Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-01-25
No.I7--IO57.

casion, and in a voice which could be
plainly heard all over the church told how
this branch was organized Oct. 10Th, that
il now has 80 mem bers and is doing very
effective work. Rev. MIR. Robson spoke
Z for the Junior Endeavor of the Baptist
church, who have "a members and "are
looking ahead
4 State Supt. Mason S. Stone of Mont
peiier made the address of the day on
'The Social Committee. Although one
of the mem bers of the first G. E. society
ever established in the State, and despite
having been in active membership ever
since, Mr. Stone has never served on the
social committee and consequently spoke
Z from the standpoint OF an outside OBJ
server instead Of an inside worker. The
4 impediments which hinder the social
worker in this State are TO be found in the
character of its inhabitants, an agricul-
tural people, closely confined at, home,
diffident and inclined to stand aloof, pos
sessing more virtue perhaps but less grace
of manner than an urban people. That
stern old puritanism fostered by our fore
fathers and still prevalent among us,
makes the grandest kind of men and wom-
en-, but it is repellent rather than attrac-
tive and does not invite confidence. st.
Paul said Il am Pharisee, the son OF
Pharisee;n yet he was changed from hate
to love, from the prosecutor to the perse-
cuted, while his intensity remained. We
are Puritans. the sons OF Puritans and
might perhaps, without losing our birth
right, be trained in sociability and cor
diality OF manner. We are hospit-
able people but have a reluctant way of
showing our hospitality, and consequent
y some of our churches remind stran-
ger of cold storage buildings. Wisdom
and understanding may make men es-
teemed or admired, but cordiality and
grace of manner make them loved and
sought after. Conservation and affablllty
are essential to the social committee, which
should thoroughly organize, have definite
plans of work and, in order to be truly
successful, should draw its inspiration
from the very throne of God. Its mission
is to call on the stranger, the sick, the
aged and the afflicted, rendering their
lives more happy and cheerful, and TO go
before the lookout committee as ST. John
the Baptist went before the Savior. There
is nothing people like SO much as good
hearty handsnake, and at the church door
should stand some OF the Older members
ready to welcome the newcomer TO both
service and Sunday school. At the soci-
ables, it is the duty Of this committee to
see that the WallhoWers are brought into
the middle OF the room and made to open
their petals, that no chilly breath is al
lowed to touch the sensitive plants, and
that the faces of the snapdragons wear
unwonted smiles. Greet every one: see
that proper recreation is provided for the
young people, or the young people will
Sc k improper recreation for themselves.
Cou.t tesy has two derivations, that OF the
word and that OF the spirit; the first is
from the word court, but its spiritual deri-
vRtion is from the court of the King OF
kings. Finally, be heroes and not zeros;
have courage to speak to the stranger,
who can be made to glow and shine, like
the opal, by the warmth of the human
hand.
Mrs. Emma S. Peters led the consecra-
tion service, which opened with singing
and a Scripture lesson from Romans xii,
after W hich sentence prayers were offered,
and words of experience and conservation
were spoken.
The afternoon session was very largely
attended, and the names of IS delegates
and visitors were found on the register.
The next convention OF the Golden Rule
Union is to be held in Sharon in the month
OF May, and the topic to be considered is,.
'.The Necessity OF Emphasizing the Rela-
tion between the Christian Endeayor and
the Church.