The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-25
Sunday School Work

Inc second session OF the Addison
County Sabbath School Association for
the season, was held ut the Congrcga
tional Church in Middlcbury on Tues
day last, February 18th, 1878, the Pres
ident, Henry Lane, in the chair The
session was opened with n prayer meet
ing, after which the following subjects
were discussed; Advantages ola course
of Bible study. Opened by Rev. S. w.
Magill, and continued by Deacon Sam
ucl J amcs, Rev. DIR. Kitchcl and 9TH
ers.
Qualifications of Il successful Sunday
School Teacher, Opened by Rev. j. II.
Bond, and continued by Rev. Messrs.
Winchester, Magill. Hooker and
Mcssrs. Cowlcs, Barker and others.
Attcran address of welcome, adjourn
cd for dinner.
In the afternoon, after n brief season
of prayer, the following was discussed:
The value of external and acsthetical
aids in sunday School Work, BY Rev.
Messrs. Winchester, Mott, Magill,
Hooker, Davies and Messrs. Cowles,
\. Adams, l.. l.. Wright
MDr. Ebcn Tourjee gave an address up
Oh Music as an Element of Worship.
The evening was devoted to ii praise
meeting, led by DR., Tourjec. There
was large attendance, and the session
was considered very profitable one.
SHEET AND PILLOW CASE FRoLIc-- Our
little village has been quite gay this sea.
son, has enjoyed a variety of entertain
mcnts public and private, such perhaps as
never before attempted The browning
event of the season. and doubtless the
closing one, was the Sheet and Pillow
Case Masquerade that came off at the
Addison House on Tuesday evening last
1t proved successful and pleasant affair
and great credit is due the gentlemen
having the matter in charge, for theil
q admirable management.
c Entering the hall about eleven o'clock
= when the festivities were at their height
: one could not but feel the least bit be
wildercd at the sight, and perhaps thu
least bit shaky.
i The room seemed full Of remarkabl,
), well fed, and active ghosts, who wer
a having jolifcation, and were tripping
|, the light fantastic most heartily to tn
+ merry music of lIolmbcrg's Band.
Nearly all Of the maskcrs were elabo
D ratel y rugged out, with sheets and piloV
Is cases. displaying a profusion of ruille'
If and looking so nearly alike that it wa
c hard to tell which from iother.
g a few characters were particular
lie noticeable. A stalwart Highland Sec
N was striding about, whose splendid mu
re cular development would make natiy
born Scot bred among strength givin
F. Scottish Hills envious
10 A villainous looking fellow, grand in
OF bright red jacket brilliant with gilt trim
IS mings, was leaning lazily against pilla
I'd Doubtless an Italian brigand
lp On the floor dancing with the viii
Tia ROBBED irolickers was a black clad, II
at horned gent. seemingly from the intern
IN regions. lie appeared to enjoy the spo
C. and the change. The unmasking
he twelve o'clock was the occasion of mu
,ly merriment. Surprise and perSpirati,
were very apparent. After the confusi
!, was over "mine host" Rider, served
an elegant repast, to which the ghosts q
:, ample justice The event was one of
II terest, and will be remembered vi
res pleasure by the frolickcrs. Quill.
H. IEATH or Mrs. LEAVITT. The {
10 IYWing extract from Rev. Mr.. Hooke
vXhiscoursc on Sunday morning is "A be;
M tiful tribute to the memory of NJ
K Leavitt, the notice of whose death N
flo he found under the head of obituari
Ina "Should not our feeling to-day he {
of congratulation for the spirit that
or. just passed to the unspeakable gain
he knowledge, of power, of rest, of char
st. ter, of society to which death has int
rye duced her. Death Gods convoy
he the experience of the fact that "to Iii
ige GAIN Is not Mrs. Lcavitt's sain
res. spirit one of those who render hea
ai more attractive to us, because they
ure there? One whom we desire to kn
Fai and he associated with here after.
ner her, death has no terrors. Tier dy
'"o bed has been throne. Heaven