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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10
For Sale.

Two houses in Summerville. Must be sold En-
quire of
$3.50. ALBERT HARRIS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10
FOR SALE.

Two horses and one pair new o-hOrse travers
sleds.
93tf w I RRAV
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

AT special meeting of the North
church, March :, Daniel Carpenter
was elected deacon for -four years, to
succeed himself.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

Mr.. Danford Wiley has returned
from Boston, where he has been for
medical treatment, somewhat improved
in health. c. f. MilGken has been
called to his home in Massachusetts
by the serious illness of his sister.
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IoraI and STATE cUens.

Weather Record.
At Bingham's drug store, for the
-rrk ending Mnrch :. l--2.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

The carpet and clothing depart
ments and the grocery department of
Fairbanks store, are undergoing re
pairs preparatory to the spring trade.
Geo. ID. Stevens, late of the st. j..
4 l.. c. railroad offices, has secured Il
position at st. Paul, Mimi, i'll the au-
ditor's office of the c., NJ, st. p. Il O..
railroad.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

The Girls Benevolent Circle Melted
about $50 from the sOciable at the
North church Tuesday evening, which,
with the social pleasures of the occa-
sion, is called decided success.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

Charles Il. Became, conductor on
the Montreal express over the Pas
sumpsic railroad, has been appointed
mail-route agent between Newport
and Springfield, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

We understand that before the
town meeting of Danville adjourned, Il
vote was passed fixing the comPensa-
tion of the listers at 81 80 IA day, and
that the listers declare they will not
work for that sum.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

New and modern-iust the thing for Farmer, o
small Business Man. Very cheap for cash. En-
quire of &. NJ STONE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

Alfred Bragg, AN employe of the
scale works, had three fingers taken
Oft 10y circular saw this morning.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10

The religious interest at the F. b..
church is deepening every evening.
Several persons start in the new life
every meeting. Tuesday evening two
were received into full membership
and ten Others were received as watch
care members. May the good work
go on.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10
FOR SALE.
Safe For Sale.

A HOUSE in Summerville, enquire of
RUSSELL HALLETT.
st. JOhnsbury, Nov. 80 1881. I4tf
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Tomorrow,

OF all the alluring will-o the wisps
that beguile credulous mortals it is this
same inconstant, tickle, hattering to-mor-
row. 1t is never here, though always on
the threshold, with its fairy finger
pointing to impossibilities, and promising
them to ears too ready to listen, and to
hands too eager to grasp. Like the
bird-charmers Turing TO destroy; like
the siren enticing the charmed listener
to his ruin, this tomorrow blinds its vic
tins to present good with it's tickle
promises, and so causes him to forget the
ills he has, and fly to others that he
knows not of. cob, is to-day to- NOR
row." said little child on waking.
as the suns bright beams recalled
brighter promise for the coming
day. How the countenance fell as
the No; to-day, is to-day, and to-
morrow is to- morrow" sounded in her
ears. Twas a cruel wrong to the hoping
child but isn't tomorrow always taking
this advantage? The wise arrangement
for to-day is the only security. He who
fails to-day may hope against hope to re-
trieve his name and fortune tomorrow.
The criminal, who successfully conceals
his crime to-day, is afraid Of tomorrow.
Some final tomorrow will surely reveal
him in his true character. The business
that is left until tomorrow the house
that can be regulated tomorrow the
book that can be read tomorrow the
lesson that is delayed until tomorrow
the sick bed unvisited to-day for to-mor-
row; the hunger that must wait until to-
morrow the poor that can be clothed to-
morrow the kind word left unspoken for
tomorrow; the forgiving look that will
be given to morrow; all these may rise
up in the judgment to condemn US. Not
that we did not know our duty and
would have done it some time, but that
we did not do it to-day for Now is the
accepted time, and now is the day of sal
walton" Take, therefore, no thought
tor the morrow; for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself
Sufficient unto the day is the evil there
of. Interior.
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Scientists not InfideIs.

