The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-07

neither is there any record of a
deficiency in the pastors claims
from this grace. May the church
never back slide. April %, 1874,
Danville entertained the Yer
mont conference, Bishop Peck
presiding Saturday, April 26,
came terrible snow storm. Near
ly two feet of snow fell. The
bishop preached with great power
to a large audience. This church
has been favored by having four
bishops visit Us. Bishop Ashbury
was the first who passing through
Danville on his circuit was tired
from travelling so far and being in
poor health, he stopped to rest.
Court then being in session (this
then being the shire town, but
when our neighbor got railroad
and the Fairbanks shops, they like
Ohab of old who wanted our vine
yard and they having great in
huence, got The county buildings
away from Danville but to go
back to my story, when the court
learned there was u real live
bishop among them they offered
to adjourn court if he would
preach to them. "Well," said the
bishop, of you will adjourn to
the church whore | can sit and
be comfortable | will preach to
YOU. They gladly accepted his
offer.
The next bishop to visit US was
Bishop Peck, who presided at the
conference in 1874. The next was
when Rev. F. E .Currier was the
pastor. Bishop Henderson came
and spoke on evangelism, The
next is our beloved Bishop
Hughes, whom we have with US
tonigkec.
This church was organized by
Scion Sias, who travelled
through here at times. 1t was
he who laid the corner stone and
later preached the dedicatory ser
mon. During the first years of
this church the preacher came
once a month. The people hold
ing meetings themselves, and of
ten the pastor from our sister
church would preach in the af-
tcrnoon. The growth of this
church was slow as the Metho-
dists insisted Oh renouncing dane
ing. AS people were fond of
dancing they would not become
mmbers of the church. During
the year Of 1927 at a dance, a
young lady fell dead That stop
ped the dancing until only Is or
20 years ago and the church grew
and prospered but was helped by
the members of our sister church
"a beautiful spirit of coopera-
ton.
This church has had many
glorious REVEALS and many have
found Christ and gone out to
bless the world. Notable among
these | would mention Rev. Wal
ter Gould who when converted,
heard the call of the Master and
today is an honored and beloved
pastor at West Burke. We feel
justly proud to think this church
was the place he found Christ
and heard the call. We trust there
may be others as time goes on.
Time forbids my speaking of all
the pastors who have labored
here and Of the good work done
whichcan only be revealed when
the Book God keeps records in
shall be opened at the last day
Our present pastor has organ
lied Methodist Young Peoples
society. They are great help to
the church, personally and finah-
cially. Have Il fine library, and
the Ladies Aid is, as in other
places, the right arm of the pas
tor and church. We have Il
fund sufficiently large so we do
not have to worry about the pas
tors salary.
And now we come to the close
of our first centennial. We thank
God for ongoing Methodism, one
bright branch of Christ's King
dom. We think God for scores
and scores who have gone home
to their reward, for so many
years of faithful laborS here,
which makes, this day possible in
the history OF this church. Then
we thank Our Heavenly Father
for the bright days of promise
ahead of us. We are truly thank
full for needed grace, supplied
day by day from Christ. May
We shall need
each one of US measure up to our
great faith and courage that we
may do greater things in the
next one hundred years. DR..
Karl Gerok wrote that love was
the Fundamental law OF the world. /
First as written in Heaven for /,
God is love; second as written on /
the cross, for Christ is love; third /
as written in our hearts for
Christianity is love; so may tins
church strive Tor greater things,
of which none is greater than .
souls for the Master.
The baptism of the children .
was followed by the closing adj
dress of the centennial by Bishop
f. II. Hughes of Boston. The /
bishop gave a great address on
the Three S. These were the
social side of the church, the J.
Of the church, and /
he -nt1-icp of the church