St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-22

heart in the performance of that soil
tary service.
There is no decrease in the numbers
attending on Brother Moody's preach
ing, 10000 at the least being present of
an evening. Overlooking into Farwell
Hall, when the Tabernacle holds no
more, and now both places are too
small and multitudes are forced to 90
away unfeh. There Is no abatement III
Brother Moodv'> zeal. or of the interest
in his preaching. though he evidently
is getting weary and is sometimes very
hnarse. But to the multitudes who
throng him, he speaks With increasing
confidence of the miracles of healing
which attend the Word.
THE LECTURE SEASON.
We have had some able lecturers, but
thus far the crowds have not turned
from the Tabernacle to listen to their
eloquence james +. Field, gave II
course of lectures on the noted men of
Great Britain poets and patriots
packed with wise philosophy and genial
| humor wherever such gems could he
fitted into his brilliant sketches but
the thousands preferred the parallels
and prayers of Moody, and the sweet
songs of Sankey-without money and
without plce-to the humorous gossip
and fine philosophy of Field ut fifty
cents an evening. Then came Talmagc,
with his collection of miscellaneous
Jokes, and the rush and roar of his
jerk V -.slpnmcnrs., but the multltudes
still III Gse.ight 90 out u. acle, leaving
tn, u.,t,icus pleased, for .ispense his
good things 10 the few. Perhaps the
hard times may determine many in
choosing where to spend an evening oil
Il number of them hut whatever bt
the cause. the fact is that the Tabcr-
naclc is the place t" which the peopl,
go. and will go more and more, during
the remaining ten days the evangelist,
have now TO stay.
COOLING OFF.
AS time wears on. the fever of tn,
Times weaIS of. loatcI> ahatc some
what their thrcatcniny> of ''war.' ano
it i not impossible that by the fifth uI
Match the most >;Inguimc rctormcT> MAY
80 far regain their reason that they c:II
read the news of President Hayes in
1, l.,
urr. The attempt to steal the nrcdc'
vote in Oregon and the countrnanr,
of the attempt aud growing over il 10y
the whole crowd of rcInlmcI> h;l:
turned the tide Of ~ mpathN which they
had sought with some success. in quit,
Il different direction. MANY may find i
cities iu Louisiana Justify the throw In2
ont at the vote in all the precincts II
which ii WAS discarded toy the Return
! in" Board, bat the infamous nick "
Governor GIoNtcDcr, and the >I%IIli
/ icincr at the scream at delight viii
which it WAS hailed 10y the chief Ic
formers, lao honest man with Wit enough
to distinguish LIGHT from darkness. cal
fail To comprehend.
But u truce /" other subjects and ;
word concerning
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