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

narrated To me only few davs ago
III the fall of 1915, Il student of Dart
mouth College, passing through tn,
village, stopped over night with IL good
friend on the Plain well. John.- said
the host. ''there's Il new family come ia
town since You were here, and we III,
irellng very happy about it because
'heN are on the side of religion" One
more family on the right side. which in
those days was much accounted of.
The family i'll question: was one
whose name has since that time become
much identified with the growth of st.
JohhshuiN. OF the five who then com
posed 1t, all but one have gone up to
the better country. 1t is II pleasant
feature i'll our gathering to-day. that
III" ""e surNIVoa, and also the student
of ISIS who is now Il venerated father
among the ministers of Vermont. are
both of them spared To rejoice in the
changes OF thrtescore Years. and to sit
down with us of later generations IN
this church on Centennial Thank ksniyiu"
! Day.
The persons alluded to by the
speaker We're Sir TIIaddcuS Fairbanks
and Rev. Jonathan Clement. ID. d.. of
Norwich. Ed. Cal.
1t Is not my purpose t" recount the
Improvements of the last fifty Years. for
! they have been wrought before ON ewes
and III part under our hands They are
standing witness before us of the
goodness of God. and the priceless
value of pure religion. And it, aS we
have seen. at the annual Thank>gi> imy
of Isis. the preacher of the day sum
'Dr Luther .Irwrtt
moncd all st. Johnshury to profound
thanksgiving i'll heart and voice. " hat
shall be said by the preacher of 1876
Whose lives have fallen in pleasant
places and upon Il goodlN heritage if
"nl> have not ? am little given to
cNtraVa"ant words in this matter. a.
Nou well know. In my WAY of think
ing. quite enough of culogy has been
already bestowed upon this place h\
the public prints. We could probably
get along comfortably with about one
half is much of it. Yet in Il Just and
impartial view this morning. | am
moved To ask has not the dream of
Jonathan Arnold come to hc more than
fulfilled, on the very spot which his
axes opened less than Il hundred Ncal>
ago? Have not the prayers and efforts
of those who still LATER Strovc hard to
win this place unto righteousness. pre-
vailed Have not The fathers lahorcd !
and we entered in to their lahor>
o. st. Johm>bury, thanks bc unit"
God. that hc hath not given this hrri-
tage to IeproIch. 81 that men should /.
say. where is THEN God o. st. Johns /
bury thanks hc unto God. that along
these present Years 81 many earnest f.
men and faithful women are still main .
tanning within thy borders. that right
r"u>nrs> which cXaltcth Il people.
And if the preacher of I-7G i calling .
II. JUb'I>hury now To profound thanks
giving before God. what. fifty years
hence, shall the preacher of 1870 hc
SAYING That will depend under the
providence of cod. upon Just one thing.
VIZ: how We improve our inheritance
and how we transmit it. Much has
been given us. much will bc required
therefore charge myself. a> one to
the manner born, and | charge You
every one. to br living SobrIly. right
e"uSlN and godlN in this present grucI
alton; that no future one shall point
back to us ard say that they of Ccntcn-
nial times and the year of jubilee were
unworthy 81 goodly an heritage.
O, st. JohnShury let coming genera
ti"nS, Whenever they see or hcaI the
mention of thy name, he able to SAY a>
did the patriarchal GoodrlI of ConStan-
tim"ple: ''That is the place of which
Tod said. this is my rest forever: here
will dwell for have desired it: | will
bless her provision | will
also clothc her ministers with salvation.
md her saints shall shout aloud for
Joy"
| will close now with the cloSin" ,
words of the preacher of Isis: foI
hough the words are fifty eight years
older now than then, and though the
paper that preserves them Is brown and
yet the words themselves j,
ne ;Is fresh to oIr use this morning la ,
he South Church as when they sounded d,
through the aises and galleries of the ,
old ''old meeting house on the hill" .,
''Whatever of good Us il town we have
njoycd, it has been an unmcritcd favor
rom the hand of our heavenly Father. =,
Let the obedience of our lives prove the
gratitude of our hearts. o. let us praise
he Lord for his goodness and for his
ondertul works. Blessed he the Lord
iod, the God of Israel, who only docth :,
,ondrouS things. And blessed bc his ;,
.lorious name forever: and let the
hole earth be filled with his glory. :.
men and Amen" =
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