St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-29

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a banquet was served by the ladies OF
the South church.
DR.. Heath presided at the post prandial
exercises, and after brief address OF
welcome called upon Hon. Josiah Grout
Of Derby to respond to the toast, Our
Commonwealth"
Major Grout said he considered Yer
mont the principal state in the Unon' III
the essential features of what make
great state-its men and women. The
type of manhood we find here is descend
ed direct from the stock that landed at
Plymouth Rock in 1920, The Pilgrim
stock is the salt OF this nation. This
element has an unknown ancestry, but,
said Major Grout | believe they are
descended from the lost tribes of Israel.
F. w. Baldwin of Barton responded for
the court, in the absence OF Chief Judge
Ross, who was to respond to this toast.
Mr.. Baldwin said no branch or no party
had done for the state what the court
had done He reviewed the early his
tory of the state, showing how much
had been done by the court to establish
this state and make it one of the United
States. The early Vermont reports are
considered the very best law all over the
land. Cases tried by our supreme court
are cited as good law in all the other
states in the Union. Our court is above
any rings or scandal and always has
been.
p. F. Hazen of st. Johnsbury respond
ed for the town. After a humorous
introduction, in which electric cars, a
new hotel with meals at all hours, a
viaduct, shoe factories and other pro-
spective improvements formed the CEN
trail figure, Mr.. Hazen said the town had
a distinctive and quiet history. For one
he would rather live in big town than
a small city. He believed the bill for a
general village charter which would
come before the next legislature would
embody all the best features Of city
charter without any of its Objectionable
features.
As the time had arrived for the evening
address the other alterdinner speeches
had to be omitted. L. D. Hazen OF st
Johnsbury was on the programme tc
respond to the toast "Our Favoritt
Son. Prof. Henry Fairbanks was tc
speak for st. Johnsbury Academy, Hon
F. d. Hale of Lunenburg upon "Oul
Club" and Rev. J. K. Fuller of Barton
Landing upon "The Congregations
Bond"
The address Of the evening was glver
in the audience room of the South church
by Rev. DR.. A. H. Plumb, pastor of thu
Walnut Avenue Congregational churcl
at Roxbury, Mass. The theme of hi
address was, "The Relations of Materia
and Spiritual Progress"
DR.. Plumb said that civilization wa
not dependent upon Christianity, but thu
introduction of Christianity comesin con
| tact with the spirit OF the age and tn
two react and so one modihes the other
Wherever the Bible has left its track Their
civilization is found to be higher. TIL
idea of the worlds progress is absolutel,
t dependent upon the Bible. And as w
4 are dependent upon the Bible for tn
fact of progress so we should be depend
A ent upon the same book for our mode c
3 progress. The purpose of the Bible
y to save sinners.
d The Biblical idea of progress is in cor
trast to certain religious ideas of evolt
S ton. 1t is also in contrast to the fraG
Il mentary view Of Christ. The socialis
d believes in Christ only as he consider
o him kind man. He does not acknow
. edge His divinity. 1t is also in contras
u with Prof Herron's idea of Christ as
1t social re(ormer and revolutionist. Re'
II B. Fay Mills is unfortunately preachin
y along these lines. The Biblical idea
/: progress is also in contrast with Il
:. thought of the personal coming OF Chris
/; Jesus Christ is here now and transforr
IL ing every city and town.
S, DR.. Plumb then spoke of the amazir
b. progress that is being made in the m
I'd terial world as connected with t
y. spiritual world. Duelling is gone t
ne lottery has gone, prize fighting has gor
De gambling and the saloon are goin
IN There has been a wonderful trium
n, along the lines of medicine and surge1
Is Anesthetics, antiseptics and inocculati
have done wonders for the human re-
ief and now the cathode rays will do
m much to Tighten human toll and sutferit
ed The speaker than gave brief and
ne teresting description OF the Kee)y mot
I'm telling of the wonderful unknown TO
lat that Mr.. Kcely has been experiment.
nd with all these years. In closing
Tor Plumb paid tender tribute to
ias memory of Col. Franklin Fairbanks,
HUI DR.. Plumbs address was full
thoughtful ideas and bristled with q
en- tations from many Of the leading tn
aet- logical writers. He received hea
and round of applause at the close and
rles left the church feeling that they had b
{. greatly benefited by the address.