Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-26

SouStuStdtlOn tudS OHlISt olSu lOE ulIu.-
Benevolence to the poor is enforced by the
example Of Christ, who, though he was
rich, became poor, that we through his pow
erty might become rich. The relative du-
ties of husband and wife are taught by the
example of Christ toward his church,
Finally, love, humility, patience, holiness,
justice, mercy, and truth--whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are hon.
est, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
thingsare pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report, if
there be any praise, all is TO be found il the
character and example Of Christ. Christ is
all and in all.
As many read the following letter, and listen
TO its advice, will thereby benefit themselves and
their fellow beings. a
Letter from Ex.President Adams.
The following admirable letter from
one of the most eminent men, living or
dead, TO highly useful and respectable
Literary Society IN Baltimore will be
read with no ordinary interest, not only
by the student, but by all classes of peo-
ple.-Baltimore Patriot
Messrs. Leafs Audoun, II. D. McCmlloe6,
and C. l.. L. LeGry, a Committee of
the Franklin Association of Baltimore.
WAsHINGToN, 221 June, 1888.
GENTLEMEN-I have no words to ex-
press my gratitude for the kind feelings
and more than friendly estimate of my
character contained in your letter oil the
9th inst; and am not less at a loss for
language to utter the humiliation of a
deep conviction how little your panegyric
has been deserved.
Were it even so far deserved that I
could feel myself qualified to give you the
advice which you desire, it would afford
me the most heartfelt pleasure TO give it !;
but, situated in life as you represent your
selves to be, could scarcely name any
list of books, or of authors, which could
recommend as equally worthy of attention
to you all. The first, and almost the only
book deserving such universal recon-
mendation, is The BIBLE; and in re-
commencing that, fear that some Of you
and others very unnecessary ofice-yet
such is my deliberate opinion. The Bi
be is The book of all others to be read al
all ages and in all conditions of human
life; not to be read once or twice or thrice
Through, and then TO be laid aside; but &c
be read in small portions Of one or two
chapters, every day, and never to be in
termitted, unless by some overriding ne
cessity. .= -...,
The attentive and repeated reading o
the Bible, in small portions every day
leads the mind to habitual meditation u
on subjects of the highest interest to tn
welfare of the individual in this world, a
well as to prepare him for that hereafte
to which we are all destined 1t furnish
es rules Of conduct for our conduct tow
: ards others in our social relation. In III
!, commandments delivered from Sinai
$ the inimiiable sublimity of the Psalm
g and of the Prophets--in the profound an
concentrated observations upon huma
:, life and manners embodied in the Pro,
= erbs of So,omon-n the philosophical a
e legory SO beautifully set forth in the ma
,, raIive offacts, whether real or imaginar,
of the Book Of Job,--an active mind ca:
e not peruse single chapter, and lay Il
70 book aside to think, and take it up aga
tomorrow, without finding in it advit
= for our own conduct, which we may tut
'e TO useful account in the progress of O,
IN daily pilgrimage upon earth; and whe
as we pass from the Old Testament 10 Il
n New, we meet at once system of unive
o. sal morality founded upon one precept
- universal application, pointing Us to pea
~ and good will towards the whole race
~ man for this life, and to peace with &c
If; and an ever blessed existence hereafter.
nd NV friends-If all or any of you ha
CHI spiritual pastors to guide you in the pat
id Of salvation, do not imagine that am e
!, croaching upon the field of their approp
ate services. speak as a man of t
. world to men of the woodland | S
Up to YOU, Search the Scriptures! If e,
you tire of them in seeking for a rule
in faith and a standard of morals, scar
md them as records Of History General a
md compendious history is one of the fou
ect tains of human knowledge to which V
of should all resort with steady and per
his vering pursuit The Bible contains
only authentic introduction to the histc
III of The world; and in storing your mil
iod' with the facts of this history, you will
as mediately perceive the need of assistal
ion. flom Geography and Chronology. Tn
an assistances YOU may find in many of
.e.- Bibles published with commentaries. ;
YOU can have no difficulty in procur
Them. Acquaint yourselves with
the Chronology and Geography of the b
): is that will lead you 10 general kno
owe, edge of Chronology and Geography,
ohm Glen, and modern, and these will open to