Weather Forecast: slightly warmer. Variable winds; Weather Forecast: Variable vdndgf Cttoett MighUy warmer. Exercise tlio "Turkey Trot" nntl come to Tlio Citizen office for fluo Job Work. TOUIl PRINTING It v hands will put bulla lm ! . b 70th YEAR --NO. 13 HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1912. PRIC.1 5 CENTS NARROW ESCAPE OF WAYNE COUNTY COURT GRANTS OR. COOK TO LECTURE HONESDALE MAN 80TH ANNl.t.lSARY BETHANY MEN SOCIETY MEETS FOUR DIVORCES AT THE LYRIC FOUND DEAD: OF GRACE CHURCH While They Were Blasting With Dynamite AMOS WAltl) AND Git ANT COL- LINS BADLY BRUISED AND BURNED 11V GUTTING TOO NEAR E.PI)SIVE THOUGHT FUSE 1IAI GONE OUT. S Amos Ward and Grant Collins miraculous- escaped death last Thursday afternoon while engaged In using dynamite for blasting pur poses The accident occurred on the farm of John Strongman, Dethnny, Land both men were severely burned, cut and bruised as the result of be ing too near a stick of dynamite when it exploded. The two men were blasting frozen earth from a side mil and removing it to another section on the place. A hole had been made in the rock-liko earth by means of a crowbar and a stick of dynamite was placed therein. The fuse was lighted and then the men went the usual distance to await the disr barge They waited, and wait ed and waited and finally, presum ing that the fiiFe had gone out, went bark walking side by side with Ward a li'tle in the lead, he being In charge of the blasting. N'o sooner than they had reached the dangerous ground than bang! wen' fhe nlch explosive. Collins was thrown to the ground by the force of the ex nstnn. while Ward was able to b"l' h ern-illbrlum. They both receded tbo full benefit of the ex plosion f oilins' injuries were great er tb,T) Ward's, although ho was not as close to the point of danger as the latter When Mr. Collins was thrown upon his back he was ren dered unconscious and remained so for n half hour. His back was badly sprained. He also received an ucly scaln wound, besides having his face and head cut and bruised with flying particles of frozen dirt. He was re moved to the home of J. J. Hauser, who lives nearby, and Dr. P. B. Peterson was called. After a thor ough examination was made no frac tured bones were found, neither Is ho Buffering from internal Injuries. Mr. Collins' mind was a blank from the time of the accident until Friday morning, when he conversed with his parents and Dr. Petersen. Ho did not remember their coming to Fee him o- talking with him, al though he answered their questions lnte'ilcent'y He could not recall anything about the blast until the next dav. when he told how tho ac cident happened. Mr Ward was closer the scene of the explosion than was his partner, but in some manner met With less perlovs Injury. His face Is badly burned as if by powder, besides be ing cut and bruised. His moustache was burned close to his Hp. Mr. Ward's eyes were affected, he being unable to open them for two days af ter the explosion. Dr. Petersen, his physician, Is doing his utmost to save the sight. Mr. Ward went to his home Thursday night. His condition is not as serious as Mr. Collins, the onlv Inconvenience being the loss of eight for an indefinite time. Mr. Collins Is still at the home of Mr. Hauser, where ho is slowly Improv ing His injuries are exceedingly paln.'ul. Aged .Sterling Man Dead. Abrarn Neville, a retired farmer of Sterling township, died at his home in owning ua ouuuay ui me ubu ui u nr n uioTiii nrrinrno 72 years, 5 months, and 5 days. Ho.K. OF C. INSTALL OFFICERS was an economical and industrious 1 Ul Ul ,0,HLL UI IULI10 farmer and had accumulated proper ty Death was the result of old age. Mr Neville was born In Ireland, on September 7, 1S39. On coming to America in 1S4 7 with his parents they settled In Sterling township. At this time ho was about eight years of age At Moscow, Pa., on September 11, 1873, he