Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-26
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

Minstrels in 25 towns in Vermont, so Is
well known.
II. r. Wilcox of Thetford, state senator
from Orange county in the Legislature two
years ago, was in town Saturday.
All the pupils in the graded school
will unite in Pre- Memorial day exercises
Of 2 80 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
High school room. An interesting pro-
gram, consisting Of songs, recitations,
exercises and instrumental music has
been prepared. and the public is given
cordial invitation to attend.
Mark L. Abbott OF Orwell and Miss Ed
ma l.. Adkins of Crown Point, y. Y, were
married in Rochester Monday, the I'D
inst. They came to Randolph Tu ssday
and are spending a week with Mr.. Ao-
bolts parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene ABB
bott, before going to Orwell, where the
groom is established in business.
An interesting Talk.
DR.. and Mrs. Selva Bass and Mrs. Bass
sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs James Al
lson, of Wi hits, Kan, who had but just re-
turned from the international sunday
school convention and excursion TO the
Holy Land, arrived in town Friday TO VS.
il DR.. Bass mother. Mrs. Mary Bass, ana
his sisters, Mrs. Vim. II. Nichols and Mrs.
+. II. Packard.
SUNDAY evening Mr.. Allison, who, by
the way. is cousin OF the late President
Mckinley, was asked 10 speak az the
union meeting in the Methodist church
upon his travels in Palestine and, after
considerable urging. consented, though at
the time the invitation was given hardly
an hour was left before the meeting IN
which to marshal his thoughts for the
speech imposed upon him.
As he was fun OF his subject, however,
and fresh from scenes that had stirred
mind and heart with their sacred assoclh-
tions lack OF preparation was not appar-
ent 10 his Interested hearers. In pleas
ant conversational manner he rehearsed
the tale of his wanderings IN company
with i57 ministers, 100 teachers, 3l9 sun
dRy school teachers and ll9 superlhten-
dents on - days cruise IN when no
storms were experienced and nc troubles
encountered beyond a fog outside OF New
YorK harbor So favorable was the
weather thai landings were made without
difficulty and without the voyagers being
let down in baskets, as not infrequently
happens at those faraway ports
Rearing the Mediterranean, they touched
al Madeira. called the Englishman's Eden,
then at Algiers. and reaching Athens spent
three days In that famous city. On Mar 8
hill. where ST. Paul stood 1880 years ago
and preached Jesus and the resurrection
unto the idolatrous Athenians, these 2uth
century pilgrims listened to a sermon from
one Of their number on the theme which
the APOSTLES eloquent tongue brought
home 10 "Dionysius the Areopaglte,a wom-
an named Damaris and others with them.
Z Athens Is city Of the rich, and on one OF
+ her streets the residences OF forty mllioh-
I aires can be pointed out.
1 At Constantinople study was mace OF
\ the awful condition OF the people among
VII onn the Christian missions are doing
\ great work. lifting them up little by little,
I through the schools, from the depths OF
ignorance and vice. A hundred thousahu
homeless dogs roam the streets in herds
and act as scavengers OF the city. The one
bright spot IS Robert college tounded by
tbe late Rev. CYRUS Hamlin, father OF Mrs.
1 q r. Iadd). which has a daily increasing
I influence in the elevation OF the people.
Fphesus has a good school, too, and al
Beirut is a college with over lO Young
men of is different natIoualitles. Al Ma
zaretb area school and an orphan asylum
"a home for homeless little ones reared,
On the spot where the Christchild played
and worked, for the love OF Him Whotook
little children in his arms and blessed
them. -, "a
one week was spent in Jerusalem and
its vicinity. The beauty OF TINS ancient
CITY Is dimmed BY the filth on every hand'
I the ignorance and uncleanliness OF the
people and the lepers who walk the streets.
Y childhood and old age are pathetically
misera bic, for the children and old men
and women are sent out as beggars. into
/ the robust yeais of maturity and MIDDLE
age are carried the painful memories OF an
unlovely beginning in life oy those Who
can Iooy forward only to an equally un-
lovely close, and the result is not conduc-
i've to happy faces. ,.,
While t6 tread the streets OF jerusalem,
to visit Bethany and the Mt. OF olives
brings the life OF the Savior vividly before
one and dispels the haze that so often pre-,
vents a clear perception o. the Gospei
sfcry tbe suffering and degradation IN
this land where the Master passed ms
earthly life are to the Christian keen re-
proach, goading him to double exertion
In the cause OF missions.