The American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science recently met at
Montreal, Canada. Having enjoyed to
meet with them, l am glad to place on
record my observations. In regard to
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science, the assertion that
the leading scientists of America are in
tldel, or materialistic, in their religious
views, is not true in any sense of these
words. Principal DR.. Dawson, of McGill
College, Montreal, Prof Joseph Henry, OF
the Smithsonian Institute, Washington,
d. O., and the lamented Agassiz, are no.
table examples of undoubtedly leading
scientists who are and were firm believers
in the Christian religion, and never hest
tated, on every proper occasion, to avow
their faith. They have many eminent
associates Would that all Christians
could have heard the noble sentiments
uttered by DIR. Dawson at the Sabbath
afternoon prayer-meeting of the A. A. A.
S. He said that religion was the foster
mother OF science that revelation had
nothing to fear from true science; that
scientific knowledge became deeper and
more profound when allied with reli-
glon. The doctor used almost the same
words concerning infdel scientists that
Sir Isaac Newton is said to have used
concerning infdel astronomers, namely.
that they are mad The prayer-meet-
ing of the A. A. A. S. was first instituted
at Saratoga three years ago. 1t immedi-
ately became feature. From year to
year committee of fveis now appointed
to make the necessary arrangements for
its continuance. A chairman is selected.
hymns are chosen and printed, etc., etc.
This year two or three clergymen, live
members of the association, took active
parts by appropriate remarks of payer.
INTERIOR @. w. MURTFELDT
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continually present to us one pattern,
have kind of precedence among the
books OF Holy Scripture. 1 advise your
remembering that the Scriptures have
two purposes one to feed the people of
God in green pastures" the other to
serve for proof of doctrine. These are
not divided by sharp line from one an
other, yet they are provinces on the
whole distinct, and in some way different.
We are variously called to various works.
But we all require to feed in the pas
lures and to drink at the wells. For
this purpose the Scriptures are incompar-
ably simple to all those willing to be fed.
The same cannot be said in regard to the
proof or construction of doctrine. This
is desirable work, but not for us all. 1t
requires to be possessed with more of ex-
ternal helps, more learning, and good
guides, more knowledge of the historical
development of our religion, which de-
velopment is one of the most wonderful
parts of all human history, and, in nv
opinion, affords also one Of the strongest
demonstrations of its truth and of the
power and goodness of God. Ihave sent
you this very slight outline, all that nv
time allowed, with the knowledge that if
postponed my reply to make it fuller
1t might, amidst the pressure upon me,
end in sending no reply at all. With
every good wish, [ remain, your faithful
servant.-W. E. GLADSTONE.
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What to Preach.

The Independent holds that the aver
age American Church congregation is
Christian and orthodox, and not skepti-
cal or even in6del, as intelligent foreign
ers might readily infer from the tenor
of some sermons. 1t is well for the min
lister to presume upon the good receptive
interest of those who come to hear him,
and dispense to them bread rather than
brilliants of any sort:
The large proportion of those who at
tend church are Christians by profession,
and of those who are not Christians only
here and there one can be ranked among
infdels These regular church attend
ants surely do not need to have the min
istry continually hammering at infdelity,
either by denunciation or disproof, or
continually proving the Bible to be of
divine authority, as if this point were in
debate with them. That infdelity is
false and the Bible true is their settled
conviction, no matter whether they can,
after the methods of scholar, give the
reasons for this conviction or not. What
they want and what will do them most
good is the truth as set forth in the Bib
lie, clearly stated, earnestly and affec-
tionately presented, and urgently applied
as a matter of immediate and pressing
Importance. This truth they do not the
oretically dispute, and to deal with them
as if they did, is simply to waste time
and power, to no practical end
To preach about Christianity is one
thing, and to preach Christianity itself in
its vital substance, in what it is and in
what it offers to men and requires of them
as the condition of its benefits is quite
another thing. 1t is the latter kind of
preaching, rather than the former, that
best COMFORTS with the ends and objects
of pulpit discourse. Such discourse
is not a literary essay, but rather short
speech, addressed by a living voice to
living human ears, and aiming at an i'm
mediate effect upon the hearer. 1t is
mind directly working upon mind, not
simply for the purpose of instruction, but
also for the purpose of persuasion. There
is an ample opportunity in the contents
and framework of the speech, in the
choice of words, and in the orderly array
of thought for the exercise of the very
highest abilities. Argument and elo-
quence here have full field for doing
their very utmost. It'll no child's play to
make and preach thoroughly good SER
mon. He who so does it as to wake up
torpid and Indifferent minds, and make
his hearers see and feel the power and
Importance of the truth he breaches, and
lead them to act upon that truth, is the
man who breaches Christ and His cross
to practical effect. He, on the other
hand, who spends the most of his time in
discussing side questions, answering
objections, and stating and refuting
the various schemes of infdelity, may
perhaps make parade of learning;
but he will throw away nearly all the
useful power of the pulpit, and may
create In his audience far more difficult
ties than he removes. He misunder-
stands and misapplies the very idea of
pulpit discourse.
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Familiarity a Source of Fresh
ness.

