The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-10-24
Anniversary Sunday
at South Church
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WOOd luliidSC Will NCly lolSS iNS
listers in the center aisles. AS ii
was necessary to divert heat fol
the Sunday school rooms, Mr.
Flint chose the time to close then
during the prayer just before thC
sermon. This was something the
children of the congregation Gag
erly listened for"
In closing Mrs. Fairbanks sand
"My words today are especially OF
the early days of our church, bul
this feeling has always been WITH
me, that this church was founded
by those who sacrificed much to
promote the cause of the Lord and
Master in this village"
Charles H. Horizons subject was
Elves of Usefulness, moulded
and Inspired, and brief mention
was made of Prof. Colby, Thomas
Hall, Francis Bingham, Deacon
Blodgett, and in later years, Dea-
cons Ely, Taplin and Richie. nc
spoke of the pastors from Dr.
Brastow, and DR.. Fairbanks to the
present time. Who car sum ur
the power and influence that has
gone out from this church in 70
years. A single seed is a fore
runner of a forest just as a single
helpful word is the beginning OF
some great movement for the bet
terment for mankind. Think OF
the Academy students who have
heard inspiring christian truths
preached from this pulpit! How
many great missionary a%ctivitlcs
have been promoted and helped.
Attention was called to many wno
have gone from this church to
other fields. Rev. Henry E. Jew
EFT, who went to California and
was a prominent preacher foI
nearly half a century DR.. Jesse
Marden, medical missionary in
Turkey; Prof. James F. Colby, TO-
40 years professor Of information
al law in Dartmouth college; Dr.,
Arthur Fairbanks, director of the
Boston Museum of line Arts
Robert N. Fairbanks of London
Prof. Frank P. Bracket ,astron-
omer at the Wilson observatory,
and his fathor, Prof. Solomon H.
Bracket, also a prominent observ-
er, for many years an instructor al
the Academy; Rev. Ozora S. Da-
Wis, president of Chicago Thee
logical Seminary, DR.. B. T. Mar
shall, president of Connecticut
College, Hon. Calvin Coolidge, vice
president of the United States.
These are a few of the prominent
people that can be mentioned. In
closing his "reminiscences, Mr.,
Horton expressed the same hope
that was included in his remark
at the half century celebration OF
the. church twenty years ago and
that was that the church may be d
light and inspiration to those il
serves as it moves on toward the
century.
The sermon by the nastor Rev
DR.. F. A. Poole was in keeping
with the spirit of the service. The
subject was "The New England
Westinghouse, Then and Now
DR.. Poole outlined the change in
the attitude Of the church toward
religious as well as in secular mat
tcrs in the last 20 years. In the
early days the church was devo-
tional and ecclesiastical. there was
a separation of church and state.
there were things sacred am
things secular. All things con
nected with the church were re-
garded religious, while all clse,-
business politics, education.
amusement-was regarded secular
The early days were the days
when the minister and possibly
The school teacher were the only
members of the community who
We're literally educated, and tbs
church was the real meeting house
where eVryOnc was anxious to
get together TO hear the news ans
talk things over.
The horseshed was an e~cclesisti
cal institution and about the only
social rendezvous for the men. A
we look back to those days we ar,
inclined to idealize them, max,
them attractive and picturesque
as their ruggedness and meagre.
ness have disappeared with the
years, and their disadvantage.
have been forgotten. With tht
change that has brought about, re
ligious activities have broadeneC
and its activities have increased
until today sacred as well as secu.
lar advantages and activities have
got to be almost a burden, unit
we wonder, not that so few, but sc
many go to church. The
church has benefited by an enor
mous expansion of the religion.
sphere and there is no longer such
a distinction between sacred anC
secular things, for the present dis.
tinction is between right anC
wrong, and business and plav i
now regarded in its true light as
part of life to be made holy be
cause done in the true religion.
spirit. 1t has overlooked tht
meeting house out into the world
With such a religion and such
message there is no fear that thc
church, like this white church or
the hlll, will pass succcsSlu. .y
thorugh all its times of readjust
mcnt for God is in it, Christ is it
soul and the gates of hades shall