Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-28

malady. tracing its termination, growth
and work in the soul. He then drew
vivid picture of the results or wages OF sin
which are death and, in closing, pointed
ont the cure for the malady, earnestly eX-
hOrting the un5cleVers to make use OF
this cure before it should be too late
The quiet of the camp and stiffness OF
the night rendered the service II most i'm
pressive one aud the earnest eNhortaltons
of the preacher. it is hoped, touched mauy
responsive chords in the hearts of his au-
dience.
So. Mondays Services.
Following the perfect weather of Sun
day II most depressing rain commenced
about half past seven aud continued with
little intermisson throughout the day.
The motning prayer meeting. held in
the chapel mt S:3O. was led by Rev. j. j.
Noe Rev. Mr.. Howard of the Vermont
vice from the text: "Then had the
churches rest throughout all Judea and
Galilee and Samaria and were edlied and
in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were
walking in the fear of the Lord, and
Act IN, 81. Rev G. T.
ton.
At one o'clock the cnildren's and young
peoples meetings were combined, in
charge of Rev. l.. \. Dibble.
At the afternoon services the
preacher was Rev. T. w. Gregory of North
xvii 10, 1--WE have done that which was
our duty to do Rev. &. L. Sutton fol
lowed in eXhortatiUn.
At 4:3O girls meeting was held in the
chapel. in charge of Mrs. l.. a. Dibble of
Shelburne, and Miss Anna Allen of North
Ferrsburgh. Prayer meeting was held
in several of the cottages at & p. IN. At
the evening service Miss +. H. Delevan of
Weybridge, preached, taking as her text,
Rev. vii 9-l2.
Thursday the auxiliary of the w. c. 7
L. of the Methodist church had their ami
versary exercises.
There are eight new cottages, either
finished or in process of construction,
owned by the Mendon charge, aud Messrs.
Cough, Taylor, Cushman, Noonan, Ken
dali and Foote.
The erection of more cottages has com
pletely filled up the gaps III the circle and
adds much to the appearance of the
grounds.
Nearly all the cottages are open and
most of them have been freshened up
with new coats of paint.
Rev. j. W. Bennett, the presiding elder,
has unfortunately been confined to his
cottage since the commencement OF the
meeting by neuralgia trouble.
The song service is being well conducted
in charge of Mr.. Leonard of Brandon
Mr.. o. *. Britelle assists with IL cornet
very acceptably.
The association have added to the
equipment of the hotel, and those who
patrOnize Mr. Bailey may be sure of good
fare.
The following ministers We're on the
ground Thursday Rev. J. W. Bennett
p. +. Revs. NJ. ID. Jump of Burlington
j. &. Gooding of Winooskl, :. ID. Elkins
of Williston. l.. A. Dibble of ShelDurn, 7.
w. Gregory of North Ferrisburgh, H. F.
Austin of Nersenne5i, 6. I sutton
G Of st2rksP0rG; j. uoi y foe poS of MID
Heath OF Salisbury, l.. Hathaway OF
Leicester junction, NJ. NJ. Curry, OF
Pittsford, NJ. b. Mead of Fair Haven
j. II. Bond of Benson, j. q. Perkins OF
West Rutland, ID. Perry of Monkton, f.
II. Delavan of Weybridge, a. .. Spoor OF
JAY, New York and ID. &. Ayers of Mo
riah, n. Y.
| 1t is very quiet and orderly on the
grounds, thanks to the efficient manage
ment of the police force, and those who
attend the injecting from idle curiosity
| find little encouragement.
The numbers of campers who patrOniZe
the hotels increase from year to year
many prererring to he relieved of tn,
drudging and incUnvenience incident upon
preparing meals i'll the cottages.
Organ Recital
The completion of the repairs upon tn,
Unitarian organ Friday was made TIL
occasion of very delightful organ recita
by the celebrated musician and organist
Prof. +. NJ. Bowman of st. Louis, organis
of the Second Baptist church (Dr. Boyd's)
st. Louis associate of the London ROya
college of organists, and president Of TIN
American college of musicians. Prot
Bowman is IA native NermOnter, bOrl
in the little town of Barnard, and ha
been revisiting the scenes of his childhood
Fortunately, he happened to be in town
just in time to test the Unitarian organ
after the improvement and repairs whicl
have been placed upon it. a select audi
ence of musicians and music lovers as
sembled at the church. at > O'Clock p. IN.
to listen to Prof Bowman, VINO undoubt
eddy ranks among the very foremost or
ganists of this country. The follown.
programme was rendered:
Programme.
Grand March in F......, .Boyton Smitl
Toccata and Fugue in ID minor. -. BacI
Canon in sharp .......................Sa lom
Fantasia on Il Scotch air. ,............... Bucl
/ I'm welt O.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ...... .BOcchCriT
Overture to Poet and Peasant. o.. Supp
1t would be impossible to adequatel,
describe the playing of Prof. Bowman
1t possesses qualities of the highest order
To wonderful ease and grace of manipu
latiOn, Mr.. Bowman adds the finest taste
the most delicate and artistic touch, anC
that rare gift, the power of making tn
instrument express the spirit and tn
moving thought of the compost
ton. The beautiful and famila
"Andante in G' by Batste wa
eXquisitely rendered, and the bril-
liant Toccata and fugue, taxing tn,
capacities of the organ to the utmost, wa
played with the precision and power of
thorough master of the instrument. Tn
delicate and tender canon in + sharp tn
exquisite Scotch air with variations, an,
the grand overture to Poet and Peas
anti were given in manner which hel,
the audience spell-bound. At the close O
the recital Prof. Bowman was made tn
recipient of congratulations and thank
from many of the audience. The recita
was a rich musical treat to all who wer
SO fortunate as to hear it..
Agricultural Fairs.