Litchfield enquirer., 1879-03-13

body of one of our scholars, Alex Hatton, a young man who was drowned while attempt ing to cross Hampton Roads in the terrific gale which occurred last spring.
 We had another picnic on the 4th of July last, in which the students that remained at the Institute for the summer joined, and the day was very pleasantly passed.
 Brother Herbert, licensed Baptist preacher who lived in the neighborhood, and who was decidedly opposed to the school for more than year, because of offense given him by some of the people who sent children to it, was final. ly fully persuaded" to come and join us, and is now one of the most useful members we have.
 In this connection, I will mention the after noon meeting which we held every other Sab bath. Half an hour was occupied by myself talking on such topics as Looking unto Je sus" ''Christ the way" and ''The Holy Spir | t." Bro. Morse, another licensed Baptist preacher, occupying the remainder of the time When we first proposed the meeting the peo. pie were quite enthusiastic for it, but they were hardly ever on time.
 1 Many of the people did not like Bro H. because the thought he felt above them, anG had said that they would never sit and heal him preach. After he had joined our school on gaining his consent, gave notice that w would have Bro. H. preach for us on the fol lowing Sunday afternoon. Several of the old CT men told me that we would probably have no meeting, as the people would not come te hear him preach, One brother told me that he had always considered me in the right, but he thought was making misstep this time. Al two o'clock, the hour appointed for our meet ing, no one was there; at half past two we were no better off so came to the conclusion that they must be walked up. 1 walked iron l Spfn l,o that day,) asking at the door, "Are you coming to our meeting this after noon?" - receiving an affirmative reply al every house, and at half-past three we begar our service with singing, and with congrega tion of about one hundred. He took for hi: text, "Behold I lay in Zion chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he that believeth or him shall not be confounded" The discourse was quite interesting throughout, but one pas sage in particular seemed to me very remarka ble; it was ''I do not know so much about the golden and silver slippers that our people are so apt to think they shall have when they get to heaven, but l do know that I shall be | like Christ. and that will be enough for me. several times, and had good audiences. In July, the angel of Death again visited oul | school and took from us very sweet little girl of five years-Lulu Thomas. She said { few days before she died, q am going to Sun day School when Mir. Rowe comes, whether il
 is Sunday, Monday or Wednesday," But or | Wednesday evening greater than Mr. Rowe came, and summoned her away to join that upper Sunday School which is ever hymning | it's praises around the throne of God. Our school is testing again this winter the generosity of Bro. Smith, and he certainly bears the test well, for every Sabbath morning q Il OrIo | fire in it. We sincerely hope and trust that God will fully repay him for the kind interest he has taken in this work, as we never can. Brother Samuel Sterrette of the Norma School has given us his services for the pas five or six weeks, and we hope he will contin ue till he graduates. He may rest assured that his efforts are thoroughly appreciated.
 Last summer, Mr. Al asked me to see what the people over there would be willing tc do towards the support of teacher provided school-house be erected. Several meetings were called and $45 were pledged for that purpose. My illness of two months put an end to the matter for a time, but on Thanks giving day I visited the people, and succeeded in raising the amount pledged to $867 75. Gen Armstrong then promised to give $1 for every $4 that they would give, which added to the amount already pledged would give total oi $108. 43aa, which would support teacher about five months. MT. A is considering the matter of erecting a school-house and will probably do 80 whenever he can fix upon the best location.
 Mir. Cock has given us beautiful site, tc build church or a school house on, and it is intended as soon as funds can be raised there for, to erect building thereon for school and Sunday purposes
 have allowed the work which has been de. | ~oI IxxAI AIa ~f kI>on %ko,~ Sunday School to commend itse!f to the gen. erosity of people, and am happy to say that every donation which it has received has been free-will offering The generosity of the la dies of Hampton Institute in giving us so much for our Christmas tree. (which was the first many of the older ones had seen) and the courtesy extended to the school in helping to distribute the presents; of Gen. Armstrong in giving us the use of the Whitin Chapel in Vir- gina Hall, for our tree; of Mir. Hamilton ir leading the singing; of the First Cong'l church and Sunday school of Litchield, Ct., in send. ing us twenty five reference Bibles, and $21 in money and the kind words of encourage ment spoken by Rev. Mir. Denison and Gen Marshall, will ever be held in greatetul remem. brance. am also much indebted to some un, known friend for sending me the Sunday School Times," which is very interesting and
 
 There is no rose without it's thorn, and this work has certainly not been carried on with out varlous discouragements; but it has pros pered with the loving favor of God, beyond all eXpectation-the school now numbers one hundred and ten enrolled, ranging in age from four to seventy-five, with an average atten dance i2 summer of seventy-five, and in win ter of about forty five. The lessons, with the exception of the Ten Commandments have been taken from the New Testament, unti | this winter. We have now commenced the Old Testament-taking the leading features | having the school commit and recite the whole chapter; after which 1 give such illustrations and explanations as l may be able-a genera | talk-as the room is not large enough for us te divide into classes
 F It will be my endeavor in the future as il has been in the past, with the favor of Goo and the aid of generous friends, so far as is practicable to see that the children's bodies are clothed with warm clothing, their minds with education, and their inner life with the righteousness of Christ.
 Yours sincerely, '. GEopcE C Rnur