The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-01
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
MISS HELEN NJ. STONE.

Every seat in the balcony as we'll as
in the body of the Barre opera house
was filled at the lecture by Miss Ellen
NJ. Stone on Wednesday evening.
Many people were compelled to stand
throughout the evening, so large was
the attendance.
The exercises of the evening opened
with a selection by the mixed quartet
of the Congregational church, Rev.
f. A. Poole then read a selection from
the 2Sth chapter of the Gospel accord
ing to ST. Matthew following which
he offered prayer. The audience arose
and sang in unison All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name" after which the
Rev. Mr.. Poole introduced the speaker
of the evening, Miss Ellen M. Stone.
Miss Stones address on 1.-THE Les
sons We Learned from Our Captivity"
was in substance as follows: At the
call of the Vermont Branch of the Wo-
mans Board of Missions she had come
to this State to speak in the interests
of the greatest womans club ever
organized Men have always been the
pioneers in all kinds of work. but wo-
men have followed in their footsteps.
There is greater interest, now, than
ever before in Foreign Missionary
work. 1t is an augury of good-of
greater interest still to be attained.
God has wrought great things in
this land of ours. To the oppressed
of all nations this country is one of
inspiration and hope-it is Gods
land. The secret of its greatness lies
in the fact that its history is record
of peoples who, when they have emil
grated here, have first built church
within which to worship and then a
school house. Let the people of Yer
mont assist in keeping this country a
refuge for the oppressed by aiding the
advocates of missionary work in this
State.
One lesson the speaker learned from
her captivity was that "God will do
what he will, though men may try
to Illustrate his designs. The men
who abducted her and her companion
could not prevent their being returned
safe to their friends, for God had
willed it So" Another lesson was
"How to value freedom - The terri
BILE things she and her companion had
to endure during their captivity bore
such striking contrast to the life one
enjoys here in New England, that no
one who had not undergone such trials
as she had could ever appreciate how
valuable is freedom. Still another
lesson taught her was 1.-The impera-
tive value of prayer, Prayer was the
greatest agent in effecting their re-
lease. The prayers of the Christians
of the United States had borne fruit
in the freeing of the captives 1t is
well, too, when young to learn by
heart the words of the more familiar
hymns and Scripture passages so that
if ever deprived of the written page
one may still have this memory to re-
| ly on.
The speaker then told with much
feeling and in graphic manner the
details of her captivity of 172 days.
To enumerate all the lessons learned
from her captivity is impossible, but
above all others stood the one of "The
imperative value of prayer" Vermont
Christians should never fail to pray
for those oppressed peoples of the
southeastern part of Europe who are
in the greatest misery of both MIND
and body. In concluding Miss Stone
said: AS Americans we are set 6
light in the world, let us not fail tc
let our light shine
For an hour and half the speaker
was listened to with the closest at.
tention and at the conclusion of hel
address the house rang with applause
A silver collection was taken up by
the ushers. Mrs, NJ d. Lamb sans
From Greenland's Icy Mountains,
and the benediction was pronounced
by Rev. Francis A. Poole at the close
Spain has increased by only 5000