St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-24

@APih isetui heu. yesterday, IRON
attending the funeral OF President Whee
lock of Dartmouth college. Mr.. Allen
his son-in-law, made me generous pres
ent in money and cloth. The latter ma,
be valued at So per yard, and there ar,
four yards, fine pattern for a suit o
the money there was $40. As usual,
may well say, "What shall / render tt
the Lord for all his goodness to me-
Although parties are at varience at Han.
over, l have had the pleasure of meeting
them all without frown or any change
of countcnance.
In November Of 1917, Mr.. Sutherland
visited Boston, preached in the Old
South and Park street churches, and
made friends of Huntington, Dwight and
many other mainstays of Congregational
ism whom he had looked up to i'll his
selt-depreciatory modesty, as much his
Supporters.
His first entry in January, 1918, was
to record sad bereavement, the first his
family had suffered, in the death of his
youngest child The news reached him
while away from home, the sickness was
of an hour, and utterly unexpected His
reception of it, and his meeting with the
sad wife and mother on his return home.
are set forth in pathoS no less affecting
from the naive phrases of lis faith. He
ielt 4 momentary consolation to find the
youngest was taken. '.IIe was my child
as well as the rest but with them my
social intercourse had made considerable
progress with him it was Just benin
ming. They are actual transgresSors, he
was incapable of distinguishing between
the right hand and the left" But as he
looked at the little corpse, - mine eye
affected my heart 1t was my own
James every feature was rs before.
His eyes were half open, but not to look
on me; his lips We're parted, but not to
offer me the wonted kiss there was
nothing there but clay, 1t was, how
ever, the dust OF my own sweet James,
and could not help loving it with all
my soul :"
In the last week in April, 1928, he
lett home on what he thought long
Journey. lie WAS appointed 10y the New
Uamn,hir,. General nssn,.i,,;nn tn r.nr,-
sent 1t i'll the Presbyterian general assem-
blv for the United States. at Philad.l-
phia. and by the New Hampshire Bible
society to represent them i'll the national
society at New York. He greatly en-
.loyed thu trip. its associations. acquaint
,nc,..hir. and Iutias Ua wont nv oar
,iao. ot rour.. !, was ,b. only ,,..,v thon
overland and il was limo ar. his re,urn
Alter this. we but outline hi. life for
twenty wear. He WAS .uoaoed in nrcach-
in, ON the s,o co,.t in missionarr SCR
vice. and wa. offered the nosition of ritv
missionary of Boston. bur couId NOT Inc
persuaded TO leave the people and the
.,7.,.. Il, lv'cd. Finally me recorus his
farewell TO his old parish, being then "a
wears Old
February Is, lSi3--This day forms
an era III my life. 1t is now rising OF II
years since | entered the ministry, and
tins Is the first Sabbath | am deprived of
an audience either in possession or pros
pect. To me it * 4 day of silence and
rcbuke. In full possession OF physical
and mental faculties, 50 tar a, | can per
ccivc. | have come TO an absolute stop in
the work of the ministry. And inStc ad
OF going to any place of worship. have
thought propricty required the dav TO he
spent in retirement, in solitude, in fast
inc, and in prayer. Q, to feel the So
lcmnity which it demands When | re
turned from Boston nearly six wears ago,
| found the pulpit of the village church
vacant. | was invited to occupy it, and
have occupied it till to-day. The audi
ence has always been small, and it has
now become manifest that some other
preacher will better suit the church.
Therefore | concluded to tender the res
ignation OF my pastoral charge. To-day
"a candidate occupies the pulpit.
August, lS49.-Mr. C, my sue
ceSSor, resigned his charge in June, and
since, by request of the church, | have
SuPP'iSu 'ho PhPi'' Dull''S 'he P'sl
tour years, l have preached 10 Jew pco-
plc who dwell over n Steep rurUcd mOuu-
t,ir nx.ant n fa,v - ,hl,tbs whom ohsrut
ON IL peace a1eIlcN. OF o>SlSllllH OlntE
ministers. | received $40 the first wear,
,L, s,.o,,J SI5 ,, Er tL, Int t,,,
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February 10. lS52-I know not how
g., fuJ words TO ,,,r;to d,,,,n ,L, .a,ot;ro,
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i"'h'iy Win ueeP "ii'ic'ioh' WY "he'
my iheS'liliaoiy precious partner mas
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can reeoru II my othei SELL my
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