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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
DENMARK

Mr.. A. S. Kimball and Mr.. Cole o.
Norway were in town few days ago.
Mr.. Ed Hastings of Fryeburg was in
town Monday.
Mr.. A. w. Belcher caught a pickerel
in Moose Pond Tuesday that was q
inches long and weighed 5 pounds
ounces.
Mr.. L. A. Ingalls, is still quite sick.
Mr.. A. II. Witham went to Sebagc
Tuesday to attend the funeral of his
brother.
The ground is beginning to need a
good rain in this section.
Mr.. l.. H. Ingalls,, Mr.. 1. Fl. Berry
and C.. l. Smith were in Portland Satur.
day.
Mrs. Bartlett has moved back into the
Bartlett House and again opened the
house to the public.
There are no tidings of the missing
James Cole who left his boarding place
some weeks ago.
146 members of the several Rebekah
lodges in this district were present at
the district meeting held here May 10th.
The president of the assembly, Mrs.
ndycS, was Prcocut, anu Nofy Pio"oone
and SOC al session was held.
&C. P. Belcher, P. C. P. Jones, p. C..
Berry and j. N. Smith went to Lowell
Wednesday afternoon and gave their
assistance in instituting an encampment,
Lake Keazar, No. 20, 1. o. o. F. Grand
Patriarch Snow, G. j. w. Seams, G. s.
w. Page, G.. II. P. Miller were present.
After the instituting and installing of
officers the degrees were conferred by
members of Mt. Pleasant Encampment,
No. IA. At a late hour all returned
home, being satisfied and pleased with
the work and with many good wishes
for the success Of the new encampment.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
ALBANY.

Our forest fires that have been raging
now seem to be completely subdued, at
which all have great reason to rejoice,
as they made great havoc with the
fences, woodpiles and timber wherever
they struck.
Fine weather for farm work, and
farmers are improving it in this section.
Oh, where are the croakers of two
weeks ago who said, "Oh, dear, the
frost has killed all the apple blossoms
and we shall not see any white Sunday
this year.? The trees here in Albany
give us every reason to believe that June
LIST will be white Sunday in full dress.
The low water and the sportsmen's
greed of last year almost spoiled the
prospects for an average man to get a
taste of brook trout this year. Oh, if
our men and boys could or would only
heed the five-inch law as they term it,
for while, then we might soon hope to
see some more trout left in our mount
ain streams.
B. L. Skillings of Bolster's Mills, with
his wife, called on your correspondent
to-day as they passed through this place
en- route to Mason to visit their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Tyler.
One of Tyler Coles horses seems to
have changed color. Charles Grover
did the job. Tyler now has a pair of
red ones. Grover says he can fit any
one out with just what they want for a
horse if they will only hear to him.
Sumner Hutchinson and wife made
their niece, Mrs. A. G. Bean, a visit one
day this week. They seem smart for a
couple of their age.
Our constable, w. E. Becker, is out
with his gun in his pocket and fire in
his eye, so look out for dogs that have
not been licensed and collared according
to law.
A. G.. Bean says he has some more
good cows for sale if any one is in need.
Some of our people are peeling pulp
wood and fighting black flies.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
NORTH BUCKflElD.

ID. Fuller is having his buildings
shingled.
Fred Taylor and wife of Westboro,
Mass, were at A. F. Mason's for short
call the goth. Mr.. Taylor owns stand
in Buckfeld village, and we hear he has
bought another.
A. F. Mason is buying wool again this
summer.
Mrs. Rozetta Bicknell, who has been
stopping in Massachusetts, the past win
ter, has returned home again.
Heald Bros. are having more orders
for brush blocks than they can fill.
Miss Jennie Varney is guest of B.
F. Head and family.
Mr.. Nelson Sturtevant and wife of
Turner visited his daugher, Mrs. Merit
Warren, last week.
Bad colds are prevailing to quite an
extent in our vicinity.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
OBITUARY..

Mrs. Sarah Clemens, widow of the late
Mr.. Bartlett Clemens, died May 9th in
Hiram, at the residence of her sOn-in
law, Mr.. Eugene Wadsworth, aged 81
years, 8 months, s days. She was lady
of kind and amiable disposition, good
neighbor, devoted wife, and loving
mother, and her children and grand.
children "rise up and call her blessed
She was ever peacemaker, and her life
was one of pure words and deeds, and
prayerful devotion. She has fingered
long as an invalid, and only the tender.
est care has prolonged her life to such
great age. At last, worn out with pain
and the weight of weary years, she rests,
and the moan of suffering has blended
with the victor's song. She leaves two
daughters by her first husband, Joseph
Plummer, Mrs. Eugene Wadsworth, with
whom she lived. and Mrs. Lafayette
Clemens, of Denver, Col, who has been
with her nearly year, also Mrs. Carrie,
wife of Col. j. F. Twitchell, and two
step-children, Mr.. Eli Clemens, and
Mrs. Llewellyn A. Wadsworth of Hiram.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
Second District Republican Convention

