St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-23

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come here today, and he congrat
ulated the audience on the success of
the centennial.
Rev. Mr.. Wathen of Lisbon, N. H.,
spoke very forcefully upon the in
fuence of the Peacham church, and
Rev. D. McKindley of West Barnet
responded to the toast. Our Scotch
Neighbours" Rev. P. B. Fisk of
Lyndon explained that the hymn by
the Fisk family would have to be |
omitted as two members of the |
family were absent. He then re-
lated humorous story about |
Father Worcester.
After These Hundred Years.
THE following poem was written by a
Peacham young lady. for the occasion.l
After these hundred years
Ofnoble, yet ignoble life,
OF struggle and failure and tears,
Oflove yet imperfect, and strife.
Must the thing that has been in the past,
Be forever the thing that shall be
Or do we enter, at last,
On different life, strong and free?
Stronger, for every success
That our fathers and mothers have won,
Safer for every defeat
They have suffered and taught us to shun
Frecr for every bond
That their growth has uuconsciously burst
Sweeter for every thorn
They have plucked from the land that is
cursed
Thankful for every wrong
That has been repented and righted,
Mindful lest aught should divide
Us, whom our God has united.
God ofour fathers, thou knowest
The bitterness, anger, and wrath,
The eYil-speaking, and clamor,
And malice, we SOW in our path.
Help us, our God, to uproot them;
Grant that these fruits may increase
Gentleness, temperance, meekness,
Longsufering, love, JOY and peace
Grant unto us fuller measure
OF the spirit which is in thy Son;
! Work out in US thy good pleasure;
Speak unto us thy well done"
This closed the speecbma king and
| letters of regret were read from Rev.
A. w. Wild OF Elizabethtown, n. Y,
pastor of the church from 1874
through 1881, Col. Franklin Fair
banks of St. Johnsbury, E. c.
Sprague of Buffalo, n. Y, who en-
closed a handsome check in his
letter, and E. E. Strong.
Rev. Mr.. Williams then announced
that more letters and addresses
would be given in the evening and
the exercises of the afternoon were
closed.
The Evening Reception.
A large company gathered IN Acad-
envy Hall in the evening for a social
time. Eugene Cowles of the Dos
tonians" favored the company with
a fine rendering of "Out on the
Deep" and "Annie Laurie" as an en-
core. Benjamin Marsh of Louisville
addressed the audience and in clos
ing presented the Juvenile Library
Associa ton" with generous check.
Letters were then read from absent
members and at late hour the COM
pany dispersed.
Notes of the Day.
The church was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion, the decora-
tions having been contributed by a
friend of the church in New York.
On one side Of the pulpit was an oil
painting of Father Worcester and on
the other painting of Rev. David
Merrill, the second pastor of the
church. Two banners hung near the
paintings. On one was inscribed the
words, Gods blessing has for 100
years followed this church," and the
other read Let young and old in
this our jubilee year rejoice and be
glad" In the rear of the church
were two interesting relics. They
were the try square and
plane used by Edward Clark in
building the old meeting house. Mr..
Clark was the master workman oil
the meeting house and on the square
were his initials and the date OF
1898.
Mention was made in the his
torical address of the famous OK
sermon. This sermon became i'm
to five languages and when a million
copies had been printed it was the
most widely circulated book in the
world next to the Bible.
The dinner was one of the best tina
was ever served in the vestry of the
church and was most heartily en-
joyed by all.
Among those present from a
distance were H. o. Flint and wife OF
Salem, Mass, J. D. Flint and wife oil
Fall River, Mass, Chauncey S.
: Walker of Richmond, John g. Brown
and wife of Utica, n. Y, John c.
Cameron of Salt Lake City, B. K.
Marsh of Louisville, Ky, Mrs. c. G.
Warner and Miss Warner of St.
Louis, E. T. Bingham of Washing
ton and many others.
In soaking water for clothes use a lit
tie turpentine.