Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-28

maieo. AOpU prayer meeting cv0fy ceAuu0y
at o'clock p. u. Also hold prayer meet
| ing or an open air service Sunday evenings,
in an adjoining neighborhood. The ascot
alton, during the past summer, mas SHOWN
signs Of weakness, but we trust 1t has good
work to do yet, and will do II; Its labors In
times past, have been blessed OF God, and
sinners have been converted through its in
strumentalities its members appear to be
crowded with worldly affairs, and we fear
have too little of the love of Christ and his
works in their hearts.
The Salisbury Y. M. G. A. is still alive
to-day. Our meetings have been well at
tended and the interest has always been
good. We number at present 81 male. and
| Is female members, protesting Christ, and
10 males and females, non-prOfessors-53
in all. Meetings have been held in every
school district in town, but one. There have
been 10 conversions in town during the past
year. which can be directly traced to the in
fiuence of the association. Two old men,
past three score and ten, have been reclaim
ed, and are among our youngest members,
they are now hard at work for Jesus. We
ask your prayers that we may be able to
continue our work.
The Weston Y. G. NJ. A. was organized
about the first of November, 1868, soon after
the convention at Brattleboro. Our dele
gates gave such an interesting report of the
convention that those delegates and Others
| at once took means to establish an associa-
| ton
The number of members is 81, Active Is,
/ Associate 9. Notwithstanding the PROPOSE
ton met with such general favor there has
not been that corresponding zeal to sustain
/ tive have not accomplished so much as we
desired. But little mission work has been
| done, weekly prayer meetings at our room
have not been sustained except during some
| Of the summer months. We have no room
Of our own. We have met at the Congrcga-
tionalist Parsonage the past year and com
| rnenced holding meetings in the various
school districts in town in the winter with
some success The snow become 80 deep
and drfted We had TO suspend them. Per-
haps we cannot point to shcavcs gathered in
as the direct result Of our labors, but we be-
| lieve the seed faithfully sown viii be watered
by the Lord Of the harvest and will yet bring
forth fruit. We have indeed all felt our
selves blessed in cndcavoring TO be laborers
together with God. II also has been a bond
IN uniting different denominations Of Chris
tians. We believe IL has also strengthened
the churches. Our annual meeting was TO
be October 18th, but the rain prevented.
Present officers: A. w. Foster, President;
w. T.. Gale, Vice Presidents s. Peabody,
Secretary and Treasurer; A. X. Hill, Cor
responding Secretary
The Y. NJ G. A. Of Rutland, has l0J men,
bers, Of whom 80 are ladies. This associa
ton still retains its original clause in the
constitution, no qualifications for member
bership being required save a good moral
character. 1t has supported during the past
year six outstanding appointments inclu-
ding that at the county Jail In all of their
places, especially at the latter, evidences OF
Divine appreciation have been received in
the hopeful conversion Of about thirteen
l. t1n tlx.- ,1.sI
had reclined into a cold and back-sidden
state. The prisoners confined in our Jail
have been exceedingly respectful and atten-
tive during the devotional exercises con- |
Quoted at that place, and some with penitent
tears and earnest appeals have asked the |
prayers of Gods children and more than
one has ended the period of their contine
ment with the expressed determination to
become the children of God. The Free |
Reading Room Of the association has been |
well patronized and re have reason to be-
lieye became the primary attraction to many |
to enter our devotional meetings who pre-
yiously spent their evenings and SabDaths in
places Of wickedness and Dissertation Du-
ring the past year some efforts has been
been made through Brother Cyr, former
missionary at the Paris Exposition for the
Roman Catholics Of Rutland, and we are the
more convinced through-the interest there
and then awakened, that our Y. NJ. G.. A.
should give special effort to their labors in
this direction. OF late our village has been /
districted and caDvassers appointed TO each
territory 10 ascertain its social and religious
status and gather AS many as possible into
the association and thence to Jesus. Our
constitution during the past year has been
so amended as TO admit ladies 10 member
ship. We seemed AS literally driven 10 this
as was A. Lincoln 10 his proclamation Of
freedom. The time has came when IL has
appeared 10 us as an association that 10
exclude this element Of active Christian Ia.
Dor vas 10 cripple our power If not - peril
our own existence. God ins sscknDEledk ed
aud in signal results blessed the labofs Of
woman from the Incarnation and
Resurrection Of bis Son and the call of The
women of 5amaria NATL nor and the nearer
ne approach the day when each must give
account Of himself 70 God. This imnoya-
bic conviction IL fastening Itself with greater
weight upon the heart Of the Christian 4
church. We may say that the pAst yg,r
has been one Of some degree Of Success
with the r. 81 g. a. Of Rutland, aod hence
the encouragement for greater nelds and
labor in the year that ia 70 come.
The Norwich Y. N. c. A. membership
has not materially changed. The weekly
meeting AZ he village has been well sus-
tanned, and from April 10 September, in
elusive, two out-stations were regularly p
occupied each Sabbath afternoon at FIVE
o'clock. At the same hour, uuder tho di-
rection Of the Association, two other posts
,one tho Railroad Depot have been well.
manned by some Christian students from
Dartg1 3uth College. who, for the love Of
Jesus, willingly offered their services. So
that each Sail tn besides tic appointed 7,
Of the house II God, au aggre- $
SIta congregation Of never less than 80, 1
,ften moro than 1870, have been assembled ,
ior religious services, ut the same bonr,
"a these different places. More NAN
!, 1000 PAGES of tracts have been freely dis
aud ~ general thiDz: were ca
Serly received. a mission Sabbath School. I
las also been started, having its session.
sabbath afternoon, once = fortnight. III a
'egion 81 utter moral Oscillation, about :
niles from the village This was begun by
.wo sisters of the Association, being after.
ward assisted by the brethren, the pas. .or ,
going out occasionally. and holding a .sr-
vice at the close Of the Sabbath School
exercise. By earnest request OF mr.. adult
uemher of this school who ca rns from Al,
district, two of tl.. brethren
with hearts full of lore TO s,.iIs, nc4r the
lose Of the season, began MEETING
here on the Sabbath alternating with tbs
Mission sabbath Sc..col. They met ;,
hearty welcome az. messengers OF GLAD Il
idiags of good thsays. aud felt the pres
'nce Of the Hog Spirit
The PERI. Association was orkaniz.d
Sovemhsz 3. 1863. Number of active
81; Associate members 30 ):
1orprary members, 10; 80 m .ie., 10
e.aales; 60 are professed followers of
jhrist; L not professors; four mission
with about 200 members one
school in Waterviile OF 105 members, a
1ery prosperous school and much interest;
school in Winhal of % members,
where no religious meetings have been
held until the preseht season; there have
been "a schools or meetings, with 5 con-
versions. We haze held some open air
with good success and large at