St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04
THE EPW0RTH LEAGUE.
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Will leave Ms q blessing and we shall give
Won one We hope you will get so mucl
out of this convention that YOU WI
ALWAYS remember the place and this con
vcntion.
The words OF welcome in behalf of the
Vermont conference were presented by
Rev. L. +. Tucker OF Mortified, 1t is
pleasure, he said to greet brothers in the
Epworth League even if can never
know YOU personally or the place yor
come from Five thousand Epworthians
in Vermont greet you tonight and III
their behalf | bid YOU welcome. These
young people have no hobby or no tad
They are Mcthodlsts and believe that
their pledge is the best exponent OF the
general III es OF the church. They are
pledged that the Methodist church in
Vermont shall be more united and more
consecrated to the Masters work. we
have here tonight the only Armenian Ep-
WORKMAN in the world. extend word
of welcome to him. Jan. II, 1899, Josiah
Fisk bought some land in Lyndon and
his sx-year.old son WILDER opens up the
history ofWibraham academy. Twenty
FIVE miles south of us a theological
school was formed from which grew
your seminary in Boston.
In behalf OF all Vermont's Epworthians
bid you cordial welcome. Shout as
loud as you choose, sing as sweet as you
look, eat as hearty asyou choose. Young
men, beware OF the charms OF the Yer
mont maiden for a good many men have
found them more fatal than siren
song.
The church Quartette then sang Gods
Nearncss' with music arranged by Ru-
TENDER
President Taylor gracefully responded
to The two addresses OF welcome. Since
the last annual meeting he said he had
spoken on 90 Epworth League platforms
and travelled over 1000 miles. When
we come to Vermont We come to state
that has a pedigree. The soil OF Yer
mont was stained with the first blood OF
the revolutionary war-twu months be-
fore the battles Of Concord and LeNlng-
ton. We are glad to enter such state
that is famous for the Estey organ and
Fairbanks scale. The men at the head
OF these factories not only made money
but used their money for Christian ends.
W. !. Haven made a very bright and
witty speech announcing that the col
lection would he taken.
This was followed by selection by the
Schwcstcrn quartcttc. The ladies sung
Their sun shall no more 80 down, by
Tuckerman.
The address OF the evening was by
Rev. DR.. f. {. Haddock of Mlddlctown,
Conn. His subject was The Lost Idea.
He gave a scholarly and scenthcaddreSs
and was closely listened TO. lie showed
that in science and nature both all chance
was eliminated. Man IS composite OF
ideas, but all contribute to make him the
leader OF all created things. Only IN his
moral and spiritual character could be
found his highest ideals The creatures
OF nature, beautiful as they may be, are
not always a success. Every existence is
a failure which tails to develop ITS high
est plan. Whenever thought fails OF
expression there is a failure. individuals
and races are a failure unless there is an
ambition in them Tor something higher.
Man was failure at tie time OF Christ $
coming. More and more are we coming
to say that Jesus Christ was slnIess.
| like to speak of the IordIy intellect
which He possessed. He knew man as
only God knew man. He was the true
manifestation OF the lost luea. MS
peasant por' III Il manager leNea''u man ,
environment ,,.o ,
we are coming 10 uruersia"" LnaI "ou
~ III t"e il'atT''a' anu '''o''' "o'ln' JESUS
Nn'lst was ''Ie center vi d s'e"l move
n'eit III winch HIS pun pose was 10 cause
men 70 SuTrehoer ana yielu hi''lSe'' up 10
hlSncr nc NulhlilE explains every
thlllS put goa: nc makes inc WoI'u 20
ana IL Is 10 MIN lhat we 'ook 'or INC
supernatural ne EpWorth League IS
Only an hIuSlIatlon o. l'li'Ilulap'c law
we puilu not lor tl'hc pul 'or cttrn'IE'
nese committees were leau ny the
president
On nominations, I. H. Ma2ee, w. E'
Bennett, o>eph Hamilton, II. r. ross,
Charles H. Holden
communications ana memorials W. l.
Haven, y, D baketel' l. r. Shase'
NredentlaIs' MIS- JENNIE FCWerS' MISS
Nellie M blodselt'
transportation, \. H. MaGee.
AFTER the cnurch choir Sang VIII llit
up mine eyes the service closed with the
Denedlction
Thursday Morning.
About $50 Leaguers were in attend
ance at the O'Clock PRAYER meeting con
busted by Rev. Geo. S. Buffers Of Fitch
burg, Mass, which proved inspiring anC
helpful to those who participated in it.
At 9 O'Clock Gevotions were led ii
Grace church by Rev Joseph Hamilton