The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-05
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The psipit 10 The els Msihoiiss chaps
si ksribssy sss ssi bach toto . "isss-te
Esd sis,sisd ihrss spd . hail feet sbov
The usia nosf. wmtis tbs sltsr-fsii 10
shsrt lights ei ave slsp' s.eh. oss on ell
or side Of The palpi'. lead ~ 10 tss pu
ph focr.
TAsrs sss 20 bsssnsrt or csllsr sHde
TIE sssiirs hsass. bat between The ssds
pissibs s.opss bsessts the ellie ssp o
three feet bed been left opsu 90 The oa,sl
eide, 90 ~ 10 ,sn,ilsu the iov. dark spss'
pndsr the hoor sBd prsss1t The eros
sills ssd flooring iron rotiiss ssv.
by creeping 10 81 this sols sad ersslifl
sioss bssssth The A,or the boys ihst Il
10 ssy. The "bsd boys" - eoold reach th'
space nader the pulpit 6oor, shsrs iba'
sss room 10 stand up snd move sboo'.
To 90, itto IL. hossvsr. they he'd 10 creep
,troash soo,hsr narrow ssp bssssso tso
ondsfpips,ns s.oess. Tor tie lssr.tc bed
been 90 sitsrthousb. on The psr, of ths
buildsrs. ssd the spIis grssiss stones 81
tsadsd qaits srousd the fer end oi The
msis bouss. This latter ssp sss only tso
feet sids.
The euddy beneath The pulpit f,or va
tssivs i,s. loug BY eight feet side. sud
snth hoisnt light came 10 tbrou. b The ebi1is
bsnssth The sill for . boys eyes to read
print, We called It tbs 'Cslsboo." sith
out attaching any special mesnius TO The
word; II va probably . corruption Of The
soiioquisl word cslsbooss
/, vss . Zoe place to gather b fore
meeting OF st in.srmissios. aud certain Of
the boIdsr spirits would stsy ihsrs durins
the sermon time.
There we're blosks Of old timber on the
ground where they could sit, est spplo
end make merry. or, iiso disposed, listsn
TO tie ssra %, fer ttbs ns.stor vs then
) boy and knew the plsos well) The minis
ter vss standing overhead. We could
hssr every word b. ssid With great die
tinetnsss. snd when hs srss more isrvsns
10 bis discourse and bsgsn 10 move up
md down tbs pulpit. bis boots msis con
,idersbls squssking. We could then vbis
per. and sven talk 10 low tones, without
being bssrd.
This euddy, ~ vii be seen. was greet
for sss boy c.nno, bs 10
20 places st once. his absence from the
psss during Sc. vice vas no, notiosd, and
rhen be reached home bic htbsr would
,sk. Where were you during sermon tiusf
/. vas most ussful then 10 b sbls 10 70
ply. o., was there, cir, sitting near tas
pulpit. The tsIt Vas from Eoclssisstes 2:
"a: Tits also saw. that 1t vas from the
nsnd Of God
Az this vsp sometimes % much ~ the
sthsr Of the family himself could rsmsm
Der Of The sermon, 1t passed muster very
vsll for = long time during the entire
hrss yssr', 10 fsot, that Elder Hosea Cree
y vM on that circnit.
Az tins vest on quite . miscellaneous
collection Of things vss osrfisd into the
'uddy; picture papers. . pumpkin Jack,
''-isntsrp. 90 old ssn belong TO the
3sthsldsr boys, and . toy cannon made Of
ssd pipe made there appearance there, 10
~ nothing Of spples, hss.lna ats and 9th
4 sdiblss.
Boys naturally like 10 hsvs such plses
q which to gather. Tbs ohisi objseIion
o our Cslsboo. from the moral point Of
lev, vss ito location and the isot that II
ID TO dssspsioa snd dissrdsrly conduct
Truth to ssy. Elder Orssey wM no. IN
prssohsr. although . very pro
& one, sod be did rot possess the issulty
I looking after The social and moral we'll
lrs Of bis charge 10 90 efficient and whole
,ms manner
Daring his last year there the UAlsboo
- fall every Sunday, bat ! an osrlsin
. never had 80 inkling Of the sibss snd
nhsllowod sles going 90 right under
10 feet
Finally Elder C.ssey was rso owed 10 su ;
Iher circuit, and . mach younger miois
II, the Rv Adslbsrt q. .bson. sppointsd
j his place
Mr Gibson vss tall. liebt-souplsxionsd
I'd athletic. With kindly blos eyes. His
Isnnsr, hovsvsr. ws ssli.ssssrtivs sns
,solats. He vN . college srsdusIs end
I'd bat recently entered The ministry.
here vss . 70 nour that be YES Zoe osrs
Isn.
His n,t sermon 10 the old chapel lasted
piy twenty Ave minutes Soas. indeed,
,ought II too short, but 10 The course Of
week be hsd called u every houss 10 tbs ,
Icipi,y. II vas hinled that be hsd also
seq fishing.
While preaching bic second srssn hs
aussd suddssly snd seemed 10 listen Tor
1
moment. bat vent on without ooemsnt.
Ou the third Sunday, cleo, be stopped.
I'd si,h 90 cir OF annoyance sud . sharp
lsnss sroand. remarked tbst II disturbed
Ia greatly to hssr los, nunbIsd eonvsr
'sion shils sddrsssing 90 cadence.
| do not koos ian where this 10 or Who q
10. be sddsd. but i. distarbs me. ssd I
Ins, nquet that II shsll cease. Z
A trsst hush fell. The old meeting ,
g honss vss erosded on thst Sabbath. ,
q, 90 one bot nr 0ib,os himself had q
ssrd soythips. snd msSy did not kuos .
bet be mssnt. Z
Il vss Mshloa Bststsldsr, Bsa Frost spd Il
rio Sylvester. dosa 10 ,hs Cslsboo, sho J
ID bees mum blios together 10 les tonss; b
u Nj Gibssn's ssss ssU kssnsr than Fl
~ Gtasev's Hs vant IN 9TH his ssFmnn n