St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-04-21
Our Boston correspondence.

BOsTON. Mass, April Il, 1889.
Editor of The CdIedOnidn Our ears
have been gladdened for week past
by the twittering of birds, and the air
is vocal with the songs Of the robins,
spring opening, and evi-
IDENTITY prospecting and planning full
summer campaign. They are assured
of IA warm welcome let them come.
We have been eagerly looking for
rain, which should lay some of the
clouds of dust and wake up the grass
from its long slumber but are still i'll
expectation sweet. The snow diSap-
pears so early i'll the city, that it seems
as if winter fingered il long time i'll the
lap of spring, and we grow almost i'm
patient at the long delay. In the
country, the dividing line is much
more strongly marked, where one sea-
son seems to leap into another and you
unconsciously begin to look for green
grass and early spring flowers before
the snow is quite gone. a good illus
tration of how far people and things
in the city are in advance of those i'll
the country may he cited as marvellous
New Vermont maple sugar is exhibited
in the markets for sale as early as Jan.
and Feb, while i'll Vermont they insist
the sap does not run until March and
April We see how 1.-The seasons are
rushed not only in fashions, but in
everything else.
Upon Thursday, April 18th, was held
the annual reception and sale of arti-
cles manufactured and given by friends,
at the Industrial Home, 30 North Ben
nett street, under the charge of the
managers, Mrs l.. f. Caswell and Miss
V. c. Wright. This is one of the ia
vorite and popular charities nOn-sec-
tartan, it is extensively patrOnized by
almost all of the wealthy classes in
the city. We will speak of it at some
future time.
The l7th semi-annual meeting of the
! Suffolk West conference of COngre-
gational churches occurred upon
! Wednesday afternoon and evening,
April 18th, and was held in the Berk-
| " Street church. In the reports of the
churches by Rev. Mr.. Edwards ot
! Wellesley Hill, he stated that the Cen
trail church had given more for chart
ties and benevolent purposes than any
other in the Conference, besides pay
ing off twenty-five thousand dollars 81
the church debt. The topic for con
ference was introduced in the after
noon by Rev. Z. F. Howe of Newton
! vile: 'In what sense is the Bible the
tice ~ He gave very clear analysis
of the subject. and as DR.. Withrow o
Park Street afterward affirmed. in {;
very Orthodox manner; arguing from
certain well known and establishe,
facts concerning man, his physical an,
moral nature. necessities. present con
dition. plans of salvation, revealed il
t the Bible, going over much ground ia
miliar to many, to prove the superior
ity of the teachings of the Bible to tn
! light of nature. reason and consclenc
+ in its present state, reasoning from tn
: known TO the unknown. Then follow
: ed general discussion. Rev. MI
. Patrick of West Newton said he ha
= sometimes thought that our conscience
t were like our watches; if we wished t
t know if they were right. we compare
q them with the sun-dial, but if the su
: did not shine and we were out in
2 cloudy day, We were very apt to max
use of little candles or rush-lights in
stead, and in this way in holding then
T the shadow seemed to fall whereve
r we desired, perhaps sometimes in fave
f of dancing, at others for strong drink
p in fact, we seemed To find authOrit
! and sanction from the Bible for an