News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-09-26

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to which we listen shall be pure and
elevating because it magni6es the
name of Him whom we worship here,
that the instruction in yonder school
shall make for lives that are honest
and upright and noble, and that the
social cravings met by other gather
ings shall be met by that which ele-
Yates.
In a village like this, the church
need not be institutional, gathering
under its roof all the departments of
teaching and recreation which every
well ordered community should have.
1t may be something better. 1t may
be inspirational. It's spirit should
go out into all the civil and social
privileges you have. 1t should domi-
nate the spirit in your tt own meeting.
Is that spirit selfish, venal, narrow?
Are there votes to buy, taxes to
evade, poor to neglect, neighbors to
debauch, or is that spirit self re-
specting, intelligent, altruistic? The
answer given will be determined by
the position those hold among you
who worship the Father Alright
within these walls. And so with
school and court and lodge.
The centre and controlling power
of our social life is here because the
end and aim of our meeting here is
to worship God. We come together
to hear about the Christ, Emmanuel,
God with us. Hemakes possible II
communal life. If we meet Him
alone in grove, in closet, in shop
or on the street, it is because wehave
been accustomed to meet Him here
in the place appointed, and He has
afterwards remained with us an
abiding presence.
And from this consecrated place
we should carry that which will
make all times and all places sacred.
Here, false standards of living are
corrected by the divine standard,
and in communion with the Christ
we take on His likeness, then we 60
out to live-the true life and sanctify
our daily tasks. The work we do
will be honest work, no sham. 1t
will be truthful work, no lie; a full
days service for a full days wage;
hand work bearing the marks Of
sacrifice, something done with no
thought of return and perfect work,
bearing the marks of obedience, find
ing our full liberty under law. We
are to "divinize" all life.
Following the sermon, the choir
of the Morrisville Congregational
church, Mrs. G. M. Powers, Mrs. 4.
r c. Fisk, F. G. Fleetwood and A. y.
Camp, sang very effectively Behold
God is my Salvation"
Then came the statement of tie
Building Committee, through its
chairman, H. M. Mcfarland. We are
unable here to give an itemized state
ment, but will say that in round
numbers the church cost $4,000 ext
elusive of the lot, which cost twenty
nine years ago $500. In detail the
expenses are in part, foundation and
grading $500; contract with A. H.
Manley $4,000; heating $500; cleo
trio lights and wiring 500; memo
rial windows $3.50; frescoing $125;
furniture $3.50. The electric light fix
lures were provided by the receipts
from sale of a cookbook compiled by
Mrs. L. H. Lewis and by money
raised by her Sabbath School class;
the memorial windows by friends
of Mrs. Lovisa j. Waite, Mrs.
| J~uliana M. Hulburd, Mrs. Livonia
, A. Mcfarland, Chestina R. Child,
I Mrs. Caroline n. Hyde, Abel Putnam
and wife, Dea. G. M. Sherwin, Mrs.
Hannah A. Fitch, o. "A. Griswold and
| Matte A. Kimball; the carpets by
, the Ladies Aid Society; the pu pit
furniture by Mrs. A. Y. Wiswell, Mrs.
C.S. Page and Miss Gertrude Patch;
and the vestry chairs by the Sunday
School.
Short addresses, both Interesting
and appropriate, were made by
. Revs. E. Wheelock of Cambridge md
G, N. Kellogg of Morrisville. Ir.
. Wheelock is the oldest minister in
r both age and years Of service inthe
county. Hesaid that in 1916 religious
4 services were held in the court hoise,
the first Sabbath School organized
there, and from that grew the edfce
o to-day dedicated. Hyde Park vas
noted for it's commercial, educational
G and religious influences, From The
former has sprung up one of the
p greatest industries of the world, fDm
the next the Lamoille Central Acade-
q my, and from the latter this chuch,
e the three-fold foundation that IN
derlies the advancement and progess
S OF any community. The religious
t unity in Hyde Park was an example
for many of our little villages. He
paid an eloquent tribute to Marina
Fisk Cobleigh, whose will of 500