St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-17

tian Association a prayer meeting II
held from ii to IL a. m. Many proml
nent ladies from the different denomi
nations are present and take part.
Rev. Mr.. Diaman preached sermon
appropriate for New Years, Sabbath
afternoon, at Kings Chapel. The text
was Heb. IL: 1.-The Christian Race
and its Hindrances and Impediments
He said the Christian life is pro-
gressive one; not designed so much fol
looking backward as tOraCard. There
are two states in our being, the active
and passive the latter includes penl-
tence, godly sorrow, and humility the
text refers to the first. The New Dis
pensation breaks away from old things
and customs and turns to the future
We should cOnsecrate the new, clear,
pages of New Year to Hope, not Mem
DRY; the latter has it's Office, but if we
have knO,cn disappointments, we are
apt to dwell upon them until we be-
come morbid and selfish tied up in
our own affairs, instead of looking to
the life and hope beyond. At the
Shawmut Avenue church, DR.. Webb
preached a sermon from Gal. A, 5.
He enlarged upon three points: LIST, In
the fullness of time End, God sent his
Son into the world, and 3rd, The adOp-
ton of sons. Man is so full of ignorance
and cOnceit that he has to be taught
his own impotence by lessons of humil-
ity this he does by allowing him to
try various experiments and experience
failures. The book of Genesis gives
full exposition of mans efforts and fail
ures. God tried longevity but man
waXed worse and worse, until the final
elimination at the Tower of Babel.
Then began the course of education in
regard to sacrifices, office of priesthood,
nature of prophecy, all pointing for
ward and preparing them for the great
sacrifice, Gods only Son. He finished
by IL full and touching description of
the privileges belonging to those who
become his children by adoption. There
was union choral service held at his
church Oh the 34th anniversary of his
Sabbath School, to which the schools
of the New Old South and Central
church were invited. The service was
impressive and beautiful, when so many
voices, old and young, united together
in singing praises to God. The galleries
and lower part of the church were
densely packed at an early hour. The
service was opened by voluntary on
the organ from Batiste, by Mr.. Carr
then followed hymns, anthems, scrip
tural readings, reports from the super
intendent and pastor, and an address
by Rev. Alexander Mckenzie. There
were two anthems composed for the
occasion by H. E. Parkhurst, and Il
Hymn of Gratitude written by Charles
b. COtfin,-or "CarletOnn of Boston
JOurRdt-cOmmencing thus:
While onward sweep the starry spheres,
Out on the rolling Of years
We pilgrims to a heavenly shore,
o God thy goodness now adore.
The quartette choir of the church, and
Sabbath School choir, led by the cornet
and flute, rendered them in most i'm
pressive manner, supplemented by the
organ and piano. At the close, the
chorus and whole congregation rose
and sang the strong, soul-stirring hymn,
Awake, my soul stretch every nerve"
MI. Joseph Cook left it ut the option
of his audience to decide what the sub
ject of the remaining lectures Monday
noon should be. His talks have been
so fully reported i'll the majority of
newspapers that we will only refer
briefly to them. He seems to discuss
the much-veXed question of Capital and
ence. 1t is necessary many know to
become accustomed to his style of de-
livery, the same us Phillips Brooks, in
order to understand and follow him
we'll. Every face is turned toward him
us soon as he enters fremont Temple
and ascends the platform. with his in
separahle companion, his little green
bag, containing those manuscripts in
which are hived up bis thoughts of the
past week, the statistics he has obtained
by wading through parts of pamphlets,
deductions he has gained by fathoming
many philosophical and metaphysical
books in different languages, quota
tions from Latin poets, by which he
holds his Boston audiences spell-bOund
with his strong Will-power and mag
netism. He has, as many know, dis
cussed "SeX in Labor" "Factory Girls"
or more POLITICALLY aud popularity ex-
pressed Mrs, Browning's Cry of the
Human, "Women and Children's Rights
and Wages )" Temperance in its re-
lation to the Church." etc. He stated
seven out of ten inebriate asylums were
the result of vice not disease. Children
constitute A per cent. of number of
people and produce "a pei cent. of in
come that children under Is years of
age supply one sixteenth of total fam
lily earnings! His last lecture was care
Trades Unions Nursery of Socialism p
He has repeatedly emphasized the fact
that Capital and Labor are not at see
Sdu.
Mrs. LivermOre made most eloquent
address two weeks since before the
Temperance Unions. She commenced
by saying every age had its aenius ::