VIII be held In City hall. Lewiston. Me-, Tues
day, June H. at 80 O'Clock p NJ, for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for Congress to be
voted for at the September election.
To select "A district committee and transact ans
other business that may properly come before Il
The basis Of representation will be as follows
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled
to one delegateand for each seventy five votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor In
1890 an additional delegate and for fraction
Of forty votes I'm excess of seventy-flve further
additional delegate. Vacancies In the delegation
OF any city, town or plantation can only be filed
by resident OF the county In which the vacancy
exists
The District Committee will be In session In
the reception room of the hall at II O'Clock NJ. on
the day of the convention for the purpose OF
receiving the credentials OF delegates. Delegates
In order TO be eligible to participate In the con-
ventiOn must be elected subsequent to the date
OF the call for this convention.
Per order Republican District Committee.
&. 5. CROwELL. Chairman.
j. W. BRACkETr, Secretary.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
EAST SUMNER

Rev. C. w. Fisher of Mechanic Falls
supplied the Congregational pulpit or
the 18th.
Rev. j. d. Graham of Rumford Falls
supplied the Baptist church on the same
date.
Services at the Congregational church
on Memorial Day. Col. W. T. Eustis
will give an address.
A. j. Berry has added steam power in
his saw mill as the water power is not
sufficient in dry times.
Two crews are busy making cans al
the corn shop.
The Minot Packing Co. have been
issuing seed to the planters and are pre-
pairing for a prosperous seasons opera
tions.
Work has been resumed on the new
post office building.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
LOWELL,

The grand officers of the Grand En-.
campment of Odd Fellows of Maine met
at Odd Fellows Hall in this town Wed,
nesday afternoon and instituted Lake
Kezar Encampment, No. 20. The
charter members had previously receiv-
ed their degrees at Bridgton. After the
election of officers adjournment was
had for supper which was served in the
lower hall. After supper twelve new
members were initiated. Quite COM
pahy were present from Mt. Pleasant
Encampment, Bridgton.
A crew of four men have gone down
the Saco River with the poplar from this
vicinity.
W. c. Bassett has bought horse,
brought it from Norway.
The drama of ''The Deacon was given
at American House Hall Friday evening
by company from Waterford. There
was good attendance and very enjoy
able play.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
MISSIONARY MEETING.

The Western Maine Branch of the
Woman's Board of Missions (Congrega-
tionaO will hold its annual meeting in
Bath Thursday, May Goth. 1t is an i'm
portant meeting.
The forenoon will be given to the vari-
Gus secretaries reports and that of the
treasurer, presidents address and mis-
cellaneOus matters. Besides these there
will be paper on "Our Umzumbi
Home" which our Branch is in part
supporting, presented by Mrs. Geo. W.
Way of Portland.
The program of the afternoon en-
braces two address given by Mrs. A. b.
Cole of the executive board on "Our
Work from a business standpoint"
another presented by Miss Katherine
NJ. Crane upon the subject of 1.-THE
Student Volunteer Movement" Miss
Crane is of the class of 81, Smith Col
lege, and is now resident secretary of
the Y. w. G. A. work at Mount Holyoke
College. She is charming young
woman and speaker, intensely interested
in this work, and always interests her
audience in whatever subject she may
present. This missionary conference
where I'VE can touch elbows" and
confer together, will give splendid i'm
pulse to our work and each other. Re-
duced rates on all railroads. NJ. Z. c.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
HIRAM.

Mr.. Thomas Goodwin, of Pittsburg
Penn, an engineer on the railroad from
Philadelphia to New York, has beer
visiting friends here after an absence OF
fifteen years. He is a son of the late
Ivory f. Goodwin.
On May 2lst there was a white frost
and ice formed at Charles c. Lowell's
one-fourth of an inch thick, and on the
22d the thermometer indicated SO in the
shade. On this Esd morning the Their.
mometer reaches So above zero. This is
a season of ups and downs.
Mrs. Charles E. Cole is very sick OF
gastritis, and has trained nurse from
Portland.
This week we saw the veteran N. w.
Adams, now in his S0th year, with his
saw pruning fruit trees. Some two
years ago we saw in his cellar 1900
bushels of picked fruit, mostly Bald
wins. We also saw on the hillside
thirty-eight cattle, all white heads,
grazing, belonging to his sons, o. W. &
s. j. Adams.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
EAST HEBRON.

