Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-08-22

conscience gave a sting-he took it up-I
MISUNDERSTANDING tears rolled
down. his >bloated face O my acife, my
ruined babes! | am an ungratefuL hus-
band, an unworthy father! This. cursed
jug r. He confessed his sin, and put
away his cursed jug, the source of all his
ills. ,.. 9. =. o. j. IT. s...-.- i
Afamily saved the awful duty of car
rying drunkard to his grave--a maniac
made sober---a broken, bleeding heart
healed-a mothers bitter, scalding tears
made to cease their flowing. What
change! The brutal father becomes an
afFectionate protector; the cruel husband
becomes the kind and attentive companion;
the leaky roof keeps off the pelting storm;
the half starved, ragged children fed and
clad; now they meet their father with
out-stretched arms; they cling round his
knees, kiss his fulrowed cheek; and
soothe his aching bosom. What a change!
The despised family is respected; the dis
consulate wife is filled with joy, and
peace, love and happiness reign now,
where pale sorrow made her home
What has done this2 A tract which cost
one-fourth of a cent. The stranger who
left that mute yet eloquent preacher, has
more reason to rejoice, than he who rules
an empire; one may rule nation, the
other has been instrumental in saving an
Immortal soul! Dear reader-do you
drink ardent spirits? o be careful l-one
more glass, and ore more, until thy soul
is forever lostl Be persuaded to put down
that glass-there is death in it! A SER
pent hides his head there, and will sting
your soul-one more dram has ruined
thousands. 1.-THE prudent man forseeM
the evll, and hideth himself; the simple
pass on and are punished" 9TH.
Florida, July2 1888.
FREE D1sCUss1oN.-A late number Of
the Missionary Herald contains an in
structive and cheering account of public
discussion between the missionaries and
the Hindoos on the merits of the Hindoo
religion. This reminds us of the primi-
tive age of Christianity, when its divine
Founder held daily disputations with the
scribes and pharsees-when the syna-
gogues, the market ana the sea shore were
the theatres Of free and public debate
when Paul challenged the Grecian philos-
ophers on Mars Hill, and disputed daily
in the school of one Tyrannus. There
was no fear Of impairing the sublmity of
religion by making its disc ussions too COM
mon-no panic lest places of religious in
struction should become the arena of de-
bate-no fear that the dignity ofthe Christ
ian ministry would suffer, by meekIy in
structing opposers-no senstiveness lest
the Holy Spirit should be grieved, or lest
the piety Of the true worshippers should
evaporate, the first moment the truths of
religion should be treated as literal facts,
and human beings encouraged to treat
them as facts by making them the topics
Of free social discussion. When shall the
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impiety, and heathenism, of the United
States Of America be assailed by band
Of Christian ministers, who like their di.
vine Master and his apostles, shall invite
free public discussion, and 60 out into the
highways and hedges to carry on a mora
warfare? Abolilionists have made a few
experiments at discussion in respect to one
OF the giant sins af our land. Who will
profit by the hint, and put on the whole
armor Of God, and 60 forth to the contest
We ought to have good many teachers
of religion 10 this country, who are thor
oughly educated, and trained for such pub.
lie debates.-Friend Of man.
The CRoToN WATER WoRKs.-The
[ Aqueduct which is to bring Croton
river into the city of New York, will
be 40 miles long. 1t will have an
unvarying ascent from the starting
point, eight miles above Sing Sing to
Harlem Heights, where it comes
out ia feet above high water mark.
A great army ofmen are now at work
along the line, and at many points
the, aqueduct is completed. The
bottom is an inverted arch of brick /;
the sides are laid with hewn stone in
cement, then plastered on the inside,
and then within the plaster a four
inch brick wall is carried up to the
stone wall, and thence the top is
formed with an arch of double brick
work. It will stand forages a monu-
ment Of the enterprise of the present
generation.
TEXAS NOT ANNEXED We conorat-
ulate the country on the cheering fact,
that Congress has adjourned without an
nexing Texas to the United States. So
far, so good. DR.. Fisk may say what he
pleases, and editors, of various sorts, NAV
rclterate as often as they choose the sense
less inquiry, What have aboltioniss ac-
compiished q The South loudly COM
Mains fhe Texan lerisllt11ra has ottoa.ol