Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-22

lurAhausilhlr. u they einphaslfrd TIE
wrath Of an angry God their hymns were
equally full Of mrlodiuus strains OF r,-
dcrming care and brotherlv love. They
were made of strong. active, operative
ingredients. and if their methods Of dis
riplinr and Inducements la religious
/ lives were heroic. their hearty hospitality
and Kindness were equally active and
efficient. submit To You rs hcing huth
my witnesses and jury, which think Yea
made the most proficiency in religious
/ lives. the fathers and mothers Of the
nineteenth century or their children:
At the beginning Of this century So
ciety in Guildhall was in a confused,
chaotic condition. Isaac Tichcuor was
the fourth or fifth governor and the state
had been organized several wears. hat
this county was in an embryotic condi-
ton all this time. engeuderrd 10y three
counties. Cumberland. Orange and Cal
edonia. At last it emerged as a distinct
county. with Daniel Dana as the judge
of its first court.
Consider for a moment Judge Dana as
type of the first half and DIR. John
Dewey of the last half Of the century.
/ The conditions in 1900 required a man
to act in a dual capacity, that of capa-
/ bic local statesman and also of Chris
| tiau gentleman as well, and God made
Daniel Dana for that position. His de-
sccndauts repeating traditions of the
times, picture him as man of literary
| appearance, interesting social. energetic
and practical. He was director. coun-
Sellor and adviser. lie was Judge law
yer and preacher especially until such
men as Foote, TileSton, Cushman and
such man as the giant Caleb Burgr
came, about 1906 or lSOS. Judge Dana
is represented to have been of very
kindly disposition, dealing mnpretcn-
tiously in the very elements and essen
tials of life and the interests of conlnun-
ity. DIR. Dewey lived later. when the
functions of a Judge were beyond the
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Let us return to the birth and infancy
OF your church. In forming society
when men have created every otbor. IL.
) partment of a town orranilation-tb,
family, the school fine town ,ro,t;,,.
and all other incidental ,,,rts Of New
England society but the church, thev CO.
how essential fine lottor !. Evan ma,
who deny that if or its taoch;nr. ho,.
any relation to futnro yt,to admit =.
TEMPORAL necessity. and wbaro o.+ol,
Hshed and discontinued those ronu,n,i
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and dissipated. History and oxner;anc.
have demonstrated that fine church fur
nishes the most essential elements ~
5 solidarity TO the social ron,n,ct ,rh.
fathers of this town keenly felt fiji.
want Beside the want Of something f,
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