The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-08


II - nalitassad ihsi 800 have l.ren lariiises
inso ihis rhurch. saa - bsts been re-
ecresl ny lsssu asi esperses.~. Tber,
bare i.eu .srioss si'ort T'sssosss1s Lsside
fsaAs nartaonea aisove
Df Archibald. fortasr pastor. tsllos
81 sjih isssfossiss rmafls concerning
the pfamincaou which fH1s pastor,
hss, elisiael IN oihst SiAsos. and Alss
calling sisshiiou 20 The good qasi,l.us q
so@e u the laymcD IN the chEreh. A
poem sas read by Miss Celia ReyBold, en-
titled
yHL sasTEGs FIlLp.
wahis fertile ssia that leg suiilI.s tebssli
lhe suh
Hi'ls s,sd 4 aBsoss.a slaves h.ass,lsn.d
HAD Ealass.8 sss assd k.sa. 10 ,ssSrs th.,
all tsstf hrss 'hs sd he
uHitsdit sngsrsd 10 arfs Him shs I'D col
thea ffrt.
Ard Ils ae .lliiss ssf,ioe vowed accepted ..
their hsHa.
Asn lessisd sAi she'd .era siiA wi aud yet
shh ~ ooumsnd
res ~ j. >. sho scar. by right The crows upop
Eisbto.
Thus ne corn uaissionsa them ;--"0s 10th. BE-
teKia year lshsr nos.
ss isinl, Der rt.l AN al this tsld giss INTO
yNaf cate
such ifaii a. can osn and tle.s stsI bout.
seasly boar.
Ys, not - slAyesys ,oii. Tor ioarss gree, ~.
sstd shall be,
And siA sl1 700 shsn ys come viih sesd Of
help a. Ne
Days dss ned aud sol, aoaihs uaiod and wsned,
And Yn4F. sRalf suiffly
rnins kanerod HINES the spfing had buddsd.
blostarn Sad gone.
Usln haadFrd times The Geld its yearly Weld
bal bfoagbI
OF worth s.. ssrd. ~ ipsuoj grain Iast =. tl.
Ullsfs sought;
FOR OF they iollsd .iih earnest zeal sih
shssfiIl, fsitAfal hand.
Ard then srsin ~ selfish ease IA Idle, isi ss
baud
They Lot tho season pass away. and l.ii the seed
Epk0su,
And scarcely ,esm.d 10 see hos rank The thofns
and tsfes had grosa.
stiIl the Lind Master usiehsd their sork. oi
utned .hlls they esAsed.
or vhsn they sought Hls help their 81 . 9Th
ACC their sueooss increased.
SIN never had tho little band It's mission fully
done,
FOR never -holly had the field firm sseds aud
waste been won.
o Broihs's. sister. u THE Church, 1.srs thu,
baud to-day g
On a. lheir mantle hs. been laid Who long h.v.
passed away.
To Us ds,..nds as ours 10 ill the same broad
varied h.li
Whose possibilities. osoe tried, sneh harvest
grand might yield
Bat look. and think hov email increase from oil
this heid We reap,
How natures Wild and tangled growlhs or =
large norton creep.
And knnrly fruits from untrimmed trors us.
seen, nus sthered fall.
Here by the xater courses reeds and brush groE
rank and tall,
And shiny serpspts glide about with poison In
their fAngs,
And ~ the All al chill and damp mslarisl vspsr
hangs.
There uplsnds stretching far are dry and barren
with neglect.
OF such uppiougbsi, implanted soil what more
And stll ws iill the little plot. tia, We can
reach with ease
And try to make ourselves belieys our duties
end with thsse.
But one stands by us who 10 crowned, yet in |
whose patient eyes
Tears Of forgotten love and grace, and ,lgh ted
will, arse;
And see those scars made on His form By
stripes that we're our due
Have ohanged--ah. whyf--havs changed again
10 wounds that bleed anew.
''Thts 10 My garden. fertile, fair" with gentle
voice he pleads,
This 10 My garden, and behold II 10 o'ergrovp
with weeds
70 are Ny servants bought With blood and
pledged to serve Ne true.
And yet ye idly seek the shade and fail my work |
10 dol"
shall We no. heed tina. pleading voioer Shall
We not do His work.
va I'm uaa
task still shirti
And you, dear friends. from other 6elds. who
with us meet to-day,
Can you look gladly DER the lot assigned to ysu |
aud ray
'The Master standing BY can see no waste. neg.
lscted placer
And can you zee a. your reward the smile upon |
His facet
Dr. do you TOO a, harvesting from broad. iieh
With steps that lag with very shame one bu'he'
10 our KipgY
God help us all with one accord TO enter with |
new zeal
Into this work whose calls for aid to every |
Church appeal
10 surely given
10 this great S.rk whose beat results are count
ed up IN heaven.
TO see with quick, obedient mind aud do with |
earnest hands
only tho work and aB the uort that He ofus de
mandsl |
Ind when again. At the sH day, We shall to.
gethor como
TO Join in sweeter services In that far happier
home,
Nay this be added TO our Ioy--the blessednsss
to know
u bringing full harvest home from all these
6slds below!
Letters we're read from Revs. =. Wright
md A. Swain. former pastors, and Rev.
I, X. Richardson made interesting re-
marks.
Thursday sunrise prayermceting WAS
G d by Rev. T. Teller, which was well at
ended aud interesting. A nine o'clock
led 10y W. 7. Crary, in
reduced the regular session OF the fore
loon Reports OF the different commit
ees followed, some of which elected inter.
sting discussion. Brief address were de-
ivered by Rev. L. Barnett aud Mrs. J. J.
Townsend ON foreign missions; Rev. s.
Henry Archibald on home missions, and
lstNs WV " paih"iH, oi.t VI uliuistcfihi
EDUCATION. Rev. A. 9. Ferguson preached
N interesting discourse from Psalm l24s6.
Rev. J. q. Gowen opened the Thursday
afternoon session with prayer. After
ONE routine business missionary COM
nittce was reported consisting Of Rev. s.
Henry Archibald, Rev. Geo, G. Baldwin,
r., and Dea Is. w. Marshall. The com
nittee on the State convention reported by
Rev. NJ. NJ Mills, elieiting warm discuss
on. Resolutions were reported by DIR.
Archibald aud adopted. relating to TEN.
Ference, UNCONVENTIONAL periodicals. Yer.
mont academy. home aud foreign missions
Ministerial education, Of thanks. also =
pecial resolution expressive OF sympathy
9Th prautlnuf f..rHaI.I anil az aaruasf