The frost on Tuesday night was quite
destructive to early plants. The ground
was quite white at early morn.
So far Rev. Mr.. Kelley is highly appre-
ciated by his hearers, and liked as a
citizen.
Mrs. L. R. Hodsdon and granddaugh,
ter Hazel passed the first part of the
present week with relatives in Turner.
Bonnie Keene, few days since, lost
his white horse he had owned sixteen
years-bought when six weeks old. She
sickened and died in an hour or two.
Bonnie went to Jonas Edwards and
bought span for which he paid $3.50,
to work on his farm.
Henry Whitman is working on this
section of the railroad.
The ladies' circle met with Mrs. Len
vile Allen last week, and passed very
pleasant afternoon and evening.
The children are preparing for Sun
day School concert on the evening OF
June 18th.
Mr.. Lane is trimming his trees, and
has trimmed down quite large share OF
the big grapevine that runs on his house,
and burned up the waste brush.
George F. McKenney has leased fol
one year of the Misses Dean of Buck
field, the farm known as the A. G.
Roberts farm.
Our school is progressing finely under
the care of Clarence Flood.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
OXFORD.

A large number gathered at the par
sonage on the occasion of the reception
given by Rev. Mr.. Newport and wife on
Wednesday evening. The parsonage has
lately been extensively repaired and Mr..
aud Mrs. Newport are much pleased with
the alterations and Improvements. Re-
freshments of ice cream, cake, etc., were
served. There was music by Miss Ida
Hawkes. and her cousin, Miss Stella Nc.
Killop of Boston. The evening was
much enjoyed by all. The Parsonage
Society has taken an active part in rails
ing funds and is prosperous and increas
ing in numbers.
Mr.. John Holt of Boston is at DR.
Farris' receiving medical treatment.
Mr.. Grinfill Holden died May 18th al
the home of his sister, Mrs. Spiller, in
Otisfield, aged nearly so years. Hi
funeral was on Tuesday. He leaves two
brothers, Francis and James, of this
town, and one sister at whose home hi
died. At one time he occupied posi-
ton as government clerk at Washington
and later was employed in numbering
business in the West.
Miss Bertha Kavanaugh entertained
her friends on Saturday evening on the
occasion of her birthday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
MASON.

Ernest Hutchinson and family arrived
from Massachusetts, the 18th. Ernest has
given up the shoe shop for while, as it
did not agree with him.
The school teacher, Miss Amy Bart
lett, boards at Douglas Cushing's.
Mrs. Robert Cushing is at her daugh-
ter's, Mrs. A. II. Kenerson's, at Norway,
for few weeks.
Rachel Westleigh has got through
working at Oscar Mason's and gone
home.
Ithial Kenerson was through here Fri
day with his peddler's cart. He says he
likes the work very much.
There was dance at Archie Hutch
inson's Saturday night. All report a
good time.
Douglas Cushing is working for
Ernest Morrill, for few days with his
horses.
Meetings at the church every other
Sunday at half past two, Rev. Mr.. Pills
bury preacher.
Miss Amy Bartlett attended the
teachers convention at Bethel Friday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
BETHEL.