was married to Miss Harriet R. Bortree and to them was born a son, Floyd A., who Is at home. Ho Is survived by his widow and one son. Floyd, and an adopted daughter, Carrie The funeral services wero hold In tho Sterling rhurc-h. Bench Lake Church Notes. The eeiond ouartorlv meeting for the Bear h Lake and Honesdalo Clr coit will bo held at Beach Lake be ginning Friday night, February 1G, and continuing over tho Sabbath; alEo preaching on Thursday night, the 1r.th. In Ilonesdale by tho dls tHt elder All are Invited to attend theso services. Saw Roosevelt, Taft nntl Other Os triches. Howard M. Bentley, insurance agent, rerehed a post card from his nephew, Lorlng Gale, Jr., last Satur day ronresonting tho latter and his little sister taken upon tho back of an ostrich In writing to his undo ho said: "How would you like to be whero wo aro? Wo saw President and Mrs. Taft, Col. and Mrs. Roose velt and other ostriches." High School Notes. Tho preliminary for the trl-angular , contest, comprising Ilonesdale, Dun-' more and Carbondalo, was hold In tho High school last week, when a selection of 12 boys was mado. They aro Clarence Butler, Norman Decker, Conrad Dlrlam, Anthonv Fritz, John Lozo, Ray Relrdon, Phllln Sommers, Mortimer Stocker, Charles Tolley, Earl Transue and Robert Williams, The declamation Is a part of Lin coln's second inaugural address. Held Sixth Annual Banquet In New York City Tho Wayne County Pennsylvania Society of Now York City met at the Hotel Manhattan, corner of Madison .ivenuo and 42nd street In Now York City, on Thursday night, February S, to hold their sixth annual banquet. Dr. Schoonovor, president of tho so ciety, had charge of tho evening and among .tho guests of honor and speak ers were: Hon. Wm. D. B. AIney, Represen tative 14th District. Pov. Dr. Stephen S. Wise. Rabbi, ! Free Synagogue, New York city, who , spoKo on "Lincoln." Judge Robert Carey, Hudson County Court of Common Pleas, Jersey City, N. J. Major Edgar Jadwin, Chief, En gineers Corps, War Department, Washington, D. C. Ho spoko on tho "Panama Canal." Rev. Albert L. Whlttaker, D. D., Grace church, Ilonesdale. Brief addresses were mado by H. Z. Russell and Attorney Homer Creene, of this place. Thcro were about seventy members present and they represent former Wayne coun teans. Those who attended tho ban quet from Hone-'rinle were Messrs. Homer Greene, H. 52. Russell, Rev. A. L. Whlttaker, H. T. Mcnner, Dr. L. B. Nellson. WAYNE COUNTY FARMER KILLED Skull Was Fractured Against Skid JACOB JERAZO, OF RIVERDALE, IN ENDEAVORING TO STOP HIS RUNAWAY HORSE, MET DEATH ON MOOSIO MOUNTAIN LAST THURSDAY. Jacob Jerazo, of Riverdale, Mt. Pleasant township, was found ly ing in the road in an unconscious condition Thursday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock by Walter Groat. Jer azo, who lived at the home "of Henry Wildenstein, went to Forest City every day where he sold milk. While ho was returning home that after noon, after disposing of his supply of milk, his horse, it is claimed, took fright at some ohject along the road ana Mr. Jerazo was thrown from his sieigh, his head coming In violent contact with a skid or rail near the side of the road. His horse went homo, but Mr. Jerazo laid helpless in the road until overtaken by Mr. Groat. The accident happened on tho Moosic mountain about three and a half miles from Forest City and near the home of Henry Curtis. Mr. Groat brought Mr. Jerazo to tho home of W. J. Varcoe in Clinton township and Dr. Knapp of Forest City was called. Mr. Jerazo lived an hour after tho accident. Tho de ceased was 22 years of age and had been In tho vicinity of Riverdale for four years. He had been in this country about nine years. His only relatives are two cousins living In Vandllng, where tho funeral was held on Sunday afternoon. The Ilonesdale Order, No. 363, Knights of Columbus, met at their lodge rooms In the Keystone block