St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-01
The Week of PRAYER.

The Evangelical Alliance of the Uni
ted States has issued the following pro-
gramme for the annual week of prayer:
MONDAY, JANUARY 1.
Thanksgiving and confession
view of the past; thanksgiving TOR its
varied mercies humiliation for person
al and national sins. Prayer for Gods
blessing in the future.
TUESDAY, JANUARY ;.
National objects for prayer. For
civil governments and all in authority;
for the increase of intelligence, the pu-
ritication of public opinion, aud the
spread of free institutions throughout
the world.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Il.
Home objects for prayer.-For pa
rents and children, teachers and guar
dianS for schools and colleges: for the
Christian ministry; for loungS Mems
Christian Associations and for SUNDAY
school,.
THURSDAY, JANUARY Z.
Foreign objects for prayer.-The en-
tension of religious liberty throughout
the world: the prevalence of peace
\ mong nations; the increase of unity
among Christians of all lands the sub
ordination of international intercourse,
commerce and science. to the spread of
Chri>t'S kingdom.
FRIDAY, JANUARY :.
Missionary objects for PRAYER. For
the conversion of the Jews: for the de
livcrInce of nations from superstition.
and for the conversion of the world to
Christ.
SATIEDAN. JANIAEN ..
PRAYER for religious revival. For the
churches throughout the world. for
their increase in zeal. spirituality and
devotcdneSS. and for a clearer witness
for the truth among them.
SUNDAY. JANUARY 10.
\ general meeting i'll the evening.
Addresses 10y ministers of various de
nominations. Closing exercises.
The sale of choice of pcwS in the Wi
nooski Avenue congregational Church.
Rev. l.. q. BraStow. pastor. last even
ing. was quite lively. The amount re
allied over and above the appraisal of
OF the pcwS. WAS II. O72. which WAS do
img eNccllcntll we'll Free Press. Tues
day.
Mr.. Caleb Gushing, Jr.. Il nephew of
Minister Gushing. fell in Il gymnasium
in Boston. on Friday. and WAS fatally
injured. He lived only Fl hours after
being conveyed to the Massachusetts
GcncIal Hospital from the Gymnasium
of the Institute ot Trchn"logy. where
the accident occurred.
\ child in Lowell. Vt. less than three
years old was taken sick. Or. Duttum
WAS called. when, after administering
the proper remedy. I:}O WnImS came
from the child. of which "ne-t"urt!
were elected 10y vomiting Fifteen
passed. all kn"ttcd together. The
worms were from four To eight inches
i'll length.
Five or six colored children were re-
Gently placed in the girls Upper High
School at New Orleans. The result
WAS the withdrawal of over fifty of til,
graduating clIS>.
/ .,"mc Montpelier people. DESTROYS "I
making Christmas merry. sent boys in
/ to the state house Yard in the night /,
gather cVcrgrrcuS from the hedges and
tees. to ornament their places nt bust
ness, but the boys were caught in the
act. and them employers are to hr pros
ccutcd.
The firm of " Walter \. Wood \ CO..
of llo">iC. manufacturer of NOV iu4
machines. have Just received an order
inl 5000 machines to he sent to Eng
land. The amount of this order i II.
On.o0 and +" fill it and others "r
hand will give employment To over
800 men until next July.
They are making tomh>tnnr> in
Pittsburgh with "Didu't know it WAS
] loaded, all cut i'll advance.
The Grand Trunk Railroad Com
pany have adopted new plan to pre-
vent their conductors from "kuocking
down" BY the new arrangement.
which went into effect on Thursday.
the conductors act simply rs guards.
and Il ticket agent accompanies each
train and takes up tickets and sells
tickets to those who require them.
In >pcakin" of the fact that Nh
Tardl "f Alabama kept Il shooting APP
pointmcnt. the other day. with Mr.. Il
/ II. Law. and Nao killed. the New York
/ Commercial Advertiser SaN-: Il udcI
the circumstances. we should have pre-
terrcd to b ID LaN-cd, rather than t,
have been Tardy."
If the times are hard stop Nour paper
but do not shorten Your allowance ion
whiskry or tobacco. \ good paper ii
the house is II great comfort Ia tn,
wife and children. hut that is no reason
why You should provide them with {;
weekly luxury at the expense of a daily
necessity.
The Rutland Globe says: "Geo. NJ
Clark of ministerial fame is lecturing il
! Windsor county" "Mini>terial" i,
good when applied to Il negr" minstrel
William Carlton of Boston has beer
appointed assignee of the in>olvrmr
Boston News company, he being Il cred
icor IT, the amount of over - 900
The Indebtedness is nearly S50. 900. ant
the assets nothing. This is not tn,
company now publishing the Boston