St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-03-21
VERMONTGNEWS.
Y. NJ. C. A. Convention.

Y N. C. A. Convention.
The sixth annual interstate conven
ton of the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation of Vermont and New Hamp
shire began at Brattleboro Thursday
night and continued through Sunday
evening. A banquet and reception was
held in the Baptist church Thursday
night, one hundred covers being laid
Gen. ]. ]. Estey presided and made brie
remarks. The only address of the even.
ing was by Rev {. l. Scho6eld of North.
field, who spoke upon the subject, "The
Unique Promise of God to Young Men,
The following officers were elected
President, E. Scott Owen of Ports
mouth; vice-presidents, J.. J. Estey oil
Brattleboro, F. W. Howe of Burlington
and Henry Kimball of Concord; secre.
taries, George E. Ingalls, and F. H. Mer.
rill of Concord. Then followed a mes
sage from the Brattleboro pastors and
the delegates. At the afternoons ses-
sion Mrs. F. H. Rogers of Manchester,
spoke upon "Woman's part in the work
of the Association" and Mrs. S. X.
Stone of Keene, upon Auxiliary Com
mittees."
The addresses Friday evening were by
Anthony Comstock of New York upon
"Perils Of Youth" and John F. Moore.
international secretary of the railroad
department, upon the recent achieve
ments in that department.
The closing meeting was held Sunday
evening in the Congregational church,
addresses being made by William P. Hall
of New York. the evangelist, Fred S.
| Goodman, secretary of New York, and
others.
Three powerful addresses were made
Saturday afternoon in the interstate
conventions of the Young Mems Christian
associations. William B. Hall of New
York, the millionaire evangelist" who
was educated and converted in Brattle-
boro spoke upon Business Men and
Christ" why my Bible study does not
amount to more than it does" was the
subject of an address by Prof. James
McConaughy of Mt. Hermon, Mass, and
Fred S. Goodman, state secretary of New
York, spoke upon Association Ideals"
The report OF the interstate committee
on the question of maintaining an
alliance between Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont was accepted at Saturdays
morning session and the tri.state alliance
between Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont is formally dissolved.
A new alliance was then formed
between Vermont and New Hampshire
and the following committees were
chosen for Vermont: w. B. Howe, Bur-
lington; w. R. Page, Rutland; N. {.
Williams, Bellows Falls; Frank H.
Brooks, st. Johnsbury; J, ]. Estey,
Brattleboro; George S. Dunham, Brattle-
boro; M. S. Stone, Montpelier; and Prof,
Perkins of the University OF Vermont.
service of tributes to the memory of
D. L. Moody followed the transaction of
business.
A Famous Painting.
The London correspondent Of the New
York Tribune writes as follows: One Of
the best works of Mr.. Lockhart, the
Scotch portrait painter, who died in
London few weeks ago, is his "Gil Bias
Pleading with the Cardinal"
The Queen saw this picture not long
after it was painted, and was charmed
with it's vigor and fascination OF color.
So deeply was she impressed with the
Scotch artists power that she sent for
him about the time of the jubilee celebra-
ton in 1887 and commissioned him to
paint a picture of the historic scenes in
Westminster Abbey. Mr.. Lockhart was
member of the Royal Scottish Academy
and of the Royal Water Color society,
but had not been singled out for honors
at Burlington House. His appointment
was a surprise to the artists of the time,
but he justified it by painting vivid
and impressive picture of the splendid
statue pageant. The engravings OF this
pictvre have handed down to posterity
miniature likenesses OF the Queen, the
archbishops, the dean OF Westminster,
the bishops and a great company OF
royalpersonages-English, European and
Indian. In the galleries are some of the
prominent figures OF literature and art,
like Mr.. Browning, Sir Arthur Sullivan,
Sir Frederic Leighton, Sir Henry Irving
and Miss Ellen Terry, and in the transept
are the leaders of Parliament, with Mr..
Gladstone among them. One of the
most conspicuous figures in this picture
is MIR. Phelps, who was American minis
ter at the Court of st. James at that
time. By the Queens command special
pains were taken with this portrait as
an act of special courtesy to Americans.
He was put high in the foreground, a
solitary figure, surveying scene fsplen-
did stateliness as a representative OF the
great American democracy.-[ Burling-
ton Free Press.
Musical Festival.
The Vermont Musical Festival is an
undertaking which is being supported
with great enthusiasm in Burlington.
An effort is being made to secure 500 pa
irons of grand festival to be held in
Burlington under the auspices of must
cal trust which will engage leading grand
opera artists, such as Nordica, the De-
Rezkes, Sembrich and others. The first
festival will be held at Worcester, Mass,