on Thursday evening and installed the newly elected officers of that Organi zation. District Deputy Thomas Mangan, of Hawley, Installed the olli cers as follows: Philip R. Murray, grand knight; Bernard Kavanaugh, deputy grand knight; John Carroll, chancellor; George Deltzer, finance secretary; John RIckert, recording eecretary; Lowronco Dried, Insido guard; Joseph ReiBe, outside guard; Dr. McConvIll, trustee; Mathew Brown, of Scranton, district warden. A chicken lunch and other refresh ments wero served and during this a program was rendered under tho direction of tho lecturer, George D. Schwenker, as follows: Opening remarks, Dr. McConvIll, Toastmaster. Solo "When You and I Young." John H. Carroll. "Catholic Citizenship," Rov, Were John O'Toole. Selection, K. of C. Orchestra. "Socialism." Rov. Dr. J. W. Balta. Tenor Duet Theobald and Deltzer. Pinno Solo John RIckert. Ex-Grand KnUhts John J. RIckert, Robert .1. M 'rray nnd Joseph Spell man entertained tho company by a few chosen remarks. Tho Honesdalo order of Knights of Columbus havo a membership of one hundred and fifty, a few of which aro non-resident. UAltY BURNED TO DKATII. (Special to The Citizen.) Troop, Fob. 13. Jamos, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Chlmo, was burned to death to-day as tho result of playing with tho firo during his mother's absence. Tho little fellow poked sticks In tho flro and Ignited his clothing. Tho mother In endeavoring to save her boy's life was severely burned, but will recover. And Another in Line. Master Takes Evidence DANCY HUBBARD ASKS COURT TO PAROLE SON, HARRY, FnOM DANVILLE HOSPITAL REV. J. W. BUCKLEY APPOINT ED BURGESS OF BETHANY BOROLXJH OTHER BUSINESS. Monday was motion day. Judge A. T. Searle, who has been prcsld-1 Ing over court in Scranton during the past threo weeks, was upon tho bench. Tho following business was transacted: Kato Ohumacht, upon petition, was appointed guardian of Katie fchumpp, a feeble-minded person of I Clinton township. Tho said Katie Schumpp was not able to bo present) at tho hearing owing to her physl-! cal condition. Kate Ohumacht is to give bond In tho sum of $3,000. In tlio matter of the estate of John Becker, deceased, petition nnd citation for executor to lile account. On presenting the abovo petition tho court ordered that G. F. Rollison file in tho register's office as execu tor of John Becker a just account and make true settlement thereof on or before the second Monday of March, 1912, with ten clays' notice to said Georgo F. Rollison. In tho matter of petition for tho parole of Harry Hubbard from the hospital for the Insane at Danville, the court after hearing tho petition read and having carefully consid ered same, ordered that tho said Harry Hubbard be paroled from the hospital for tho Insane at Danville In care of Dancy W. Hubbard, his mother, If In tho opinion of Dr. Hugh Meredith, superintendent of tho hospital for tho Insane, such parole would be prudent. In the caso of James MePhorson vs. Annie Cole, administratrix. Judgment opened and execution stayed. The supervisors of Texas township comprising Georgo Erk, Lawrence Weidnor nnd Ray J. Brown, pe titioned the court for a county bridge over Carley Brook upon the road leading from the Bunnelltown rond near the house of Michael Wcldner. Upon petition,' Rev. J. W. Blerley, of Bethany, whs ' appointed burgess of that borough to fill a vacancy caused by tho resignation of James Johns. W. O. Avery was appointed au ditor of the borough of Bethany. Charles Avery declined to serve. Upon petition presented, the court appointed Charles A. McCarty, Dr. L. B. Nielsen and J. A. Bodle, Jr., as a commission to inquire into the sanity of Clara Frazer and make re port according to law. Tho following divorce cases were granted: To Mary C. Lehman vs. Christian Lehman, White Mills. William A. Tanner vs. Maud M. Tanner, of Aldenville. Nellie E. Rashley