The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-18
Irasburg Church Dedicat-
es IL Memorial Windows
(Contiued from Page II

one appreciative of the Ladies Aid
Society of the church. The other
windows are for the following
well-known and much-honored
people of the community: d. H.
Webster and family; A. NJ. Clough
and family; Rev. James E. Knapp
and Martha E. Knapp; Mr.. and
Mrs G. w. Russell; Alexander
Jameson; c. f. Webster and fam
ily, and G.. f. and O. W. Metcalf;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Chapman,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. S. Howard and
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. w ebster. Two
are still left blank for future addi-
tons.
The service was in charge of
Supt. +. w. Sharp of St. Johns
bury, and with the exception of the
memorial service, was similar in
its program to others of the series
of county rallies for greater effici-
ency in the local church that are
being held this month under his d.
rection. The first was held at
Bloomfield for Essex county Mon
day, and it was encouragingly sue
ceisful, both in the direction of the
practical ideas suggested by the
speakers and the surprisingly large
audience present. The rally for La
noble county is held at Johnson
Wednesday; For Franklin county
at Montgomery, Thursday; for
WASHINGTON county at Marshfeld
Friday; for Caledonia county at
ST Johnsbury, Oct. 25.
The days program was full of
splendid addresses and the address
es were all full of helpful and en-
couraging suggestions. The pro-
gram opened at 1870 in the fore
noon and did not close until after
the eloquent presentation of Meth
odism's world program, by Rev.
James Gage, d. D., of Boston, in
the evening.
The first speaker of the morn
ing was Rev. H. T. Coontz of
Newport, who gave very straight
forward, practical talk on the
teaching function of the church.
This was followed by Rev. C. ID.
Pierce of Orleans, who emphasized
the Importance of the church as a
social center, and this, at the open
ing of the afternoon session, by a
carefully thought-out paper on
social service in the Sunday school
by A. G. Owens of Orleans.
The memorial dedication sermon
was easily the keynote address of
the session and was by Principal
Halpenny of Stanstead College. He
took as his text the passage de-
Scribing JoShua's command from
God to take Moses place in the
conquest of Canaan. He said that
a memorial is always a challenge.
God commanded Joshua to take a
dead leaders place; we are admon-
lShed by present memorials that we
are called upon to take up the fight
that Others have laid down. Joshua
was commanded to march over
Jordan; we are told to have faith
and to be strong and of good cour-
age. Joshua was ordered to take
Canaan; we are encouraged to be
not afraid for God is with. US. He
was facing a task and it was
challenge to his faith and his best
effort. We are in the same position.
The eloquent voices of the past as
indicated by the memorials around
the walls of the church to be dedi-
Gated should inspire and encourage
Us to higher aspirations and great
CT endeavor.
The missionary note of love and
sacrifice was sounded by Mrs. o.
b. Wells of Craftsbury. An in
tereSting picture of missionary en-
deavor in Japan was given by Mrs.
Frances Mcintyre, and of the
home field by Miss Dixie Carl of
the North Barre Mission.
The program was completed
by Rev. NJ. f. Turner of Barton,
who spoke on the every member
canvass proposition; Rev. Joseph
Nasey of Evansville, who present
ed the subject of personal evange-
llSm; and Rev. Hewlett Upton of
Newport Centctr, who spoke of the
layman as a personal worker in
the local church. All this gives
little hint of the wealth of good
things the days program contain
ed
The Irasburg church has al
ways served an important coHsti-
tuency in the St Johns bury Dis
trict of the Vermont Methodist
conference. The ministers who
have labOred as pastors there for
the past half century are: |. p.
Chase, W. c. Johnson, A. q: Aus
tin, James +. Knapp, G.. H. Wright
+. G. Wells, G. l.. Wells. c. W.
Kelley, S. G.. Smith, f. F. Ward,
and the present efficient pastor.
Rev. Alfred j. Ward.
Judging by the vigor displayed
at Tuesday,, rally, the church in
lrasburg still has a realization of
the duty it owes to the community
1t serves and is resolved to meet
that obligation with an earnest
ness of purpose that is prophesy
OF success in coming days.
One of the windows dedicated
was in memory of Alexander
Jameson, 1798-1871, and a part of
the program that was much appre-
cIatCd was the Dopm read NV Mr.