Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-16
Mr.. RAND TO WORK IN RUSSIA
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at the time Of their marriage In Boston
about twelve years ago, was a c0.workc
with him in the missions In Boston,
There are at present in Russia only
eight or ten Y VI, C. \, workers, 80 Mr.
Rand is practically a pioneer His vision
Is not 80 much OF what may he immcdi-
ately accomplished, but looking To the
future he feels the possibility Of Il great
work in the now wartorn Russia He
is interested in the great agricultural
population of the country, a people that
/. greatly IN need OF encouragement TO
better things, The average adult peas
ant /. rated as far lower in intelligence
than n ycarod American boy, aud Il
is in such a field Mr. Rand secs his -cv-
ice
llo is Wcllcquippcd for his work, both
from experience a. mission worker and
from the business standpoint He wis
born in Cambridge Mass, january H.
lS19 the son Of wood carver His la.
Their incidentally carved the wooden
model, for the stone decoration OF the
congressional Library M Washington
His mother is -till living, a. noted all
ready in Massachusetts.
After his common school education at
Wilmington, Mas, he attended mis-,
.iouary school At Revere, Mas. and il
wa. there he met Miss Myrtle Emerson
of Bradford, Orange county, w., aud the
two were married in the last year OF their
school life, and then worked together in
the mission, Of Boston, He wat, for a
time alterward supplying the pulpit Of Il
small church NJ Farley, Mass, and then
entered the employ Of the John \, Her.
tel Company Of Chicago publisher, Of re.
ligious books, as a sales manager, thus
getting his first business experience,
Following this he was employed for
many years with the Bradstreets mer.
camille agency at Burlington, travelling
through Vermont investigating credits
and later became sales manager for
that firm In Burlington he was inter.
ested in y, NJ. c, A. work and the inspira.
ton which came to him upon winning Il
prize cup for getting the largest number
of new members in contest, led him
to 90 into the Y. VI. c. A. work there
About two years ago he came 10 Addison
county to take upon county field work
and, as is known throughout the country,
was hard and enthusiastic worker in
this section When the United States
came to join the war, he was called to
Burlington for work at Fort Ethan Allen,
and there became still further inspired
with service among the soldiers,
! In going to Russia, Mr., Rand carries
the good wishes of host of friends in
Vermont, and their congratulations ON
the work he is undertaking. He carries
with him. incidentally, Il large number of
letters which Germans in this country
have written to relatives who are prison.
ers of war in Russia Three or four
other y, VI. c. 4. men are going ON the
same steamer with Mr.. Rand each carry.
ing his share of these letters. acting
only rs Il messenger for those who are
otherwise almost helpless in their effort
to communicate with loved ones
Before leaving, Mr. Rand agreed to the
proposal made by The Register that he
would write for our column, from time
to time some of the interesting cNpe-
ricucc> he has in Russia and something
of conditions there, 50 far as the censor.
ship allows, in light of common interest
to his friends in Addison county We
shall all watch for the letters.