Mr.. Lord, proprietor OF the Bethel
House, has returned from Boston, &C
companied by Mrs. Lord and her sister,
Miss Brown.
Mr.. Gilbert has moved into his house
on Broad Street.
Rev. C. N. Gleason and Mr.. E. c.
Bowler attended the Sabbath School
convention at Mechanic Falls.
The w. C. T. U. met Tuesday after.
noon at the home of Mrs. Mason. Mrs.
Fannie Bisbee, Mrs. Ella Packard and
Mrs. Ella Jordan were chosen delegates
to the county convention to meet in
Norway June II.
Professor and Mrs. Chapman have
opened their summer residence, and car
penters are busy completing the re-
modelling begun last season.
Mrs. j. C. Billings met with peculiar
and painful accident Friday. She or
dered bottle of ammonia from the
druggist "full strength" for house
cleaning. When she removed the cork
the liquid went into her face with great
force. With rare presence of mind she
closed her eyes tightly or very serious
results would have followed. As it was
the lower part of her face was badly
burned.
Mrs. d. S. Hastings, who was taken
seriously i'll with appendicitis, while
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Skinner of
Boston, is recovering very satisfactorily
from the operation which was necessary.
Friday evening the members of the
Congregational society rendered their
pastor, Rev. E. N. Gleason, and family,
a reception in Garland Chapel, which
had been Hastily arranged The several
denominations were invited, and as a
result very pleasant social evening was
spent. The musical program was under
the direction of Mrs. Sturdivant, and
consisted of piano trio by Mrs. Stur.
divant, Misses Gehring and Chamberlin;
piano duet, Mrs. Sturdivant and Miss
Billings; vocal solo, Miss Chamberlin
and vocal duet by DIR. Sturdivant and
Miss Chamberlin. Ice cream and cake
were served, and the evening closed
with hearty good wishes and pleasant
fellowship.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday the
Universalist Society will entertain the
Oxford Universalist Association. The
program for the entire sessions promise.
a very interesting and helpful meeting
The Federation of Clubs met an(
chose the following officers for the en-
suing year:
Pres.-Miss Annie Frye.
| Sec.-Mrs. Merton Farwell
Treas.-Mrs. Alice Jordan.
The memorial sermon was preached
Sunday in the Congregational church
by the pastor, Rev. C. N. Gleason.
Memorial Day will be observed in thu
usual appropriate manner with exercise
in the various cemeteries where til,
noble dead are buried, and an Grafton il
Odeon Hall in the afternoon.
The program for commencement weel
is already published by the students o
Gould Academy. The concert Thurs
day evening will be given by the Men
delssohn Quartette, assisted by Mis-
Agnes NJ. Stafford, reader. The class o
1902 are very confident that the higl
standard of former years will be sus
tanned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
EAST BROWNFlELD.

The Woman's Literary Club met with
Isabel III. Stickney Wednesday evening,
the 2lst. 1t was social and gentleman's
night. The entertainment was music,
vocal and instrumental, and book con-
test. Refreshments were served. Mrs.
Marston and Mrs. Grace Giles poured.
The dates are fixed for the 18th Maine
reunion Aug. and 6. 1t will come
during Old Home Week.
Mr.. Eli Whitney is at home on vaca-
ton. He has position in the Worcester
asylum.
Quite delegation from here attended
the Jameson c. Z. convention at Hiram
the 18th. Rev. Mr.. Cameron, the pas
tor, repeated in part his address given
there in the Congregational church Sun
day evening, 1.-The Ideal Christian En-
deavorer." 1t was a fine convention,
reported the delegates.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
BROWNElELD

Oxford and Cumberland County
Pomona Grange held degree meeting
May 22 in Brownfield with Frost Mount.
ain Grange, No. $50, which was instituted
April q, 1901, with 16 charter members
and at this date has membership of 70
members. The fifth degree was con.
ferred on So members, assisted by State
Master Obadiah Gardner, of Rockland,
and w. j. Thompson of China. Re-
freshments were furnished for 200
visitors and resident members. Public
lecture in the evening BY State Lecturer,
w. j. Thompson.
Sportsmen have found that Brownfield
brooks are full of nice trout, and that
the Pequawket House will furnish them
with all the accommodations they re-
quire, nice comfortable rooms, well
table, and teams with driver
to carry them to the best fishing grounds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
BYRON.

Died, in Weld, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Lupira Brown, widow OF
the late Benjamin Brown, aged 81 years,
s months, "a days. She was the last
survivor of a colony that moved from
Buckfield and settled on Buckfield Hill
some go years ago, in this town. Among
those who came were John and James
Young, John and Benjamin Brown
Richard Taylor, John Shaw, Charles
Hall, Fillmore Simpson and Elbridge
Irish. They were young married people.
The place was almost an unbroken
forest. They cleared the land, made
good farms and raised large families.
Mrs. Brown was buried in the family
lot on Buckfield Hill.
DR.. Austin w. Taylor, DR.. Asapb j.
Walker, DR.. S. Taylor, Mr.. Lee S. Brown,
A. S. Young, Irving Brown aud NJ. c.
Libby made trip to the lakes last
week. The weather was cold and
windy. They caught a good supply OF
trout. They tented on Toothaker Island
and the island didn't dare to have the
toothache with so many dentists.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
NORTH PARIS.

MIR. and Mrs. Isaac Morse visited al
Charles Starbird's recently.
C. w. Durham of Brattleboro, VT,
was here fishing May II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marshall made
your correspondent and wife pleasant
call one day recently.
Joshua Kendall, who has been very
sick for a few days, died May 20 and
was buried May %, Rev. Mr.. Rich Off
ciating.
Our collector made calls more or less
agreeable, May 10, in this locality.
Mrs. C. w. Field visited Mrs. E. 4.
Field May 20.
America Andrews is having severe
pain or pleurisy In his side.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
EAST WATERFORD.

