Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-31

Two members OF that class-the sisters.
have gone, 1t Is believed, to join the school
lbove; the brother lives IN the West, and
he teacher, Mrs. Newell Whitney, is still
living in town, devoted Christian NO.
man. The formation of such a class soon
became known, and other children began
TO meet with them until 1t was thought
advisable to rem owe to the district school,
house. Here, though there was some op-
position, others came and Mr.. James
w hitney took charge of a class of boys,
Mr.. John s. Pierce, now of Burlington,
A. sisted in the exercises of the school. In
1917, Ephraim Skinner, or, as those who
recollect him say,l"Fsther Skinner" formed
ed Bible class, and this class with their
teacher, took part in an exhibition held in
Col. Warmers barn in 1918, of which one of
the members of that class writes: ''It was
a day long to be remembered and made
deeper impression on my mind than the
storming of Fort Sumpter or Port Royal
of last year" From this time the school
was under the charge of Father Skinner
till Rev. W. A. Chaplin came to town in
1922. The exercises at this time consisted
in reciting passages of Scripture and les
sons from Emerson's Scripture Catechism.
A member of one of the classes, eleven
years old-now Mrs. Rogers of Burlington
-recited at one time 800, and William ].
Hastings 227 verses, all of which they had
committed during the preceding week.
On another occasion, Benjamin Clark,
Joseph Scott and w. j. Hastings recited
the whole of one of DIR. Chalmers sermons.
The beginning of interest In the school
was accompanied by the faithful labors of
Father Hobart, and In August, 1918,
eighteen were united with the church.
The request of dying mother had resulted
in the formation of Sabbath school. The
divine blessing had accompanied its in
structions, and In connection with the
work of a faithful minister had brought
forth fruit unto eternal life. Under the
direction of w. A. Chaplin the school still
prospered, and many things are recolIected
as adding to its interest at that time,
among which were short lectures on geol-
ogy, while the school was attending to the
subject of creation. Bro. Geo. FL. Cook,
now superintendent of the Sabbath school
in High street church, Portland, formerly
superintendent of this school writes: 81
often think of the Craftsbury Sabbath
school and picture to my mind the classes
as they appear in the old square pews,
which, however ludicrous the idea, cam
not help associating with the sheep pens in
Brighton market, SO great is the similarity
of construction. But, to carry out the
| figure, love to think that these enclosures
contain, not sheep for slaughter, but lambs
| for the Redeemer's flock, which are being
nourished for the fold above, to which
many of them have been transferred. I
always associate in my recollection the
venerable Gov. Crafts, who for so many
years was shining example as teacher,
and who said but short time be fore his
death that of all the Offices he had filled he
considered none as involving so much
responsibility as that of a Sabbath school
teacher" CHARLES A. j. MARSH,
Supt. of Sabbat b. school.
Craftsbury, Sept, 1862.
/ - DERBY. '--
/ DIR. Hardwicke went to Boston last week.
Mr.. c. JENNIE of Boston, Mass, is visiting
In town.
Willie Kilborn has been seriously ill the
past week.
Charles Rush is to enter Colby University
the coming term.
Mrs. Charles Watson has gone to Boston
to visit her mother.
The family of J. c. Hay, who have all
been ill, are improving.
Mr.. B. Bisbee and mother have returned
to their home in Chicago.
Miss Aurilla Kettell from Manchester,
n. H., is visiting her mother.
Mrs. Carter has returned from her visit
to her daughter in Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton of Washington, D.
c., are visiting at Elmer Orcutt's.
Mrs. Harlow of st. Johnsbury has come
to make her home at Chas. Clark's.
Misses Lettie and Maud Place are visit
sng their little brother in Bath, N. 81.
Miss Lydia Human of Waterloo, Iowa
visited at Mrs. A. T. DaiIey's last week.
School at the academy opens tomorrow
with every prospect OF successful year.
t Fred Taylor and a friend, Miss Davis
visited at w. M. TayIor's last Saturday.
:. Mrs. Charles Dole and son from Nortl
/ Danville visited at Fred Hamblet's las
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor and daugh
Il ter of Attleboro, Mass, visited at w. NJ
Taylor's last week.
Miss Marion Clark of Brockton, Mass
e has arrived in town to take charge of tn
a com mercial department of the academy.
y Mrs. L. P. JENNIE and daughter Rut
n have returned home from Massachusetts
where Mrs. JENNIE has improved greatly i
o health.
2. Owing to the union picnic at Lake Par
= Friday the ice cream sale and social of til
'04 class, D. A., was not as well attended g