St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-27
CONGREGATIONS CLUB.
Their First Annual Meeting a Notable
Success.


The first annual meeting OF the Pas
sumpsic Congregational Club was hel'
at St. Johnsbury Monday afternoon AM
evening. There was not a large attend
ance from the surrounding towns, prob
ably on account of the inclement weathe
and the fact that Christmas week every
body is unusually 'nlI OF business A so
cial reception was held IN the f~a'rDallk'
Museum from ! to . O'Clock which Wa'
thoroughly enjoyed by al VINO at'enued
At O'Clock Rev. Dr. A. H. Heath as
president OF the club called the BODY te
order and prayer was offered by Kew =
b. FISK OF Lyndon In the absence o'th'
secretary, Kew. r. A. George OF Newport.
Rev. T. H. Merrill st. Jonns0ury was
chosen secretary pro tenn me reports
oith treasurer ana t"c executive com
mittee were read ana accepted
ne election OF nc" members reS''''o
IN 20 new names O'lnE adoea 10 inc ron
O''"N ''"" -" " N"'>'""P '"'''
tee presented these names 10 DC Votca on
at inc next m'el'"E' rfa''N H. n'ooNs'
St. JohnSoury' b'f' Lincoln ana D D
MattocNs oi Lyndon Kew H. H. mart
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Sidhey J""I's"H' + E' N'''Oa" an" H. H'
NoDIel3H' an o' Nc"puIN' INC p'e''"e'l
appointed q nominating committee oI
lnrce VINO pf'S'''e" the 'oIo"'"s "'l u
Objects 'oI V''Cl""'
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Esq parton SECRETARY N'N'J' y. VI
Ter, Barton LahuUnS' treasurer 'olneI
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BRADFORD KEY. = D. SKINNER HaVern''i'
N. n Kew = Uu'iu' GREENSBORO
WIN 'ne eN'eP'o" 81 INC secretary
these are tne am ollcels as last year,
ahu III nominating t'eIn '"e e"oli man Vi
tHe committee Sa'u t"ey WHY "tle
green anu u'selNV o"e le-e'eol'o"' Inc
ticket as presented by the committee on
NOMINATIONS was UNANIMOUSLY e'ected
and TINS competed the business OF the
meeting The meeting then adjourned.
AT the conclusion Oh thiS meeting the
members OF the club proceeded to the
North church vestry' where a bountiiul
COLLATION. was served by the LADIES OF the
church. After the supper Dr. Heath
called the club to order, and referred IN a
very touching manner TO the death OF
Kew. Dr. lyIer' a man ripe III OhrlStian
MANHOOD with ali'e OF 4oyears OF heroic
devotion to missions IN Africa Hethen
introduced as the speaker at the banquet
ex-Presldent Bartlett OF Dartmouth o
lege'
Dr. bartlett SAID he had always been
all auf1ifer OF the flISrims' having twice
'lted ola plymouth Never has been
since the emigration OF Abraham a o
ony WISER Drawer and more influential in
the world thar the little colony OF 1O2.
lhey nrSt terminated a der'1'te ana true
denocracy-equaI laws Tor the general
good lhey signed this declaration be-
1ore they LANDED NO poiltlcian orstates-
man mas ever improved upon this and
the CONSTITUTIONS OF Europe are but the
reIeX OF flyinou'h KocK'
lhere was never a Drawer colony. NO
one returned when the Maytower went
DacK' DOUBT there was ever a wiser
colony WinsIoW, Bradford and Brew
sIer were three OF the WiSest men that
ever cameto America from European soil,
lhey were TRAINED, cautious and enter
prising statesmen. They had no witch
craft deIusIon. Their laws were severe,
but they were not unjust,
There was never a bettercoIony. They
lived IN peace among themselves. They
elected Bradford governor wear after