Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-11
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= AT the annual meeting of Washing
r ton Fire Engine Company of our villag
held January I'd. the following person
: were elected officers for the ensuinl
: year : VIM. c. Langworthy, Foreman
John O'COnner, 1st Assistant W. Fl
Allen, I'd Assistant Justus Cobb, Clerl
and Treasurer A. s. Tracy. Auditor
Samuel Brooks and c. c. Huntington.
Hosemen. The company is well officer.
ed and fully prepared to do good service.
The company enjoy the entire confidence
OF our community they being good men
and true.
AT the annual meeting of the village
of Middlebury, held January Sd, the fol-
lowing persons were elected to the seve-
raj offices named for the ensuing year ::
President, Zacheus Bass; Clerk, II. l..
Sheldon Treasurer, James NJ. Slade :;
Collector, Jacob Dewey: Auditors, BIS.
Beckwith, Geo. Chapman, James NJ.
Slade, Jr Trustees, John W. Stewart.
Heman Langworthy, c. Hill, c. Tick
nor D. Rider, Jason Davenport, G.. S.
Wainwright A tax of % cents ON the
dollar on the grand list Of 1871 was
voted to pay the Indebtedness of the vii
lage and defray expenses the ensuing
year.
The fourth quarterly meeting Of the
Methodist Society of our village was
! held last Sabbath. Rev. o. Gregg was
present and preached an excellent ser
mon. Nine persons united with the
church in full cOnnexion. The meeting
was one of much interest. This Tbeing
the week of prayer through the country,
meetings will be holden through the
week in which the Congregational So
ciety and Methodist Society will unite,
holding the prayer meetings alternately
in the two meeting houses during the
evenings of the week. l sincerely hope
great good may ensue from these gather
ings of christian believers through the
land, as they pray for the blessings Of
Heaven to rest upon the different Chris
tian instrumentalitics through the world
that seek and labor to bring men to the
Savior, to overthrow infidelity in its va
saving truths OF cnc~aJ= the henign and
world. The thousands of churches in
our land where God is wOrshiped, pro-
claim the blessed fact that christianity
is still making sure progress in the earth.
The praises of Jesus are chanted by mil
lions Of devout believers, and the great
and enobling principles and precepts of
His Gospel are conquering and subduing
rebel hearts to the sway of the mighty
one Of Israel. The various auXiliaries
of the Church are performing their ben
eficent work upon the hearts and lives Of
men, through their reformatOry pOTer,
scattering life and salvation to the be-
nighted and lost. Infidelity would bring
in a reign Of darkness and death. 1t
seeks to allure the young from the paths
of virtue and religion. 1t aims to blast
the hopes Of the good. 1t rots in crime.
1t lives and thrives in sin. 1t assails the
word Of God. 1t despises the mediation
Of C1ilIst. Il -yoffs AT tue HOY opIrlJ.
1t would. If possible, overthrow every
Christian Church. break up every re-
ligious organization, setting up for the
human race the god Of reason in place Of
the God of the Bible. But Gods truth
is mighty and does and will prevail. 1t
is this fact and assurance that cheers the
Christian Church and prompts to renew
cd and constant effort to spread the Cos
pei far and wide. The signs Of the times
are auspicioue Denominations barriers
are weaknlng Love is making con-
quests. The strong are strengthened.
The weak are being made strong. Union
will ere long be completed and the
swelling hearts Of the elect shall ulti-
matelv shout the conquest gained and
Christ shall reign King of nations a. He
now Is King Of saints.
The National Bank of Middlebury
declared January Isl a -emi-annual diyl-
dend Of 5 per cent. 10 the stockholders
thereof. No bank in our State Is better
managed than ours. 1t ha~ = board of
directors who ar thorough business men,
and cashier and teller that cannot be
beat in business tact and ability The
election for directors for 1872 takes place
tomorrow afternoon.
Gen. Hawlcy, of Connecticut, is to
deliver lecture before sur Lecture As
ISOLATION on Wednesday evening, 10th
inst. The fame of the orator viii un-
doubtedly secure full house.
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church in
our village. on the Cd inst, met and
formed Ladies Missionary Society, aid
to the Foreign Missionary Society ia Bos-
ton, Mass. and elected the following
officers President, Mrs. A. F. Bailey;
Vice Presidents. Mrs. Emeline Tilden,
Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. Heman Lang
worthy; Recording Secretary. Mrs. Oil
yer P. Mead Treasurer. Mrs. II. NJ.
Seely; Corresponding Secretary. Mrs.
VI. A. Monroe The object of the society
is to solicit and obtain aid to support
female missionaries in India. The oh
ject is certainly very worthy one and
merits the confidence of the community.
Governor Stewart appointed, last
week. Mr.. James Macdonald, Justice of
the Peace for our town, to fill the vac
cancy occasioned by the death of John
II. Simmons, Esq. CANDoR.
January 8th, 1872.
Vermont Colleges.
Edttor Rutland HerdH Il notice in
your Mondays issue, an article signed
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