The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-06

A SUBJECT which has received much
discussion in all parts of the country dur
ing the past month has been the posi-
bility of The Cosmopolitan Magazine
succeeding in its new move of selling the
the magazine, unchanged in size and
even bettered IN quality, at the price of
twelve and one-half cents, instead of
twenty-five cents, as formerly. The Aug
ust Cosmopolitan, for instance, was il
Illustrated by long list of famous artists,
including Rochegrosse, Hamilton Glib
son, Guillonnot, Kemble, Schwabe,
Saunier, Goodhue, Meaulle, Alice Barber
Stephens, and the late Wilson de Meza
The publishers in part explain how it is
possible to keep up a pace of this
kind by their announcement that
the Christmas edition will exceed 20O,-
600 copies, ana that, in consequence of
these large editions, they are obliged to
raise the advertising rates from 5000 to
$500 per page-fifty dollars per page
more than has ever been charged by any
of the leading magazines in this country
This move of The Cosmopolitan would
look as if the American people had been
quick to appreciate the effort to furnish
them a magazine of the highest class, at
price so unusual and so small as to be
mopolitan is dubbed for the small sum
of $3.50.
SUNDAY was the fifth anniversary of
the beginning of the pastorate of Rev.
Chas. r. Seymour of the Second Congre-
gatlonal church. The sermon at the
morning service was with especial refer
ence to that event. The text was taken
from Romans xiv: 10. During the five
years the church was unusually prosper
Gus and united. In that time there
have been 220 admissions, "a have died
and 81 have been dismissed. OF the adj
missions, 10 were the result of ten days
service meetings, conducted by Rev. b.
Fay Mills, four years ago. In that time
a Y. p. S. e. Il. has been formed, taking
the place of what was the Young Peo-
pies Union. From this have been organ
lied branches in Pleasant Valley and the
Bushnell district, both Furnishing The
Sunday school has gained, and from the
assistance and encouragement given by
it, the church in Woodford has increased
from members to 81. A flourishing
Junior Christian Endervor society has
also been organized. The Guide Board
Sunday school has been re-organiZed.
1t was founded in 1858 and for II years
the superintendent was the late Frank
c. White. Ellis II. Cobb, also dead, was
superintendent for ten years; the pres
ent superintendent is Harrison Norton.
Connected with the church is Ladies'
Home Missionary society, Ladies' Aid
society, Ladies' Auxiliary, W. G. T. u.
and connected with women from other
churches is the Ladies' Auxiliary to Y.
NJ. G. A. The average daily attendance
at the rooms is about go. There is also a
woman's club called the Fortnightly, a
literary society which includes in its
ranks women from other churches. The
Society of Kings Daughters has afforded
much relief to needy families, and Con-
gregational Club composed of males
from the three Congregational churches
in town has large membership and reg
ular meetings During the five years
there have been some changes in the
manner of conducting the Sunday SER
vices, all of which have been cordially
received, and the church stands to-day
with united pastor and people, one of
the stro 1gest in the State.