

assisted by representations OF the Grand
Lodge l. .. o. +. Vermont.
/ CAsTLEToN.-At the quarterly Union
Sabbath School concert of the Methods
and Congregational churches. held Sun.
day week at the Methodist church
besides the schools, large congregation
of the friends of the cause were in attend
anee, and all. were highly gratified, anc
instructed by short addresses in behalf o.
the object, by Rev. G.. =. SAfford, Of the
College Street church, Burlington Rev
Mr. Hitchcock, Of that church; Hon. c
II. Willard. DR. IL +. Smith. and Mr.
Taylor, of Troy, y. Y; interrupted with
song and prayer, thus affording AN occa.
sion of rare interest to those present.
Tho ministrations OF the Rev. Mr.
Hitchcock as pastor of the Methodist
church in this place, terminated last Sab.
bath week, it being the close Of the
conference year. The prospect Is that be
will not be returned 10 this church. His
discourse in the morning was directed 70
members of his charge, and in the even
ing hc spoke TO those who were member
Of his congregation but not connected
with the church. and others III the yicin:
ity, whom he regarded - hi, friondr
Both discourscs were exceedingly apple.
able to the time. place. and the peculiar
circumstances in which be = placed al
this time.
--Agr.oably 10 an invitation, Col. +
/ Parker, and your correspondent, attended
( the monthly concert Of the Sabbath schoO
connected with the Baptist church at
Hydcvillc, last Sunday night A. ia early
hour the house was filled with a highly
respectable and intelligent congregation
The exercises were continued to "A late
hour, and every one took their leave de
lighted with what they had seen and
heard. Mr. j. J. Smith Is the ,uperin.
tendeIt of the school, and Is assisted in
the musical department, which il Of z
high order, by Mrs. Smith, who l. q
teacher of superior ability. The yariou,
exercises of this religious cntertIinmo nj
were extremely interesting, the first part
consisted of singing by the class, repeat
ing verses and portions OF Scripture, Civ
ing chapter and verse. some of the young
est members of the school committed Il
memory and repeated whole chapter,
without mistake of any kind other
recitod productions of religious charac
ter perfectly, consisting of poetry and
prose \ Sunday school dialogue wal
recitcd most admirably by six little girls
The second part was devoted To remark,
offered by Mr.. Parker, of Castleton, Rev
Mr.. Jones, of Fairhaven, Rev. Mr.. Grose
of Hydeville. The superintendent gave
brief statement of what he saw in his
two years travels among the South Sea
Islands, together with his experience in
the Sabbath school work in California in
the first stages of the enterprise in tina;
State. A quartette, entitled "Sing to me
Mother" was by Misses. Sarah Hyde,
Lizzie Atwood, Misses Smith and Pepper
also, duette entitled "Out in the Cold, y
was sung by Misses Hyde and Atwood.
The exercises concluded with Old Humid
red, sung by the congregation.
Twenty years ago Mr.. S. went from
Castleton to California, during the first
ten years of his absence, his family heard
from him regularly and frequently, q
letter received ten years ago stated that
he should leave for home at a certain
time, naming the steamer and the time of
its arrival at New York, the vessel
arrived but there was no Mr.. S. among
the passengers, his friends supposed him
dead before this time, as SO many years
had elapsed since he had been heard from,
but one evening this winter he appeared
suddenly at the home of his wife and
daughter, in Hydeville, the scene can be
better imagined than described, suffice it
to say, that there was joy in that house at
the return Of a long absent husband and
father. RwR