Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-20
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Washington.
 REL1GIoUs.- Thrall exchanged with Mir. Lancashire, on Sunday, who gave us the "Old, old Story," so simply and so slowly that even child could take it in. Prayer meetings in Calhoun, and East Districts, on Wednesday evening.
 EvANGELIsM.-WiIl you allow us little space for this subject An Evangelist is a messenger. or one who brings good tidings; an instrument in the economy of grace which Christ estab ished for the advancement of his kingdom and the edification of his church. We agree with our pastor that it is the bound en duty and the high privilege of the church. or churches, in every community to evangelize salvation to every household and to 'come," to every individual, both by invitation and ex- ample; and that every christian will share in this duty and privilege. Yet we think there may be reasons when it is wise and expedient to call in extra help, as the farmer, with an abundant harvest in prospect, would call in extra help to recover it. Who would speak lightly of the labors of Whitfield, the Wes leys an Edwards or Bellamy, evangelists of the last century or of Finney or Nettleton of the first half Of the present, by which multi tudes were brought to the knowledge of the truth as it is in Christ and the later labors of an Earl, Hammond, of Moody, Sankey and Pentecost of the present or of those the Ological students who, in those memorable years 1857-S, in imitation of the seventy whom Jesus sent cut two and two to other places whither he himself would come or of those of the Young Mems Christian Association who are now laboring so successfully in this county and State. Dangers, evils there may be at tending them, of which we may speak in fu- ture but shall we condemn them?
 BIRTHs, MARRIAGES &DEATHs.-A son was born to Walter s. Logan and wife, Brooklyn, NY.
 We are informed that Mr. Banker, of War ren, went to Woodbury on Wednesday last, to procure house-keeper, Mrs. Richards Passing through this town, on his return, they called at Registrar Galpins and procured marriage license, from thence to the parsonage where they were joined in marriage by Mir. Thrall, and went on their way rejoicing FALLs.-Several individuals have fallen on the ice, the past week, but none seriously in- jured, except our aged friend, John Gum, whose thigh is fractured.
 The Willing Workers meet at the church parlor, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock s.
 In the past week this community has met with loss in the death of David Farrand, on- ly son of the late Jonathan Farrand, at the age of 66. The older citizens will remember him for his personal magnetism and true gen. iality but of late years the hand of disease has been heavy upon him and he has been for a long time, but the shadow of his fermer self. His friends can sincerely rejoice in his death as release from suffering. -......
 -One serious result of the recent thaw has been the accident to Mr. John Gum, who slipped upon his door stone, and, falling heav- fly, suffered painful fracture of his hip bone. His ripe age of eighty-two, it is feared will not contribute to his speedy recovery.
 The telephone between the depot store and the residence of Mir. Leavitt Brinsmade with its branch to 'the Gunnery," was put to a novel use one evening last week. A game of |" word making and word taking was played between the two first mentioned points, switch connecting them with the Gunnery being open, and Mir. Gum officiating as um- pre- during the operation. Two games were played rapidly and successfully, each party winning one. | An exchange of pulpits between Mr. Thrall and MT. Lancashire of New Presten.
 A new play is now in preparation by the dramatic association, to be presented at Wash ington Hall on Friday evening, the 2Sth inst The title of the drama is My Brothers Keep er," by the same author as ''Above the Clouds' and 'Down by the Sea, before played by the same efficient organization. The characters are Abel Benton, merchant; Matthew Allen Richard Carnes and Charles Benton, his clerks; Job Layton (scraps), a rag g-picker; Grace Benton, Abel's daughter; Rachel Allen, Matthew's sister; Betsey Benton, Abels sis ter. The play is new and promises to be even more entertaining and instructive than the others which have been so popular. K. A concert of Vocal Music will be given in the Hall in Washington, Wednesday evening, March 9th, at 7:30 p m., as Con- plimentarp Benefit to pr. Fowler. His many friends wish in this way to express their ap- preciation of his life and services among them, as the Good Samaritan" of this place and vicinity, and to rejoice with him that he has been spared to such good old age, with all his faculties of heart and mind unimpaired..