have heard some express the thought
that perhaps the things of God mi ght
lose their freshness to us by our familiar.
ity with them. 1 think that the very
reverse will turn out to be the case Il
the familiarity be that of sanctifed
heart. In other things familiarity
breeds contempt" but in the things OF
God breeds alteration. The man who
does not read his Bible much is the man
who has scant esteem of it but he that
studies it both day and night is the very
man who will be impressed by its infini-
tude of meaning till he will be ready to
cry, like Jerome, L adore theinfnity OF
Scripture. 1 know that he that pravs
most loves prayer most and he that is
most occupied with the praises of God is
the very person who wishes that he could
praise God day and night without ceas-
ing. These things grow. upon you. You
may drink at other wells till you are no
longer thirsty, but, strange to say, this
Misunderstanding water nevertheless
produces much deeper thirst after its
own self. He that eats of the bread of
heaven shall hunger for no other, but
shall grow ravenous after this.
Christian people can lose the freshness
of their own selves by initiating one an
other. By adopting as our model some
one form OF the Christian life other than
that which is embodied in the person of
our Lord, we shall soon manufacture a
set of paste gems, but the diamond flash
and glory will be unknown. Many god
ly people have very deep sense of their
corruption and sin, and this, together with
a sorrowful spirit, combines to make them
rather gloomy race. Often deeply
taught In other respects they fail to re-
joice in the Lord. Certain Of these have
formed school, and they have set up a
standard, and they judge every body to
be a deceiver or a mere babe in grace
who cannot groan as deep down as they
can. This not wise, If you do that YOU
will lose your freshness, for you will for
ever be scattering dust and ashes over
all the joys Of your life. Why should
the children of the bridechamber mourn
while the bridegroom is with them d? Let
us be happy while we may. There is
another set of brethren who are ALWAYS
glad and happy, for they are healthy and
competently provided for, and out of the
way OF temptation, and so they believe
they are perfect they also set up a
standard, and they cut down every body
who cannot sing right up into the alto
notes as high as they can. Well, will
you get stale, too, brother, whoever you
may be, for self laudation never keeps
fresh long together? Drop into one par
tlcular groove, and run in it take up one
line Of things, and stick to it and you
will very soon find yourself as far from
freshness as a bit of leather which has
been worked on all engine to revolve fo1
ever and ever in the same course. The
beauty of real life lies much in its varie.
ty.-SDtlT0eo11.
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What has Vacation Done ?

This is question that will meet us in
consequent facts. For whom did we rest +?
God or self? For whom renew our
strength? and of what kind of renewal
can we boast? Is it only of flesh and its
energies? If so, the value of our vaca-
ton can be measured by pounds. Did
we gain any thing spiritually? Did the
mercles OF God, so well enjoyed, bring
any revenue of grace to the soul or
have we come back less inclined to duty.
less interested in Christ's work, less dis
posed to pray? How many have not
been IN the house Of God since their re-
turn? How many have neither been
back to their classes as teachers or schol-
ars How many have not even thought
OF the meeting for prayer? In how many
homes has the family prayer dropped
from the lips of the household in the pc
Rod OF recreation? What will you do
with your surplus strength? Will you
consecrate it to Christ or the world ? Our
vacation ought to be what the forty DAYS
on the mountain was to Moses-a time
OF divine absorption time of self-com-
munlon and of the disclosures of sin and
grace which it gives; time when com
munlon with God and its enjoyments to
ourselves shall make our face so aglow
that men shall take knowledge of us IL at
we have been with Jesus PRESBYTERIAN.
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The Egyptian Missionaries.

The question has been asked, WHY
could not these brethren have remained
with their families in their stations, and
have been as safe as the native Christians
have thus far been The reply is, That
whether Mohammedanism and its hatred
to Christianity was leading element in
the trouble or not, the one thing that
from the beginning more than anything
else manifested itself was opposition to
all foreigners. In the outbreak on the
18th of June, scarcely an Egyptian was
harmed, but foreigners of every nationali-
ty were assaulted. The leading cry of
Arab has been Egypt for Egyptians,
and thus he has sought to conciliate the
Copts, Armenians, Greeks and others as
far as they were Egyptians. In this lies
probably any immunity which the native
Christians have thus far enjoyed. But
our missionaries being foreigners were
warned at the outset that they could not
and would not be sate-and were told by
our United States officials that protection
could be guaranteed them only on board
our ship-of war. They, therefore, went
on board, but in a few days were given
to understand that there were not con-
veniences for women and children there.
and as all non-combatants must be re-
moved, they must leave, Under all these
circumstances, therefore, they were forced
away, and are ever anxiously waiting the
slightest signal to return United Pres
teT1un
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For our Good Always"

