St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-12-12
State Y. NJ. c. A. Convention.


The 23d annual State Y. NJ. c. A.
convention was held in Burlington
last week. Many interesting and
profitable addresses were given at
every session. Friday morning Sec
rotary Folsom reported for the St.
.JOhnsbury association total men,
| bership of $50, active 247, associate
1877, sustaining 9, junior dept. 81,
auxiliary 1873 Mr. Folsom briefly
outlined the work in the various de-
partments and his report. showed
that the st. Johnsbury association
was in very fourishing condition.
At the election of officers Col. J. J..
Estey, Brattleboro, was elected pres
ident, Rev. Henry Fairbanks one of
the vice-presidents and E. n. Folsom
secretary.
On Friday night Rev. G. NJ Curl
of st. Johnsbury spoke upon the at
titude of the church to young men
Among other good things he said it
is the duty of the church to point the
direction to the light to every young
man whom it is possible to reach; to
lead the young man in the ri ght path
after he has once found it. Earnest
ness is worth great deal in this
work. A cheerful heart and manner
is also of great Importance. | have
no patience in sour gOdlinesS. 1t is
impossible to interest young man
in this work unless we are ourselves
interested. The social element should
also be made prominent. Courtesy
costs nothing, and it pays to be
downright social. God pity the man
or woman who stands on ceremony
or etiquette in this work. Another
duty is the use of tact. Do all your
work for God in a natural, whole
hearted, earnest and cOmmOn-sense
way.
A very helpful address on Saturday
morning was given by Secretary Fol
som upon how the general secretary
can train young men in the work.
First, let the secretary be systematic;
second, the secretary trains his young
men by his earnestness and interest
in the work to think as he thinks, to
act as he acts, to be interested as he
is interested. Third, the secretary
trains his young men by showing a
heartfelt interest in the peculiar line
of work that interests a particular
worker
The afternoon session opened by an
interesting Conversations on "Chalk
work for boys by Rev. c. B. At
wood of st. .Johnsbury. The speaker
illustrated his ideas with colored
crayon work on the blackboard COM
b1ning illustration, explanation and
lesson in a most interesting and pro-
fitable manner. The speaker showed
how illustrations of familiar objects
as well as on current events might be
made to serve as a medium for teach
ing moral and religious truths, or in
other words as a religious object les
son. Col. Franklin Fairbanks and
E. n. Folsom were both nominated
on the state committee and St.
Johnsbury pledged $25 to the state
committee fund. Many interesting
addresses were given on Saturday
and before the close of the convention
resolution of thanks to Rev Henry
Fairbanks for his efficient services as
chairman of the state committee was
passed.
According to the West Randolph
Herald and News over $50, 900 has
been invested in new buildings and
improvements in West Randolph in
1889
Henry Sweetser plead guilty to the
charge of bigamy at the Lamoille
county court at Hyde Park Friday
and was sentenced to the state pris-
on for two years.
Mr.. Allen, who has been at New
port for seven months as an agent of
the treasury department, looking
after immigration of foreign labor
ers, has received a very desirable ap-
pointment at Washington as private
secretary to Mr.. Reed, the speaker of
represent House of Representatives
The local passenger train ran into
the rear end of local freight tram d
Roxbury slightly injuring Baggage
master Averill and Express Messen-
ger Dewey Friday night. The dam
age to the trains will not exceed
| 500. The rear end of the van of the
! freight train was demolished, and
the headlight of the engine smashed.
The boiler at the Owen & Roberts
quarry at New Haven exploded last
week Wednesday afternoon, throw
ing the boiler nearly $40 feet. John
d. Owen, one of the owners of the
quarry, was blown $50 feet and ia
tally injured. Morris Francis, the
engineer, was blown 100 feet and
had a leg broken. David Kennedy
was thrown 200 feet and was badly
injured.