Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-10

sioners disseminating the "River road"
2. The Selectmen are hereby instructed
to proceed and put the "River road in
Bratteboro, M far north as Dummerston
south line, in good repair as soon rs the
season will permit.
Only SO votes were cast for County Com
missioner, of which Homer Goodhue re-
ceived 40.
The meeting ended at 6 o'clock, p. NJ,
after an uninterrupted session of eight
hours
THE CHURCHES.
In the Baptist church, the pastor, Rev.
L. j. Matteson, preached a doctrinal SER
mon design ed for the younger members of
his congregation, from Matt. %; AZ: "What
think We of CHRISTI" Before Christ came,
there was no unanmity among the Jews
as to what he would be. When he appear
ed they were still divided. Some thought
him devil, some an imposter, some
prophet, and a few, the Messiah. Eighteen
hundred years have elapsed, and still the
world is not agreed as TO what shall be
thought of Christ. |. There are some who
think of him as not only mere man, but
as IA positively bad man. Course the
wretchv said Voltare. 2 Others say that
| InflSt WAS lnuttu Ouly man, Dul u BOOu
man-the model man. Like the former
class, they deny the atonement. 3. Others
| think of Christ as divine as well as hui
man. They also hold that he suffered for
our sins, but suffered merely to show
| Gods abhorrance of sin, and not in the
sinners stead. 4. Again, there are those
| who maintain that Christ was divine and
| "died for our sins" but not for the whole
| of them. A part of human sinfulness, they
say, is forgiven, to exhibit the mercy of
| God .. The last class to be mentioned
think OF Christ AZ the Goldman, meeting
the full penalty of human guilt, and pay
| ing all the debt we owe. The mercy of
| God is thought to be more fully manifest
| in providing a satisfaction for all than for
a part of mans snfulness. The latter is
the prevalent view in our church. We
| think of Christ as ~ both man and God
| (2) as our exemplar,-the pattern we should
| follow; (3) as our expiation, -"Who bore
our sins in his own body on the tree;" ~
as our mediator, "now interceding' in
| heaven for us; (5) as our comforter cal
ways with u.s. on earth; (6) as our reward
| err in the final day. To us, "Christ is all
and in ALL" The monthly communion
service took the place of the afternoon SER
mon. The hand of fellowship was extend
ed to five new members. In the evening
there was prayer meeting for the success
of the gospel in our own and in heather
lands. The attendance at all these meet
ings was large.
Centre Congregational church, Rev.
N. Mighill pastor. Sunday, March 9Th,
A.M.-Text, John 3 5, 6. The subject
discussed by the preacher was Christian
baptism. After defining baptism, the dan
ger of unduly magnfying this, as well as
| other eXternals of religion, was spoken of.
The position of those who insist upon a
particular mode of the application of water
as essential 10 the validity of the rite was
| tI,a,, ..;,, Al.
question, Is the doctrine of Baptism by
Immersion taught in the Scriptures? Ar
| guments for a negative were drawn from
the letter, spirit and analogies of the Bible;
also from the reason and experience of
mankind. Baptism by aliusion, or sprink-
ling, was then defended as follows: |.
Because of its scriptural character. .. 1t
fully represents the truth embodied in the
sacrament. 3. 1t is less calculated than
any other mode to draw away attention
from the spiritual significance Of baptism,
and also to cherish dependence on the out
ward form. 4. 1t accords with the charac-
ter of Christianity as given for all lands,
seasons of the year, and states of health. 8.
1t is peculiarly appropriate in the applica-
ton of the seal OF the covenant to the chill
dren of Gods believing people.
A "sugar festival" will be held at the
chapel of the Methodist church, in this vii
lage, on Wednesday evening next, March
18th, commencing ut o'clock. All are in
yitod to be present.
Brother Nichols closed period of two
weeks successful labor at the Methodist
church, on Sunday evening last. The at
tendance during his stay has been large,
and the results highly gratifying.
Rev. Father Halpin is to deliver lee
ture at st. Michael's (Catholic) church on
Friday (St. Patrick day evening of next
week. Subject-St. Patrick.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris will give lecture
in the Universalist church next Sunday
evening. Subject-The Day of Judgment.
All are very cordially invited.
The Baptist Sunday School held a So
cial festival on Thursday evening of last
week, which was largely attended and cor
respondingly enjoyed.
There will be preaching and baptisms
at the Baptist church next Sunday evening"
the Sabbath school concert being postponed
one week.
The Congregational Sabbath School
concert will be held next Sunday evening.
DEATH OF ROSWELL HARRIS.
Died on Monday, March 9th, at the res
| ldence OF ms son, rev. Cnarles y. Harris,
in this village, Mr.. ROSWELL HARRIS, aged
70. He was born in the west part of this
town March @, l79S. lie early fitted him
self for a teacher, and taught his first school
in Wardsboro, In the winter of lsl3-l4.
The next winter he taught in this village.
He prepared for college under Rev. Caleb
Burge, pastor of the church in West Brat
tleboro, and entered Mddlebury College
in 1917, from which he was graduated in
1921. Some of his classmates and cOntem-
poraries in college were Rev. DIR. Sam'l c..
Jackson, now of Boston, Mass, Rev. u. c..
Burnap, Rev. J. i. Goodhue, Hon. Silas IL.
Hodges, Hon. ). Is. Mattocks, Messrs Chs.
X. and Roswell NJ. Field, Rev. DIR. Olin,
Hon. Myron Lawrence, and Hon. ID. p,
Thompson. After leaving college he took
charge OF the academy in West Brattleboro,
which, at his suggestion, and mainly thro'
his influence, had been revived, after pc
Rod Of dlscontinuance and the loss Of its