The Press., 1901-02-28

JUsTUs b. VNroN. S
Wake, Christian, wake, how dare you
sleep
Over world In ruin
Break your slumbers, though they're
deep,
And ask what you are doing.
See nations plunged in gloomy night
By fearful prospects shrouded!
On them meier dawned the Gospel light,
Nor hopes sweet ray unlauded!
Have you no pity? Is your soul
AS adamantine hardened?
Or does a tide OF anguish roll
Forth from your bosom burdened?
WIN you refuse to lend your aid
When Heaven Is interested;
The Triune God so deep engaged
Has oath and promise vested.
The Gospel hastes to take its flight,
The promise waits fulfilling;
Gabriel claps his wings of light
To see delays unwilling.
Then, sleeper, wake-haste to your post,
Be sure to I'LL your station,
Lest. whate'er may be your hopes,
You fail of your salvation.
CALIsTA HOLMAN vINToN.
"The wilderness and the solitary place
shall be glad for them, and the desert
shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.''
My Dear Mr.. Preston: ssS
You ask me before leaving for Burmah
again to write my autograph In your al
bum. This do with pleasure, as know
from experience that it Is sweet when alb
sent from friends, when their smiles no
longer cheer my heart, to have some
small memento upon which may look
and think upon them. Thirteen years
have passed away since I babe adieu to
this, the home of my childhood, to go
and dwell in heather land. Dear to my
heart Is this spot, around which cluster
many pleasant recollections. But many
are the changes that have taken place
during my absence. When l think of the
loved ones who have passed away, both
from my kindred and my old associates,
sigh often arises in my bosom, and 1
am led to ask, "Why is it so ?" But He
who is too wise to err has done it, and l
would not murmur, but rather rejoice
that so many have had grace to come off
conquerors through Him who hath loved
them. rejoice also that have had the
privilege OF laboring In the vineyard of
the Lord in far off land, and bless God
that He has permitted me to see many
idolaters and superstitious heather turn
to the eternal God. trust that you will
pray for me, that may be permitted to
return to that land of darkness and may be
useful in winning yet many souls to Christ.
That the Lord may be with you and youls,
and bless you and make you blessing to
others, shall ever be the desire of your
affectionate sister In Christ.
MIRANDA VINToN.
Wilmington, Aug. 81, 1885,
To MIR. Amos Preston:
Sir: You request me to write In your
album. What shall say? would re.
mark that 1t is our duty among the CON-
munity In which we dwell to make our
mark for good / we'll remember, nine.
teen years ago, you called me in private,
and with fatherly anxiety said to ahe,
Carlos, you are about to enter on the
active duties of life. have one word OF
advice to give you. That Is, make your
mark for good" My dear sir, never have
l forgotten that interview. The impress
sions made on me at that time were salu-
tory, to say the least, In causing me to
stop and ask the question, "C0n ] make
my mark, and II so, ao1ot shall be the IN
fluence of that mark upon the society in
which I move. Sir, I look upon the past
with a sad lament that my mark In that
direction of life has been so faint. Trust
ing that shall receive further counsel
from you, and hoping to improve from it
and upon the past, permit me to remem-
Der you with the kindest regards.
CARLOS GLAzIER, age "A.
To my Venerable Friend:
There Is not a nobler sight In the world
that the aged and experienced Christian,
who, having been sifted In the sieve of
temptation, stands forth as conlrmer
of the assaulted, testifying from bis own
trials the reality of religion, and meeting
by his warning directions and consola-
lions the cases of all those who may be
tempted to doubt.
Your sincere friend,
PHEBR WALKER GLAzIER.
Hartford, Conn.
Rev. DIR. j. III. Vinton and his sister,
Miranda Vinton, afterwards the wife of
a missionary in Burmah) }, were the chill
dren of Hosea and Elizabeth Vinton, who,
with Mrs. Vinton, wife of Rev. DR.. Vim.
ton, were for many years prominent mis-
sionaries in Burmah, British India. DR..
Vinton's wife, Calista Holman, was ma
tive Of Woodstock and sister of Rev.
Thomas Holman, once pastor Of the Bap-
fist church In Stafford. These noted mis-
sionaries all died on their field of labor.
Mr.. Glazier was successful merchant
in Hartford, and afterwards a broker In
Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Glazier la the only
surviving writer In this number. She Is
now living in Hartford with her son, Dea.
L. q. Glazier.
Here end these "Reminiscences, for
further contributions are personal and
only of family interest. Among remain
Ing contributors are those from Mr.. Pres
toms grandchildren, Edward v. Preston,
Timothy Merrick, Justina Hall Merrick,
Charles T. Preston, Harriet P. Fuller
Rev. Theron Brown, Edwin B. Allen;
from Rev. 8. s. Mallory, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Holt, Asenath f. Holt, Eleazer
Slater, Nicholas Whitford, James Holt,
Oliver b. Holt, Edward p. Carpenter,
Catherine E. Clark, Jane Clark.
CHARLES T. PRESTON.
The Wilbraham selectmen have granted
hearing to the Rockville and Somers
street railway company, for the location
of a line to Wilbraham, to connect with
the Ludlow and Holyoke line, and also
with tho 2nrinnHo1A