Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-02-12

IL was not within the province of
college presidents or professors tn
make hickory of Eastwood; they
might possibly put on thin We.
neer.
MR. EDITOR: At n meeting Of the
Woman's Missionary Society, auxil-
larry to the VT. Branch of the Wom-
ans Board of Missions, held at
Mrs. Col. Prirhard's on Wednes.
day, the tw .nty.sixth ult., the fol-
. lowing article was read by the
Directress, Mrs. Edwin Fuller.
Please publish it, and confer n favor
upon SEVERAL READERS.
The Lord gave the word: great
was the company Of those that pub.
lished it. Ps. 6S: IL.
Our Saviour left with His dis
ciples two distinct commands: one
to commemorate His death ut the
sacramental table, given us the
time approached when He must be
lifted up, the other, while lie yet
stood on Oivet ready to return to
heaven after having completed the
great work of redemption, $50 We
into all the world and preach the
gospel" These commands, uttered
on occasions of the deepest interest
and solemnity the church will not
fail to observe, the one until He
comes. the other until He "has the
heather for His Inheritance and the
uttermost part of the earth for His
possession."
There is something in the very
nature Of conversion which leads
the renewed heart to say like Saal,
"Lcrd what wilt thou have me to
do y How can | help to spread
abroad the knowledge of this great
salvation :! From the Savour's
time to this, countless multitudes
of snppIiants, from the little child
at it's mothers knee to the aged
and greyhaircd have been praying,
"Thy kingdom Gomez" a prayer
which will he answered.
The object of Missionary Asso-
Citations is to make known the Cos
pei more rapidly and more widely
than individuals or even single
churches can do on their own re-
sponsiblity. Such associations are
multiplying in all christian lands
and fast accomplishing the object
they have in view. Our own Amer
lean Board has Is missions, 70 sta.
tons, and 49S out stations, in diff
ferent parts of the world and has
gathered into its churches between
l. 900 and 10000 members. The
Woman's Board works only through
the American Board and is doing
efficient service that was pleasantly
acknowledged ut the meeting at
Rutland last summer.
AT the late annual meeting of the
Woman's Board held in Park st.
church, Boston, in the public even.
ing session, Rev. s. 9. Herrick of
the Mount Vernon church said,
''The time has passed when the
Womans Board needs defens G.
When we contemplate the vastn ess
of the work it is accomplishing, we
cannot but imagine what would
have been the thoughts of the ia
theirs who founded the American
Board if they could have looked
forward to this day? During the
last year $50, 900 was poured out of
it's treasury, while $1,000 was all {
that was raised by the American
Board in the first year of it's exist ,
ence. 1t brings more power, twice
told, than went out from it when !
the Presbyterians withdrew"
DIR. Thompson, in the same meet. $
ing, said. 'In the eight years of !
it's existence it has done a great \
work. 1t has 800 life members it
has 800 Auxiliaries and kindred t
associations; it has raised in all
S333,OOO. At this moment it it ,
5G missionaries in va
riouS places, and more than 40 :
native laborers. 1t supports IL
seminaries and many other schools" {
DR.. s. Wells Williams Of China said !
,he Woman's Beard was specially d
'aised up to carry out what is some
lines called the eleventh command =,
nent. 1t is it's work to show the a.
)ower of love, and none can do this >,
IS women can. Its specific work $.
) to send out women without fam B
linz, xrI,r, lnx-ntn fhn,nSn1x-n, u
abOrs OF love. Some of these ladies al
20 into the homes Of the people, 3;
winning those who shall be the V
eachers of future generation. II,
The Woman's Board has all auXil- p l
ary in every state in New England,
n some of them more than one. In
he Middle States also it has Aux
iaries and works under the name r,
{ the Woman's Board of the In :
erior.' 1t reaches to the Pacific ,
cast. and even has Branch in 4
,anada. Al
Providence seems to indicate that f fo
be best way in which most of us
an obey our Saviour's last com. til
land, can best go "into all the sa
'orld and preach the gospel" is to \.
o it by proxy. Miracles will not h a.,
Q wrought to defray the expenses ca
f the devoted sisters who can liter in
lily go; there are no fishes now Pc
ut OF whose mouths they can take at
ieces of silver, they have no power a an
y which they can turn their five
aves into twelve basketsful. just
sre, then, comes in the part of the
,eat work we at home can perform,
ur dimes and our dollars, if cheer y
lily contributed according to our
cans, will rank us among the sui
'eat army of laborers, while at D.
e same time we have many oppor- r.,
mites to help forward the good tri,