The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-12-31

W. NSSh W int
exercises of the Middlebury Historical
Society on Monday evening commcmo-
rative o! the event SO interesting to all
the New Englunders. the landing of
Pilgrims upon Plymouth Rock, on the
night of the Dist day OF December 1920.
This celebration has become a fixed in
stitution in MiddIebury. 1t has been
observed. consecutively, for upwards Of ii
quarter of a century and the interest in
this occasion rather increases than dmin-
ishes from year to year. Philip Battell,
ESD. Secretary Of the Society has always
been the leading spirit, and assisted by
the ladies has done most Of the work of
preparation for it, and to them belong
the credit OF its uniform success.
The literary exercises were held in the
audience room of the Congregational
Church, il. ID. Eldredge, Esq presiding
After voluntary and Mrs. Hemans'
beautiful New England Hymn by the
choir, Rev. A. L. Bailey, pastor of tbs
Methodist Church, read portion of Scrip.
ture aDd offered prayer
The nthe choir, made up from the choirs
OF the several churches, rendered one OF
those splendid old anthems from Mozart,
with an effectiveness only attained by
superior performers after careful practice.
Rev. Il. p. Hooker delivered an adj.
dress upon The Witchcraft ofSalem and
the Purltans. which held the audience
spellbound for above an hour He re-.
viewed Uphan's history of Wtchcraft
sharply, vindicated full the memory OF
the Puritan fathers and especially Of Rev.
Cotton Mather who was toully maligneo
in this work; referred the errors Of these
good men in executing witches to the
supersttions of the times, and showed that
even our enlightened age was not free
from superstltions as absurd as those Civ.
ing credulitY to wtchcrait, nstancing
the phenomena of modern spirituali>m
and the credence they now obtain The
speaker said that while the civilized
world was excited over the executions at
Salem, there were more witches burned
In single county in England than in the
whole OF America during the whole period
OF the hallueination, and in the whole oil
England there were 10000 executions
with still larger number in German,
and large numbers in other parts OF
Europe.
After the address the choir sung
psalms from the old Ainsworth version
OF 1900, and the Bay State version OF
lo40 and Rev. Mr.. Bailey pronounced
the bepedictiou.
The Ladies social party followed, il
the vestry which was beautifully trimmed
with evergreen in wrea'hs and NOTICE.
anc stars, and decorated with painting,
and other paraphernalia, while the table.
were lust splendid" in arrangement, dec.
Grafton and quality aud quantity of viande
there bestowed The large gathering at.
tested their appreciation of this part OF
the entertainment by unmistakeablc earn
estness IN gustatory employments.
Then followed Music, duet by Msse,
bowman and Potter and a song by Mrs
Bond; Tableau-Old Fashioned Wed
ding continent: The Lldies." with
characteristic response by Rev DR.. Web
Der Music-Duet by Misses Tldeu and
Sheldon Tableau-Gipsey Camp Sen.
timent The Pilgrims Of Plymouth
Response by Prof L. Braiuerd Music
by Mrs. Bond ; Sentiment New Eng.
land-Fev. A, f. Bailey responding :;
Iaeleau-A Modern Wedding then the
audience joined in Auld tang SINE and
retired with the gratifed feeling thar
they had had an evenings enjoyment
with nothing to alloy.
The next evening Tuesday the Sun.
day school scholars had their Forefather,
supper, at the vestry room of the church,
and enjoyed it very much They also
had the tabeaux and nice things for the
palate and good time playing besides.
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