Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-11

Carson wished the church and co,rre
ton Godspned fer .he future.
hr. Staples expressed his rcoret nj
inability of former pastor the r
Jpel II. Mc,calf, to attend tho serv
Judge j. ". Nacomber, the last spea
u be introduced followed Mr.. Cars
with an interesting "Responso in Beh
81 the Laymcn of the Society"
RECALLS OLD DAYS.
Judge Macomber brought some ent
tanning "reminiscences Of episodes in |
history Of the church. In beginning
readihF OF his paper he thanked all vi
had helped in the celebration on b,h
OF the congregation. The barriers w(
now largely broken down thot used
divide the community
Fifty-scven years back there was
such harmony - existed now. The !
President i}uckham, in his last serm
remarked that 30 years before the pcoI
of the church would not have invited III
10 speak and even II they had he fca
h" would not have accepted their inviI
ton. But now, lin those things WI |
count for the most we are in Unison -
other buildings hal como and ,-onl
but the odd brick ncct.nc-housc ed
tnucd in spite Of the barts ur wealth
Ana every yca~ saw II free from I'D
at the crd Of the year. through .he X. n
ness of some member o: other.
but sch'stra had shaken it. ia ,hc ID
On" 81 particular note tool, place du-i|
TIC Hastorate Of the ReT Joshua You'd
VINO cdiclatcd at the burial OF I'D
bro"r in North Eita, after every eel
munster approached had refused To
-" u was in the nnt:-s,avery dayv N
IaS'or Dung w1us accustomed 90 cor.j
ohlN his own conqci cnce. Wien II mol
hcrs Of the ehurca refused 70 r,,nI
i'c'r subscriptions. and the church's i
''-"ncc seemed threatened owing - th|
irtucnc", he resigned. The II sale, N
would lie willing TO continue witt, him
any other p'S,o-. provided there we're
more Ht't'-Gl1veTy sermons The p-on,l
was listened TO in silence AM, tha re.
nation Gf the minister was not acc-rtl
Tho Cnvrch and cougt cg,lt;on had ed
on from year To year. ard it vas to
roncd nc mciuhcrs would follow in Il
steps ~ their worthy predecessors
RECEPTION IN PARICHs
The hundreds proscn. at the service
Guiding many members from IN
churches in the city. adjourned to
par'ors of the church. at the conclus5
OF tho addresses. where they were
ceived by members of u special comm
tee, including members of the womaI
Alliance. a light collation. was ser,
those present Tho official committee.
addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Staples. ed
sisted of Mrs. II. II. Shufelt, Mrs. Fdwa
Wells, Mrs. Joel II. Gates, Mrs. T..
Asst. Miss Roxana Brownell Miss c;
RE Nash and Miss Marion Hendee. 81
eral ladies' and gentlemen of the chur
were in the receiving line with the ps
tor and his wife.
Many valuable relics were on exhil
ton in the parlors. There was a. col
OF the Free Press of January II. ISL
/ old receipts of architects Of the chur
huliding: various letters: and list
tn" signatures of the original pe1
holders, etc.
SPECIAL MUSIC.
The music for the evening inc'ud
several old hymns which are priced
/ Nnitarians. Robert Collyer's TN
( Thy Ttemp'c, Lord. We Come" was o1
Another hymn. a new one. was I'll
written for the centennial of the Hf
ward divinity school by Frederick NJ
Eliot, 20 Thou to Whom the F'aths
Built" Samuel Longfellow's famili
hymn One Toly Church of God A
pears' was the closing hymn of t
Fl evening. The anthem was Marsto,
: How beautiful Upon the Mountain
with contralto solo. the organ prc'u
/ Handers Largo" and the postludc
professional march.
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