Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-27

The labors Of brethren Miller and Bur-
rows, will be held in long and grateful re-
membranee by the people of Grafton. When
We reflect upon our former GOODNESS and |
ingratitude, and upon what God has wrought |
in our midst, we are constrained to say with |
the Psalnlist, 1.-THE mercy of the Lord en-
dureth forever" H.. .... -..-.-
Yours as ever, D. NJ. CRANE.
Grafton, April 2, 1912. a a=~-.
P. S. would simply say to you that
have been dismissed from the pastoral
charge Of the church in Grafton, and COM
menced laboriug with the North Springfield !
church. D. NJ. C.
REMARKS. .
Is that religious feeling" genuine which
can be "dissipated" or driven away by lee
lures of the "eharacter and spirit" described
by brother Crane? I think such religion
needs examining, to see whether it be 6 from
above" Will it reform and save men
Is the heart, in such cases, reached through
the understanding Did our Savior teach
religion that would be dissipated by COM
ing in contact with the cause Of benevolence2
1t appears that friend Miller reasoned of
righteousness" ceasing oppression] and
Temperance 1.-TWO Of the very things that
Paul reasoned of when he caused Felix to
trembie But in this modern case it seems
the trembling and fleeing was on the part
of religion! What is pure and undefted
religion?
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CIVILIZATIONS.
False views ofcivilization prevail. The
imperfect sign is taken to be the thing 1t
partly signifies; as the various shadow
lngs forth of the Deity in His works have
been made gods by men. and worshipped
in His stead. True civilization does not
consist 10 the triulnphs of art, mol even in
the glories of literature. 1t is not made
up Of the refnements and elegancies Of
outward life, nor of the graces and accom-
plishments of the mind or the manner. 1t
IS not Art Literature, Elegance, Comfort,
Tor Polteness, but the spiritual condition
of which all these are the partial manifest
atoms. The statue, the picture, the epic
poem show that civilization exists. The
artist, the bard, the curious articer pro-
claim her presence, and propkesy her tri-
umphs. All these could not be, unless
Civilization had afforded them her pro-
lection. But the Civilization that is SUI
fcient for these things may be but of an
imperfect developement These are the
trophies which mark the earliest stages
of the progress of civilization. AS she adj
vances, higher victories will be marked
by lof:er and more enduring monuments.
The hie hest Civilization is the result of
the most perfect reverence for all the rights
of others, and the most entire practical re-
spect for them. This implies complete
control of the passions, and recognition
fthe truth that our own rights can never
be purchased or secured at the expense Of
the rights of others. Ii springs from the
perception of the reality of the brother
hood of man, and of the closeness of the
tie Of common Parent which unltes the
race together. In proportion as an indi-
vidual has attained to this reverence for
THE rights of others, which makes him
willing rather to endure the loss Of his
own rights than to infringe upon those OIL
others, is he entitled to the title OF civil
lized man. In proportion as a communl-
ty is made of such individuals, is 1t deserv-
ing Of the appelIation of a civilized COM
N unity. The world has not yet advanc-
ed beyond semi, ba: barous condition.
A Jealous care of their oa0@ rights, honor
and dignity. is the purpose and the pride
Of existing civil organizations. and OF the
individuals that compose them. The
rights of others are :rampled upon. with
the most wanton disregard, whenever
they come in collision with the Interests,
real or imaginary, of the individual or the
state. The inalienable character of the
rights to life, liberty and the, pursuit OF
happiness, was proclaimed in solemn con
gress by the fathers of American liberty
las they are calIed,) and the very first
measures they took TO establish their own
profession of these rights was 10 invade
these rights and destroy them IN the per,
sons of the British troops and their Amer
lean abettors. And when they had prevail
ed in the conflict of brute force,and driven
their invaders away, they sat down to de-
wise means 10 secure TO themselves and their
, pos,erity the e.ernal enjoyment of these
/ blessings. And the principle on which
They built their citadel in which they
!, trusted, was the right on the part of the
!. BODY polite. derived from The natural
&c so1f defence assumed to be possess