Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-06
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Miss Nellie Pierce is working for Mrs.
L. e. Stratton.
Miss Maud Cooley spent last week with
relatives in North Adams.
Hollis Richardson, wife and son of SUIT
ton, Mass, are guests at IL. II. Richard
sons.
Gilbert Allen left Thursday to take a
position as driver and general utility man
with DIR. Newton OF Northheld, Mass
S. H. Morse made trip to Boston last
week and bought a horse to take the
place of valuable animal which he lost
recently.
Mrs. Florence A. Morgan of Wakefield,
Mass, arrived Tuesday night for a visit
of few weeks with her mother, Mrs.
Alice a. Morse.
Mrs. George Morse Love. town superin-
tendent of schools, attended the recent
convention of the Vermont state teach
crs' association in Burlington.
Mrs Amy White Of somervile Mass,
Rodney Wheeler of Worcester, and Miss
Edna Wheeler, with Eugene Wheeler and
| Walter f. Wheeler and family were the
| Thanksgiving guests at George r.
| Wheelers.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
will give a literary entertainment, in
| Guiding two farces, "A Lion Among La
dies" and THE Photograph Gallery" at
| village hall next Wednesday evening,
Dec. H. All are invited.
The reading society Of ladies met at the
| Universalist parsonage Tuesday after
| noon Miss Godthwaite read from the
| lives of William Morris and Ebert Hub
| bard. The next meeting will he held Dec
Il at y. m at the same place.
For the time of year, and in view Of the
loo aa1
| night is an innovation, the union Thanks
| giving service at the Universalist church
was very well attended. The Choirs Of
| the three churches united in leading the
| congregation in the hymns of praise.
Rev Mr.. Bickford of the Baptist church
read the Presidents proclamation, and
| gave the Scripture reading, the l03d
| Psalm. Rev G. NJ. Burdck OF the Metho-
| dist church led the responsive service be-
| tween the minister and people, and gave
| the Invocation. The sermon was preach
ed 10y Rev. Elizabeth Goldthwaite Of the
| Universalist church from the text Let
| the people praise thee. O God: yea. let
all the people praise thee Especial at
tention was called to the latter part of
the text, let all the people praise thee.
The preacher maintained that there was
that in the thought of Thanksgiving
which gives common ground for praise
on the part of all the people The rich
man. despite his wealth has a common
ground OF unity with the poor man
whose wants are many. The politician
| actuated by differing conceptions of re-
form principles. can yet rejoice over the
nations prosperity, its honor. its pres
tige among the nations OF the world
The religionst with Whittier can say:
" O Lord and Master OF us ALI
| Whatever our name or sign.
| We own thy sway. we hear thy call,
We test our lives by thine"
Among the blessings bringing benefit tC
all alike were named the power of tbs
peoples voice the power Of the people
law. the power of the peoples conscience
and under each were presented the force
in them to bring about for the common
veal the benefit in the life of the com
munity and the home. the school and the
church. Despite fragrant wrongs an6
many abuses known to possess the life
of our age, II was claimed that there was
more Of good in the world than of evil
| and that this age was far in advance OF
any age that had preceded It. a plea was
made. while not forgetting the dangers
which beset us. to take the optimistic
look out over the world and while thank.
ing God for the individual blessings which
| come to His children to remember &c
| praise Him for these universal blessings
in our midst which make many more
possible to us The service closed witt
the benediction by Rev Miss Goldth,
waite.