The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02

George Hammond, Esq, who has
been in California since last spring, when
he took out several carloads OF sheep, has
effected a sale, and is expected home soon.
The Woman's Temperance Union
have received and accepted an invitation
to hold meeting on Thursday of this
week at the Congregational church in
New Haven. All members Of tho union,
and other lady friends of the cause are
invited to be present.
WIN. Nichols, wno has been known
to hang around the Middlebury police
court before, one evening last week un-
fortunately fell under tho suspicion of
having taken little too much. and &C.
cordingly, after lights lodging in the
county hotel, was invited up to disclose
where he got his liquor. He made a
clean breast of it, so he said, and told the
court that it was a foreign importation.
He plead guilty to intoxication and was
mulcted in the usual So and costs.
st. Stephens church, which has for
some weeks been closed for repairs, was
re opened last Sunday morning for divine
service. The alterations and repairs
consist Of an entire remodeing Of the
chancel of the church. By very
neat and ingenious plan, all the advan-
tages OF recess chancel have been sc.
cured, at comparative small expense.
A triple arch has been erected, the GEN.
ter one being just as wide as both the
others, aad nearly twice as high as either
of them. This arch contains the prayer
desk, lecturn and pulpit in the front,
and in the rear the chancel rail and
altar, the latter being ono step high
or thnn the former Top of the altar the
super altar, and back of all the reredos
extending across the entire back of the
chancel The arch on the right contains
the new organ from the mandatory Of
johnson, West6eld, Mass, very beau
tiful instrument, and is adjudged by good
judges one of excellent tone, and quite
powerful enough to fill the church, and
contains all the modern improvements,
with twenty.ore stops. Opening from
each of the side alcoves are arches into
the front IF the main, or chancel arch,
and this arch from the right alcove is
filled with the beautiful colored and gilt
pipes Of the organ, which with those in
front give the organ very beautiful and
imposing appearance. The arch on the
left contains the baptistry in front, with
the robing room in the rear. The lum.
Der used is mainly ash, and has been fin.
ishcd with oil only, giving neat and
tasty effect. The roredos is OF the same
material, with black walnut panels The
chancel has been carpeted with a fine
Brussels carpet and all the aisles of the
church, as well as the baptistry and choir,
have been newly carpcted. All these
repairs and alterations were designed and
carried forward under the immediate su.
pcrvisiou Of the rector, Rev. j. II. Wed.
dell, aud much of the finest carving and
work has been done by his own hands.
He has been duly assisted by Mr.. Grin
Smith. one Of the best carpenters in the
state Messrs. William Mulchahcy and
Henry j.. Sheldon have also given free.
ly Of their time to carry on the work. and
they share with the rector the gratitude
of the parish for their labors. The Dish.
op Of the diocese, the Rt. Rev. w. Ii. A.
Bissell, had been invited and was expect.
ed to be present at the services last Sun.
day morning, but being in attendance up.
on convention Of the house of bishops
in New York, was unable to be present.
The music for the occasion was under the
direction Of Prof. Il. IL. Higley, who
was ably assisted by number Of ladies
and gentlemen from the CONGREGATIONAL
church, and Mrs. George Il. Graves Of
Rutland, former member of st. Steph.
ems choir. Prof. Higloy played the or.
gan. and brought out the fine powers Of
the instrument as no one in the state
but he can, and he, as well as the ladies
and gentlemen who assisted him, earned
and received the united thanks and graft
tude Of the parish Of St, Stephens for
their generous act Of christian kindness.
The rector read the service, and preached
an able sermon from 1st Chronicles % {:
20. He congratulated his people upon
what they had already accomplished in
the work Of identifying the sanctuary of
the house of the Lord, and babe them be
OF good courage, and 60 on, until they
had finished all the work for the service
of the house Of the Lord" If they went
on with willing hearts and were "strong
and Of good courage" they would fulfil
the work. There was one very noticeable
omission in the sermon. No allusion
whatever was made to the fact that to
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present improvements. and it is hoped
that under the same leadership the con.
templated further alterations and repairs
may soon be accomplished. Through
the liberality Of one lady and one gentle
man, communicates Of the church, St.
Stephens has lately been relieved Of in.
debtedness, the former giving over five
hundred, and the latter over three hun.
dred dollars to accomplish the object
To item as well as to liberal friends Of
the church abroad who have contributed
largely to purchase the new organ and
to make the alterations in the church
the society is under many obligations,
and they have the satisfaction Of know.
ing that the society has not in many
years been as united and prosperous as
now