Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-07
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
FRIDAY. JULY l, 1870.
COmmemOratIOn of the Pilgrim
Fathers.
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS SINCE
THEIR ANDING-PREsIDENT
ANGELI's ADDRESS.

THEIR ANDING-PRESIDENT
ANGELL's ADDRESS.
The General Convention of the Cougre-
gational churches and ministers of Yer
mont has been in session in Montpelier
since Tuesday morning. A goodly num-
Der of delegates is present from all parts
of the State, and the elastic hospitality of
the citizens of the capital has been put to
the test. 1t proves, however, to be prac-
tio4lly without limit. There is room
everywhere for one more"
The special public exercises commemo-
rative of the end of a quarter'millenium
since the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers
at Plymouth, were held at ten
o'clock on Thursday morning in
Bethany Church. They were
introduced 10y the grand old choral, Elm
fest Burg" given as an organ voluntary
followed by the TIE Deum, excellently rem
dered by the choir, The majestic strains
Of the first took the audience back to the
stirring days of the German
Reformation, while the second re-
minded us OF Inc esSen'lai
unity that binds the various folds" of
Christ into one "Aook." uniting the
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When 1t began, we sad to ourselves,
." Would the fathers recognize this ? and
if they recognized, would they approve p"
Gut ON second tbou,,bt II seemed the
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'''y '''',' S'''U'''" ''''l' 0'','' ""'o 'se"
made IL was the gfAhoeSt hymn OF the
ancient Church and OF the Church uni
vcrsal, taken up and echoed back with all
r.vorauaa ,rd devotion. bv the descend-
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6've ear shepherd OF Israel WAS
th"u reta by tho Rev Adacr Walker, d..
. md All nppr,lriat, PRAYER of thanks
,iviuy ,fF,r.d ~, thn R~v. F. n. Bvjny-
, o.. ,.,3...,.u of 3D.. o,,,,,r1t;,,,,
after whlch '"' Fuo'r ana ihe oohGr'g"-
ti"u, aided hy tn" great organ sang Dr.
Leonard BtcOn's fine hymn with doXol-
oyv. tn tho Ola Huudr-dth time:
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Iy,,h ,r,,or "a rs,l,n tboy ,yor.bi,na3 the.
hou ne ara So well P''''e'''' tne sons' 'ne p'"yei
my "''"7'I came, anu SUN ,'S power
,',' WI" ''1' 80 "soS Ds''
-lrws, freedom, ruth and faith in tfod
Came with those exiles o'er the wavc.;
ANA where their pilgrim 'eet have trod,
The 1fod they trusted guard their grave
AMI here Inv name, O God Of la~e,
Their emIdren,s chlII-rn shall adore,
I'm these eternal hills remove
And sp4p.y .,aorn. the earth 10 more.
The ~ins'ng was such as To do one
neart good. Il verify seemed to be wur-
ship.
rTha commemorative, ,ddra.s was da1iv-
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100 ~ 0'-' " D' 'P0N'' 90
always, without notes
PRESIDENT ANGELL's ADDRESS.
Two and half centuries ago. he said
God PLANTED a handful of men on the
ble,lr shnr, of PIvmonth Today the
fr,,i+ &c hat ,,laniina sbakes lie Te.
banon. On every shore of every conti-
nent in the far off isles Of the sea. the
h,vast from that eowiny reinires the
bo,rts of men. II !. well that we seize
ybis onnortunitv 10 studv the characters.
tLa H. an1 +ba .,ohiov,rn..,,t. ~ the
men from lyhom we sprung. I shall at
tempt MO e,Aogy of the Pilgrim Fathers.