The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-03

literally patronized during the time allotted
for the feast. The tables were beautifully
decorated with flowers and abundantly
supplied with edibles All present were
was . tp-top." The five tables were pre-.
sided over by Mrs. w A. Stowell and Mrs.
NJ. M. Cutler, Mrs. S. l.. Howe and Mrs.
Albert Johnnott, Mrs. l.. Bart Cross and
Miss Mary Mutt, Mrs. l.. p. Gleason and
Mrs. ID. G. Kemp, Mrs. T.. ID. Hyde and Miss
Ella Bailey. The candy table, which was
stationed next to the door and provided
with all sorts of goodies" to tempt any
remnants of the appetite that might be left
an individual after dispOsing of the supper
was under the supervision of Mrs. j. E.
Wright, Mrs. A. d. Farwell and Miss Mary
Mcclure. The net financial returns of the
benefit amounted to about sixty-fve dollars
REV. l.. II. ELLIOT of Waterbury, agent
OF the Vermont Bible Society, gave an in
teresting address at Trinity church last
Sunday morning on the work of the general
Bible societies and of the Vermont branch
in particular. This movement, said Mr.
Elliot, began in England in 1902, with the
organization of the British an1 foreign so.
ciety. The Vermont branch was established
in 1872. The object of the society is to
circulate the Bible as widely as possible
and place copy in every home. The Brit
lsh and American societies placed in circu.
lation in 1883 an average of nearly 10000
copies for every working day The average
per day for the past forty years is over
10000 copies. Mr.. Elliot also stated some
remarkable facts in regard to the percent
age of church-goers in Vermont. Over one
half the population of the state as shown
by the last canvass, never go to church
In Montpelier thirty-eight per cent attend
church, twenty-five per cent are found in
some Sunday-school and the rest are not
church-goers In the canvass of the state
hpinu m hu ha ,f -
society it has been found that in Rutland
county one family in every eight, and in
Grand Isle county one in every four, was
without copy of the Scriptures Mr.
Elliot spoke at the same church in the even.
ing on Methods of Bible Study"
BETHANY Congregational church aud soci-
ETY. have extended unanimous call to Rev
u. w. Gallagher of Keene, n. II. to become
their pastor Mr. Gallagher is native of
the state OF New York. He graduated at
Princeton College, n. j., and also from the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary located
there. He was ordained to the ministry in
the Presbyterian church, and labored for
several years in Ogden City, Utah, doing
valuable service against Mormonism He
succeeded in establishing a thriving Pres
byterian church and in securing for them a
house of worship. Finding himself troubled
with some doubts in regard to the doctrine
OF the Trinity, he frankly stated them to a
presbytery in California, and came to New
YORK with the purpose of entering the pro-
fession OF the law, to which he had given
some study before he entered the ministry.
But not finding that profession congenial
and being still troubled with doubts in re-
gard to the Trinity, at the suggestion of DIR.
Bellows he consented to preach for Uni
tartan church. This he did for a brief
period in New York city and for three years
in Keene, n. II. There the vital doctrines
of the evangelical faith assumed new inn
portance to him, and his doubts in regard to
the Trinity began to disappear. Some of
his people took exception to his strong and
active advocacy of the temperance reform
| also charged him with preaching Or
thodoxy. Hence he thought it best to re-
sign, and, in leaving, made frank state
ment to his church of his views and preach
ing. Mr. Gallagher's preaching in Bethany
church has been in hearty accord with the
faith of the New England Congregational
churches as it is expressed in their creeds
lie is frank and open in manner. of excel
lent social qualities, an able writer and an
earnest and interesting speaker. The pas
tors of the Congregational churches in
keene speak in high terms of his ability
and his Christian spirit. After an extended
examination by the MonadnOck (N h As
sociation, he was received to mebership bv
unanimous vote. He is in the prime of
life, and there seems to be no reason why
in the work of the church.
SEMINARY Hill.
Mr.. THOMAS, class of 1871 and now a
civil engineer in one of the western states,
was at chapel exercises last week.
George Newton conducted services at Jones
Brook last Sunday. - Herbert Eaton is
visiting on the Hill for few days and as
sisting Professor Bishop in the Office -
MISS Dodds has not returned on account of
the sickness of her father. What a
vacant place the Enosburgh Falls people
leave. - Miss Nutting lives with her
brother at Plainfeld this spring and
comes to the Seminary for her music lessons.
- Burrill and Eaton spent vacation in
teen cords of wood at the Seminary wood
lot. - Stephen Ramsdale has been sick
with touch OF diphtheria, but is well now.
- Alexander Stevens is with DR..
Boardman this term. - The lyceum met
and organized last Saturday evening by
electlng Charles Stone president and Miss
Maud Morse secretary. After considerable
discussion as to whether it would he profit
able to sustain lyceums this term or not it
was voted to continue them. - Pro-
essor Winchester of Wesleyan University
Will deliver lecture in the chapel next
thursday evening on " London One Hun
ired Years Ago" - The guns loaned to
he students by the state were recalled
and now Dillingham; Guards will
nave to fight the battle of life with Jack
lnives or whatever they can get hold Of
- At last reports III students were
egistered, with more to follow.