The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-15
congregational Church sunday
school Concert.

The monthly concert of the sabbath
School of the Congregational church
was held Sunday evening, Ex-Governor
Page, the superintendent, presiding. The
services were held in the body of the
church, and were quite largely attended.
The superintendent stated in his opening
remarks that the average attendance of the
school during the month of November was
ing. He also announced that after one
Sunday more the school would hold its en-
erclses in the new chapel.
The lesson for the evening was the
Scripture quotation eye are my witness
cs." The recitations by the different class
cs of Bible verses containing the word
witnesses" were very interesting and in
structive. Interesting remarks were made
by
PRESIDENT BUCKHAI,
who filled the pulpit, in the forenoon, dur
ing the absence of the pastor. He com
menced by rcmarking upon the first trial
he attended, while u boy-a murder trial,
held in the church of which his father was
pastor, over which Judge Collamer presd-
ed. He spoke Of the solemn effect which
the trial had upon his youthful mind and
the impression fixed then of the fact that
the termination of the trial depended not
upon the honesty or ability Of the Judge or
l,n fl. al, IF la, lat
upon the Witnesses. He watched the wit
ncsses from day to day and could decide
for himself as to the effect which the testi-
mony of each would have upon the case,
and said the trial was a good introduction
to life, presented to him rs it was at 50
carly an are.
All of us, said he, must go through inst
such trial for ourselves when the books
are opened and we stand before the Great
Judge of all men. The great question then
will be as 20 the witnesses. Where and
who are they We then shall al be on
trial and it will be impossible for us TO tcs-
tiry for each other The Scriptures say
EVERY man shall give an account of him
self unto God" Who is to testify against
us? Ii will be arr o,rn coN@icnces. 1t il
just what God gave lis our conscicnccs for
to testify against Us day by day. 1t is
always with lis. incnrruptiblc, and will
speak the truth. We can remember our
faults and our sins as far back in the past
as anything, Things forgotten for years
are brought to our minds when some ca
lamity or prospect Of sudden death comes
upon us with Il flash SO when God shall
open the books He will need nothing but
our own conscicnces as witnesses for us.
This is certainly fair to be allowed to speak
for ourselves.
But another thing which you know al
ready. The great privilege we have in the
advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ rs Il
Precipitation for our sins. Christ is our
friend, and when we testify as to our sins
He will say, . | have borne those sins in
my own body on the tree His blood
clcanseth lis from all our sins.
Remarks were made by eX-Goy. Page,
who related appropriate incidents as to the
testimony offered by men as to the faithful
ness of Sabbath School teachers also to
the faith and carnestness of the christian
mother, which he illustrated by touching
incident of the late war.
\ special concert of the school will be
held one week from next Sunday evening,
in the new chapel