Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-07
New Year's al Reihnnr Church.

| E'N tfhl At DfNnWNl NnUffn.
In accordance with the notice. Now year,,
Eve was devoted to a mixed entertainment Al
Bethany church--tho early part Of the evening
being occupied with festival, held in tbt
chapel, in bebalrof the older classes in the Sun
day School, and the members of the s,ciet,
generally, and the latter part to musical en-.
tertainment in the church, open to ALL
The festival was great success in It's Way
The Sunday School classes were out in force
and the members Of the Society responded in
goodly numbers Tho walls Of the chanel
were hungwith eyergreens aud made attractive
with suggestive notices and choice pictures
The tables iairly groaned with the good thing.
furnished by the largc-heatted ladies Of the
society, and reminded one Of certain scriptural
leasts, in the suggestion that basket. ruls might
remain to be takenup. Indeed, iii well worth
all the labor and perplcxity involved 10 enter
tainments like this-and they arc neither few
nor small, to witness the hoartinCss and lib.
erality with which our ladies respond to the
demand. Each one seems b. vic with all the
others in her readiness to give, and in the del
icatc and attractive quality Of her Offering.
while tho abundance is best expressed by that
divine promise to the liberal soul" good
measure pressed down, shaken together. and
running over Great credit is due to the
ladies who bad charge Of the festival, and con.
tributed so much to make il the grand success.
which it was. Simple justice requires us l
name thcm-but once begun, we should not
know where to stop. Their reward will be
found in the hcaithful and quickenng spirit OF
joyous festivity which ruled the hour
But the " best Ct the wine was kept OR thc
last Of the feast 1t is said by those doing
missionary work among TIE poor anl ignorn.
in our large cities, that the most oltctuaI
manner Of reaching tie mind and heart is by
first properly filling the stomach We sup
pose the managers acted upon this hint in
sending us from the rciroshmcnt table 70 the
higher plane Of the musical feast And 90
certainly worked well Ia this case
At eight o'clock the audience repaired 90 tho
church. which was already in pant filled with
eager expcctants % musical treat Nor
were any disappointed 10 this rcgard-f.r sell
dom have our people been favored with a more
rational and acceptable entertainment Of it-
kind. The music, both instrumental and
vocal, was pronounced by good judges to have
been Of high order the selections were made
with rare good taste, and well adapted to tho
place and the occasion; and the interest wo.
t.rtaI1tf b.F.t.fSy..t I.a L.. g..
that the performers were Of us and dwelt qnI0al
us not foreign importatious praoticing con-
tortions and er-tortons upon us for an hour
and then laughingus to scorn for our yordaucy
All being IN readiness, Prof Briggs soon
brought the eypeciant crowd into rapt silence
with the organ, when the hllowirg pro.
gramme was executed
Organ Fugue in G Minor .............. Bach
W. A. Briggs.
2-Chorus-Jcrusalem the Colder. .......
sopnuo-Mrs Briggs Mir Wheauey Alr- strtt,a
aud Miss Dewey
Alto-Mrs. skinner. Mi.. Chadee 1ni Mic NIL
Tenor Messfs Phillips nud Bancroft
hass- Mcssrs. Pitstu, hlnson, eahIu and SD pHar
organIsis-Aessrs. Briggs and s-rhucr.
3-Quauotte- Rock of Aeos............... .........
Nr. Nhoaucy M.- lhl, Mcr. Bancroft aut
slhIn.
-o-gau-Reveric Of Home ............. ...rf-r.
". A. Briggs.
--Dueite- Excelsior .....-..... ........... Uaie
Messfs Phillips and itAln.
-Quartatte-J uhIate 1,ubs
Mrs Wheatley, Miss iu-l Me.sn. Bancroft aud
Mr.. Briggs. Miss Devey quo 49, PHILIPPE
s-oyerture-poct apa Peasant. ......-sapf.
9-Quartotte-O Lord, yoiI not Thy nce............,
Mrs briggs, N.s Dewey, Nts.rr. Phillips aud
PltNn.
l0-Chorus- Blessed are the People,.
fl-puxology-" Praise God, B." etr.....-..........
by the whole audience.
While eaeh one named in the prosmmm,
acquitted themselves with great credit, we con-
Tess to a good deal Of surprise at the proficiency
manifested by some Of our younger performers
and found therein good promise Of an cnyiabl.
distinction 10 the future.
We feel sure Of expressing the thought, o.
many in the audience when we say, that 81
seemed to US an exceedingly appropriate an.
( profitable manner Of spending leisure houi
occasionally, and when We have such az
abundance Of both gifted and willing musica
talent in our community, as this occasion wei
demonstrated, what is to hinder a rspc,itio,
Of the entertainment, say once o month, taking
our different churches in turn?
Who will move in the NATTER