Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-09
international Meeting
A Notable, Unique and PleasaI t
Occasion.

meetings ever held by the Congregations
alists of this state was opened in Island
Pond on Tuesday afternoon, September
2s, when delegates representing the Ut
leans County Association OF Minister'S
and the Quebec Association oil Churches
and Ministers, met in joint session IN the
Congregational Church, OF which rev.
Thomas Hall is pastor. There were
present as representing the Orleans AS
sociation: Revs. II. j. Barton, Greens
boro; A. S. Bole, Coventry; }. H. Cone
Derby; j. Il. Lyman, Barton Landing
AT. McGregor, Newport; A. b. PeeoieS'
Westfield; Thomas Hall, Island Pond
%. Treat, Irasburg; 5. l.. Vincent,
West Glover Those representing the
Quebec churches were Revs. IL. Pedley,
DIR. Hill, w. r. Harvey, Z. ii. Tippett
aad w. Munroe of Montreal; ID. Day,
Sherbrooke &. Ellery Read, Stanstead;
w. II. Watson, Cowansville; w. D.
Pritchard, CRANKY.
After brief but exceedingly bright
and hearty prayer and praise service, III
which the thoughts of brotherhood, and
the spirited singing Of "There's sum
shine in my soul today set the themes
which governed the whole meeting
Rev. Thos. Hall pastor of the entertain
ing church was called temporarily to the
chair. In this capacity the witty and
eloquent minister who is persona grata
on either side of the International line
introduced Col. P. ii. Dale, who in
short but exceedingly strong and beautl
fully worded address voiced the welcome
of Island Pond to the visiting ministers
and laymen.
Col. Dale said in part: 81 am glad tt
bid you a hearty and sincere welcome tt
this town, especially on such an occasion
as this when representatives of two ma
tions knit together by so many ties NEE
in common fellowship and aim Out
the wars of years ago, and out OF tn
petty differences which from time t
time, happily in ever diminishing nun
Der, have arisen since, has come the pre-
emit harmony and peace, the preser
good feeling which exists. l have to a
knowledge what we all believe, that VIZ
between your people and mine is entr
ly impossible and that the friendshl
each has for the other is unbreakabl
The civilization of the world depent
unon the continuance of this friendshi
The leaders of Christian thought
the two nations will allow no break, II
its peoples must together lead on to
better and higher civilization. 1t W
James Russell Lowell who pointed oil
and | agree with him, that had n
Wolfe won at Quebec, the beginnings
the American nation would have be
long postponed, if ever it had been beg
at all, for which reason speaking as {
| speak as the representative OF t
daughter to the representatives OF t
mother. You suggest, nay you bring
us, the pure political and religious inf
ences which have come to us from Gre
Britain, from the sublime ideals viii
were cherished by reformers and rel
ious leaders of Scotland and Engla
and Ireland-if you go far enough nor
ward. | desire to say word or two
the nature of encouragement to the m
listers present. You do not sometin
value highly enough the force and
complishments of your labors. Oft
times the minister's words go ring
on long after he has passed beyond
his reward. We desire out of the dep
of our hearts to thank you and to v
come you here"
Rev. Hugh Pedley of Emman
Church, Montreal, replied on behalf
the visitors. He desired, he said,
the first place to express his sine
thanks and that of his brethren to
Dale for his words of appreciation of
work of the Christian ministry.
these days there was much of critic
and blame and it was very refresh
thing indeed to hear such words as
Just fallen from the last speakers
In reply to the warm welcome they
received he would say in the first p
that they in Canada were just about
completely free as were the citizens
the United States. Kipling's lines v
true and expressed their feelings wi
he said:
Daughter are we in our mothers hou
But mistress in our own"
But they were not there to think of t
differences but their resemblances rat
For thousand years that waved owe
waved over you, for we are children
common ancestry
The Rev. VIM. Munroe of Westmc
read an able paper on The Principles
Sociology. He defined the principle
Christian, and showed how necessar,
the well.being of society is the right
lations of men to each other based II
the great law of love. We regret
synopsis of this paper has not come