The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-24

Reported for the Rutland Globe
Declaration in NDod.nrd cay.

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Declaration in Nnod.nrd CiD
ROMANCE ~ ZEAL LIFE.
# begin, and runs as follows. On the
iiih of August last. the day OF historic as
-oriatious in the Old town Of Bennington.
business man OF Woodfoid. in common
ain, hundicd- of his fcllow town,mcn
rid many more from the surrounding
towns and counties. came into otu village
10 Join in the annual celebration Of that
,tlv. iicmiinmg at the solicitation of
nriahlor, until a late hour for the purpose
ui witnessing the evening pyrotcctnics, he
ililgd, because Of the cXcitcmcuts of the
lay. to attend TO an item OF business Of
some Importance. Though the next sue
rccdiug day was the sabbath. he deter
mincl to come again 10 Bennington and al
'rnd 90 his business on that day. Enter
I'M the village amid the ringing Of church
bells, which were calling the people to
divine worship, his feelings were for this
Incc strangely peculiar. The melodies of
the church inviting bells were new to the
mountainccr. Meeting friend who was
inst then passing from his gate to place
Of worship, and short dialogue passing
between them as to the object of this Sun
day visit Of the one and the destination of
the other, he was kindly invited to defer
his business crrand and to accompany his
friend TO church. 1t was was done. lIav-
ing thus led, listened to the sermon and
other services of the morning in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, the gentleman re-
turned home with new and quite other
thoughts than those which brought
him into the place. Naturally thought
ful and reticcnt he turned over the
events of the day contrastcd them
with the usual stiffness, or amusements, or
social yisitings mingled with alternate idle
ness and work on Sundays in his mountain
community, he determined if possible to
effect a change in that long-settled and
wild region. \ great and wonderful
revolution this in the thinlings and pur-
poses Of man, who from his are and
standing at home was able to bring about
the eliminating event which transpred,
after century Of activity among those
mountains. In the dcdicatory services of
which we write. The first centennial of
the town, though slightly behind time, was
at hand. Arrangements fora great gather
ing and for interesting services were being
made. Among them was this seemingly
.mall incident; The hero of this romance
having business acquaintance with a
builder in Troy, y. Y, who, it seems is
also lay preacher in the so-callcd Church
If Christ, commonly known in the East
as Christian (pronouncng the first long,,
hut IN the West as Campbellite-he cx-
tends to him an invitation to be present at
Inc centennial celebration. lie accepts.
The interesting and memorial services over,
it was only what might be expected that
two such minds coming together, and
questioning each other as to the town
events which had called them and others
together, and especially after the pre-
yiausly name sunday incident Of the first
named gentleman and because the Christian
character and profession OF the other that
t"o such minds, say, should speak of the
MORAL and religious destitulion Of The
town, pdrlicuarly Of that REGION of it. Well,
they did talk this matter, and there and
then began the incpent movements which
have resulted in thc erection and dcdica-
ton To the worship of God the first house
of worship within the old town Of Wood
i3rd. Rev. Dexter Moody-this is the
nlme of the invited guest aforementioned
and Elcnor Gleason, his kind host, then
-iJtled this enterprise the former coming
lrm Troy once in two weeks and preach
Ing 10 the people, the latter subscribing
iugely toward the enterprise and taking
inc work Of erecting the house
Beng earnestly invited by Miss sophie
sister Of the Hon. 7. W. Park of ON
town, this reporter was one Of party OF
tNo clcrgymcn and five ladies', who ac
companicl by II. ID. Hall and wife Of
North Bennington, and by the generous
lberaliiy Of the Messrs. Lorng and Little
who supplied cOnveyanccs as their contri
button to the occasion, began their early
and slow uphill ride, amid scenery alter
nately beautiful, picturesque and grand
For the first four miles the rise was con
slant and gradual, then crossing the Roar
ing Branch and the Glastonbury railroad
for the third or fourth and last time on
ascent was steep, up and up amid noun
tain ranges, interspersed by bright greer
grasses, ferns, moss-coyered rocks, ant
beautiful evergrcens Of pine and spruce
then along side Of the swiftly running
stream deep below our carriage road-th
streum ornamented with hundreds of ice
capped rocks bordercd with small iciclcs
resembling bead-work, and the carriage
road, where sleghing was excellent, have
amid frost-coYered foliage and unde
frosted arbors of Gods own forming.
Reaching the comely and tasteful sane
tuary and quickly surveying the "city
~ we mentally asked, where is the city
Seeing one tavern, one saw-mill, ten o
twelve scattered residences, and forest 0
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