Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-03-18

o32 and O23, rs the interest VIII cease
after this date
GEO. s. RoBINSoN, Town Treasurer
Missionary Meeting at Lcnno1vIIIe.
Written for the HERALD.
The Rev. Alfred II. Wheeler of Island
Pond, VT, visited Bishops College on
Wednesday the 9th inst d, being the preach
er invited by the Bishops College Ms
s:onary Union. The service took place
at p m, prayers being read by Rev. Dr.
Allnatt; Hymn 900, Jesus shall reign
was sung. Mr.. Wheeler took as his text
Silver and gold have none. but such
as have give thee, Acts III. g. HIS
discourse was an earnest appeal to the
students to dedicate themselves i'll the
FIRST degree and chiefly to the pursuit, not
of the lower wealth which could not be
purchased by material wealth. The
preacher drew a wise and temperate con
trast between the ,wo not treating the
material gifts of Con as worthless, but
as subsidiary. The motive in life was to
be the life of sacrifice. The careers OF
Mozart and OF Milton were referred to as
illustrative OF high gifts in art and litcra-
turc unrcwardcd III the life of the givcr.
So we must offer of our best in work for
Christ, not expecting any but spiritual
reward. The discourse was throughout
earnest, thoughtful and impressive.
At the evening meeting Mr.. Wheeler
spoke and made a very interesting refer
cnce to the work of certain Assyriau
Christians who had come under he influ
cncc of the American p. L. Church, and
who were now laboring respectively in
Japan Persia, and New York The Prin-
cipal, tDr. Adamsl also read Il paper on
the work of the Church in Madagascar
under Bishop Kestcll-Corn;sh MIR l. y.
Kerr, Il. A., read 4 paper on the wonder
full career OF Bishop Stcerc ofZanzbar. 4
hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr.
Wheeler Tor his visit, and lis useful and in
spring words.
The relations between Bishops College
and the Church at Island Pond have al
WAYS been most cordial.
The last issue OF lions Herald is more
| than ordinarily interesting and valuable
publication, being devoted almost cxclu-
sivcly to the Vermont Conference. Every
member of the NJ L. Church in Vermont
should possess copy. y specially inter
esting feature OF the paper is the "Ncr-
mont Conference Song" by Rev. Alfred J..
IIough of Montpelier, from which we
take the folio wing as possessing great
local interest, referring as it docs to well
known ministers who have been located
in Island Pond;
AT Springfield. Bruce supplies the bread
That feeds the hungry heart,
And none need from his table spread
dissatisfied depart.
| His hand along the trembling strings
Ofpoet's harp has passed,
| And every new song that nc sings
Is better than the last.
ToDD is more priced at Bellows Fails
Than when he first began
! 70 labor there on lions walls
He is five years man.
SMTHERs at Barre holds full sway,
Aggressive, firm and wise,
And on some not fnr-distant day
4 new church will arise.
The pastors home is now complete
For study, cheer and rest,
And with a new church on the street
That charge will be the best.
At bakersfield, with tongue of fire,
Is ARCHIE ENwRIGHr found,
Son of a Boanergcs sire
Whose word was never bound.
Newport is A. l.. CooPER's fold;
His themes are Love and Rest,
Like the beloved John of old
Who leaned on Jesus breast.
He bears from some sweet, secret fount
Unconscously, grace,
As Moses knew not from the Mount
He bore shining face.
And Island Pond, is still all right
She has a LEARNED man.