News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-04-23
WOLCOTT,

The public examination OF teachers
will be-held at the school house in the
village on Saturday. the %. All intend
ing to teach should be present. The
public are cordially invited to attend.
Henry Whittemore's child tipped over
a lighted kerosene lamp one day last
week and was somewhat burned. Mr..
and Mrs. Whittemore, in trying to eX-
tlnguish the fire were also badly burned.
j. R. Chaffee is making things shine in
his store by painting, papering, etc.
NJ. H. Wheeler has bought so feet more
front of S. H. Peck for his blacksmith
shop.
Lewis Strong Is to build barn the
coming summer.
c. G. Browns wife, who has been suf-
ferlng with what the physicians called a
cancer, is improving, and hopes are en-
tertained of her complete recovery.
Ambrose Bennett has brought suit
against Jerra Peck for $1,000, Bennett
having been arrested for selling beet
that Peck claimed had a cancer, which
the said Peck stated at divers times and
in divers places, and wilfully and ma
liciously injured the credit, business and
good name of the said business to the
amount aforesaid, etc.
Mrs H. B. Bundy, who has been quite
sick, is cOnvalescent.
Judge Stevens fell from a load of hay
recently and was quite severely injured.
The Seventh Day Adventists closed
their meetings in this place last Sunday
evening. These meetings opened on the
evening of the 10th inst. continuing eve
nings, with one exception, and on the
seventh and first days of the week. FL
ders r. F. Barton, of Kansas, and A. S.
Hutchins, of Irasburgh. commenced the
meetings. preaching and giving bible
readings. Elders II. PEBBLES. of Lunen-
burgh, and I'll. w. Pierce, of Bordoville,
were present a few of the last days of
the meetings. The Universalist friends
kindly granted the use of their pleasant
and convenient church in which to hold
the meetings above mentioned, which
was greatly appreciated by the ministers
and their hearers. The travelling was
very unfavorable for the meetings, but
the interest in them steadily increased TO
their close.
The preaching of each speaker was
highly practical, and we'll calculated to
lead men to search their hearts and seek
God for a pardon of their sins. This
denomination, as their name indicates.
are Adventists, believing in. the near
coming of the Saviour, that the event is
"even at the DOORS" They also observe
the Seventh Day as Sabbath, believing
that the ten commandments, as pro-
claimed upon Mount Sinai, are still bind
ing. This religious body, though of
comparatively recent origin, is doing a
great work in publishing their views to
the different natiOnalitieS of the globe.
They have twenty-seven State conferen-
ces organized in the United States, one
conference in Canada and important mis-
sionary stations in England, Norway,
Sweden, Switzerland and other localities
in the Old World. They have a large
flourishing publishing house in Michigan,
one in California and some six smaller
ones across the Atlantic. Through their
International Tract Society they are do
ing great work in the PRONUNCIATION of
their views. They have missionary sta
tions on the islands of the sea, and one
is about to be opened in Australia. From
November !, 1883, to Nov. l, 1884, there
were printed at their publishing house in
three hundred and sixty-seven thousand,
eight hundred and tifty-one pages of
books, tracts and pamphlets. This is
more than three times tue amount pub
lished any previous year, except one.
Do this people occupy bible ground with
respect to their religious faith? And are
they doing the will of God in proclaim
ing their views with SO much zeal, and
with such spirit of sacrifice, before
many peoples, and nations, and tongues,
and kings? These are important ques-
tons. prove all things; hold fast that
which is good. Paul.