In Deut. vi, "a, are these very impor-
tant words: And the Lord commanded
us to do all these statutes, to fear the
Lord our God, for oar good alaUoyS, that
He might preserve us alive, as It is, at
this day How difficult it is for the
natural heart to realize, or believe, that
it is for its own good always to obey God
in every thing We are strongly inclined
to think that obedience to our own con-
ceptions of what is right and proper is
good for us-indeed, is really best for
us. There are some things which God
commands us to do that we readily as
sent to as being for our good. But there
are other things which we hesitate to ac-
cept as being really essential to our good.
We incline TO pursue an eclectic course.
We choose that which seems to promise
us good, and those things which appear
inconvenient and unnecessary we discard
Obedience to some of Gods commands
appears to involve too much trouble to
be for our certain good 1t may lead us
to heavy cross bearing and painful peril
and deep disappointment and immense
personal discomfort and so we demur
and debate the chances Of possible good
to ourselves. But our thoughts and
ways are always wrong, and, therefore,
productive of harm to us if they do not
strictly conform to the thoughts and ways
of God. There is no safety outside of fol-
lowing the commands of God. Human
expediency is not to usurp the place of
the Divine counsel and command. What
ever God tells us to do, and we do it in
the spirit and manner which he requires,
will result in our good always. 1t may
not always seem so to us at first. In
deed, it may appear to be for our i'll, in
stead of good but God, who see the end
from the beginning, knows what is for
our good, and commands nothing which
IS not for our good All of his com
mands to the Israelites were for their
good, and always for their good, though
they often virtually denied it. Let us
profit by their example by stunning
their sins and errors, and cultivating the
spirit and practice Of complete obedience
IN all things, yermore.-The Standard
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DIR. Robert Munro's volume or

DR.. Robert Munro's volume on
" Ancient Scottish Lake Dwellings or Crannogs, -
bearing the imprint Of David Douglas, Edn-
burgh, comprises all that is actually known of
ancient British lake dwellings up to the present
time, and still further elucidates a subject to
which DR.. Joseph Anderson, keeper of the
National Museum Of the Antiquariens of Scot
land, has already given considerable attention
IN general way, but no one has yet exceeded
DIR. Munro in the original Investigations in this
branch of archaeology. The geographical field
OF his researches is the south west section Of
scotland, but the volume also includes a sup
Elementary chapter on the remains of lake
dwellings in England
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Recent Publications.

The PEEsDYTEE1AE REVIEW for October. Con
tents:
Lyman Beecher on the Atonement-r Ma
ture and Extent The Light of Asia" The
Sabbath in the Cuneiform Records The Logical
Methods Of Prof. Kuenen; The Origin Of
Iheisn Notes and Notices Reviews Of Recent
Theological Literature.
Published by Arson D. F. Randolph & Co..
New York
LITrELL's LIvfSe ACE for the week ending
October 9TH.
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Had a Right to Come.

The foreman of certain works had
often heard the gospel, but he was trou-
bled with the fear that he might not come
to Christ. His good master one day sent
a card round to the works" Come to nv
house Immediately after work" The fore
man appeared at his masters door and
the master came out, and said somewhat
roughly, What do you want John,
troubling me at this time p "Sir." said
ne, have a card from you, sayHg that
l was to come after work. 20 YOU
mean to say that merely because you had
a card from me, you are to come up to
my house and call me out after business
hours?' " Well sir replied the fore
man, " do not understand you, but it
seems to me that, as you sent for me, I
had right to come. Come in John "
SAID his master, l have another message
that want to read to you" and he sat
down and read these words" Come unto
Me, all We that labor and are heavy laden.
and l will give you rest &C. Do you think
that, after such message from Christ.
you can be wrong in going to Him p"
The poor man saw it all at once, and be-
lleved, because he saw that he had good
warrant and authority for believing. So
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IHE AMERICAN EvANGEL1sTs IN PARIS.
Messrs Moody and Sankey begin series
OF religious services in Paris on October
8. This visit Of the evangelists has been
solicited by many of the French pastors
as well as by the pastors of English
speaking congregations, in Paris. Dur
ing the first week the service will be con-
Quoted entirely in English a Bible-read-
ing in the afternoon at three o'clock in
the American chapel Rue de Berri, and
a religious address in the evening at
eight o'clock in Pasteur Bersier's church,
IN the Avenue de la Grande Armie.
During the second week addresses will
be made to French audiences through an
Interpreter. The singing at all the SER
vices Is to be under the direction Of Mr.
Sankey Preliminary meetings for con-
terence and prayer are being held dur
ing this month in different churches. So
writes DR.. E. w. Hitchcock, Of the Am
erican chapel, to Tie Eyangezist.
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1t is quite excusable that people should
get little confused over the name of
Booth, which is Just now associated with
a" Army" work in various parts. The
General of the Salvation Army, it may
be as well to state, and the leader of the
Blue Ribbon Army, are not one and the
same individual. The General rejoices
in the name of William Booth, while the
famous Temperance advocate is Mr.. R..
t. Booth, and halls from America.
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DANGER OF HANDLING DOMESTIC
PETs.-Dr. Mccall Anderson, in the
Medical Times and Gazette, traces tie
development of the disease known as
favus in human beings to mice suffering
from the disease. Cats, which eat the
mice, catch the disease, and have been
known to communicate it to the children
who handled them. Fowls have also
been known to softer from it. The dan
ger Of allowing children to handle do
nestle pets which are suffering from skin
disease is probably often overlooked, and
deserves to be made known more widely
than it is at present.