Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-02
WESTMINSTER.
Rev. c. a. DickinsOn's Seven Years Work
in the Berkeley Temple at Boston.

Rev. &. a. DiclxinsOn's Seven Years Work
in the Berkeley Temple at Boston.
A series of meetings are being held this
week in the Berkeley Temple at Boston in
recognition of the history of the last seven
years of new life and great progress and
ever-expanding work. A feature o. ma
tional Importance has been the discussion
of the municipal reform movement
DR.. Dickinson gave a sermon last Sunday
morning on 1.-The history and development
of the institutional church," and in the
evening a stereopticon address illustrative
of the work of Berkeley Temple, its sub-di-
vided edifice, offices, ushers, congregation,
Dorcastry, reform club, sewing-room
floating hospital and its homes for girls
and boys in Westminster.
The name institutional church was first
applied to Berkeley Temple in Boston.
The character of such church is given in
the 18th chapter of Matthew. 1t cannot
be made by simply opening reading room
or a Dorcastry. DR.. Dickinson's theory
has been indicated. He has held that
the average man of the world becomes in
terested in the church as soon as he is
convinced that the church is interested not
merely in his spiritual but in his immediate
and temporal welfare. Success has come
through the free pew system.
The church has three pastors, 42j mem
bers and about 10 paid helpers. From
6000 to 1000 people enter the church doors
during the week. When DR.. Dickinson
came TO Berkeley Temple seven years ago,
he preached to audiences of - people, and
the edifce will seat 1900.
Death of :. p. Fem.
Seymour Fem died yesterday afternoon,
aged go years and II months. Mr.. Fem
was native of Weston. After spending
a term of years in trade there he came to
Westminster some 10 or l. years ago, sue
ceeding to the BUSINESS at the 'brick
store" in company with his son, w. S.
Fem, where they remained until few
months ago. Mr.. Fem was a man against
whom no word of reprOach has been said,
either here or at Weston-a record worthy
to be noted of man doing business with
the public through so many years. He is
survived by a wife and son, and three
daughters, all of whom live in the we'll
known Campbell house. He has been a
severe sufferer from an obscure disease.
The funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. Mr.. Fem was a mem
Der of the Congregational church.
Thirty dollars are to be spent for new
books for the Sunday school library.
Mrs. Woodland of ROXbury, Mass, who
has been with her aunt two weeks, re-
turned home Tuesday.
By agreement the stores of G.. II. Walk
er ard B. f. Sleeper are to close Wednes-
day and Friday evenings at s o'clock.
G. A. Billings of Hatfield, Mass, was in
town Tuesday, sampling the '93 tobacco.
He bought A. T. Watkins crop of '03.
Our representative, L. c. Richardson, is
detained at home this week by the illness
of his daughter, Miss Emma, who has
been an invalid for some time.
Mrs. p. Joseph Hayes and child of Pep
perell, Mass, who have been visiting Mrs.
Hayes mother, Mrs. Mary Jennison, re-
turned home yesterday. Mr.. Hayes came
Wednesday and returned with them.
Rev. P. F. Barnard was suffering from
sciatica last week so severely as to be un-
able to supply the pulpit at Dummerston
as usual Sunday. DR.. Thompson went
instead, Joseph Butterfield reading ser
mon here.
Mrs. Julia Martin and Mr.. Hall of West
moreland are reported to have been mar
ried at Keene, Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Martin has made her home in
Westminster for some time, and has sis
ter here, Mrs. Farnham. She is much re-
spected and our best wishes go with her to
her new home at Westmoreland.