The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-14

There We're present Rev. r. NJ
Houghton, George L. Durham, W. A.
Gilbert and Mrs. f. w. Kuech of the
Congregational school, and Rev. T. w.
Owens, E. E. Convey and S. A.
Daniels of the Methodist school,,
but they were obliged to leave before
the superintendent could give them a
public greeting or invite the same from
them, which would have added a pleas
ant feature to the occasion.
The time passed so rapidly that the
leader even cut off the pastor from his
part, 'closing words, and announced
that after the singing of an old famil-
lar children s hymn they would be dis
missed BY tho pastor
Presentation of Gifts.
| lie was mistaken, however, Tor as is !
so often the ease in this school con
ventionality was thrown to the winds |
and Henry Bond of Tyler street strobe |
across to the platform and in strenu
Gus voice announced that they were
not yet done. He said that they had
heard from the Oldest members, but he,
as a member only four years, wished
to represent the beginners. Opening
his Bible he read from the lesson of
the day, the l41st Psalm, these words:
l"Set a watch, Lord, before my
mouth-keep thou the door of my
lips, and in somewhat forceful
manner alluded to the fact that they
were also celebrating the 30th ami
versary of Mr.. Hawley's election to
the supeTintendency of the school and
nearly foored the gentleman by pre-
senting him a beautiful Waltham Riv.
erside gold watch of the very finest
grade, together with a chain. which
i ! ~
many years longer. MIR. Hawley, after
much hesitation and with much feeling
(and difficulty, expressed his appre-
citation of the gift, but said he was not
wholly responsible for what went on
in that Bible school. He paid graceful
tribute to the great inspiration and
help he had always found in the home
and intimated that the recognition
) should not be of the superintendent
alone, but of the many who have held
, up his hands so many years, mentioning
Mrs. Hawley, Fred s. Knight, who for
81 years has been his associate in the
superintendency, and Mrs. Nora L..
Kenney, who for 10 years has occupied
, a similar position (they are not called
assistant superintendent here), Adm
. Coburn, who has been secretary 10
> years, Casper y. Moran, who has served
Toedt, who has been auditor .23 years
and librarian 10 years.
Mr. Bond instead of retiring from
4 the platform, remained standing all
: this time and then said: /" Mr. Superin-
: tendent, you are not the only one who
0 has thought these things out. / wish
; to see Mrs. Hawley,' and turning to
o the beginners room, where she was
vainly endeavoring to keep interested
= and reasonably quiet 40 or so begin
ners, babies with their mothers, who
:, were hungry and wanted to 90
I home,'' he said: 81 wish in behalf of
this Bible school to present to you this
|. bouquet of beautiful roses-Sas testi
monial and in recognition of the inval
K liable service you have rendered this
. church and school during the many
!. years since your first connection with
, the children S work in iST3.c' Mrs
: Hawley, like her husband, was taken
l. completely by surprise and acknowl
edged in few words of thanks the
e beautiful gift
s And still the benediction was not
s. pronounced, for Rev. George E. Tom
a kinson came to the platform-his first
- appearance and after a few comph
= mentary words said they were going
!. to tie up the superintendent beyond re
n lease and to forestall any hints OF
n future destinations he proposed to binC
N or "tie' him completely. Drawing
from his pocket he proceeded to unrol
A. and finally to present beautiful white
ia silk fore-in- hand tie which was made
= by Mrs Tomkinson s own hands ant
- by her presented to her superintendent
80 Children Baptized.
II Space forbids further mention, saw
to say that u children were baptized
10 into membership at the morning ser
Id vice and II at the evening service.
In the evening the pastor preached
a. on Caleb. the Spy, and His Reward
4 and emphasized strongly the need Q
= courage, willingness to endure hard
- ship, and of cosistent devotion to tn
- best interests of God S kingdom
Among those present from out o
town were j. l. Pntney of Woodstock
Mr.. and Mrs H. III. Hackley of Deer
se field, Mass Mr.. and Mrs. A, s. How
20 of Springfield, Merton Robbins an
10 family Of New York, Mrs. Edit
id IThayer Douglas of Hartford, Conn
:, and many others.
= Thus closed day long to be remem
70 lbered in the annals of the First Bar
w fist Bible school.
or Credit should be given the children
M all of whom except the little tot
knew for two weeks of the propose
- gifts to Mr.. and Mrs. Hawley, fo
es- keeping the fact TO themselves in sue
a way that no knowledge of it reache