vs. Frank Rash ley, of Scott Center. Gertrudo J. Hale vs. James E. Hale. E. R. Hemstead vs. C. A. Cort right & Son. Bond approved and rule discharged. James Md'herson assigned to George I. Cole, assigned to John R. Jones, vs. Annie Cole, administra trix of tho estate of Henry Cole, de ceased. Upon reading said petition tho court ordered that writs of fieri facias Issued upon judgments en tered In Wayno county common pleaB be staid until tho determina tion of the proceedings on tho ori ginal judgments In Susquehanna county, with notice of this order to F. C. Kimble, shoriff, nnd no pro ceedings to be had upon tho said Judgments In tho said court of com mon pleas of Wayne county until further order of this court. P. H. lloff was appointed master to take evidence In the divorce pro ceedings of Frances J. Brady vs. William J. Brady. The court appointed tho following viewers to lay out a public road In Dyberry and vacate a part of a pub lic road In Texas and Dyberry: I. V. Sandorcock, W. A. Gaylord and R. M. Stocker. Manchester township Vlowers to lay out a public road: W. H. Lee, A. V. Tyler and L. A. Lybolt. Petition wns presonted for a bridge view for a brldgo to bo located near tho (Irango hall In Berlin township on road leading from Indian Orchard to Beach Lako. Potltlon was also presented for a county brldgo over tho Paupack river In Salem township. R. M. Stocker, I. W. Sandorcock and W. A. Gaylord wero appointed viewers by tho court. A petition was presented the court for a brldgo view for a county brldgo near a blacksmith shop on tho public road near Varden, where tho Middle Creek crosses snld public road In Lako township. M. J. Hanlan, A. V. Tyler and M. L. Skinner wero ap pointed viewers. An order permitting amendments of original declaration of naturaliza tion papers was presented and order ed placed upon tho minutes of tho court. Judgo Searlo heartily endors ed their adoption. Horotoforo If there wero any errors In making out tho papers In that tho person who mado tho application might not re member tho exact dato of landing or tho steamer which carried him to America. It would tako two years' time before ho would becomo a nat uralized citizen. Tho now amend ments provldo for such errors, bo that Makes Sensational Charges Against Peary HE ASSERTS THAT HE HAS PROOF TO BACK ALL CHARGES HE MAY MAKE SAYS HE HAS NOT YET TOLD ALL. Dr. Frederick Cook will give an Il lustrated lecture at the Lyric on Monday evening, February 2C. Dr. Cook In his lecture makes sensational DR. FREDERICK A. COOK. charges against Peary. He also states that he has proof to back all charges he will make. He declares that he left this country at tho height of the pro-Peary campaign against him, because of a nervous and physical breakdown, and be cause of a desire to rest and gain time to marshal tho proof of his Polar claim, and to secure evidence exposing dishonest and fraudulent methods In the campaign against nun. Dr. Cook now comes back with startling charges against Mr. Peary. At tho Lyric, Monday evening, Feb ruary 26. OIL STOVE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUNDAY FIRE On Sunday afternoon about one o'clock the citizens of Ilonesdale were disturbed by an alarm of Are. The blaze was In tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Bullock, at 1798 Main street. Mr. Bullock placed an oil atove in the basement of his home w'hen ho came from church to thaw out tho water pipes. He went up stairs and in about ten minutes ho observed smoke Issuing Into the room. On going down stairs ho discovered the siove 10 De iiutu.ee auu also the rafters of tho lower floor above whero the stove was placed. The fire was extinguished without any difficulty and with little damage except to a few rugs used In the pro cess and also where the fire burned through tho lloor In ono place. The lire companies wero called out but the flro was out on their arrival. Hose cart No. 3 was taken to the scene Ibehlnd Dorfllngor's automobile. Keep Fifty Teams Busy. Joel G. Hill, of Lookout, Btated to a Citizen representative last Friday during tho former's short stay In Ilonesdale, that they are very busy at the acid factory at Lookout. Fifty teams and about 75 men aro kept busy in the woods. BIGGEST .MAN IN STATE DIES. