The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-02-28


Rev. HIS. Reade of Jewett City Conn.
gave two unusually interesting sermons
TO good audiences at the Congregational
Church last Sabbath He preached in
the evening from Acts III, 8: Then
Peter said, silver and gold have none:
but such rs | have give l thee" He
said we couli give nothing but such as,
and what, we have or possess, ourselves
Christ could do no more, or God though
he would say 1t reveTently. Peter had
the power given to him by Christ, Of
healing the sick, and 30 when the poor
cripple asked him, at the Beautiful
gate of the temple. for aims, he answer
ed in the language of the text; and said
further, In the name Of Jesus ChIi~t of
Nsz ,relh, rise up and walk The sun
can only emit heat and light, for these
are its constituent elements. We get no
cold wave from the sun, or by any OF its
rays are we enyeloped IN darkness. All
that any one gives or imparts is what
they have; if they have a spirit or tenn
per that is lovely or of good report, such
will be the influence that will emenate
from their lives; but il morose, profsne
or immoral, the leaven txtrted in the
Iy nature. A few pleasant words, or
few kind acts, or many demonstrations
of deeds of benevoence, though in
thems, Ives good, are not sufficient; a
well ~, uuded determination to follow
tn. lead of tie Saviour, with faith in
Hls uane who gave such power to Peter
and u character built up of influences
born OF such grand principles, will alone
quanfy as to give The very things the
world Is most in need of.
The custom, which has grown of late
in our Sunday evening meeting.of few
thoughtless boys sitting together and
laughing at the nonsense Of some light
hearted and still lighter headed chum,
has become unbearable, and a number
of the citizens have resolved if advice
which has been given is not followed in
the future, the strong arm of the law
will be put in requisition. 1t reads as
follows IF any person; on the first day
of the week, or on any other day or
time, shall wlllfully disturb or interrupt
any assembly of people, met together
for religious worship or religious in
by noisy, rude, or indecent
behavior, or by profane discourse, either
within or about the place where such
shall be collected for religious worship
or instruction, 30 near as to disturb the
order and solemnity of such assembly.
he shall be punished by fine not ex-
ce ding forty dollar, nor less than five
d Jllars, to the use of the town in which
the said meeting shall be held And
any justice, sheriff and deputy sheriff of
The county, and any constable and grand
juror in the town. can arrest such per-
or, without warrant, and deiain him
until trial be had. II is also made the
duty of grand jurors and constables to
make due presentment of such offences.
The law also applies TO smoking in the |
and otherwise making the
church an unfit place for the presence
IF ladies.
The lecture by Rev. F. Widmer on
Tuesday evening was without doubt one
IT the most instructive well as enter
,sining occasions offered to the people
II this vicinity this season. The
peaker was at home in his subject, and
With his excellent spirit and pleasing
manner gave the audience in a clear and
Impressive way, the origin, oource aud
esults Of the Gulf stream. No person
iould listen to the lecture without hav-
ng their knowledge Of this wonderful
tTeam greatly enlarged, as he has made
his subject a special study for more
han twenty years, and il seems a pity
hat any people should be 80 Indifferent
o acquisition, or 30 blinded by caste
hat they " ill not attend that which is
in the larger degree.
A young man, d. d. Thompkins, was
cry fortunate in receiving so slight an
Djury, from an accident while coasting
asst week. He ran into the horse OF a
White Creek mar, which came IN his
7ay around a corner, hitting one of his
onward legs, nearly throwing him down,
nd rnjuring hi4 hand, so as tn feel
econciled to carry it in a cling for a
ay or two. II might have been worse.
The drill is going on grandly upon the
which IL is expected will he
to the public about the 10Th OF
Iarch. The practice is bringing out
nth greater effect, the solos and other
arts, which exhibit the sorrows of the
aplivity Of the jews, and the Joy and
l4dness with which they turn their
ices towards Jerusalem, their "happy
ONE"
A number have gone to the inaugura-
on ceremonies OF General Harrison.
mong them, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
hatcher, Mr., and Mrs. VIC. Shaw and
Iiss Frances Colvin. IL the county
enersl y is, as well and largely repre-
,nted as this place. the limits Of Wash.
'gton will have to be enlarged, in order
, accommodate the large gathering.
the impression given to those visiting
re deg show, now open 10 Troy, Is not
all cases the same. One thinks il
ute an interesting exhibition, while
mother says, il would be grand oppor.
unity for the use Of strychnine, in
proportionaIe to the size Of
lch dog. =
On the 9th, prox., there Is to be a c
rand bali in Bank Hall, 10 be preceded !,
7 a concert, the Germsnia orchestra !