The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-03

soon 10 nc arranged with tnG f1OlyOk
and Fitchburg teams which guaran
tee some fine sport, as those teams ar
very strong and should make the locf
rushers still better vork. AZ the Ee2
penses of getting the Holyoke an
/ titchburg teams here are heavier th
attendance should be still larger.
The line up,
Brattcboro Ru,lan
E, Dunlcyv, If Whitcom
! stolte. If Bentie
Cundih, centre BotsfOr
Howe, rg DeLeonar
( Daniels, IL Houliha
Summary score, Brattleboro, -: Rutland
I Goals by nowe Is Dunleyy 3. Cundiff !, Bentle
I ,, WhiUomb2 2. c R;Crowell, referee Ed Fu
I Ter and spohord, umpres. fileld timer
/ j DENINE.
Union FAST DAY sFRyICEs.
Union Fast day exercises were con
ducted in the town hall this morning n
10 30. a good audience was present ant
the meeting opened with prayer b,
Revs. l.. d. Temple and Hough and wer,
followed by addresses by Revs. c. @
Day. A. j. Hough and Hal ID. Maxwell
Rev H d Maxwell had Leader
ship" for his subject and he foune
the power of every great movement il
history centered in prominent leaders
The greatest force in the world is per
sonality. Principles or systems o
teaching seldom possess redemptiv,
power until centered or impersonatee
in some individual Men are not at
tracted by abstract theories or prin-
ciples, until some one incarnates then
and makes them concrete. Then wher
not half dozen would be attracted b,
the idea, multitudes will rally about the
man enthusiastically animated by it
Jesus was the great example of this
fact He taught nothing new, brought
no fresh intellectual light TO the world
His system of ethics was old. lie
simply repeated what his own country
men or prophets OF other religions hao
taught. But He was original in that.
He represented them all in life. Sc
with every great crisis. So with the
Reformation, with Luther, Calvin,
Knox. So with our American ideals
We refer not so much TO the spirit OF
freedom and equality themselves us
TO their association with such names
as those of Washington and Lincoln.
Many great movement has failed for
want of leadership, notably the French
Revolution.
The need TO day is for men Of lead
ing and commanding personality, in
local as well as national atfairs-of men
Of independence and self reliance IN
thought-men whose thought and life
shall be so clear that great streams of
truth shall pass through them and
be diffused in brightness and hene-
fceuce, men who will take the Ser
mon on the Mount for their text book
on questions Of sociology, politics and
morait',
Rev G o Day spoke upon Our
First Duy,' which relates to the
moral life of this town. In the town
is held the answers 10 the larger ques-
tions Every leader is nurtured un
der some local environne ent, and every
nation is the organized aggregate of
towns. But each towns life is deter
mined by the character of individual
The governors call for
confession of sim points 10 the pow
er and defect OF personal living; under
rhe law of character. Each life is
OF powers. The crying
need of to day is the organization of
These under the leadership of the
noblest ideal, that of trained faculties,
the pri2ing of knowledge, serious
sense of responsibility, a"godly, right
eous and sober life. an ambition to
have some strength and to be of some
fuse in the world. Another point in
the message is pertinent, in urging
that the people meet in their accus-
somed place of worship Here we
are to-day, not in the churches but the
town house and what is done therein
shows the spirit and developes the
ife of the community and is the place
where we truly worship. 1t is com
orehensive cathedral. We are met as
/ were, in the nave" and are warned
If the duty of serious deliberation over
own business, conscientiousness in |
he ballot, the election to posts of |
ionor of those whose power 60 serve |
rcreases as the issues are more moral |
v significant The auditorium is our
choir See to 90 it that the popular
do not drain our pocket
,ooks and vitiate our taste. the |
Chapter House OF the postoflicer
tands for the intellectual habits of
he people: we have degree of cul-
ure. are we combating successfully |
icious reading: and do the library
eports show improvement in mental
ppeti:e, and is that Institute for
'ree Lectures to be endorsed? Every
athedral has its cloister, it stands for
est. How do we rest on the Rest Day.
Do We use Sunday for nothing but
Ieeping. eating, riding and visiting?
hen there is the crpyt" if l may
enture SO to call the4'' town agency.
t is our duty to hold the temperance
rinciples of the town in clean strong
ands, to secure officers who will en-
,rce the Law. to be signaily strong
yainst great enemy above every
,wp in estate. 1t costs, but il
orth while