The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
THE UNITED OPINION FRIDAY MORNING FEB. p, 1907
PIKE.

Morning Worship at the Hall
next Sunday at 1920 a. m. Sub
ject, Evangelistical Lent. Sunday
School at II 40 a. m. Lesson,
Gods Covenant with Abraham.
Evening Praise at 1870 p. m.
Subject, When does one need God
most?
The Bethany Church was repre-
sented by pastor and a delegate
at the Council convened at Pier
mont to ordain and install Mr.. j.
e. Heath as pastor of the Congre
gational Church.
Ell. e. Smith made a business
trip to Boston Saturday return
ing Monday morning.
Word has been received that
Phil Start is improving in health.
1t is hoped that he will have re-
gained his health by March LIST.
The Band meeting has been
postponed from Friday to Monday
night next week.
Frank Wright and family visit
ed at Warren ON Sunday.
Miss Knapp was the guest of
her mother, Sunday.
State Superintendent Morrison
addressed a good-sized and repre-
sentative audience at the Hall
last Friday night. He pointed out
that the school Board were the di-
rectOrs and trustees of the school,
and never intended to exercise the
function of oversight such as
superintendent would give. He
also explained several advantages
afforded by the system of having
a paid superintendent. Mr.. Nor
risOn was entertained at supper
by Mr.. and Mrs. Morrill,, who were
the means of getting him to visit
Pike.
A meeting of the G. E. Lookout
Committee was held at the home
of Mrs. Chas. Mullin on Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Simpson
were at Oxford on Saturday, at
tending the funeral of John Chase,
their daughters father-in-law.
The people of "Back Bay" were
much agitated by runaway that
occurred in that section on Tues
day morning. A bolt broke in DR..
Staniford's sleigh, causing the We
hicle to turn over The doctor
was thrown out, the horse broke
loose, taking the thills with him.
Fortunately our physician escaped
without any injury, and no seri-
Gus damage was done.
Mrs. c. E. Wadleigh left for a
visit, of some weeks, with her sis
ter at Lowell, Mass, on Tuesday.
The Executive Committee of
the Sunday School held a meeting
at the Inn Tuesday evening.
George w. Wilde was in Bos-
ton over Sunday.
HI. j. Scott, a representative of
the Canadian Customs, was in
town on business on Monday.
Rev. j. Van Kirk Wells, Jr
was at Concord, N. Ell. on We'd
nesday, attending the meetings OF
the INSTRUMENTATION Commits
sion of the State.
f. j. Aldrich visited in eastern
Mass. over Sunday.
Attendance at Sunday School
was 80. The Roll Call was re-
sponded to by so who were pres
ent at the contest of two years
ago. The attendance in the Bible
and also in the kindergarten
classes was especially large.
Sermon Thoughts.
The natural man receiyeth not
the things of the Spirit of God ::
for they are fOOlishness unto him:
neither can he know them, because
they are spiritually discerned.
The text.
A beautiful realm of experience
and life lies all about many and
they do not even know it, because
the five senses give no indication
of it's presence.
The microscope is necessary to
examine one realm of life, the
magnet reveals that which we
could not know the presence of
without it, so there is need of a
sixth, spiritual sense if we shall
know of the kingdom of God.
AS the child develops, new facul-
ties and powers appear, so may
man be developed under the intlu-
ence of the Spirit, that he may
see and appreciate spiritual
things.
The man who crowds his mind
and time full with the things of
this world will become more and
more a worldly man. The strife
and turmoil of daily life may
easily drown the still small voice
of God. But when a man says,
II do not see nor hear God" that
is no proof that no speaking
Deity is present.
To the one who makes place
in his life for God, one who
studies the Bible, one who kneels
often in prayer, there is revealed
real and wonderful realm in