Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-07

able response 10 her work In this direction
Gov. Grout had promised to call attention
to 1t in bis closing message, and she hoped
the bill would become a law this fail
Other states are in advance OF MS IN th.,
particular Children, insane persons. o-
criminals, in charge OF the state should
have women on the boards which cared
for them. State housekeeping can bee far
better done by women than by men. Com.
trast, in our late war, the work OF the Rel
Cross with much of the other hosptl
work which had been done or neglected
in this war, when under the care of men
The burden of proof is on the men. 10 tell
/ why the women are not already represert.
ed on these boards. Along this line Mr.,
Whitaker felt sure the future work and
success of Woman's clubs must come.
After another organ voluntary bv Mrs
Knowlton and report of the committee on
resolutions, the federation proceeded to the
election of officers for the coming vea-
which resulted as follows: President, Mrs
j. b. Needham, Rutland; vice presideut
Miss Harriet S. yelling, North BenuIne
ton; recording secretary, Mrs. J.. F. us-
zen, st. Johnsbury; corresponding secr4.
tary, Mrs. c. W Ward, Rutland: treasr--
er, Mrs j. c. Dewitt, Brattleboro The
place of meeting r the next year was l4f'
with the executive board, and the meeting
adjourned.
Miss ThompsOn's Address Thursday
Evening.
The closing session was held at 1870
Thursday evening. After greetings and
music, including the singing Of Kipling',
Recessional, Mrs Rowe spoke fttingIy Of
her enjoyment of this visit to Vernon.
told of the work which MAssacbusptt,
women are doing, and spoke of the sug-
gestions which they could gain from Yer.
mont.
After this Mrs Hattie Brasor. Pratt sang
"The Rose and the Bird then the speaker
of the evening, Miss Anna Thompson.
professor Of history in Thayer academy.
was introduced and spoke on the "Methol
of History Study" treating the subiec.
from the standpoint of Heges PHILOSOPHY.
The lecture was technical and required
constant and complete attention to follow.
Miss Thompson said in brief: The frs.
step IN the study of history is to recognil4
that we cannot capriciously choose our
methods, but that history. as every other
study, dictates its own method of approach.
and cannot be studied only through obed..
ence TO its own law. In history, our STUDY
IS measured by our grasp OF what history
is, and so our first question must be- VIVA.
is history? We shall all agree that it is a
record of life in its most significant S.
poets, but that leaves open to discussion
the question Of what these significant as.
poets are.
Man apprehends existence as shifting
phenomena: and he creates his own uni.
iverse by his own nature. He creates self
and world through the strength Of his OWL
being. Man is God appearing So man.
OF necessity, says history is a record OF the
progressive development of humanity So
it becomes especially important to get an
adequate conception of our own nature
it We have that we are fortified against al
the happenings OF life.
We cannot think of one man alone: the
attempt leads us at once TO unlimited nun
beers of beings. So we find, however W.
try to look at it. that life is tissue OF r..
lations. Thus we are driven to recognize
that existence is the coming into being Of
one mighty force This one absolute force
wills TO appear in all the richness and full
ness of organic life.
The tragic element of life is the terrible
cost of every gain For instance, a won.
an who gives up her life to study mus,
torego the holy joys of motherhood But
whatever selection We make for our chief
est good in life, the Absolute Self lives
And each self has double task 10 deyel-
op the individual and also TO bring it into
harmony with the other members of the
world. individuality is the means bv
which God utters himself, the individual s
the specific aspect in which God appears,
And so, as a part of the Absolute Self. the
task of the individual is simply to listen
and to obey ever TO choose the highest
ITO be the eternal ear turned forever
toward the eternal will'' is the first reQu.-
site of individuality. and obedience to law
is the second requisite. Such living has
all the JOY of journey into the unknown
and keeps our lives true 10 the highest
Law is that, obedience TO which. secures
its own perpetuation, and this is the test
OF action. Sin is the making exception II
ones own favor. Eternity is not quantity
but quality. The eternal wills to appear
in the tieeting forms that we call men and
women. The state is the appearance OF
God in a concrete form, with its object the
manifestation of absolute law So the his
tory of the state becomes the course Of
God in the world. So TO the state the in
dividual owes his whole self in two fold
way. To live life consecrated to the
state is the first duty of man. So in his
tory we should study, first, the various
forms of organization which man has
tNOlNCus anu etCOuO, the development OF
man within the organization, within the
home, the school, the club and the state
We should examine first in the history Of
the nations the family life, (2) the steps Of
labor, (3) the ideas of education, a. the
aims of the community, t5) the inter-reis-
tion of different states, Co. the widening
concept OF God, and of the relation be-
tween God and man.
Man must be told, "What thou hast i'll
herited from thy ancestors, earn" mus,
work with the ages through their organic
development So we shall live a life open
TO God, waiting for the influx of His spirit,
SO we shall study history as the appearing
OF God, and view in it his path OF spleen
dor through the ages. So shall we come
to say, ''Lo have come, even l, to do
thy will! :"
Mrs, Pratt sang again, "The Los,
Chord The audience appreciated wha.
1t means for an artist like Mrs. Pra-, 10
give them so great an enjoyment as was
her singing last evening. She received ID
return only the consciousness OF the
great pleasure she gave TO all within the
sound of her voice, but neither the .Oca.
club nor the members of the state fedora
tion will forget either her songs or her
kindness. She sang, as always with mar
vellous power and expression. After this
music, Mrs. Temple declared the couye1-
tion of 1895 adjourned, and most OF the
audience adjourned to the Brooks House