Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-08-14


quick and pregnant with all sensual and spritu.
al feelings. And if you would know the kind
ness which your father hath put forth in the
works of his hands, look to the tribes, from the
worm to the lion, all made Of as good materials,
in size, strength, Aeetness and durability surpas-
sing man. But where is their counsell Where
is their knowledge! where is their religion -
which of them-has any fellowship with God, or
reasonable intercourse with one another The
other creatures arc but the outward endowments
of mans senSes, to clothe, to feed, to lay the
lusty shoulder to his burden,to carry him about,to
watch over him in his sleep, and to minister in
every way to his entertainment.
"And what is the earth whercon you tread
and which spreads it's fowery carpet beneath
your feet! And what are it various fruits, with
their varieties to sustain to refresh and to cher.
sh human life-the corn, the wine and the oil
And what the recurring seasons Of divided time
the budding spring, the Howery summer, the
joyful vintage, the lusty harvest, and the homely
well provided winter. And what the Cheerful
outgoing of morn and dewy eve, and balmy
sleep and blessed action what are they all, bu
the sweet cradle and blessed condition into which
our father hath brought lis, his children! Ii
there nothing fatherly in this--in the costly
preparation and gladstone welcoming of our com.
ing; and the motherly bosom of plentiful affec
ton and food stored for us-and the faithful
dwelling places to which we were born! Is il
nothing that the heavens drop down fairness up
on us and that the rivers of Gods bounty wa
ter all the gardens where we dwell, rather thar
that we should have grped the rock for our bed
or found our birthplace in the oozy channels o
the deep!
"Let us praise our heavenly father, that he
hath made lis with more understanding than the
beasts Of the field, with more wisdom than the
fowls of the heaven; that he hath made lis
little lower than the angels, and crowned Us
with glory and honor, and made us to have do
minion over the works of his hands, and put al
things under our feet; all sheep and oxen, yea
and the beasts of the field, and the fowls of the
| air and the fish of the sea. Lord, what is maj
that thou art mindful of him, and the son of MAJ
that thou vistest him. Look upon the treat
ment you have received from the hand of you
CIeator, and say if it does not speak him more
than fatherly in his love and carefulness! Ou
bread hath been provided; our water hath beef
sure, we have been protected from summer
shifting heat, and from winters blasting cold
| The damps of night have not settled upon on
raiment nor hath the pestlcnce which waste,l
at noon-day blown its bcadly blast across ou
path. The Lord hath been the length of ou
days, and his strength hath surrounded us will
lovely children. to stand in our room when We
are gone; and he hath given lis house and
| habltation among men; and hath found us in the
| sight of men more favors than we have deserv
ed Hath he not hid your faults from the knowl.
edge of men! Hath he not been very tender o
your reputation, which by turn of his provi
dence he could have blasted! Hath he not re
| strained the wrath of our enemies! No sword
hath come up against.us no famine hath pinch
our borders; no plague nor pestilence, nor blast
ing winds have bitten Us; no weapons fromed a
ganst our liberties have ever prospered An
other year hath told out its months and seasons
but each day hath brought our necessary meal,
and luxurious entertainments, and each NIGH
hath bro't its refreshments of dewy sleep; eacl
sabbath its rest and blessed ministry Of saliva
ton. The heavens have dropped down fatnes,
on our tabcrnacles. Very pleasant are ou
dwelling places, and the places where our lines
have fallen, be very good.
Let man have all the world can give him