Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-11-28

class in every reSpect.y Call ana geU phr
ticuars at Graham's Photographic studio
Rochester. aw
O. M. Ford was at home Sunday.
| Albert Greeley is very poorly again,
Roscoe Sanders was in town Monday
/ John Lyon has returned from Spring
field.
| Will Kidder is home from Pittsfeld
Mass.
| Dr.. W. D. Huntington was in Bethe
Monday.
!, Geo. q. Marsh bid of the Hubbard farm
4 Tor 81, 5O7. RYts7
| Geo, N. Gleason Of Boston is ntown FOL
i q few weeks. saa4&
Atvs. G. E. Townsend went to Burling-
ton Tuesday.
| Mrs. Austin Hazen returned to Jericho
last Monday.
Dr.. Fred Chaffee OF Hartford was IN
town last week.
A daughter was born to Robert Blodgett
and wife Nov. 20.
George Trask is spending week with
friends in Boston.
Ell. Martin and family were in Dandy
q few days last week.
There was union service at the M. e.
church Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tupper are spending
the week In Penacuck, N. H.
Miss Williams preached at the Cong'l
church last Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wardner Hodgkins spent
Thanksgiving in Stockbridge.
d. o. Goodno and Wesley Hodgkins
have power clipping machine.
F. w. johnson lost his pocketbook with
over 500 In it at Hubbard's auction.
Prof. M. M. Hutchinson is spending his
vacation at his home In Burlington.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
@. NJ. Ford In Bethlehem, NJ H., last week.
The fall term OF the Graded school
closed Friday for vacation OF one week.
Alpha Messer was re elected lecturer OF
the National Grange at Worcester, Mass,
| last week.
The personal property OF the estate OF
A. j. Marsh will be sold at auction Tues
day, Dec. 8.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Royal Upper have moved
into the tenement rented OF Mrs. Mar
tina Morgan.
N. G. Bridgeman was here as auctioneer
at Edison Hubbard's auction. Nearly
everything sold well.
Saturday, at p. M, there will be chill
dren's meeting in the Cong'l church to
which all children are invited.
Mrs. Emily Varney and daughter, Grace,
OF Ripton visited her brother, Chas. An
drews, for few days last week.
union service will be held Thanksgiv-
ing day evening at the M. e. church, con-
Quoted by Misses Brokaw and Williams.
Papers are in circulation, asking for as.
sistance to build a chapel at West Roches-
ter, as the result of the good work done by
Misses Brokaw and Williams.
Mr.. L. N. McLane and daughter, Lucy,
OF Cheyenne Wells, Col, have recently been
the guests OF Mrs. w. d. Huntingdon
Miss Lucy will remain during the winter.
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings union gospel meet
ings will be held in the Cong'l church, to
be followed the week after by similarI
meetings in the Methodist church.
At the Universalist church next Sunday |
there will be q short sermon on Religion |
Rational, followed by the communion SER |
vice. The Young Peoples meeting In the |
evening will be led by Harry Chaffee.
The rededication of the Cong'l house OF |
worship occurred Friday, the I'D. On &C.
count OF the cold, stormy weather and |
rough travelling, the ministers invited
from other churches were not present, with |
the exception Of the preacher. The pro-
gram included q prayer Of invocation and
the reading OF Solomon's prayer at the
dedication Of the Temple by Rev. w. N.
Roberts, pastor OF the Methodist church,
an anthem, II Was Glad When They Said
Unto Me-" hymns, "Glorious Things OF
Thee Are Spoken" .'The Church's One
Foundation and 40 Thou Whose own /
Vast Temple Stands" the sermon by Rev.
W. 9. Hazen, D. D., OF Mortified and the
dedication prayer by the pastor, Rev.
Carleton Hazen. Thetext was Isaiah Ix:13,
"The glory OF Lebanon shall come unto
thee, the fir tree, the pine tree and the box
together together, to beautify the place OF
my sanctury; and will make the place OF
my feet glorious" The sermon showed
that the passage is prophecy OF the gold
en- age under the Messiah and pictures the
future glory OF the church. The temple
was to be adorned with allthe choicest
Things. The church needGa local ha bita.
ton, which should be made as attractive
as the means Of the people will permit and
suitable for Christian worship. Three
reasons were given why the people should
provide such house OF worship LIST, As
pecnniary investment; I'd, for the sake
Of their moral and educational interests:
50, the most weighty reason ofall, tor the
sake OF their spiritual interests. The
church deserves the heartiest support Of
aii the people. In the evening addresses
were made BY Rev. w. N. Roberts, Misses
brokaw and Williams Of the Vermont
M Missionary society, who are engaged in
work In town, and Rev w. s.
Hazen. The statement from the building
committee, made BY DR.. VIM. Hunting
Ion, showed that the total expense In con-
nection with the repairs have been be-
Iween eleven and twelve hundred dollars,
d which about two hundred remained
lnprovided for. Nearly hundred dol
ars were pledged towards this debt dur.
ng the day. The repairs have been en-.
,irely upon the interior OF the building.
4 portion was taken from the audience
DOM, between the two stairWays, for
DOM which may be used for prayer meet
ngs,. Sunday school classes, ETC., and
Which can be opened into the audience
Dom by raising the panels and sashes OF
ne partition. The stairways, which for
nerly led directly into the audience room.
IRE now enclosed by a hall. New win.
lows were necessary for these rooms in
ne 'front.' OF the church. The organ and
NOR have been taken from the rear of the
udlence room and placed at one side of
ne pulpit. The walls have been freshly
rescoed and present pleasing appear
nee. And finally, though not the least
tenn SO lar as the comfort OF the worship
'ers Is concerned, furnace has been
lIaceQ In the baSement IN heat he uhnla :