St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-07-05


delivered the baccaIaureate sermon.
| The alumni breakfast on Tuesday
was served to 200 and Judge e. G..
Mower, the vice president Of the as
sociate alumni presided. George
NJ. Powers of Morrisville was elected
| trustee. The COMMITTEES IN uecru-
ology reported 81 deaths during the
| last year. The endowment fund has
passed the half million mark and a
few thousands have been subscribed
on the second half. The class of
/ 1859 of which there are but six sur
vivors held q reunion with three
present. At the commencement ex-
ercises on Wednesday the. address
was delivered by Henry Holt of New
York. The only honorary degree
conferred was that OF LII: d. on
President-elect Benton. The other
degrees will be deferred until the
| tim of his Inauguration on October
| sand 6. Degrees were conferred up
on 1O2 members of the graduating
class. At the annual corporation
dinner which was served to ESQ the
speakers were Gov. Mead, ex-Goy.
Mccullough, George B. Wheeler of
the class of 1911 and President-elect
Benton.
Bible and Missionary Institute.
The Green Mountain Bible and
Missionary Institute is to be held at
Fairfax, the Mecca of the hills, on
July "a to 80, in it's fifth season. Rev.
Silas P. Perry is president of this
institute and very attractive pro-
gram has been prepared. The regu-
lar work of each day will begin with
devotional Bible study under the
direction of Rev. G. G. Adams. The
foreign study class will be instructed
by Rev. William J. Clark, an able
teacher of practical experience. The
home mission class will be instructed
by Miss Elizabeth P. Van Patten. The
department of men and religion is
added to the Institute this year to
meet the expressed need of pastors
and Christian, laymen, and Rev.
Charles H. Spalding, D. D., of Boston,
who for decade has been the New
England Secretary of the American
Baptist Publication society and is
now financial secretary of Newton
Theological Institution has been Sc
cured as leader. The department OF
woman and missions will be in
i charge of Miss Ada A. Brigham. Rev.
e. G.. French, who has been a factor
in the management of Fairfax con-
ferences in the past, will conduct an
able and instructive work in the de-
partment of the Sunday School In
stitute. The meeting of another
great need admits the department OF
studies in practical christianity. Miss
Edith M. Balch will conduct series
of five conferences presenting study
of home problems. Sunset services
will be conducted every evening in
the open air by the students and young
people. The evening platform services
will comprise a varied and helpful
course of addresses and lectures on
topics of keenest interest ard worth.
Rev. C. C. Adams will deliver help
full lecture on the Missionary World
/ Reproduced. The president will give
with the aid of the steropticon and
valuable personal collection Of curios
. a lecture on the Life and Customs OF
our Island People. 1t is hoped that
Prof. and Mrs. A. e. Masse, Princi-
pals of Teller Institute of Grand
Ligne Mission, Canada, will be pres
ent. Rev. Edward P. Treat will con-
duct on Saturday evening a treside
service of faith and praise.
Bakersfield Church Centennial.
The First Congregational church o.
! Bakersfield held July Fourth, g
centennial celebration of the found
ing of the church, the same being &C
complished at a meeting of the North
western Consolation of Congrega
tional churches called to consider
matters in connection with the religi
Gus interests of the town of Bakers
field. The committee in charge
arranged the following program
) Organ voluntary; invocation anc
Doxology; music; scripture ant
prayer; address of welcome, the Rev
o. R. Houghton, pastor and presid
: ing officer; response and greeting:
: from the county, the Rev. w. p
: Jackson, of St. Adams; music
} church history, o. G. Start; greeting
from the Methodist church, the Rev
M. H. Sharples; greetings from
former pastors and visiting clergy
: men; greetings and words of encour
agement, the Rev. c. w. Clark, O
Georgia; music; dinner; address
; "a Country of Religious Progress,
D the Rev. J. X. Fuller, of Johnson
, music; communion.
Famous Penman Dead.
James T. Leamy, who died at tn
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
e James Leamy, in West Rutland, Jun,
0 80 was one. of the best known pen
man in the country, his best worl
e being the engrossing of set of reso
: lut1OnS by the governors OF the Varl
!. Gus states to Admiral Cervera 10
. his courteous treatment of Captain
;. Hobson after the latter had been cap
: tured in Havana harbor. Mr.. Lean,
S was born June %, 1880 and he mar
: ried Miss Rose B. Coughlan, of Ney
:. York in 1906. He is survived b
+ his parents, five brothers and on
S sister.
= = VERMONT NOTES.
r The Rev. C. c.. Adams, pastor o
:, the CONGREGATIONAL church at Esse