The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-01-15

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ed ample on their way to town.
The missionary convention at tn,
Methodist church last Friday was .
grand success in every respect. Tht
day was all that could be desired. .
perfect winter day dropped in between
two storms. Large audiences were
present both aft ,rnoon and evening who
evidently appreciated the services
heartily, as well they might, for it Is
very doubtful to say the least, it Brad.
ford ever enjoys such a treat again
The pastor has been trying herd for
over a year to secure the services oil
Chaplin McCabe, but as he is in con.
tinual demand in all the large cities
all over the country, it was only by a
fortunate combination OF Circumstance
es that be was at last caught on the
wing and held for one day. The adj
dresses in the afternoon were all ex.
cellent, but the feature of this session
was the thesis and poem by Rev--3ls.
A. j. Hough of White River Junction.
To say that it was grand, is only sim
pie justice. The manuscript was at
once secured by DR.. McCabe and will
be published in "The Gospel in all
Lands. OF courss the attraction of
he day was Chaplain McCabe as he
is familiarity called, more properly,
Rev. G. c. McCabe D. D. He is in
some respects one of the most remark
able men of this generation. He was
born in Athens Ohio, Oct. 18th, 1886.
In the fall Of 1862 he enlisted as chap.
lin of the 10th, Ohio and on the bat.
tie field OF Winchester he was captured
and sent to Libby prison where be re
manned four months, on his release he
was pressed into the service of the
christian commission for which he
raised large sums of money. In 1866
he was agent of the Methodist church
Extension society. Under his eff.
clent administration the society grew
until it was helping to build ten Meth.
odist churches every week. In con.
nection with this work he raised a
fuud Of over 100000 to be loaned to
needy churches. Iu May 1884 DR..
McCabe was elected one of the CORE
spending secretarys of the Methodist
Missionary socities. The year previ-
GUS to his election, the society had
raised about $750,OOO for home and
foreign missions. Soon after his cleo.
ton the DR.. raised the watchword a
million a year for missions. Last
year, in spite of the hard times the
collections increased $l44,O 900, or at
the rate of about $500 a day. The
prospect Of reaching the million this
} ear is very encouraging. This
means at least thousand new Metho-
dist missionaries in the field. In ad-
dition to all his other work the chap
lin has assisted in preparing seyernl
song hooks, "Winnowed Hymns,
''Hymns of the Heart" and Songs of
Redeeming Love-. The evening SER
vice was devoted to an address and |
songs by the chaplain and at the close
an amount was raised sufficient 20 car
~ this church over the million dollar
line. Not the least interesting fea-
ture of the occasion was the bountiful
dinner and tea served free in the YES.
try BY the ladies of the society who
deserved, and doubtless received, the
hearty thanks of all participants. At
the close of the afternoon session the
missionary barrels which had been
given GU: in the Sunday school, less
than three months ago, were broug
in and opened. The amount realized
was over thirty-two dollars. The
largest amount in any single barrel
was two dollars and eighty five cents.
One little girl seven years old had
one dollar and sixty cents.
Several had over a dollar.