Connecticut western news., 1876-04-28
Burlington.

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 On Thursday afternoon, the 20th inst, our streets were cnlivened by large com pany of persons passing with elastic step and smiling counlenance to the church of St. James, called thither by an ingenious word of invitation editorlally proclaimed. Many were hastening thus as an expression of personal friendship 10 Miss Emma Bump, who was to be joined in marriage with Rev. Richard EllerlY, rector of church in Baltimore. The service was per formed by Rev. MT. Anderson with a cor. diality of good will and devoutness that added to the sweet solemni:y of the words of grace and power, sealing the bond that made them one. The crowd followed on to the railroad station to individually offer the spoken farewell and God bless. This with an uplifting of heart for heavenly benediction to rest on Emma in her new vocation. From early girlhoods she has been the loved teacher of youth, and endeared associate in church membership The kindness of heart and grace of demeanor
 
 the tender sentiment, will secure in new sphere of action the power to bless and aid her companion in his sacred office ..... The largest company ever assembled in our new town hall came together on Friday evening, the 2lst inst, to listen to MT. J. B. Cough. Subject-Blunders. It is de ' lightful exercise of wisdom on the part of public speakers, and happy condition of society, whose audiences are spontaneous ly collected, and high moral purpose sub. served by the employment of such signifi cant designations for lecture as Grip o! 'Blunders.' The lecture of Bishop Haven the week before was presentation of the most important thoughts, attended witt agreeable humor and a smoothness of ex pression exceedingly acceptable to all ant forcibly adapted to the young. 31r. Gough'i naturally expanded to the different forms of blunders, touching the wide range o mistakes, bulls and chronic blunders bu above all, the huge and mortifying blun- ders of our republic. The woeful, ,origina blunder of our country in regard to slavery with it's inevitable consequences, as we o this generation are experiencing. Hi anathema was added in respect to all tn, sorest evils of the land. He pictured th, effect of neglect of these evils and declared the absolute certainty that we shall ill th' future have to pay for failing to arrest pre- ventable misfortunes. He poured forth al affecting appeal to young men to individu ally set their standard high in all things That was piercing outcry: Young men you have got your foot on the brake, ut tered after having given an instance of on under insanity vainly feeling with his foo for the brake, as if on a railroad. His az peal was equally strong to all to strik home against the business of ofintemperance Strike against the use of stimulants, W heth CT presented in the cut glass or the jug Strike against it Christian, in the praye meeting. It is the awful bIunder of th nineteenth century, With beautiful an gracious words he pointed out the possbil ity of retrieving from the past, and assure the co-workers of the coming blessednes , of that rest of Heaven which will furnis to us work unceasing.' A full abstract ( either of these lectures were we'll wort reading did the newspaper column affor 2 space therefor. c. M. s.