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Plattsville, Feb. 13. Ambrose Moose, claimed to havo been the largest man In the State of Penn sylvania, died at his homo hero to uay. Mr. Moose was 40 years of age aud was i feet, 10 Inches in height; his shoulders measured throe feet across and ho was over five feet In girth. His weight was 525 pounds. an applicant, should ho be In error, can become naturalized shortly after wards by ninklng, tho correction, which 'tho amendments allow. Judgo Searlo was instrumental in drawing up tho amendments abovo referred to. In tho matter of tho appointment of a county board of vlowers as pro vided by tho Act of Juno 23, 1911. tho court appointed tho following vlowors for a term of threo years from this dato, aB provided by said Act: L. S. Collins, I. W. Sandorcock, W. H. Leo, R. M. Stocker, M. J. Hanlan. W. A. Gaylord, A. V. Tyler, Damascus; L. A. Lybolt, Fallsdalo; M. L. Skinner, Mllanvlllo. Dlstrli t Attorney M. E. Simons presented a potltlon before tho court asking that nn order bo mado au thorizing an increaso In pay of court crier and tipstaff. Now, Fob. 13, It is now ordered by the court that tho compensation of tho court crier and tipstaff having been fixed at ?2 per day at a time when tho compensa tion of jurors and constables In at tendnnco at court was at tho same rate, and tho compensation of Jur ors and constables has slnco been In creased by Act of Assombly to $2.5u, In order to placo the court crier and tipstaff on an oquallty with tho Jur ors and constablos as to compensa tion, tho pay of William II. Ham, court crier and Charles Hawker, tip staff, Is fixed at ?2.G0 per day. James Murray is the Victim' of Apoplexy DISCOVERED LYING ALONG THE D. .t H. RAILROAD A SHORT DISTANCE FROM HOME SAT URDAY MORNING WAS WELL KNOWN HERE. James Murray, a well-known resi dent of Ilonesdale. was found lying cold in death Saturday morning, about 6 o'clock, near the Erie pock ets, by James Buckley, who was on .., n i ingly cold night! tho mercury regis- coring several degrees below zero. Coroner P. B. Petersen was called and porm'lsslon was asked of him to remove tho body to the home of his sister, Mrs. James Mullen, near the C .irllOlIp PPmotori A ftr., vlawlnn the remains Coroner Petersen stated! Hint frnm nnnonrnnnna Mr had died as tho result of a' stroke of nnnn OXV. II s hn.nl wna vim- In n ' pooi 01 oioou, Having surrored a hemorrhage of the nose and ears. As Mr. Murray did not return homo Friday night, Mrs. Mullen became alarmed. Fearing that something had befallen him she stayed up all nlirht wniHn-r fr.r ri..rn tii.i flrst intimation she had of his where- ' Batln demanded and tho result abouts was when the report of his was the erection of the present beau sad death was revealed to her short- f1,1 stone eTdltlf e- Ihe ground was ly after his body was found alongside brokon n Juno 3; ,1,s53; ant the Delaware and Hudson tracks Sat- relay morning. Mr. Murray was born In Dyberry township about 4S years ago, where he lived with his parents until ho be came a young man. For many years cue- uuceiisuu wns a launiui employee , he olawnro and Hudson Gravity ary in the yoar 1S7G tlle presoni -a ui "f r .a , iPo? tl0n, aS stone building was completed for th. slinger at ho foot of 12 plane UB0 of the pastor at a cost of ?13 t was at this place that ho unfor-1 r00. Tne Krowth of the ohurrh has tunatolv lost the use of one of his been ranId nnd It now enjovs a pood ,anf hfyJaylnf, lt caufgh Jn v,the Popularity. The present pastor. Rev. f.th? S?b,n ftt?r th