New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
NORTHFIELD'S EARLY HISTORY.

A COMMEND RATION OF SOME OF ITS INCIDENTS
TO BE HEID-DR sCoFIELD's SERMON
East Northneld. Mass. Sept CspecaD.-while
Mortified In the popular mind is connected with
d. l.. Moody and his splendid schools and instruc-
tive Bible conferences, the town has history
dating back century or more before the great
evangelist born. The fierce French and In
dian wars which carried devastation through New
England left their marks this valley. a tree,
or rather It's stump, is shown near the wire ferry
which the Mount IIermon students pass every
Sunday which Is known King Philips tree
because OF the fertilization near that place TWEEN
ty-fve years ago the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial
Association. organized to locate and mark places
memorable in Colonial history. dedicated the Dick
iuson Monument, just north OF the seminary
grounds where Nathaniel Dickinson and Asahel
Burt were killed and scalped by the Indians on
April Is. l747.
on Wednesday Of this week this association
Will hold It's twenty-seyenth annual field day
at this place It's members being the guests OF the
Mortified Village Improvement Society. Special
trains Will be run on the railroads passing through
Northheld and South Vernon. and a large gather
ing from the Connecticut Valley towns is ex-
pected George Sheldon. the president OF the as
soclation will be the presiding officer Among the
speakers 2nn3gnGGl arr the rex oi Dr Of Aos se0
Herbert G.. Parsons. OF tiresnfisld Judge H. , r.
Wheeler, OF BratteborP Dr. - =. Wood the KEY KEY
others Music will be furnished by the Mortified
Band and "A chorus OF Mortified singers. The "N.
erclsas will be- held near the new Public Library,
lust completed. which has been given TO the town
by f. NJ Dickinson OF Fitchburg. IL stands almost
an Tho ste OF the house with brick ends and brick
fined side which was used as a fort In the Indian
wars one hundred and nifty years ago Not FAR
from this library in front OF the new tonKrega-
rional church, H. huge rock on which Is IN
scribed the fact that Aaron Belden was scalped
hv Tho Indians and left there dying in July lIis.
'Ty,diton saws that on the rock m Indian was
shot nv a white man three-quarters or a mile away.
rom fbc attic window of Doolitte's tavern, which
nccmnieJ the site where Revell Hail. one OF the
s.minarv dormltories now stands.
Wordny Is observed as holiday during the
school wear and the same plan Is folowtd with
th. nost conference addresses. Dr. Scon"ld took
Nr Noodys place Saturday evening and yes
t.rdav but Mr.. Moody expects 10 return In lime
~ hevin his series OF sermons tomorrow. Ihere
ar. a great many guests at the Hotel Northneld
and n The other hotels and boarding houses in the
tnwn 50 that he Will be sure OF a large audience
Dr Sc0ted delivered a sermon last evening 10 tne
nnconverted from the text What could nave
hen don. more to my vineyard. that nave not
done i'm it?"-Isaah v. lie called attention 10
,be many things which the Lord has done for the
tnconverted and he asked those In the audience
,nho we're not Christians to say what more the
ord could have done. II they were not satisfied:
no laid with the perfect salvation which had
been provided not plan. not a doctrine not a
creed but Saviour. he would Ike to know what
they would prefer. . ,, an, ,,,.,
b.vond any other place that know Of When VIII
mis- community be moved? When VIII those VINO
are unsayed come to CHRIST?