Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-25


THE Rev. Chas. r. Seymour lectures
before the Young Mems Congregational
Club, next Tuesday evening, at las
o'clock. His subject is: -Four Detours
Ahead"
THE Ladies Home Missionary Society
of the Second Congregational church,
meets next Wednesday at o'clock p. m.
Supper is served at to which gentle
men are INVITED.
THE drought of the summer and au-
tumn seems to continue thus far during
the winter. There is but little rain or
snow. The "boys" say that it is dry
around town" as well.
THE Bennington Society, P. G. T. A,
will hold a special meeting in 9th Corps
G.. A. r. Hall on Monday evening, at
1870 p. m. Business of Importance will
be transacted. A good attendance is re-
quested.
THE project of building Parish House
is again being talked of by st. Peter
church. The latest suggestions are a
stone editice to correspond with the new
church that we hope to see rise in no dis
tant years.
THE services in the Methodist Episco-
pal church Sunday will be at the usual
hours. Morning subject: "True church
es are real blessings in any community"
Evening subject: "The Mercy and Wis
dom of Providing Salvation for Men and
not for Fallen Angels"
Doctor GoODALL exhibited at this Of
flee tapeworm and its head, captured
by him Sunday last, from a well known
gentleman of Bennington. 1t is well
known if a tapewOrm "comes away
leaving the head, nothing is gained. 1t
will certainly re-appear again.
JAMES LEA, Sunday, celebrated the
S9th anniversary of his birth at his home
in Lansingburgh Mr.. Lea enjoys the
distinction of being one of the oldest. if
not the oldest, chief engineers in New
York State. He was chief engineer of
the Lansingburgh fire department in the
early ffties.
THE Congregational Doings," issued
to-day, has an article entitled: 1.-THE
Last Stages" in which is announced that
next weeks number will close the SERIES
The object of the 10 weeks publication
of this bright parish paper is said to have
been: First, an enterprise for the good
of the Juniors. A conscientious body
of people asks what it can do that will
prove useful; WELL here was a project
for putting information regarding church
affairs before the people in readable
shape. SO we have the second object of
publication, that of informing the parish
and others who might be interested of
what was going on and thus of stimulat-
ing more general interest. The third
thing to be done was to advertise the
lecture course, the Ladies Aid festival,
and various other doings from which So
CT enjoyment is derived and necessary
revenue gained. All three things have
been done, we hope creditably." Due
credit is given to the Juniors who have
distributed this paper.
BARBER G. ARMsTR oNG, aged AZ years,
proprietor of the Armstrong house at
HOosick, N. Y, died in that village last
Sunday, after protracted illness of con-
sumption. He was formerly, for years a
member of the firm of Darrnch & Arm
strong, hardware dealers OF HoOsick
Falls, until four years ago, when he be-
came proprietor of the Babcock house in
that village, where he remained one year
and then became proprietor of the Amer
lean house. A year ago last July he
leased the j. P. Armstrong property and
converted it into a hotel. He was a
member of the firm of B. G. Armstrong
& Co., trottlng horse breeders of Hoo
sick Falls, and was very popular. He
leaves a wife and one son. The funeral
occurred Wednesday at his residence at
p. IN, Rev. II. r. Luney officiating.
Mr.. Armstrong had many friends here,
who will be surprised to hear of his
death.
In an exchange we find short article
on the aims and work of the New York
Industrial Christian Alliance, of which
Mr.. Arthur W. Millbury, we'll known
here, is the Secretary. The article is
called out by sketch of the Alliance in
the Review of Reviews by Mr., Millbury,
who is also one of its founders. Our
Metropolitan contemporary says: "The
greatest problem which confronts chart
table organizations for the relief of the
poor and outcast is how to make the aid
extended permanent and effective. A
multitude of discouraging failures in
this field often prove that the temporary
alienation of pauperlsm does not mean
the cure of its causes. From its founda-
ton the Industrial Alliance recognized
this difficulty and met it by making labor
the handspring of all its charities. 1t
believes that the gospel of labor is an
integral part of the Gospel of Christ
that the best remedial agency, after
arousing desire in man to do better,
is regular labor under friendly, sympa.
thetic leadership But the working
man redeemed from naunerism Or vaU,