Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-14
- Vermont Ne hodlsi Seminar.


tate conference. OF Rev. J. d. Beeman,
NJ AS president.
R,v. Mr.. Beeman Is well known
the state. having served on
many Of the important appointments of
n, conference and having been for four
years the fficient and popular presiding
slider of Springfield district. The friends
Of The institution generally hail his advent
10 the presidency as an omen of good.
Reports have from time to time gone
forth concerning the great Indebtedness OF
The school and lie liability to be closed
The s'hool IS in debt to a certain extent
but The interest of The endowment and the
income from rents of properly outside the
school use more than cancel the interest
OH all Indebtedness. and for the p4st year
the regular income from the boar ding
house and tui.ions has more than paid the
expenses.
The endowment fund, under the Judi
cious work OF Noah Granger Of Randolph.
is constantly increasing and the prosper
is that the school will soon be on an indie.
pendent basis.
During the summer vacation the board.
ing house Is TO be entirely refitted in the
interior. HaIlet & Davis pianos and
Peloublet & Pel,on organs are to be put
in the music rooms.
At The opening of the fall term the ART
department, formerly SO popular. ia 10 b.
restored and frs, class teacher in vocal
music is to be secured.
A conversation with Pres. Beeman
shows Ina, the school Is 10 be supplied
with the best grade of teachers in every
departm, mt.
The anniversary exercises OF this tern,
were initiated by the principals re ceplion
10 the senior class, which WINS held in the
hoaldiDg house uarlors Friday evening
June OH. Several OF the trustees am
alumni were present. The class of 'S2
numbers sixteen and these together with
he faculty and invited guests made very
pleasant company.
A noticeable feature was the large mum
her present of the class of 70. six nf whom
reside In town and two of whom mr.,
tenchPrs in the Union school in his place
AT er n feast of reason AMI flow Of the
sUul IN which both the physical and intel
lettual man were satisfied the graduating
class presented TO Principal Bsh, NJ
elegant ella album.
The baccalaureate sermon was preache,
at Trinity church Sunday. June llth, h,
Prot. WIN. North Rice, Phi. D of Wesley
IN university. Those who were pres, n
pronounce it TO have been a rich tlea
both in depth of thought and grace o
fiction.
The order Of exel cises wa, rs follows
10y Voluntary, choir; (2) lst / sson
Palm l. Prof Bishop; (3) q Lesson
r m, y Pes. Bccmrn; az Prayer. PIE
ing Eh'r Spencer; (5j Hymn, Prof
Rec; (6) Sermon.
Prof Rice took for his tex G. 60
|. lis not be weary in well doing; for II
due season we shall reap. if we faint nnl
While the p i'm 'ry meaning Of the tea
was harvest Of personal blessedness III
SPEAKER chose as bis theme that which lh
ttx' ai'o ienches- a " Harvest of person
81 hies-"dnPss to every cpnspcintpd
rnru' 81 life" The first point cnnsidere
WA tie need tf patience to wait for tn
" due season" for harvest This basi
No So from lack Of faith and from luck {
p'.rst verance tiaste breeds waste an
when great 'nds are in view ii is some
times better TO make haste slowly" Tt
apscs Of integrity through haste to secur
riches have been painfully fr,qutnt {
late. We live in an age which is too fas
in nearly everything,
While among the Jews no one coul
enter public life until thirty, We hay
lessonei the amount OF years and ex
psrIence required before we assume GU
responsible burdens and obligations. Blu
while lhe preparation should be long an
thorough for the great work of life, "
shou|d not neglect the opportunities f
present usefulness. Seeds sOwn in spal
moments may yield An ahund mt harve
in The future. 10 their haste to see presel
results many exhaust themselves in II
first years of their life work. While "
should be ready TO die early we shou
rot propose to die early through II was
of fort in early life. Some think th
: the highest usefulness is to be found
certain professions and lines Of work, b
not necessarily. All places need goc
E and true men and the highest ustfulne
for each will be ST cured in the sphere
which CD designed him.
The ministry is not necessarily the mo
useful calling. Whatever the work gre
" Intellectual ability il not so fruitful as Il
p ornament If "a meek anil lowly spirit
Some seek for great apparent results, al
hence use wrong means TO secure II
" success. Earnest work should be do
e and this result left with God. Cb,
# acter rather than activity alone should
the great aim. The life of jesus was
e apparent failure at its close, but TO day
n seen TO have been the highest possil
success. We should Do willing to ser
S. ANY where, whatever the promise may
re L,yalty to duty and undauntpd faith
Of Cod VIII secure the harvest Cod design
The p, ofrssoT' 8 address to the class v
, in the same line. Two watclwords co
u. pretended the gist of the matter ~
~ and duty.
The house was well filled, ut least
\. hundred being present, ard all appeari
no to he p,eased and profped.
~ Prof Rice also preached in the event
10 large audience.
Monday forenoon and afternoon ,
Tu' sinN iorenpun were devoted to txi
u, nations which showed, in the III
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