The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

past ten the annual sermon before the grad
uating class will be delivered at Trinity
church by Rev. W. NJ. Newton, the princi-
pal. Monday and Tuesday of next week
will be occupied with the annual examina-
tions and Tuesday evening at eight o'clock
comes the prize speaking in Seminary chap
ell. On Wednesday at eleven A. NJ. the Alum
nj address will be delivered ia the chapel
by Rev. Luther freeman, pastor Of the
Chestnut street Methodist church, Portland,
Me-, to be followed by business meeting
of the Alumni Association, after which will
occur the alumni banquet. At two o'clock
Wednesday afternoon comes the annual
meeting OF the Board OF Trustees and at the
same hour there will be an exhibition in
the art studio. AT three o'clock, Wednes-
day afternoon the class day exercises will
be held on the campus and at eight o'clock
in the evening the annual concert will be
given in the chapel. The graduating exer-
cises occur at nine o'clock Thursday morn
ing, and at two o'clock in the afternoon Of
Thursday there will be an exhibition in the
art studio. To all these exercises the pub-
lie is cordially invited. With the exception
OF the prize speaking on Tuesday evening
no admission fee will be charged.
The WATCHMAN last week gave report
OF the opening day OF the State Baptist Sun
day-school convention, held last week Tues
day and Wednesday in the Baptist church
in this city. At the session Wednesday
morning Prof. George w. Pease OF Spring
field, Mass, spoke on 1.-THE organization
and management of the modern Bible
He was followed by Rev. DR.. Roland d.
Grant of Concord, N. H., who spoke on
Energy" A conference on THE efficien-
cy Of the Sunday-school teacher" was led
by Mrs: A: G. Cummings, lady principal of
Saxton's River, and Rev. A. L. Wordsworth
Of Newport. At the session Wednesday
afternoon the following officers were elect
ed: President, Rev W. A Kenzie OF Bris-
toll; vice-president, Rev. w. A. Dawson of
Montpelier; secretary, Rev. T. A. Howard
Fairbanks of Bellows Falls; treasurer, D.
M. White Of Rutland; directors, W. R.
Kingsman, Rutland, j. e. Hall, Brattle-
boro, o. Il. Henderson, st. Johnsbury,
Thomas Rose of Burlington, and W. d.
Workman of Vergennes. At four o'clock
Somerville, Mass, gave chalk talk before
a large audience. The principal address OF
the evening was delivered by Rev. DR.. G.
III. Spaulding of Boston on "a Crop Of
Timothy" Prof. Greet also gave chalk
talk on 1.-THE spectrum of teacher" The
convention was largely attended through
out the two days both by visitors and towns
people and is sure to be productive of much
good from moral standpoint and along
educational lines in Sunday-school work
THE baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the High school was
preached at Trinity church last Sunday
morning by Rev. Andrew Gillies. The
platform, altar and choir gallery were deco
rated with stately ferns, and Mrs. Minnie
Marsh assisted the choir in the special
musical programme that had been prepar-
ed. The church was filled to nearly its
entire seating capacity: From words found
in Ecclesiastes 4: ID, "For out Of prison he
cometh to reign" Mr.. Gillies preached a
sermon replete with original and striking
thoughts made forceful by apt illustration,
and clothed with beauty of diction that
gave 1t an added power to attract and
charm. In comparing the educational
methods Of two hundred and fifty years ago
with those of today the speaker showed
that those Of the present time possess more
OF spontaneity, are more individualstic,
and that the printed rules in our school books
no longer contain correct answer. We
are going more and more from the abstract
to the concrete in our methods because we
have arrived at new and better under
standing Of what is required for an educa.
ton. True education Is not simply a de-
velopment Of the intellect it is the open.
| ing OF q soul, a development OF the life.
The man OF woman with true education
will have ten times more power than the
one without 1t. Get all the best there lis in
life, always assimilate but never initiate.
The work OF value Is to take things useless
and make them useful. Men never were
needed as they are today to apply the use
less forces Of the world and Of society.
Young men never had such an opportunity
as they have today. Society is calling for
men Of power, men Of Righteousness, truth
and development. In closing Mr.. Gillies
OF character, and urged the class before him
to ever strive for the noblest and best in
life.
COUNTY court reconvened last Friday
morning to complete the business of the
March term. large number of cases were
continued, among them all the divorce
cases on the docket. Among the cases re
ported settled and discontinued were /. II
Fiske against the estate OF William @. Lewis
l. III. Fiske against the estate OF b. p. Young
and city OF Barre against the Montpelier an(
Barre Traction and Power Company. TIL,
case OF III. n. Taplin against the Vernon
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was re
, ferred to Hon. L. M. Read as commissioner
Counsel on both sides in the case of T. W
Wood against the Montpelier Public Librar.
Association agreed that when the report o
Judge Darling, master in chancery Is filed, 1
: shall be entered as filed at this term o
court, 80 that the case can be heard at tn
October term OF supreme court. In the di
. vorce case of Pepper against Pepper, from
Barre, the petitionee, was ordered to pa.
, the costs OF witnesses and to pay Mrs
; Pepper, the petitioner, S24 between nov
|, and August l, that she may be able to sum
l mon witnesses for the case when it is hear
T at the September term. The Waterbur
= case OF Thomas e. Turney against j.
4 Gillette, to determine the proper interprete
= ton of lease, was heard by the court FIR
;; day. A mol PROSE- was entered in the mul
u der case against Martin and Sarah Nokes {
!, Worcester, and their bondsmen were rt
: leased. This case was tried in the spring {
'.. 1897 and verdict OF guilty OF manslaugl
a ter was found. The supreme court owe
l. ruled the verdict and ordered new tria
Y but inasmuch as it seemed nearly imposs
h BILE to again secure conviction, the cas-
!, was removed from the docket. In re Barr
IS water works was heard Saturday mornin
o and Is with the court. The Calais landscas
of Ainsworth against Merritt was dispose
It of by the court rendering judgment that I'll
s partition be made in accordance with IL
k report OF the commissioners. The Barr
|. case OF Grace 1. Parker against Taylor