The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-28
North Remington.

Mrs. Col. Walbridge returned lasr
week, from an extended visit to hel
daughter, Mrs. DIR. Reed, and other
friends in Central New York.
Mrs. Henderson, sister of Mrs @. j
Mckay, is visiting her before her de-
parture for summer recreation.
w. r. Worthington, to complete the
improvements 80 tastefully laid out on
his new residence, has added we'll plan.
ned barn which Is nicely along in pro-
cess Of construction.
Miss Bernice Mckay represented our
Y. W. G. T. U. at the convention held
at Dorset last week. By combination
of circumstances she was alone, but the
cause did not suffer otherwise than from
a lack OF numbers.
Since the recent rains we hear Of no
fears of drought, for the present The
hay crop promises largely hereabouts.
The missionary sermon of Rev. G. r,
Hewitt on Sunday morning last, was
| clear presentation of the obligation rest.
ing upon the friends of Christ, to aid in
all legitimate ways by influence, means
or personal effort. to carry the gospel 10
all mankind. The scripture reading had
been the 4th chapter of Micah, in which
the glory, peace, kingdom and victory
of the Church, is so gTandly predicted.
He emphasized the thought, that the
lack of funds for carrying on the great
work Of missions and the ever recurring
calls for money to support, even meager.
ly, those whose who are in the field both
home and foreign, is from a want of in.
al nf hae -.
by the missionaries, and the real need or
strait many are in from the limited
means placed at the disposal of those
having charge of the different societies,
and especially of the A. II, G. +. Mis-
sions, the collection for which is to be
taken next Sabbath. The text was the
last two verses of the last chapter of
Matthew go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever | have command
ed you: and 10, am with you ALWAYS.
even unto the end of the world" the
rendering in the new version being more
pointed and authoritative, If possible,
then IN the old. After saying it was the
first time he had attempted to preach
missionary sermon to his people, and
that perhaps in this regard he had failed
to come up to his fun duty in the pulpit,
he continued to expound the subject I'm |
der four heads. LIST, the command to
his disciples or followers for all time, so
that none of US should shrink from duty
according to our situation or means 10 |
go, OF aid in sending others. to gospelize
the nations of the earth. ID For what
we're they to go To teach, or disciple
all nations, not the Jews only, as it had
been expected by them the offers of life
by theMessiah would be confined, but the
partition wall had been broken down
and every nation, kindred and tongue
was to be brought to knowledge of
Christ. Sd. The methods to be used or
followed in carrying out the great COM
mand; baptizing them in Tor into) the
name Of the Father, and of the Scr, and
Of the Holy Ghost, and still further
them TO observe all things
whatsoever (Jesus) have commanded
you: and 4th the encouragement given
them in the work placed upon them.
40, am with you Away, even unto
the end of the world. He said there
was much to encourage in the grand re.
suits which had already been attained
In the opening up of the ways of Provi.