News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-02-28


Sunday at UniversaIist Church.
Rev. DR.. Booth returned the last
of the week from his two weeks at
tendance upon the Harvard Univer-
sity lectures, and was again in his
pulpit Sunday morning. He made
remarks preliminary to the sermon
thanking his people for the opportu-
nifty he has just enjoyed and express
| ing it's results, in the belief that he
comes back to the work with renewed
interest and purpose. He had been
brought to believe that more and
more are engaging in the same work
that his church and people are en-
gagged in. He has also been Impress
ed that while mankind, if ever fallen,
was never more fallen than now, yet
| if ever in paradise, never more so
than now. In his sermon DR.. Booth
| took for his text, "He that humbleth
himself shall be exalted" Christ pre-
scented what seems new thought in
this expression, but we must all be
humble first. 1t was plainly shown
that all the great reformers, all the
great characters in ancient and mod
ern history, came from humble birth
and lowly surroundings. The won
derful things of the world have come
from such source. Think of ourselves
as we really are, alone, stripped of all
our environment. Howmu of what
we are or may be is due to ourselves.
Humble yourself first and then grow;
we will be counted for what we really
are, rather than what our surround
ings may make us appear to be.
There is something in doing that
which makes it possible to livein that
which we leave behind. The humble
birth, but great accomplishments in
life, of the great Washington, whose
birthday we have just celebrated, and
of that honCred man, a former slave,
Frederick Douglass, who has this last
week passed from life, were ieelingy
touched upon by the speaker. Let
US strike life with thatpower that the
world wants. First coming to know
that we know nothing, and then be-
ginning to know something. The
door to the world and this life does
not open to US OF itself, it demands a
strong, vigorous rap. Entering may
we do, not for praise, but for the
good of the world.
At the conclusion Of the morning
service, Ii. M. Rich made announce
ment of an action that had been
taken by the church meetinginregard
to the memorial windows recently
put into the church by Mrs. Nathan
Mcfarland in memory of her husband
and her sister, by George w. Clark in
memory of Mrs. Ellen Cady, by DR..
Booth in memory of his oldest son,
Ernest. The resolutions were read by
A. D. Thomas, and their unanimous
adoption followed by that expression
in q rising vote, as motioned by &. IL.
SIocum. In the evening DR.. Booth
spoke concerning General Booth and
the Salvation Army. The resolutions
read are as follows -
WHEREAS, IL has seemed good and fitting
to some of our friends yet with US to perpetu-
ate the memory of dear friends that have
church home three beautiful memorial win
dOws with the names of those persons inscribed
thereon whose memory they hold sacrt d, and
we as "a society sincerely revere; therefore belt
Resolved, By the members of the First Uni
| versalist Society in special meeting convened
for the purpose of manifesting our high APP
probation of these gifts, to extend our heart
felt thanks to Mrs. Lovinia Mcfarland for
the window in memory of her late husband,
Nathan Mcfarland, and her sister, Mrs. Mary
5. Thompson. . a.,rs.,
Resolved, That the thanks of this Society
be extended to our respected townsman, Geo.
W. Clark, for the window in memory of Mrs.
Ellen Cady.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Society
be extended to our beloved pastor, Rev. DR..
|. p. Booth, for placing in our church the
window in memory Of his son. Ernest Victor.
Resolved, That we as a society will try to
initiate the virtues of those whose memories
are thus perpetuated, to the end that the faith
they so much loved be the better exemplifed
by us, thereby the better fitting us for a place
whose Grand Architect is "Our Father who
art in Heaven" ff
Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions
be presented to the donors Also that they
be spread upon our parish records and that
, O copy be presented to the NEWS AND CITIZEN
/, for publication.
Mns s. CAROLINE lRonSs; Powers, Com.
? MRS. LOUISE SLoCUM,