St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-11-24

there are 256 associations, IL associa-
ton buildings, valued at over 500, 900,
81 secretaries and assistants, 10 state
committees are at work, 3 of which
employ the entire time of state secre-
taries. In the South, in 1870, there
were 3 associations between Virginia
and Texas. Now there are 95. Re-
speeding the work among the colored
men he said: sit is one thing to get
them to our affairs it is another thing
to make them worthy of a place there.
1t is one thing to give them the ballot
it is another thing to teach them t.
make an intelligent use of it," One
result of the work among them will he
to introduce morality into their relig
ion. In the railroad department there
are now 80 secretaries and assistants,
at "a points. In 1877 there were only
secretaries and the railroad corpora
tons contributed only $4,000. Now
they manifest their appreciation of the
work by contributions amounting to
S50,0O0 year. In the college depart
ment, there are ia college associa-
lions, with an aggregate membership
of over 5000, and 300 conversions
are reported during the past year. In
the commercial travellers department,
of the members of which the speaker
80 hn. ,l.asl
abroad" there are 26 associations.
Among the German people the work is
taking deep root, and the speaker be-
lieved that the sanctity and perpetuity
of the Sabbath is in large measure
dependent upon this branch of the
work.
The work of the local association
was then presented by c. Ii. Sage, gen
eral secretary. The report gave the
record of the association since the
rooms were opened Jan. Is, 1882. Du
ring this time $3.50 visits have been
made to the rooms, 472 prayer-meet-
ings have been held at the hall, assOci-
alton rooms, Jail and poOr-house, with
an attendance of S,2l0. The number
of young men coming to the % meet
ings held especially for them has been
1863, the average attendance being &c.
In the reading-roOms are 81 newspa
pers and periodicals, which after in
structing and entertaining the habitues
of the rooms find their way to the cot
tage, the sick-room, the barber-shOp,
the depot and the Jail. Aside from this
Judicious distribution of newspapers,
1000 tracts, circulars and invitations
have been distributed. The number of
papers carried to the Jail and poor
house is over 900.
Rev. E. II. Fairbanks, who was an
nOunced to speak on the Importance of
the work in this community, was not
present, owing to indisposition.
Prof. c. E. Putney presented some
thoughts on the importance of the To-
cal work, and urged more active in
dividual interest in the association and
its work, and thought there is too much
apathy on the part of the membership
and a willingness to leave the whole
burden of the work to lest on the
shoulders of the general secretary. He
made an appeal for a contribution to
meet deficiency in the expenses for
the past year. For this purpose the
very handsome sum of SI08 was raised.
Printed slips were then circulated
among the audience, for the purpose of
pledging amounts to be paid to meet
the expenses for 1888. Mr.. Putney
asked for $500, and the slips showed
pledged sum of SI490. With amounts
pledged before and since the meeting,
this amount has been augmented to
$685., which makes grand total of
over $1,000 contributed to carry on the
work among young men in this com
munity-a very handsome sum for a
noble work.
. The Passumpsic road will run a
special train from LyndOnville for the
/ q. A. X. entertainment on Thanksgiv-
ing evening at half fare and will sell
half fare tickets on all regular trains
( that day from Wells River and other
? stations. The Lake road will sell half