Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-01-19
VOL. XIV NO. IS.

of judging for rewards, and are So infatu-
|a.ed with their love OF power, that few are
] willing to consider il seriously. was so
powerfully pressed 10 spirit, ,ha. could
get no ease until / went to our county
court and asked the Judge if he was will
ing to receive message from the LoId.
He refused to hear me say word, aud or
defed the constable TO lug me out OF court;
which he did while ! was praying that
God would forgive him. for he knew not
what he did. Ii | had gone into court
with two gold epaulets upon my shout
ders, and an instrument Of death at my
side, and asked if the judge was willing
to receive message from the government
or The President. Ishould probably have.
been treated politely, and, asked to have
| taken a seat on the bench but If we
would be Christ's followers, we must do
those offices of love which he calls to per-
form. We are in fallen world, where
right is called wrong, and wrong right;
and strange as it way seem, there is moth
ling that men generally oppose moe than
Hove. Some years ago, bad a very bad
lneighbor, who was liar, thief and
drunkard. and in one of his drunken frol-
les he nude his son, lad of II years of
| age. burn the Bible. I eshorted him to
do better, and this made him angry, and
he said that be would 60 twenty miles to
see me hung; but the more he hated and
injured me, the more pittied and seem
ed to love him. Another man repfoved
for his wickedness, and he beat me until
the blood ran INTO my shoes but the
more Ne e, beat s me, the more ,ola o. love
h ha has na '., ~, ,b;ai, ae suc p 49,
fa '1'' !. Da aa,asr. 0 af,srwa,ds bs seemed
sorrv and asked INV faroiveness The g
| reason that people resort to force is, that
They do not know that the strength OF God
lies in love. Il is the case with man as
with every other animal, they resort to
the power they nave most confidence IN.
Inc aeer' wnen surprised resorts 10 ',h us
ae Pl 81. to.,rso W.. ,has nv W. 'n -,
e on - IN 0I ,bess nowers mike man. +
ner men oftbe world resort to the world.
and 10 worldly powers, because they have
most confidence in the world; but the man
Eof God flies involuntarily TO God, because
he has most confidence in God, and he
well knows that no one can Protec. MIN
put Goa. ~ " -. a-,s-.,s ,b i a; ".
/ >'1'' ~ : Nv 49, 80
] Earthly Possessions FLEEr1SG.
Tn the world. as. in Ramab. "a voice
lis heard. lamentation. and weeping.
and GREAT mournino, Earthly nos
sessions and sat;s}act;ons Of ever Yer, s
sort are. nv by their natnre. transient. q
1 Thev. man leave US. we must leave
] Them 70 him who views Them. in
Their most settled state. with the, eve
/ If wisdom. thew appear as the air in
the cslnest day does to the nbiloso-
nber tbro,1oh his teleseone.1 ever un-
d,I,t;no ana A,,ct,lat;ng If we Mare
onr bagniness N them we mid m
on the Eq,aye Il rolls from nnder
,1s and we sink into the dentbs of
a a afIand desnonJeney~.. Children
j Telat;ons friends bonors bonses lands.
Teyennes. and epdowmentstbe goods
I of natnra and of fortune. nav, even
of Grace itself are onlv lent. II Is
o,,r misfortune to fancy tbey are
So, when The Loan i calIed IA =
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