Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-09
Barre Academy.

The twenty-eighth anniversary OF this time
I honored institution occurs this week The result
Of the untiring efforts and energies OF one man,
Jacob s. Spaulding, DID, LID, II seemed that
his death would be a blow that the school would
not survive. But under the charge OF Professor
A. N. Wheelock, assisted by J. b. Richardson, A.
NJ, the work has gone on in Its usual way On
Friday the examinations began and will continue
till to-day wednesday,, the graduating exercises
coming off Thursday.
| THE ANNUAL SERMON,
before the graduating class was preached Sunday,
June 9Th, by Rev. l.. Tenney. His text was:
"Ask what shall give thee" H. Chronicles II !;
7. After dwelling at some length upon the cir
cumstances attending Solomon when these words
were addressed to him and Of his answer, he con-
jectured concerning what would be the answer
should the same words come now by the voice Of
God to sitting in the sanctuary. lie feared, he
almost knew, judging not only by the words but
| by actions speaking louder than words, that the
great mass of people would ask for money rather
than for wisdom. Gaity or fun would satisfy
many, and the fleeting, inferior offerings Of this
world are all that the most of mankind crave
But what ought the answer to be9 When in the
springtime we SOW our fields with seed, what sort
| VI harvest 40 we uesre, ana LOT "hat 40 we
so"' Is" weeuS anu 'n's'ieS! DO wise no" ana III
'he sprihg'lhe oi eternity so" IN righteousness
that you may reap in mercy and rejoice in life
eternal lie then commented upon the late prin-
cipal and his absence from among u.s. how in
| early life he sought wisdom and righteousness
and consecrated himself to the work Of Chris
tian teacher. During the past forty-six years
more tnau fourteen thousand pupils nave been I'M
DER MS charge ana many times mat number nave
ns'eneu 10 MS addresses on ohristian education'
now MS iiie WORK Is closed, out no one oil us can
estimate its oeheht 10 the race In rev well
CHOSEN words ne closed with an address TO the
CLASS, urging theh 10 seek as earnestly those
.hinss uesiiaoe from 'ie manu- Vi uou az 'ney
hau sought 70 gam kno"leuge from teAt DOCK ana
'eaoner' Ai'nough 'he'r realm vi power might
no. oe as e,'ensi,e as 'na' Vi inc A'"s' nor even
az ,na' u '"e'r ueoeaSeu instructor Se' 'ney
uesne' 'ney ohn oe "s ricn IN character anu eApe,
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many "e"'e 'io"" vi s'o'S '""' '"ue'" hui
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was nearly ten o'clock when he took the rostrum.
he had no trouble in holding the closest attention
We would sneak especially of the lack in him of
the tendency to prolong the pronunciation of
many Of the words,-a fault which might have
been noticed in some who spoke before him
drops of RAIN" Lemmens, quartette, was
then sung by Miss Ellen d. wheeock. The mu-
sic throughout the evening was Just what we ex-
pected-the yery best-kpowing previously some
thing of the ability of those who were to particle
nate.
The iudges Rev Henry Priest. PRINCIPAL of
Goddard seminary. Rev. James Kimmel, pastor of
the Uniyersalist church. and DIR. j. II. Jackson.
then. nv their chairman. Professor Priest. gave
their report. They gave to c. w. Fisher of
Barre the first prize and the second to f. f..
Hazen of North Hero. We heartily endorsed
Professor Priests remark that it had not been an
| easy task In award the nriyes there benp several
whose merits seemed about eoual Wehaye never
before attended an exercise of the kind where
each sneaker came so near the average with that
average 40 high As the sneakers took their seats
beautiful bonouets and wreaths Of flowers were
nresented IN Them offerings sent mn nv ad,nirnp
friends and thew were dismissed with the bene.
diction Inv Rev Mr. Tennev
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