Mrs. Catherine Chadbourne is at home
from Massachusetts,.
Will Chadbourne's youngest child has
been very sick, but is now out of danger
c. II. Pride, wife and daughter, spen,
several days at North Fryeburg.
Miss Jennie Ames, daughter of Mrs
G.. F. Ames, was married Sunday, the
18th, to Ernest Davis of Harrison. They
will reside at Mr.. Davis home in Har.
rison.
Mrs. Frank Shaw spent several days
at l.. NJ. Sanderson's last week.
Wilma Millett is working at the Lake
House this summer,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
wHoopING COUGH.

A woman who has had experience
with this disease, tells how to prevent
any dangerous consequences from it
She says: Our three children tool
whooping cough last summer, our baby
boy being only three months old, ant
owing to our giving them Chamberlain.
Cough Remedy, they lost none of theil
plumpness and came out in much better
health than other children whose parents
did not use this remedy. Our oldest lit
tie girl would call Justify for cough
syrup between whoops.-Jessie PinkeI
Hall, Springville, Alabama. Thil
remedy is for sale by Shurtleff 4 Co.
E. p. Parlin, South Paris; Stevens
Oxford; Noyes Drug Store, Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
WON'T FOLLOW ADVICE AFTER
PAYING FOR IT.

In a recent article prominent ply
stefan says, sit is next to impossible fol
the physician to get his patients to carry
out any prescribed course of hygiene oil
diet to the smallest extent: he has but
one resort left, namely, the drug treat
ment." When medicines are used fol
chronic constipation, the most mild and
gentle obtainable, such as Chamber
lain's Stomach & Liver Tablets, should
be employed. Their use is not followed
by constipation as they leave the bowels
in a natural and healthy condition. Fol
sale by Shurtleff & Co., Z. p. Parlin
South Paris; Stevens, Oxford; Noye.
Drug Store, Norway.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
East aETAEl

Geo. F. Rich from Berlin was in this
place last week.
Mr.. Payson Rich and family have re.
turned to their home here.
Miss Edith Abbott is preparing her
school for memorial exercises.
Mrs. G. w. Tracy visited relatives at
Harrison last week.
Porter Farwell has recently purchased
National Reversible Sulky, and now
she who ploughs can ride"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27

A sensation was caused in Portland
Wednesday by the arrest of Arthur B.
Leach, one of Sheriff Parsons special
liquor deputies, on the charge of accept.
ing brides for protection from Michael
Callahan, a saloon keeper. Mr.. Leach
was trapped into conversation with
Callahan, while the other sheriffs were
listening, which brought out the story.
When arrested he confessed, and stated
the amount that he had received-S210.
He says liquor deputy is subjected to
terrible temptation to accept brides. His
commission as deputy sheriff was at
once revoked by Sheriff Pearson. Leach
has been one of Sheriff Pearson's most
trusted men.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

You Need New Harness.
Rolling Along.
Blue Stores.
Dress Goods and silks.
Straw Hats.
y. Dayton Bolster Il Co.
County Commissioners Court and Road Bills
Probate Notices.
Notices Of Appoint nent.
2 Notices OF Bankruptcy.
Annual Meeting of Paris Hill Water Co.
1rue's Pin Worm Elixir.
Lost.
Work Wanted.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
HARTFORD.

Aunt Marcia Bates is in rather feeble
health.
Mr.. Skillings and wife went to Port
land last week to attend the funeral Of
his mother.
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors fol
their kindness to US during Mrs. Cush'
mans recent sickness. It was next to
impossible to take care of her ourselves,
80 the neighboring women took turns
like good Samaritans, bringing in lots OF
provisions until she was able to get on
her pins once more. The only drawback
I can see Is that there has been falling
off of good things since she got well.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-05-27
uNIyeRsALIST ASSOCIATION.

The Oxford Universalist Association
will hold its spring meeting with thu
church in Bethel, Tuesday and Wednes
day, May 27 and 2S. Programme az
follows:
TUESDAY.
II 90 A. NJ. Sermon.
200 P. n. Praise Service.
2:l5 p ". Platform Meeting.
Address-The Social Church,
Rev. C. E. Angel, Norway
Address-The Working Church,
Rev. Gertrude Earle, Gorham, n. II
Address-The Spiritual Church,
Rev. w. X. Gaskiu, Mechanic Falls
Address-The Church Revival,
','N0 Rev. J. H. Little, Canton
700 p. n. Conference Meeting.
500. Sermon, Rev. Chas. X. Tenney, Auburn
WEDNESDAY.
800 A. N. Conference Meeting.
90. Business.
Report Of Parishes.
IL 90 A. NJ. Sermon.
200 p. II. Sermon.