St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-07
LYNDON CENTER.
WheeIOck Association of Free Baptist
Churches,


The series of meetings were com
menced Thursday evening by sermon
before the Ministers Conference by Rev.
John Vance of Wheelock. During Friday
and Saturday there were interesting dis
cussions of the "Status of the Minister"
and us Religion Declining in the Coun-
try Towns of Vermont" and practical
Parish Management"
Friday evening the woman's mission
airy meeting was held which was very
interesting and the experience meeting
Saturday afternoon was especially en-
joyed by the laity. The young people
were very pleasantly addressed on Satur-
day evening by Rev. B. P. Parker of
Sheffield. On Sunday there were SER
mons preached morning, afternoon and
evening by Rev. ]. D. Waldron of North
Danville, Rev. G. c. Waterman of St.
Johnsbury and Rev. ]. H. Wilkins OF
West Derby. The attendance at both
morning and afternoon sessions was very
large and in the evening it was unusual
ly large for that session.
The business of the association was
transacted with despatch. Among the
most important things done was the
adoption of two resolutions which are
in effect, as follows:
Resolved, That the association recon-
mend the Anti-Saloon League as the
best means Of enforcing the Prohibitory
Law.
Resolved. That the association favor the
INSTRUMENTATION Comfy plan and in
struct its delegates to favor its adoption at
the yearly meeting.
Fourteen churches were represented,
some of them by large delegations.
Twelve ministers were present, also two
licentiate preachers. Excellent music
was furnished by the local choir, assisted
by Miss Mae Colby of Sutton, organist,
and F. E. Winslow, of Lyndonville,
cornetist. All of the meetings were
characterized by Christian fellowship
and were help, spiritually and socially
to all who attended
The programme tor anniversary week
at Lyndon Institute is as follows
Examinations, Thursday and Friday,
June s and 8; annual sermon by the
Principal, Sunday at $50 p. m. at Free
Baptist church; public exercises OF
Junior class, Monday, at s p. M, at
Music Hall; reception by faculty to
trustees, alumni and graduating classes
Tuesday at p. M, at Institute chapel,
followed by alumni business meeting
graduating exercises, Wednesday at 10
a. M, at Music Hall; Anniversary con.
cert, Wednesday at 8 p. m, at Music
Hall.
Several from here attended the funeral
of Alonzo Gray at Sheffield last Sunday
afternoon.
Frank Dresser, who has been in Akron
| Ohio, for several weeks past, has re.
turned home. He has been attending a
school for horse shoers.
Mabel Dodge has gone to West Con.
cord to visit among friends. Later or
in the season she goes with Mrs. Mantle
Rogan as table girl to the Sea View
House, Rye Beach, N. H.
The house occupied by James Weber
has been SOLD by Mrs. Esther Gray to
Will H. Bean for $500.
Mrs. leila Chaplin has been having a
hard run of the measles.
Hon. ]. B. Holton of West Charleston
was in town several days last week
The usual Sunday morning services
will be omitted at the Free Baptist
church next Sunday morning. Sunday
school will be held at one o'clock. In
the afternoon Prof. F. L. Pugsley will
preach the annual sermon before the
graduating class of Lyndon Institute at
half past two.
Mrs. bessie M. Lockin closed very
successful year of school at the village
last Friday. In the afternoon there
were public oral examinations.
Mrs. Robert Me- Vicar is moving from
one of Loren Prescotts tenement houses
into the house recently vacated by Johr
Cox.