abn" A. L. Whittaker, preached a sermon donmont of the D. & H. canal Mr. j commemorating the occasion and a n ?ali ?r.emaV,r,t 10 l,nl3: ! touches of the progress of the church dale Consolidated Electric Light, ' to the prescnt time, the trials Heat and Power company He was and Dattles fought and of ,tho greal a good-hearted man and had many reward. m hls address on Sunday friends. Mr Murray never married ( ho spoke in part as follows, and took and lived with his sister, Mrs. Wil-for UIs text a part of tho 0ne Hun Bam Mullen on Erie street. Mrs. dred and Tenth P8alm ..Tny Pe0 ,i... uw Djaiui, ui iiiioin place, also survives. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from St, John s Catholic church. T., i, , . ,' j .Uor our thought to-day. Thero Is a From the blood-stained snow andrju-mphanl; swln(, of victory about lt. icks in the vicinity of whore tho There ls an enthusiasm for the caust track body was found. It Is evident that Mr. Murray became dazed after he was stricken. He had gono part way up tho side hill and then re turned, falling near the railroad tracks, whero he died. Ho had com plained of not feeling well during the past few days. Birthday Greetings. Georgo R. Bell, a representative business man, of Salem township, was born in that township on Feb. 11, j857, that dato being his 55 blrthdav. The Citizen extends con gratulations. Flro on Cliff Street. The barn on tho placo occupied by Simon Spangenberg and family, on Cliff street, was consumed by fire on Thursday evening shortly after six o'clock. Mr. Spangerberg had come 1n from tho barn shortly be fore and was preparing to eat the evening meal when a neighbor came In and Informed him that his barn was on fire. Tho flro gained head way rapidly and soon tho structure was a mass of flames. All the crop of hay and grain that was In the barn was dlstroyed. A cow, which was in the barn shortly beforo the Are was discovered, was saved. The orlgin of the flro Is unknown. WRECK AT KIMBLES. Special to The Citizen.) Kimbles, Feb. 13. Sixteen load ed coal cars were derailed here this morning, blocking traffic. No ono was Injured. Tho wreck is suppos ed to havo been caused by a broken wheel. Tho Honesdalo passenger train was east of tho wreck but tho passengers were transferred to a caboose and comDinaiion car anu inKen to nones- ClalO. NO Iliall Or OXpreSS Was Ship- ped. The track will probably bo opened by tonight. CHARLES A. ROMAN HERE Charles E. Roman, of LaAnna, was a business callor In Honesdalo Satur day. Mr. Homan drove the distance and claimed tho roads wore in good condition with tho exception of a fow deep snow drifts, which wore en countered at Arlington. Mr. Homan Is tho genial proprietor of the "Pop- sles," ono of Wayno county's popular Ish eighty years ago. It was a lay summer boarding houses. Tho men's moveniont. Almost always It building Is located at South Storllng Is tho clergyman with tho mlsslon nnd now rndorgolng a number of arv instinct strong within his breast, repairs. Mr. Unman has boon In- who carries the church to a now Btrumental in gottlng tho people from rlano. But horo lt was tho people. Philadelphia. New York and Brook- Tho people wero willing. Thero wa lyn coming his way. Crosco. on the no need of a summons or ronulso or Delnwaro, Lackawanna and Wostorn oven exhortlon. The people wor rallrond. ls the nearest station. Tho willing. They took tho first step. I "Pnnsies" Is IncntPd on an elevation with a commanding vlow. It Is an Ideal placo to srend your vacation, ! The sconory thereabouts Is magnlft- i rent and is tho kind that npnoals to tho lover of nature Slnco last Oc- tober Mr. Homnn has been on a pleasnro trip. Ho snent some time In Florida and tho Southern states, afterwards going to Mnlno. Wostorn, New York state was also visited. D. R. Lathrop, of Scranton, was a business caller In town on Friday, Rev, A, L Whittaker Delivers Address to Large Audience CHURCH ESTABLISHED IN 1832 AND HAS GOOD GROWTH UP TO PRESENT TIME INTEll- estlng bits of history; its li1e during the pas Eighty years. Wednesday, Feb. 7, was th eightieth anniversary of the Grac Episcopal church of this place and the event was celebrated by a special 1 service on Sunday. Feb. 11. Th fhVreh haA Us- J1kB'5 atf J mcetln llol,U. n, Fo?,- ',' li3f'. 