St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-24

k, the world and said our own country WI
lie taken at San Salvador in the name
er the cross. The people that come he
now have neither God nor religion; ha
never dreamed of liberty or republics
institutions. In IL counties in Il
n Pennsylvania coal regions there a
y 100000 people speaking 80 diferer
r languages This society is solving the:
d problems and Grace Methodist church
V the first that has been reported to m
h that is taking up the practical study
). immigration. Incidentally in reterrln
. to graft and bribery, the speaker wonder
;. ed if the law was still in the Vernon
e Statutes that disenfranchised the ma
:. that gave or took a bride, God spec,
/ the day when bribery shall be as dead a
slavery. Six million immigrants hav
: come here since the new century dawned
| We must teach them and we must alst
distribute them. We should turn GU
attention to something better than tn
reports of Thaw trial and meet tn
incoming strangers with the story of tn
cross. When these heather come from
abroad and pay their own expenses tt
get religion we ought to give it to them
The missionary society held an execu
tive meeting at the close of this session
The report of the secretary showed &c
auxiliaries with 740 members The re
ceipts for the year were $1S0S, an in
crease of 1924 over last year. During
the year 1865 garments were sent away
and 500 in cash. Mrs. H. N. Turner
requested that the temperance depart
ment be organized and it was voted tc
hold district meetings throughout the
year.
Rev. John A. Dixon, PHI D., presented
Clarence J. Ferguson, L. l.. B., secretary
of the Anti-Saloon League of Vermont,
and he read an exhaustive paper on the
subject Has the Local Option License
Law INDICATED it's Heralds?" as the
Church Content?' In this paper he
asked many questions to be left in the
minds of his hearers to answer, among
them being these: Has the Local-Option
law proved the best method of dealing
with the traffic? Has the improvement
been realized, and is the credit given to
no-license prohibition? If the east side
OF the state, which has little difficulty in
voting no-license, is only no worse off
under these conditions, what can be said
OF the west side, which has an annual
fight for this result, and in which the
conditions under the new methods are
remarkably worse? The conditions of
the no-license towns seem to be no better
except that the town agency has been
removed. Under the fifth class license
doctors orders are required but are the
conditions improved with this license?
If license does not close the kitchen dives
how have the heralds of the law been
indicated? The only change is that the
license has been added and the same old
ways of selling are still continued. In
some license towns the doctors are
abusing their privileges, and in one town
having three doctors the smallest
practitioner gives the most orders, and
the number is abusive to the system. If
the localoption law increases the sale of
liquor the opinion of the citizens should
be procured as soon as possible as to
The adoption of a better prohibitorv
aw, and one that will give more salts
action than the old method of the liquor |
agency. Resolutions to the next legis-
allure to procure better law were read |
ind accepted
These officers were elected for the
temperance Society of the Vermont
Conference:
President, Rev. J. A. Dixon.
Vice Pres, Rev. c. ]. Brown.
Sec, Rev. A. G. Austin.
Treas, Rev. A. H. Webb.
Executive Com, Rev. W. E. Allen, Rev.
K. Davenport, Rev. P. N Granger.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The anniversary of the Foreign Mis-
lonary society was held Thursday
venlng with Rev. S. G. Lewis of Hard
lick as president, in the chair. Miss
laude E. Follensby sang solo "I'm
1llgrlm,' and prayer was offered by Rev.
7. Baxendale of Montgomery.
Rev. DR.. S. O. Benton of New York,
,cretary of the Board of Foreign
lllssions, delivered the address ofthe eve {
ing, In opening he referred to the
suits OF the haystack meeting and said |
nat the history of missions showed |
od's answer to prayers. First came the I
pen door IN the Orient and Africa, then +
oIunteers III missionary service, and Il
len money from the Christians to sup {,
ort the work. The greatest help the q
lurcnes can give at the present time D
to China. Her doors have been shut a
20 long against the christian world. In g
lie past year light has dawned in that {
,,uhtry: Missionaries have accomplish d
wonders and funds have been readily [
mt, but there is great need for more. d
l. Benton's address throughout was p
ost instructive and interesting, and he
'pt the undivided attention of his :
'arers from start to finish. He has
zen an able servant of many general
'h'erences and brings to his position of
,1iIesPohaing secretary, wealth of
herlted and acquired ability as his
ther and grandfather were strong
ethodlst preachers. Considerable
'slhess was transacted during the Fri
~ morning session. These transfers
ere announced 6. c. Morse, C. G.
orse and g. w. Scott in studies of 4th
ar to New York conference; G. w.
suell IN Sd year studies to Northwestern
diana conference l. S. Yerks to New
rsey conference; K. D. B. Illman of
w, Jersey conference to the Vermont
inference. '''o'''
FRIDAY MORNING.
Before the roll of superannuated
e etie was called the Bishop offered
beautiful prayer, thanking God for the
ng and faithful service ofthese veterans
IN service The death was announced
W; d. Malcolm and of the IS in the
these were present and briefly ad.