St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-08

''h' 'iliH .Ntdl VIII bt more IMAM lHdI
behind the north part of the state il
the time of this ingathering. The earl
rains made the crop light and late-th
late rains have delayed the pickin,
until the winter is nearly ready to Sc
in; but Illinois farmers do not min,
such tritlcs; for if not gathered in TIN
fall it will be i'll the spring, when til,
plow will follow in the track of tn
harvest wagon.
WET SEASON.
This has been an unusually wet sea
son. The sun has not seemed to smiI,
on western fields quite SO benignantl!
during the Centennial year as in almoS
amy of the preceding hundred. From
Nov. - to Nov. -, il scarcely thrust ;
golden ray through the thick cloud
which LIantled all this rcgiJn. I'll,
black clouds hung close to the era,
earth. and the black mud from bound
less depths i'll all the plowed fields ant
streets, grinned back in sullen mocker,
that is anything but beautiful and com
f"rting to witness. In spite of this. til,
harNcstcrS We're busy. when the rail-
did not pour, gathering the COLDER
treasures into their log-pen cribs ol
their rail fence Enclosures in which. il
the ears could hear. they might listen
to the music of 1.-THE music of til,
spheres" since they have but the
heavens for Il covering until the winter
>nnW> shall furnish them Il mantle.
This looks Il little >IovenIv to one bred
among New England hills and the
necessities OF clown east" economy :
but it is the way in which many think
they can afford to do things here.
THE NORTHWEST CONVENTION.
This body. composed of clerical and
lay delegates from all the northwest
part of creation, has done its work and
closed its session. Several hundred
delegates were present, and the bust
ness of seeking light from Brother
Moody. and inpaltiug light To one an
other in relation to the most successful
mcIh"d> of conducting revival meet
img>. went hri>kly on through all the
sessions. 1t WAS Il repetition of Il like
convention which assembled in New
York last spring. with II desire aud hope
To make it much more largely useful.
and Il prospect that it will he made So.
a> the winter the most favorable time
t"r revival work i> now before us.
II is Il strange sight to behold this
%Icat crowd of witnesses To the success
of this new David with his sling full OF
shining pebbles from the armory of the
New Testament. Owen that of all the
athletes of all sorts of schools. Hun
'lrcd> of men we'll trained in all the lore
"t the best classical and theological in
and many of them with years
ot added study and experience. full of
Years and crowned with honoIS. a> the
world and church have Irckoncd and
bestowed them. come here and sit at
N"odl'> feet and bow their lauIclcd
heads before him to receive instruction
in the way of saving souls. \ fine
comment * tins on the assertion of -.
Paul respecting the wisdom of this world
ind the .tooiiShnes~ Of predching.
THE REVIVAL.
The revival has now grown to such
that efforts are being made
~ circulating tracts and 10y bIothcIll
md >i>tcIlN cNhortatiun to push its i'll
iucncc into every household in the I
'ltN, while eVangcli>tS continue to 90
'ut into other towns and cities to carry /
he glad tiding> To the wandering sheep
III the dark mountains there. The sic /.
'cS> which has attended the renewed !
'ndcaN"I> since the polls closed, Nov. /.
til, has 50 chccrcd and encouraged Mr. |
'l"odN. that he now speaks ont in meet
NJ and prophcSicS with the utmost .
S>Ilr:lnCc that we are on the eve of the .
greatest dispcnsatiom of divine grace
nd blessing the world has ever seen.
Ic says the fields are white alleadv to
he harvest that the Holy Spirit waits
'ut fol the preparation of the people to
cccINc, to pour ont mcrcicS which shall
'r"Vc Il dclugc in comparison with the
mall showers raincd upon the efforts
a l., a.. n L L
CHICAGO STILL AHEAD.
But not only is Chicago ahead of the
'orId in general, and of St. Louis in
ut this time in religious
'rvol /; but as might be expected she
eats the world, st. Louis and New
ok III the criminals she turns out.
hat are the base and SOrdid crimes of
weed compared with the sublime at
'mpt of Hughes and Mullins to rob the
alton OF the dust all decent men revere.
vas Il fit hour to strike when they
rebel reform had triumphed.
nd the work which the ilustrious ,
aItyr had accomplished was by such ;
l>crr;lntS believed to have been placed
Jeopardy. The people generally ,,
Icathc more freely now that the r:ls-
lis are III irons, and it is hoped that {:
stIce to the limits of the law is likely {
be mcted out to them. The saloon
which Hughes assisted Mullins to =
spense bad beer, and still more wicked t
lliskey, and in which they were ar {;
sted. was i'll one of the best business =
reefs of the whole city, and us re- a