The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-05
RANDOLPH
Bethany Church Dedication Was Held
Sunday.


The dedication of Bethany church
took place on Sunday with large at
tendance at the morning service when
the following service was given: Organ
premde, Coronation hymn, Lords prayer,
Gloria in Exelsis, Psalm, anthem, "How
Amiable Are Thy Dwellings," act and
prayer of dedication, followed by the
dedication hymn, which was prepared
for the occasion by Rev. V. M. Hardy,
castor of the Congregational church
IRON lS7S-l900. The offertory followed
and scripture reading, after which an
anthem, lord, | Have Loved the Habi-
tation of Thy House," prayer and solo
by Miss Blanche Sparhawk, THE King
Of Love My Shepherd is" Rev Allen 4.
Cross of Boston gave the sermon, which
was followed by the benedction. At
! half past three in the afternoon, there
J was a service for the baptism of can
didates and reception into the church,
when there were thirteen received, nine
on confession of faith and four by letter
| from other churches The communion
/ service followed and was well attended.
The evening service had selections from
the choir, a flute solo, by Rev. W. T.
Sparhawk and a violin solo by Arthur
Cheney and an address by Rev Allen
Cross. About six hundred folders were
printed, on the face of which was cut
of the church, and also the lettering, as
follows; Christian church organized
4. ID. 1917, congregational church, or
ganized, A. d. 1871, these two churches
united to form Bethany church, organ
lied, A. d. 1905" A letter from the /,
pastor of the Christian church from 1901 |
to 1899 was also printed upon the fold |
or, and poem from Rev. v NJ. Hardy, |
the former pastor of the Congregational |
church. The church is row convenient |
and beautiful os WELL everything being !
completed and in condition for the work |
Of its people.
Among the New Years visitors at Mr..
and Mrs L. G. Tracy's were their son,
Frank Tracy, and wife from North
Geld, grandson, Clarence Tracy. wife
and daughter. Cobble Hill, Barre; Luther
TracT and sister OF Northfeld; Glenn
Tracy and wife of Roxbury This was
the 35th wedding anniversary of Frank
Tracy, one OF the guests, the last of
the week.
Miss Eleanor Clark, who has been in
Hanover for two weeks, returned on
Sunday night.
Herman Kilburn, a student in the mil
itary school in Bordentown, Pa, left on
Sunday night to return to his studies
there.
Mrs. j. NJ Thompson and her daugh-
ter, Miss Beatrice Thompson, who have
been with Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Foster, for
a week, returned on Saturday to their
home in Montpelier.
Robert Sault, a teacher III Lawrence,
Mass, after passing his vacation here,
left on Saturday for his home.
Misses Marion and Dorothy Haml
ton, who have been with their grand
parents for the two weeks vaca ton, left
Saturday for their home in Woodstock.
Mrs. Bertha Burridge after passing I
two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W, Hayward, returned Satur
day to resume her work as supervisor
OF the primary department in the YER
gennes school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, a travelling I
firm with an indoor athletic business.
have roome in Union block, recently oc- ,
cupied by Ernest Manchester, for a pool
ROOM and if business IS good expect to
remain for two months in town.
Evangelist r. O. Lewis Of Norwich, !
n Y, with the Aylesworth sisters, one
4 pianist and the. other soloist, arrived
here on Saturday and Sunday night be-
gan series of meetings in the Baptist
church. !