'uo hus of Charles Forbes. At that meeting an organization was effected and th first vestrymen were elected. Th first pastor of the church was Iter. James H. Tyng, of Nowburyport, ?in88U o.!'0 , ?c,l.,opte5fc thf . tail March 29, 1S32. The lot nov on ow oc- ,b'.thc church was notated by " "uianaic uiu nuuauu uu.u lu. The first church building was erected on this sito and opened in Septem ber, 1S34. At a meeting of tho ves try held on February 25, 1&53, a movement was begun toward th erection of a new church as th prosperity nnu growui 01 tno congre- "y "isuup Alonzo Potter on Juno 23 of th same year. The new church wai completed on August 2, 1S54, and was consecrated by the same bishop. Up to this time there was no rectory and on July 1, 1874, It was resolved t,i i t.... Shali t3o v nc in the Dav of Thy Power": 'This psalm Is Just what wo want of tho Almighty which is contagious and invigorating. It is the song of battlo for tho right, of devotion to a just cause, of loyalty to their king and leader. In the first lines of the psalm we see the people gathering In a mighty army on fire to light Je hovah's battles; In the latter portion nilT nvnc fnnef nrrri tlir tiimrVi n f Jehovah's armv. But the vorr ! heart of tho inspiration of the psalm is in tneso lines, 'Tny People Shall bo Willing in the Day of Thy Pow er." Wo think of the past and Its noble legacies to thoso of to-day. Our gratitude to ho men and women of the past is more than we can ex press. The spirit of tho men and women of tho olden times comes down to tho men and women of th present as a source of strength. But never can we safely rely on th strength of the past. It Is only as they are shown to us to-day that they may vouchsafe victory in tho battle of to-day. And so to-day lt is my purpose to look up the past an nals of this parish. Five years ago that was well done. That Inspiration has not, I trust, so soon died out. It did us good to feel that wo bo- longed to a congregation which wa not a thing of yesterday, but for ! seventy-five years in the early hls- tory of the town where we are living had done a work that was a good work and strong. To-day there Is the knowledge of eighty years of that living growth. It was about eighty years ago that the first ves try was organized In the home of Charles Forbes. Tho men of that vestry were In earnest about Inau gurating a work which should be s strong Influence In their town for good. And they succeeded. All honor to thoso eight men for their labors and the s-iccess of their la- bors. ml5,lt spoak of soule of th. nlln rlnrn-vmnn u-hn hv. rvH this parish In the past, of Richard B. Duane, who had tho unstinted af fections of his peoplo; of Dalrympl and Ahrams, whoso deaths occurred whllo in chari?o of this parish, and lends pathetic Interest to their names; of Swentzel, Lewis, Hall. Ware, to whom tho parish owes so much, who held tho atTectlons of th men and women who are hero to-day. But I wish to-day to speak rather of tho eleht men who founded tho par- Wo In turn havo received from their hands these buildings; and o"rs Is tho task and the duty of making thorn stand for tho worshlo of God for which they woro reared. Mav wo not Fay that ours Is a threo- fold task, to maintain theso bulld- Ings In as good condition ns wo hav fo-nd them; to Improvo them and when necessary to add to thorn; and thirdly and most Important of all, to make them stand for a vlgorou nrOBftPlltlnn nf thn nnrlr fnr ITin nmi I of Christ."
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