Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-21

Iage, he said he was born in 1888, and he
delivered his first public exhor;ation the
year before the revolutionary war, in
which he was soldier, and for services
rendered was now receiving small pen
sion. His hearing was little impaired.
but his eyesight was such, that he read
without glasses. He had used glasses,
but said he was now in the enjoyment OF
his second sight. A Bible ofraiaer small
size print, was handed him, and on open
ing it he commenced reading the 10th
Psalm. He read but line or two, to
test the power of his vision, but it was ac-
Icompanied with SO warm and hearty re-
Spouse, and so consonant with the very
spirit of the sweet singer CT Israel, that no
one could hesitate moment about the
unity of the spirit of both. Ga reading
the first sentence, " love the Lord" he
Immediately responded with pecpIiar SIM
plicity, " Yes, I d." and the filial earnest
ness with which it was uttered, lett none
in doubt as to his Christian experience
it WAS all satisfactorily told III that single
depression, Eyes, lido" The old patri
arch said more in those three words than
many professors often say in haifan hour.
The impression left upon our minds can
never be erased. Love is the great prin-
ciple of the gospel system; everything
else is empty without II; aud where the
declaration OF it. is avoWed with the hearty
righteousness OF the gulIecss Israellte, 1t
will make an impression trui y irresistible.
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the number introduced TO him, aud the
curiosity he excited in The old gentleman,
was not Lutte amusing. His inferior
size. and peculiarly delicate limbs. prompt
ed him soon 10 draw up towards him, and
not only to gaze at him with manifest
wonder, but to examine silently his frame,
10 grasp his arms, his wrists. aud ANGLES,
with singular scrutiny. He broke out at
last with the inquiry, Are your nation
generally Of your size?' To which Br.
Avung. not at ali displeased with the IA
miIiarity of maaner, replied, " No sir
They are generally larger than l am"
Although this answer seemed 10 settle the
matter as 10 his nation, there was some
ithing-in him that awakened peculiar in
quisitiFeness-as thoagh an extraordinary
parsonage vas indeed before him. Soon
after, he got upon his country, and its pro
ductions and my attention being caIlet
away by Some inquiries from anotheI
brother lost the privilege of the snbse
quent conversation. One thing, however
l could not he! p noticing-that with al
the surprise occasioned by the diminutive
ness OF the Chinese, father Ii. though to
be sure larger in bulk, had very little tht
advantage in height. He is quite under
size himself though very wei! proportion
ed. He would pass for about IS, has a
full head Of hair, gray, but not entirely
white, an excellent forehead, good phreno
logical Developments, and an expressive
countenance.
HEINT2oDUCTcRY SERVICES AT TIE
MEETING HoUsE.-Thc reading Of the
hymn and prayer were by Br. Houston
after which the venerable man arose, anC
opening his Bible. commenced something
as follows: "When | first preached il
this place, some years ago. took for my
text the passage in the evangelist, FQ
He receiveth sinners Yes, blessed b.
God! Christ receiveth sinners; and
showed his readiness to receive them ant
the present and failure b!essedness of such
reception. The next time preached here
| took for my text the passage, A good
man, out of the good treasure of bis heart
bringeth forth good things and endeav
ored to show that the Lord Jesus Chris
was truly the good man, who, out OF tn
! good treasure of his heart brought fort
good things; and among the good thing
: which he had brought forth was the pre-
cious Bible, which was full of good thing
to perishing world bringing lie an
Immortality to light BY the gospel. Tn
;. next time preached from the passage il
!, Paups letter to Timothy Who will hav
all men to be saved > and endeavored t.
y show that as God would have all men II
: be saved and come to the knowledge Of tn
1 truth. he had provided the means by whicI
! they were TO be saved; and that there wa
; but one way by which any sinner cosI'
Il be saved. aud that was by the Lord Jesu
Christ and that there was no other nam
given under heaven whereby we can b
: saved. And this way disregarded, there
3 could be no salvation in any o!her. Nj,
u text TO dav is from the Attn chapter Of ia
> same epistIe, Goodness is profitable 70
. all things, having the promise OF the lif
> that now is, and that which is 10 come.
In the discussion of this passage, tn
aged speaker was somewhat rambling, a
might be supposed, but he brought fortl
p. an amount of valuable matter well worll
. measuring up, and displayed strength 0
mind that surprised as vel! as edited US
: He showed what godiiness was-that
had It's origin in love, of which God Wa
e the great source and fountain, and to b
n valuable aud profitable must be insepal