The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-03-18

March 10Th, at The Congregations
church. The program for morning
afternoon and evening was FIJI ~ ant
successfully carried out The attend
ance being large it was one of til,
most Interesting and profitable meet
ngS in The history of me Society, A
collation. was furnish, q bv the New
bury Society and was ample for tht
large number of visitors, tables bcim!
prepared in the large vcstry ROOM u
the church
The March 9th number of Zion,
Herald is called the Vermont Confer
cncc edition, and II paper worth ones
lime TO read, being largely deVC ted &c
matters relative 10 the Nj. e church IN
Vermont. The most prominent and
Interesting feature of the paper il
The Vermont Conference Song" by
Rev. Alfred j IIou9h of Montpelier.
The poem is a pen portrait of the min
i>ler's of the conference. We clip the
following verses relating TO former
pastors of the church in This place:
At West Burke. p. N. GRANGER lays
stones precious, silver, gold,
Busy amidst his autumn days,
The youngest of the old;
And could he Ger our shoulder gaze,
And see this mod, st Iile,
He'd say, "Aly wife mnst have some praise;
Write her name down with mine"
There's only one Door in The world,
And he's at LUndOnUitte;
His hair is just IL lrtle curlrd,
He speaks the thing he Will,
And when he stands baptized, unbound
The cOnquerng truth procaims,
IF there are better preachers round.
We haven't heard their names.
Al NelDblJry. sunny vale of bliss,
TREVILLIAN' S lot is cast;
We love her still for what she is,
And for her splendid past.
N,InFi,. the SCHOLARLY, whose thought
In jewelcd language runs,
Al DoIUy fms ms service sought
One OF our nOblpSt sons.
AibdnU JOHN MCDONALD serves
With all IL Sc0tchman' 5 zeal.
And wins the honor he deserves,
And Gods approving seal.
The poet speaks of the Bradford
minister an people as follows:
TUCKER at Bradford sees each pew
Well hllrd on Sa bath days
Because his themes are fresh and new,
lie will not tread old ways.
Few congregations we have met
To nohltr thought appeal
That they are pleased with what they get,
Is commendatiOn seal
There The lamented SWITZER wrought
With allcUnSuming might,
With death unequal battle fought,
But, dying, won the night.
lie speaks nobly of two men well
known in this town:
HAYNES PORTER CUSHING how we miss
Noble from youth to age;
The heart grows tender writing this.
We cannot see the page;
But hear the accents of his voice,
And feel his presence near
The friend of all the preacher-bOys,
BELOVED, without peer.
D Thou. in whom he lived and died, n
Be her sure hope and S.ay
w no S 0Od 50 molly at his side,
And stands alone to-day!
JOHN CURRIER, though not on our roll
New Hampshire holds his nane),
Was of us, and no winter soul
Is on Cod scroll of fame.
We mourn. with th0s' who loved him best, |
Though late, his life should end.
Bright be thy visions, sweet thy rest,
Our father and our friend!
And closes the poem with the fol-
owing glowing tribute to Vcrmonters
n general:
And when we reach the land of joys
Unknown to time and nSe.
Well ,'sk for the Green NJ ,untain boys,
Where they have pitched their tents.
1t will be wh,re the rushing rlIs
From mountain submits rise;
They always loved the splendid hills
And streams up lear The skies.
The poem occupies four columns
md is one of Mr.. uough's best pro
luctions. Il
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