Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-12
DR.. MEAD AT RANDOLPH.

4 The visit OF DR.. Mead to the Christian
Brotherhood of Randolph and his address
on 'The Holy Land" given on that occa-
sion seem to have become quite an issue.
We publish elsewhere number OF press
comments, including a spirited defence
by the Rutland News, which is rather
overdrawn in one or two particulars.
Doctor Mead was not invited by the
Christian Brotherhood, which is an or
ganlzation of Randolph comprising large
membership without regard to religious
or UNCONVENTIONAL leanings-he was not
formally or specially invited 20 attend
and give his address. Another program
had been arranged for the evening and
was carried out. Any member OF the
Brotherhood is permitted to invite guests,
and one or two members, perhaps per-
sonal or political friends OF Doctor Mead,
invited him to attend, which be did An
opportunity for him to speak was sug-
gested by these friends, and readily
granted, as is the custom to all visitors
of note. The set address on the Holy
Land trip followed.
The whole episode was deemed informal
and unworthy OF special note until it ap-
peared that Doctor Mead's political bureau
had supplied the Vermont daily press with
an advance abstract of his Randolph ad-
dress, to be released on the following
morning. We suppose that the newspa-
pers to which this was given with such
an air OF mystery, scented an important
political utterance and were quite crest
fallen to find instead the fcllowing:-
Randolph, April 5.-Lieutenant-Goy-
ernor John A. Mead of Rutland, addressed
a largely attended meeting OF the local
Christian Brotherhood here this evening.
DIR. Meads subject was "The Holy Landp
and his presentation OF il took the form
OF "reminiscences from a tour of the East
be made several years ago
DR.. Mead carried his auditors through |
most OF the pathways made familiar by |
the scriptures and into all the PRINCIPAL
towns and cities made notable by vista
tons OF Christ or the apostles. His talk
also included word pictures OF life in
1onstantinople and Egypt. He showed
! thorough knowledge OF sacred geogra-
ply and OF history relating thereto, and
be made interesting and profitable use of
as regards life in the Orient.
both anciently and now, and life here 10
he western world.
Concluding, DR.. Mead cited geological
'eference, drawn from fossil evidences
Iound in Alaska, showing that the oldest
civilization found in the East is compara-
lively young as regards the age OF the
arth, and that the span OF a mans life
i three score and ten" years is as moth
ng.
Then It was that the Rutland Herald OF
DOCTOR Mead's own city, and committed
o his political support, uttered gibe at
he whole proceeding and gave the Doc
or's bureau a sharp rap. other newsra- :
ers followed in like vein. We have not
bserved, however, the irreverent, il not
iasphemous, expressions alluded 10 b.
be News, which forms the basis OF its
eience. Nobody objects to Doctor '
leads Holy Land story-it is certainly |
cry interesting-of aud by itself. What !
leY did critieise was the clumsy attempt /
his political bureau to make capital for 4
i'm ID the present iuncture by exploit y
lg an affair that had no significance
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