St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-09

ness and bad roads the attendance has
been somewhat less; but there is every
encouragement to more earnest labor in
this field. \ nci@hburhood meeting on
sabbath evening was commenced in Ely
vile sometime i'll October last, on the COM
pIettOh Of the new schOOl-hOuse. This
meeting. which has been continued up To
the present time. has been very largely at
tended. the room being filled to lis utmost
capacity. and 4 large proportion of the au-
dicnce being composed OF young people.
who would not in all probability attend
any other religious meeting. Although
no special interest has been manifested
thcrc i every reason to feel assured that =
rood WORK i being accomplished in thu
important locality. Early last summer Il
sabbath school was established at East
Dauyi!lc CA what Is known a. the Pump
Kin Hill nriyhboihOod. This was well
sustained during the simmer months. the
average attendance being about 10. There
briu" he preaching since in that vicinity.
]; WIS deemed best as the tall approached
meeting. There wa, rood degree Of in
lerr>t ia this meeting. aud three Young
ladies were led. ~ we believe. to give
themselves TO Jesus. and enter upon His
service. In consequence OF bad roads
from the gicat dcpjn of snow thi> meeting
was discontinued in January. to be re-
stunned a-ain in the simmer.
During the entire year a weekly prayer
meeting has been sustained at our rooms
every Friday evening. This meeting has
been o1r O! Great interest and profit /"
,ho>r availing Themselves of it. Would
that tine uuHber OF such was tar greater.
/ hr average attendance has been about
-, only onc-loulrh ct our membership.
ct. VINO tlIal has been there has failed 10
receive the blessing promised and has not
Zone torth from !hat upper room Of pray
~ with renewed strength and Increase /
Il al 10 tabor tor the Master. No mcmbcr
.Jn al>cu, himself fiom this mectiu" with
"ut loss. III We pray together once Il
lay ur uLcr Il wcc!. we shall be better pre-
pared go labor together: the praying cir
'''' ''s' ii''e III ''i' WIN ~ "''''
'' 'i't Hl''p ""-ie> VI "'i"'ii''i ''''''"i-
'@Ih'
OGr Reaiiag H,om j. accomplishing
Wen IL mission: providing Il''fa'N Z"
good variety of reading matter. and far
ui>hin@ pleasant place OF resort to ouI
young men who desire TO spend an hom
"a their evening for moral. intellectual and
-'"iIl Improvement. HE mcrca>'n" PAT
.opagr OF the room affords satisfactory
evidence that Tie advantages ii affords are
| 1"co!niug more fully appreciated.
| The course of lectures. eleven in mum
/ uri. have been a decided success. reflect
/ .a- great credit upon our lecture commit
/ geo. y The concluding lecture by Gov
+ { u"mn.rjm remains To ice delivered. We
cannot -pcah positively "f ,hc financial re-
ulf. huj Il j. hoped ihat There viii hc a.
last som, surplus 20 ice devoted t" ON
-..'r.l tHuI. rauu"t hu regard th'
providing. tor the community - rational ;
.avan- ui entertainment and improvement
..~ most l..i;imai, work Tor the A-<ocJ
ion aun therefore recommend 10 the in
..lInfu- board tu make thy earliest possible
,1a,-r'urut> for a tutHrc o"Ul-c.
The report ot Tho treasurer shows a bal
.u.,. o.. ~ cents against Ia" a~>ocillipu
. i'iir proceeds ot the annual membership
..c Viii enable Us to raN oHtstaudiI!
debts. leaving line ihr"ieh!ai 'NI''''''~ '
the "--"riaii"n Tor inc '.'''"' f'''
HM"hHlli'- L" ABOUT H-'V' /" '' P'oN'''''
'"f.
'nr membership Necessarily c''a'I'
CONSIDERABLY from year to year. Al ID
commencement ct ihr past year we h"in
'rF-t rs. "i whom tnr'e were liir. %
"cIc active. and /" ''>"cia'r hei!'et'
! Bag i..r-"'j "lin'rf Is IL "i """!h - az
a'h\' ''"'' 10 a>>"''i'' i'''''"'I>' '''''
"Ir last annual ihet'Ih=' one 81 cur LA"
beer "a been remove" ny de''il. i"' u
. "'m"rf ""r dear }"'hI ''"Aef' Arm"
4. ''"N, 80 constant ii III, "''r",'''''e
.'' h"''f Oh pray 'I' ''''' - "''i''!
p .d !h 'hr ""ih 81 i"t "@~"i.t'i""' - "l'
e. ~" mourn the !"s- 81 one "'"r' '''e prom
Ia .''''''' ~ INV
T. Wa prepared '"' ''''' summons ANU lie
/. ,"d' up To ne e"i' 'i''',' 90 Il ''"'''' ''