Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-12

1Ornance OF lar more tnan ordinary MERIT anu
those who saw 1t were highly amused and de-
lighted" Tickets for sale at the usual places.
| AT regular meeting OF Thomas Wildey en-
campment l. O o. r., held at their hall January
7th, the following preamble and resolutions we're
adopted: Whereas, IL has pleased an allwise God
In his providence to remove by sudden death our
| late Brother and Patriarch, George p. Foster;
therefore, be II Resolved, That while we mourn
the loss OF Brother Foster we bow In humble sub
mission to the divine will, and most " seriously
mediate upon the solemn admonition II affords,
and labor more earnestly in the work Of Friend
ship, Love and Truth. Resolved, That we tender
to the only son and the relatives Of our deceased
brother our heartfelt sympathy in this their hour
Of afiliction and would commend them to our
Heavenly Father for consolation, feeling assured
that he who has called our brother from earth to
seat in the Grand Encampment above can also
bind up the broken hearts and wipe away the
tears of sorrow. Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be presented to the family Of the de-
ceased also be entered on the records OF this en-
campment and Published in the papers Of this
village
Mr. J. J. PRATT has completed arrangements
for course Of five popular entertainments in Cap
ital Hall, during the months OF January and Feb
ruary. The contemplated course is as follows:
Two lectures by the famous blind preacher, Rev.
W. II. Milburn, "the blind man eloquent" Sub
ects, Aaron Burr" and "What Blind Man
saw in Paris" The Weber quartette which APP
peared in this village last fall with the Spanish
Students The quartette will be accompanied by
Fanny Kellogg, the popular Soprano and bya
pianist not yet named Bassetts original draw
ing-room entertainment, b" Bric-a- Brac," made
up of vocal and instrumental music and drama
tizations. "Your Versatile Guests" Combina-
ton, vocalsts and recitatonists dramatic and
humorous. Accompanied by Mr.. Edward Green,
lightning crayon sketch artist. Season tickets
have been placed at the extremely low price Of
81 80 for the course. Subscriptions for tickets
may be left at Phnney's. All the above enter
tainments are of the highest order OF merit and
our people should as no doubt they will extend
to this enterprise generous and apprecative pat
ronage.
REV. HOWARD F. HILL, of Christ church in this
| village, delivered the annual address at the sixty
| eighth anniversary Of the Concord. New Hamp-
shire, Female Charitable Society in North church
| in that city on Sunday evening last. He took his
text from Philippians " 3: "And entreat these
women which abored with me in the gospel, with
Clement also, and with others of my fellow-labor-
ers, whose names are in the book OF life" OF it
the Concord Monitor says: 1.-THE address was
an original and suggestive one, showing much
thought and careful preparation. The first part
| of it was presentation of the different aspects
| in which women were specially blessed in the
| Scriptures then followed some practical sugges-
| tons concerning the helping Of women in the
work of charity, and thus guarding against indis-
eliminate and indiscreet giving and also concern
| ing methods of looking up the deserving poor
| and Of dispensing charity; and closing with plea
| for charity in the household, by husbands help
| ing their wives in every possible manner and Of
| making homes happy to children and every MEM
Der of the family, and for extending to wives and
mothers that love and sympathy when at home,
which they have right to expect. No abstract
can do justice to the unique address, which
abounded in thought and suggestion, and II it
could be published in pamphlet form, we are sure
many would enjoy the reading of it who could
| not be present last evening, as well as many who
listened to it,
REV j. II. HISCKs of Bethany church, Mont
peer in harmony with the recommendation OF
the Evangelical Alliance preached last Sabbath
morning upon the superiority Of the Spirits min
lstration from H. Corinthians lii 7-S, "But II the
ministration Of death was glorious
how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be
rather glorous?' aiming to set forth in what the
ministration of the Spirit excelled in glory. The
Sunday-school concert Sabbath evening was the
annual concert. According to the constitution OF
the Sunday-school, the rules of the Sunday-school
and the reports for the year are read at this con-
cert. The treasurers report shows contributions
| for the Sunday-school year, S109 2S; disburse-
| ihonts, S05.6S, balance IN treasury, S15.65. The
collections from the school have doubled those OF
| the previous years. The school has contributed
| to the wants Of our school, mission schools west,
| freedmen, foreign and domestic missions. The
secretary's report shows an average attendance
of one hundred and fifteen-one less than in
| 1879, the largest attendance being in the first
four months of the year Four from the school
have become members Of the church. A letter
was read from a former superintendent, H. D.
| Hopkins, giving an account OF Sunday-school
concert ten years ago, at which five hundred at
| tended. Bethany Sunday-sChool that year aver
aged one hundred and eighty-seven, with contri-
buttons of S16S.50, and twenty-one from the
| school joining the church. After these exercises
the pastor told the story OF the Coppersmth
| family-Alexander-the gist of which was that
their gifts to benevolent objects we're after their
name copper-a penny. Also the little girl whom
he went to see on his way to the school who was
writing sermon from those words OF the Lord
Jesus, " 1t is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive." Other speakers filled out the hour