Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-23
MiddIebUry.

MEddEGDnry.
Rev. A. T. Bailey, pastor of the M.
E. church, after an absence of nearly two
weeks, returned home last week, and last
Sabbath occupied his pulpit, preaching
to large congregation, very able dis
course on the duty and necessity of rigid
ly adhering to the instructions of the BIZ
BILE, and making them our study and rule
of conduct. I have heard the Rev. gen.
| tleman preach many most excellent SER
mons and 1 think truly, none superior in
every respect to the one last Sabbath. 1t
was delivered extempore, and was full of
that inspiration that tells upon the intel
lect and heart. 1t was full of telling
points, illustrated by apt and familiar
figures from nature and art in a style elo-
quent and impressive.
The cold brick school house" on Semi
nary street, sold by the district upon the
completion of the new graded school
house, is now being converted into dwell
ing house, and is owned by Mr.. L. d.
Howard. Well, we live in an age of i'm
progement l we'll remember when the
old school house was considered a splen-
did building for school purposes, and how
it was filled with scholars from year to
year. But change has come over the
community, and one that promises results
far more beneficial than those secured 35
years ago. The graded school system has
opened up new course Of events involv-
ing higher type of common school edu-
cation, in the promise of results that
shows that this auxiliary to human use
community in everything that goes to
make it center of thought and intellect.
1t is true the old system, while it had
its excellence, was also accompanied with
with the gross and imperfect training
then impaired, go many good scholars
were sent forth. We can excuse the err
rors of tie past, rendered now apparent
from the new and more perfect system in
vogue. What in those days was consider
ed superior, is now justly regarded as be-
hind the times, and community has
right to expect better scholars by reason
of better facilities now afforded, to &C.
quire an education more in harmony with
the wants of society and in obedience
to the higher standard of thought requir-
ed to meet the demands of the age in the
various walks of professional and business
life But the 'old brick school-house" has
had its day, and passed into the history
of our community. Within its walls have
been gathered many hundreds of children
and youth, vast numbers of whom have
passed from the stage of action, while
scores remain, grown up to mature years,
and who are battling with the sins and
errors of the aye, but who will ere long
also pass that ''borne from which no trav-
eler returns," and leave their places to be
filled by others now filling our streets
and being prepared day by day for sue
cessful life, in pushing forward the car of
truth freighted with the highest interests
of the race to it's goal of happiness and re-
nown. I trust that the hundreds now in
daily attendance upon our Graded
School will feel that there is imposed up
on them obligations deep and lasting, for
a wise improvement of the superior privi-
leges and advantages they enjoy over
those who, in years gone by. plodded their
way to the old brick school-house on the
hill,-tbat coming years may show that
the labors aud expenditures of the fathers
have not been in vain,-that both church
and state may receive great additions of
spiritua strength and intellectual power
from our sons and daughters, and they
witness the rising spreading glories of the
Redeemer's kingdom among men, accom-
panied with the triumph of Republican
governments throughout our land, 10 the
wide dissemination of universal intelli-
gence, the breaking down and overthrow
of all forms of despotism and oppression,
the enactments of just and equitable laws
by an incorruptible and honest legislation,
securing to all the great and inestimable
blessings of rational liberty and perma-
nent happiness of the human race.
The fall term of our Graded School
terminates this week, and the examination
comes off Thursday. am told the term
has been, in every respect, a very success
full one, both in attendance and study.
Our village has the past week been
vary free from incident, unusual, and
quiet has ruled the hour, without any
breaches of the public peace and tranquil
ity. CANDoR.
Nov. 90, 1871.