Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-19

! SOUTH CHITTENDEN.-The donation,
oyster supper and other exercises on the
evening of the 10th, was success. The
exercises were opened by singing "There
is Fountain" ETC., and prayer by Rev.
Fl. W. Stewart. The following is the
order of exercises s:-Declamation, by E.
L. Powell; Temperance Dialogue" Net.
tie H Baird, Nettie A. Baird, A. Baird,
Emma Dove and q small army of school
children "The Heavens" L. A. Powell ;
Dancing, G. and NJ Mitchell; THE cor
ner.sweeper,P Miss Powell and S. Clark !;
"Aunt Polly's description of seventy-fve
wears ago" G. Mitchell. All these pieces
were spoken and performed in a most &C.
ceptable manner. Much praise i9 due Miss
Persona, the pohooi teacher, in arranging
these pieces and in getting up the Tenn
perance Dialogue. Col. Joyce was then
introduced to the audience.
He said he was no minister or prOfes.
sor of religion, but had read the Bible
with interest and had come to say some
thing of the importance of sustaining the
Gospel, ,--it lie shouid miss4uote Its IAN
guage he hoped the clergyman present
would correct him. He began at the date
Of Christianity Twelve Disciples as
being the nucleus around which had gath
sred millions Of the members of the
church militant m.~ nn earth, Passing
as we'll through the dark as golden"
ages of the church and the prosperity of
every land connected with Christianity.
Compared Mexico and Spain as they now
are, with the Gospel enlightened States of
o4r hep,+biic. christianity, be said, had
done everything ior US The Gospel must
be preached and the laborers supported
therefore pay the man that labors among
you-givo according to your means. The
widow in the Gospel is said to have paid
moro thsn all when she cast in her two
mites. We very soon found he needed
no correction, i4r the Yafk Vag we'll laid
out and Hlled up with appropriate and
timely illustrations. He not only lectured
but "preached," and we oil felt the power
of the truth.
Many thanks are due Col. Joyce for his
very acceptable lecture. j. NJ. Farman,
ESQ, said he was now prepared to make
up purae-Gol. FoYcs will take the
names and amount
The following sums were given.
mi n
III. Furman 50, Henry Spawn $5, Charles
Hewett 81, Thomas Hendey 50, Rufus NJ.
Baird $a, S. II. Parker 81, Osgood sor-
Noyes 81, F. A. Bogu 81. A. w. Chaplin
81, Hiram Baird SO. Geo. Lyon soc,
Jacob Shaw soc, Fl. F. Baird Sc, Orick
Sprague 81, Richard Parish SOC, @. John
Brown $1.55.
The tables were then prepared, fur
nished with a bountiful supply of the
best collations, around which the the peo'
pie gathered from time to time, till about
1 q m, when most were served. yet some
left not accommodated. The proceeds of
the evening were $92, made up to a hun-
dred by gifts and pledges. The people
of South Chittenden have large hearts
and meet their claims promptly. Much
praise is due to J. NJ. Furman, Esq, who
has bestowed untiring labor to gather in
the offerings of the people. Edwin Horton
and all others have worked well. Mrs.
spawn has been very liberal in giving the
use of her hall for the occasion. [4he
Pastor, Rev. s. W. Bidwell, renders many
thanks to all the donors. May all be
blessed with hundred fold here and life
eternal hereafter.