St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-03-26

Henry E. Jewett, Edward I. Fairbanks,
| Elmore +. Bracket, Chas ID. Swasey,
| Charles ID. Harvey, A j. Willard,
j. &. Harlow, j. L. Casino
K. p. Lee
This revived organization took up n
little different line of work, among
other things establishing Sunday
schools and religious services in -four
outlying districts-in school houses at
Paddock village, GOss hollow, the Bish-
OPP and Parks neighborhOOds. In the
| fortnightly meetings of the association,
which were now held in one of the
church vestries, vital religious and so
cial topics were discussed, and later
papers or essays were read at nearly
every meeting. In October, 1858, DR..
G. p. Frost gave IA sketch of OMISSIONS
in China y A. E. Rankin a paper on
"Evidences, aside from revelation, OF
the divinity of Christ" Later Judge
Ross gave some statement Of the civil
condition of China, etc.
LECTURE COURSE INAUGURATED.
1t was at this time that the plan OF
the association for furnishing our peO-
pie with popular lectures was first in
augurated, which of late years has be-
come so successful. In 1853 there was
short course given, including lectures
by Rev. DR.. Silas McKeen, Right Rev
erend Bishop Hopkins, Rev. DIR. G. n.
Webber, Rev. DR.. VIM. III. Lord, and
some Others.
INTERRUPTED BY THE WAR
The war which came upon the
country in 1861 interrupted the work
of the association and no organized eff
fort was made in this line for some
years. Finally in the sprinc of 1867,
there was another organization, Oh
somewhat differ, mt plan. A reading
room was opened with seventeen secu-
lar and religious papers on file t."
which the public were invited. This
room was not kept open very long
About this time US67) lecture course
was arranged and with only two oil
three exceptions, has been continued
every winter since, providing for our
people a series of refining and instruc
tive lectures and entertainments. Dur
ferent lecturers, nine different readers
and IL different understanding IA
fetal of los separate musical and liter
airy combinatiOns-have been brought
to cur tOwnspeople. Among the prom
inent lecturers are the following, some
of them appearing here several times
Wendell Phillips, Frederick Douglass,
George Macdonald, Bishop Simpson,
j. S. c. Abbott, "Grace Greenwood"
p. r. DuChaillu,- Gen. Joseph r. Haw
ley, DR.. j. G. Holland, Thomas Mast
Joseph Geek, Robert j. Burdstte,
Father Mcnamara, Judge A. w. Tour
gee, Hon. Carl Schurz, Lieut.. Danen-
hover, Will Carleton, Miss Anna Dick
insOn, Prof. j. G.. Woods, Gen. John
L. Swift and Rev. Reuen Thomas.
Many of the musical artists and COM
biRations have been here four or five
times. The following names are chosen
from among this number: Artists:
Remenyi, DeKontski, Camilla Urso,
DsSeve, Miss Emily Winant, Miss
Mary How, Mrs. E. HumphreyAl Allen,
Mr.. j. c. Bartlett, Mr.. ID. NJ. Babcock.
Combinations: Hungarian Gypsy Band,
Temple Quartette, Mendelssohn Quin-
tette Club, Swedish Quartette, Beet
hoven Club, Listmann Concert Com
pany, Schubert Quartette, Weber Male
Quartette, Ruggles Street Quartette.
WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Previous to 1882 but little direct
work for young men had been done by
the association. At that time gener-
al secretary was employed-Mr. Charles
II. Sage-whO has given his entire
time to the work, and we append a
partial summary for the work for the
three years: