Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-06

'e'' ''S 800 l
800. At the post-prandial exercises II.
f.. Hamilton will be POSTMASTER and
speeches will be made by +. q. Pingree,
Esq, c. III. Williams, Esq, and the Rev.
c. w. Jackson. Tn Hon. j. l.. Martin
of Brattleboro has been Invited to be
present and make remarks.-Bellows Falls
Times.
There passed through Fairlee last week
an old veteran on his way to the Soldiers
Home, Homer G. Rogers of CO.. l, Second
Vermont regiment, 66 years of age.
Homeless, penniless and frlendless by no
fault of his own, he claimed, turned from
home by his nearest of kin. he had walk
ed from Sherbrooke. He was taken pris-
oner at the Battle of the Wilderness, was
in rebel prison 10 months, and wounded.
He was aided ~pecuniarily by n. b.. Frost
w. r. G.. He refused a ticket on the
train. preferring to walk, as he was no
begsar. We cannot believe he was an
imposter, as his story conceded with 9th
crs we heard. He was formerly from Mt.
Holly, had applied for pension, but had
not yet gotten 1t.
WANT MASONIC LODGES CONSOLE
DATED.
A petition has been circulated, and very
generally signed, asking for the CONSOLE
dalton Of the two Masonic lodges in Bel
lows TdnS, ITpuEe OI III ltfIlllt, NV ~
which has a membership of 1o2, and King
Solomon's lodge. No. 45. which has a total
membership OF 1856. The Masons have felt
for some time that uniting the two lodges
would result in serving the best interests
Of masonry, and as there is practically no
opposition 1t is likely that the change viii
be effected. The Rebekah Amlty lodge,
No. I, will entertain the other lodges In
district No. 10 Friday afternoon and even
ing. Hope lodge Of Chester will confer
degrees upon eight candidates. 1t is OK
pected that officers of the Grand Lodge
and over 200 members of the order will be
present.
RUTI.AND'S BAPTIST CHURCH RE-
DEDICATED.
The Rutland Baptist Church was crowd
cd during the rededication service held
Thursday evening. The programme was
carried out as published, tho most enjoy
able event of the evening being an able
sermon by the Rev. DR.. w. II. p. Faunce,
president of Brown University. Provi-
dence, II. |. This was the first service
held in the auditorium of the church since
the repairs were begun and the appear
ance OF the ediice seems to meet with the
approval of the congregation, judging
from the made after the ser
vice, During the preliminary exercises,
the Rev. John Duffield, the Rev. Orin
Edison Croker and the Rev. T.. Nj.
Haynes occupied a place on the pulpit
platform with the Rev. Gibbs Braislin,
pastor of the church. and the Rev. DIR.
Faunce. The Invocation was given by the
Rev. Mr.. Duttield. Following came re-
sponsive reading, led by the Rev. Mr..
Crooker. After a prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Haynes the Rev. DR.. Phillips gave a
few minutes talk Oh 'interdenomina-
tional Fellowship during which he
spoke of the good will and fellowship
which chOll1d ,xtqf and he thnlght did ex-
list between the different churches, Miss
Anna Gorton of North Clarendon sang
The Golden Pathway" by Hamilton
Gray. In introducing the Rev. DR..
Faunce, the Rev. Mr.. Braislin spoke OF
their old college days when they were
classmates al Brown University in the
class of 1850. After the Rev. DR.. Faunce
had returned the compliments paid him
by the pastor he preached a strong ser
mon on THE Place OF the Bible in Mod
ern Life" The service closed about nine
o'clock. -Itutland Herald.
\ BABY GIVEN TO w. A. LORD AND
WIFE.
Mr.. and Mrs, w. A. Lord were sur
prised Friday night by a gift from an un-
known person. On being summoned to
the door early in the evening Mrs. Lord
was handed a bundle by a person une
known. who said to her: This was sent
TO you. and instantly departed. Mrs.
Lord received the gift unslis piciously
enough and took 1t INTO the house where,
upon removing the wrappings, she was
surprised to find a girl baby of, apparent
ly, three or four weeks. 1t was neatly
dressed ard wrapped in soft %flannels, Mr..
and Mrs. Lord are undecided as to what
they will do but 1t is possible the infant
may find a permanent home with them
Montpelier Journal.
DISTRICT EpWORTH LEAGUE con-
NENTION.
The most enthusiastic and it is believed
the most profitable Epworth League con-
v~ention ever held in Burlington district
closed In Fair Haven Thursday night
with II very helpful sermon, u fitting
climax for the convention, by DR.. c.. W.
Brown of Rutland. The convention open
ed Wednesday evening with about 40
delegates and visitors present and with
a large audience from the town present
to greet DIR. Grimes of P~lattsburgh, who
gave one of his characteristic addresses
on The Twentieth Century Christian or
Later Day Saints Thursday morning
dawned with the clouds all gone and the
sun shining brightly which was a type
of the royal reception of the reception
that had greeted the delegates the night
before by the local chapter. DR.. Wash
burn of Remington opened the conven-
ton with "a love feast that was p~artici-
pated In by a goodly number. Promptly
at ten o'clock the first speaker, the Rev.
q. T. Lennon of North Ferrisburgh, was
introduced by the president, Noble Ball
of Ferrisburgh, Who spoke on the sub
ject. The Epworth League of To-day and
the Church of Tomorrow" in his usual
easy and pointed way, Then the Rev. II.
l.. keiton OF Bristol spoke for 80 minutes
very enthusiastically upon the topic. The
Epworth League an Efficient Minister. -
He deduced two thoughts from his theme
that to be an efficient minister every Ep-
worth Leasucsr must first give himself to
God and second give himself to man,
Then after a solo by Mrs, Nischer the
Rev. John Duficld, who is pastor of the
Methodist Church of Rutland, spoke on
the Relation of the Epworth League to
the Missionary Work of the Church, -
showing that If We are to be all around
men We must know about the missionary
work and workers of the past and pres
ent, DIR. Brown closed the forenoon with
Il report OF the great missionary ConVen-
ton at Cleveland, leaving the impression
upon the audience that il was an epoch
making convention and also a wish that
they had been there too. After il bounti
fun dinner, which was served by the Fair
Haven chapter. the afternoon session was
oreued by a devotional service. led by the
Rev, r. $. Thompson. The following of
tCers were elected for the year: Presi-
dent. Noble Ball, Ferrisburgh, first vice
president, Mrs. W. II. White, North Ben
nington; second ce-presidcnt, Miss Ad
die Wright, Burlington; third presi
dent, Mrs. c. Il. Harris, Poultncy; fourth
vice-president, Mrs. G. 4. Lemmon,
North FerrtsburGh; secretary and treas
urer, the Rev. II, J.. Thompson, Bran
don; general superintendent. Mrs. j. M