Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-02
AGRICULTURE AND THE CLERGY.


We copy the following sensible and
timely remarks from the NewEnoland
Farmer, which we suppose are from the
pen OF Henry Colman. Would that they
might be needed by ministers and all
others. If the inhabitants of our cities
and large towns would leave their brick
and mortar cells-their stores, shop..
contingencies. and studies, and cultivate
Inc land sufficient portion of The time to
proouce what is necessary to supply their
own physical wants, they would act much
more nationally than they now do, and we
should hear far less about "hard times"
But we would not have them Law hands
upon whole tracts and territories Of land
a lew acres, well cultivated, are cnouoh
Tor any one, and these will render him q.
independent" as any one should be-
Ihey VIII not, to be sure, support fami-
Iy In fashionable extravaganza. with q
host OF servants-and none should he
supported in this way-every one should
De ms own servant; and if We would live
IN strict accordance with the laws of life
and health, and as physiology teaches we
should live, we should need nor desire mo
Other. Ministers suffer their constitutions
to be broken down and health impaired
Tor want of exercise; whereas, if thev
would study and obey NATURES salu,ary
laws, and heed our friend Colman's re-,
marks wihal, they would not onlv rean
great benefit themselves, but be Of more
real use to the world Let all "mer-
chants" :" business and professional
men, too, pursue the same course and
society would soon present new and
improved aspect Health Journal
What the clergy could do and ought 10
do for agriculture and Horticulture is a
topic which deserves no little attention.
ii half the time many of them now spend
10 their studies they would spend in their
gardens or fields, they woald have better
health, more mental vigor, and do more
intellectual labor. Ifinstead of PREACHING
theological dogmas and mysteries, which
narrow Inc mind and abstract men from
the proper business of life, and too often
curdle al the milk of kindness which a
man has in his heart, they would occasion.
ally give them discourse upon natural
science, good husbandry, and the art of
geulng living for themselves and their
Families by honest industry and show
them the Divine Providence as il onerates
everywhere around them, in the seasons
me sunshine, and rain, in the flowers and
ru'ls' they would be more likely to keen
congregations awake and save their NOR. [
aus, and make them good Christians. Id
instead OF wasting their time in useless
gossip 10 public places and on ali sor,s IS
meetings for the promotion Of religion h.
voting, and talking, and PLANNING nj.
slons 10 the moon, they would ,rv - M
mote religion in their own neigh6orhnods
Dy eminent examples Of good husbandrn
70 productive cultivation, in provid;ng
1000 ior man and beast, in improved lands
beautiful gardens, door.yards ornamen,ed
WIN flowers, and the raising of fine fruits
besides the satisfaction of settino them,
selves an example Of the duty which thew
a., gly urge upon their Pensioners
lnal o. supporting the minis,rv ,bas
, mou'd 40 not little towards advanc;og
- ne Ion comforts and improving the mannars
o's nelr people. which is at least one s.a
towards making them ral;n;o one step
M d. NAV we shall presently emerge from
me darkness Of fanaticisn. nas e,om
ana nonsense, aud get al least ;n,p ,h s',''on
Lsgn' y common sense. We shall ~.
unn oui that mans proper bns;nu'i 'nen
81 5s.l0tln wei ne duties Of the station vi
@0a mas placed him; that it is the ord;