Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15

Special correspondence ol the liERALD.)
The monthly meeting of the southern
Sub-dcanery OF the District of St. Francis,
Que. was held last week in Island Pond.
VT. the parish of the Rev. Thomas Bell
NJ. A., who is an honorary and assoc
ate member. The Revs. Canon Foster,
NJ. A., President and Rural Dean, Of
Coaticook, Albert Stevens. NJ. A., Of
Hatley, c. II. Brooks. NJ. A., of Ways
Mills, 6. H. Murray. NJ. A., of Dixville.
and Ernest A. W. King of Waterville
were i'll attendance. Letters of regret
were received from Others who were de-
tanned at home. Rev. and Mrs. Bell re-
ceived and entertained three of the visit
ors, whilst OTHERS were with like warm
hospitality cared for by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Reeve, Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Fitzger-
add and Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. S. Hall.
On Monday the clergy all took part in
the evening service, and Canon Foster
gave an instructive and interesting adj
dress on the planting of Christianity in
England, Ireland and Scotland respect
lively. He showed that the gospel had
been preached and propagated in Eng
land not later certainly than the middle
of the second century, and in Ireland by
St. Patrick and in Scotland by St. Co.
lumba. In the British Isles. therefore,
and in neighboring places these great
missionaries and their followers had
| firmly established their Masters king
dom long before the arrival of St. Angus
tine and his missionary band, who came
to England in the year 597. He eX-
posed the classifying of history in such
statements as that the Christianity OF
the British and National Church of Eng.
land owed its origin to the Bishop or
| Church of Rome.
On Tuesday there was celebration q
the Holy Communion ut 100 a. m, at
which all the clergy and several of the
parish were present. Rev. Mr.. Bell very
thoughtfully and indulgently had the
clergy breakfasted at the Stewart House
from which it WAS very convenient to
reach the Church again for Morning
Prayer at go. After this service the
clerical brethren were driven to the rec
tory and promptly applied themselves tc
| Il ct, &c q DE ba l. - I,
to the Ephesians in the original Greek
Between and 2 they were all dined a
the bounteous board OF Rev and Mrs
Bell, around which they again met for
tea after spending the intervening hours
in listening to scholarly paper OF
Eschatology by Rev. Thos. Bell, which
formed material for much earnest dis
cussion.
All repaired again to Church for Even
ing Prayer and to hear an admirable ant
most instructive address from Rev. c. II
Brooks on his missionary experience il
Turkey and particularly on the condition
Of the Armenian Church and its relation
to the Greek and English Churches ant
to the work of the American Board O
Missions. He explained very fully ant
ucidly the causes of the hostility of tn
Turks to the Armenians and alluded t.
the recent massacres in that country.
Before separating the Canadian clerg
uni ed in expressing their grateful appre
cation of the handsome way in whc
they had been entertained by the Recto
and his wife and their kind hearted par
ishioners. BY such whole souled an
gratifying intercourse new meaning
given to the words of the Latin poet;
"Celum non amman mutant gu
trans mare currunt." Their sky but no
their sentiment they change who I'll
across Cet lis say the Line" to subst
tute that word for the sea" in TIL
original. VISITOR.