St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-05-24
THE PRINCE OF PEACE
Notable Address Delivered by w. j.
Bryan for Benefit Of the Acad
emy.-Netted About $500.

w. j. Bryan the noted politician
and lecturer, delivered his famous
lecture The Prince of Peace at The
Colonial to large audience Monday
evening. The meeting was arranged
by Prin. Benedict of St. Johnsbury
Academy to raise funds to make
some necessary repairs IN the Acad-
envy. About $500 was netted as the
result of the lecture but this will not
be enough to make all the repairs
desired.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in town at 2.20
Monday afternoon, coming from To-
ronto where he had spoken four
times on Sunday at the meeting in
the interests of the Forward Move
ment' of the Christian Brotherhood.
He was met by F. II. Brooks with his
automobile and by Principal M. G.
Benedict, IJr. Edward Z. fairbanks
and Elisha May. He was taken i'm.
mediately to the Academy where the
students were assembled to receive
him. He spoke to them for half an
hour. After that he was taken to
the residence Of Principal Benedict
where dinner was served. Those
present besides Mr.. Benedict's fani-
" were Prof. Henry Fairbanks, DR..
i. T. Fairbanks, P. F. Hazea aud F
H. Brooks.
At seven o'clock Apollo Lodge
knights of Pythias sent a delegation
to Principal Benedict's house to es-
cort Mr.. Bryan to their hall in their
building. They spent nearly an hour
there and then went to The Colonial
where he delivered his famous lecture
THE Prince of Peace In spite of
the intensely disagreeable weather
The Colonial was we'll filed, a num-
Der of people being present from OUT
side towns, some parties coming from
Barton by automobile. While the
audience was being seated the Acad-
emy Instrumental Club played several
! selections. When the curtain rose
there were seated on the platform
the Boys -Glee Club of the Academy.
Soon Mr.. Bryan appeared, escorted
/ by Prin. Benedict and Elisha May. He
was given a great ovation by the
people present The formal exercis-
es opened by two selections by the
Boys Glee Club of the Academy, af-
ter which Prin. Benedict announced
the Memorial day exercises to be held
at the Academy next Monday after
noon and with a very brief address
i presented the speaker cf the evening
Mr. Bryan was obliged to wait
several minutes for the applause to
cease before he could begin the
speaking. He explained why he had
chosen this particular subject, one
reason why the Democrats liked to
have him do it was to demonstrate
how Democrat could be Democrat
and Christian at the same time.
There We're more Weighty reasons,
one that he might install in the minds
of some, especially the young, new
appreciation of their responsibility to
their Creator. For an hour and
half the speaker held the audience
in cofplete control, following his
clearly and concisely stated reasons
why he accepted the Christian theory
of the worlds creation rather than
the scientific and atheistic doctrine
regarding the beginning of matters.
Then followed for half hour before
the close a very strong presentation
OF the reasons why Jesus was entitl-'
ed to be called 'sThe Prince of
Peace
At the close of the exercises in
The Colonial Mr.. Bryan was escorted
to the Avenue House where he was
the guest of the Democratic leaders
of the town at banquet, about rs
citizens being present to sit at the
table with him. At the head of the
table was seated Elisha May, to whom
the Academy is indebted for the vis-
it of Mr.. Bryan at this time, at his
right We're Messrs. Bryan, and Rev.
Peter Black, at his left sat Father
Leonard and A. H. Gleason After
bS qlnner there was a short speech
his OBJ, Peter Black in which he gave
(. what hem Of Mr.. Bryan and also
coming to IL. heard of him before
was .introdueeGo p a.ci7aS ass s'ste for
IS minutes and held +be o1osest SaS a.
tention of his audience, in >snea lxinp
OF the prosperous period deaocracy
was now enjoying and discussiAg the
public questions which the dem6cra
cy must meet and act upon. Aher
his address he was escorted to TIN
! depot where he took the one O'CLOCK
train for Albany. N Y, where he
spoke on Tuesday and today he
speaks at Lake Mohawk at the Peace
Conference being held there.
TWO THIEVES CAUGHT.
JeH. Bristol and Frank Grant Adj
lnitted Stealing Paint at Speed
well Farms.
JeH. Bristol and Frank Grant, two
painters of LyndonVille, who had
done considerable painting at Speed
wen arms, were arrested last Satur-
day by Sheriff Worthen and given a
hearing before Judge Porter on the
charge of petit larceny. Each man
pleaded guilty and paid a fine and
costs amounting to S18.94. 1T had |
been suspected for some time these
men We're taking paint from their |
employer and Secretary Titcomb /
marked several cans of paint he
thought they night be interested in /
and when he, Sheriff Worthen and /
States ATTORNEY Cimor,dr xyici4od fha I