Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-19

from many neighboring churches of the Uni
tartan faith in the Connecticut valley. The
services throughout were interesting and i'm
pressive, and full of deep and genuine reli-
gious feeling. The invocation was by Rev.
ID. L. Miller of the Methodist church, the
Scripture lesson and sermon by Rev. Dr. Bel
lows, the installing prayer by lsov. Edgar
Buckingham of Deeriield, Mass, the fellow
ship OF the churches was given by Rev 5. Is.
Fagg of Bcrnnrdston, Mass, and the address
to the people by Rev. J. L. Wright Of Mont
pelier Dr. Bcllowss sermon was mastery
production, in which he traced, with regret,
the decline OF the deep and animating relig
ious feeling which was the marked charac-
teristic of the Puritan forelathers, demon
strated the insufiicicncy Of modern science,
invention, art, or aesthetic culture TO supply
the real need Of the human sonl, and pointed
toward the revival of deep and genuine
faith in God, as represented by his Son Jesus
Christ, as the only hope for the nation, the
community, or the individual. The sermon
was remarkable alike for its depth Of thought
aud spiritual insight and its broad, catholic
and unsectarian spirit. Mr.. Fingg Of Ber-
nardston, speaking RS the representative Of
the church over which Mr. Green had his first
settlement, was very happy in welcoming the
new pastor back TO the United States and to
the communion Of the Connecticut valley
churches and Rev Mr.. Wright, whom all
Brattleboro people were glad to see present
on the occasion, gave bright and sparkling
turn to the exercises by the keen aud incsive
way in which he defined the duties of the
people toward their minister. Mr.. Green's
passionate opens under the most favorable au-
spices, with an entire feeling of unanmity in
his own society, and the whole community
unite in cordially extending to him and his
family the hand Of good fellowship.
ANOTHER OUTRAGEOUS CASE.
The working of the new law regarding
the commitment of patients to the insane
asylum has had another illustration during
the past week, and one which, in the inter
ests Of common humanity, we hope not to
see repeated. Last Thursday afternoon a
man of y years, though looking several
years younger, a respectable farmer Of am
pie means from Charleston, Orleans county,
was brought here by his guardian in an ex-
cited and manifostly insane condition, but
without any papers whatever for his commit
tai to the asylum. This lack of papers was
not through any ignorance of the law, but,
the man having been twice previously an in
mate Of the institution, and having been dis
charged the last time only two months ago
his guardian took it for granted that there
being no doubt of his insanity, he could be
again committed without any legal forlnali-
ties, The law contemplates and provides for
nothing Of this kind, however, and nothing
could be done except to wait till the necessa-
ry papers could be procured. The unfortu-
nate man was therefore placed in the lookup
by his guardian with keeper to give him
necessary food, and the guardian started back
for the documents. Meantime the man hour
ly grew more violent, rayed, cursed and beat
about with everything which he could lay his
hands on, tore his clothing, and was a spec
tacle for a rabblo of boys and loafers who
constantly gathered about the window. Such
means as were possible were finally used to
shield him from the public gaze, and he was
taken to walk at intervals by two attendants,
but he was obliged to remain in this out
rageous condition, without any sort of suita-
bic treatment until, on Monday afternoon
the papers forh his formal commitment arrived
In this case blame attaches TO the guardian
for not providing adequate attendance for
the man in private quarters, while the docu-
ments were being secured, but the case never
theless Illustrates the unfortunate and imper-
feet working of the new law. Occurrences of
this sort are simply barbarous and an out
rage and disgrace upon any State or com
munity calling itself civilized. As we have
said in noticing previous, though less marked
instances of this kind, the spirit and intent of
the law is good and proper, but it imperative
ly needs to be relieved of some of its cast
iron features The officers of the institution
are panied and shocked that affairs like that
here mentioned should happen-and yet, had
the superintendent performed such an act of
humanity as TO have taken this man in and
cared for him before the papers were secured
he would have been liable under the statute
to three years in the State prison, and there
would be no escape from the penalty
The following is the list of letters remain
ng at the post Office in this village Sept. 49,
Ladies' Mrs. Mary Bradley Mrs. Maggie
Cowman, Mrs. Susan f. Cutler, Cassie Frost
Mrs. VIM. George, Mrs. J. L. Harris, Mrs. s.
Hubbell, Susie Hartman, Mrs Tillie Hanefy
Mrs Frances Lawrence, Mrs Mariah Lynde
Mrs Mary J. Morse, Idell NJ Smith, Mrs. F.
b. Taylor, Mrs. L. Thomas.
Gents. Martin Adams, F. r. Brown, John
Baker, C. n. Donelon, Chas Dewport, Rev
S. o. Dyer, b. Field, Frank n. French, A.
F. Kenney, Thos. Kane, Nelson La Fogg
Martin Martin, A. Newell, Lieut. j. NJ. Tar
bell, NJ. W. Newton, Edmond O'Donnell, o.
Tom O'Conner, II. A. Riley, John Root, Ed
ward Sawyer, Lawrence Shea, Jno. F. Van
Du Cook, C. L. f. West, j. H. Warder.
Held for better direction Mrs Mary
Chamberlain, 81 Florida St, Mass.