Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-12-03

l. ~ taf ~ - iNf tfa'fH WHO if-f IL
--hr' w.ull nv votce could rcsoh many
~. B. o. bear in~---~orrc and lan tins
'e--'r l.. the heart = tHcse young
'arr b. 90, gel. and thor tards mas.
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w2rnar p,cig- hat - MT g. b. b,y-
rrl Ms NAV fr;~ Ttcy ~ fr~',
VIII Al tbr;r ,',ngth u ncivt 10, y,cd
A'a.' 20, often Conc then. g tteir aid
The pi,ig,. OF those a.. cations Are. IN e.
e-i wu.ou Come and give t. these
yaunr ,nen ;bc hcncht u yledgc 90 you.
-; when ,icy are tempted 10 touch the
pisouous bowl they may remember tina,
y1u bold totI1.. o. he hit.Ea
v.-h that women would learn their
power ia this matter q temperance. They
Lave q stake lu the surocs, 4 ne aus.
whose magnitude ran b. MEASURED by moth
iug bot DE- extent 81 their influence ine,cry
Ting that reaches tie foundations of socie-
O. y, they not often cherish false and
mistaken dehcacy IA rgard t, TIN. matter
The power ofordinsry legislation, IA indeed,
cvnGlc1 o. the stefucr Sex, and toe ballot
box j. Jpcn alone 10 Their votes This is
doubtless cxpcdicDt; though it would be Of
ten well ! think, il the fierce conflicts a
legislative s;rLc were subjected to the sootb-
Jog influence u woman's voice; and the
dreaming, Of political abstractionis,s were
s1pcrscded b. her practical. straight-for-
ward common sense But in tho matter Of
temperance she ought to be omnipotcnt
aal sh. mig., BE-, II -hc NJull--uot, indeed,
b, funAl ,naciment5--not by the pains aud
penalties 81 fine aud nmrri-onu.cnt--bu; by
a.. legislation that roa.hc, the heart. and
Il, I1,.s a.d pcnaltic. Of womans ,irtu.
o,l- a..u' -t
Whd, a1s address Ihc female portion
Of ,tr assembly. my heart stlI lngets up
on Tho Young men, and cannot leave them
without pairing word
1t me- then young men invoke your self re
lance your courage your brnrv oicnse your
Energy your industry & your perseverance,
not only IN All Of the gfca, work in which
yoI are more lmmednply engaged but tn
every good work In every work which
can reach by It's bon'l,.n, inAucncc, your
fellow men.
What responsibilities res, upon YOU =
Whose let me ask, are these mind, aud
hearts aui BODIES that you po's ss--,hcse
cnc s!cs lh'l make YOU men ? Are they
yours ? No They are the property Of
uuJ,hcr "ic are not your oWn-' And
who arc the ignorant, the dt slitute, the guil.
" auI the wfcichcd, tina, are IN the world
They ale your brethren the children Of
your iI,tet who IS IN hcavsn The Faith.
tr Is engaged IN The great work of saving
them from Their ignorance and guilt and
misery, and making them pure obcdlent
aul happy And how is tins work to be
accomplished BY miracles 2 No. BY
the fundamentally Of men.-mcn who
work by the power He gave. them nnl
gives them Tor the purpose OF tina, work
hof VI 'ty DO no, use that power for that
pl.p1se thcy refuse to execute the trust
tie has commi.ted to them virtually deny
his propuelor,alp, and, IN ehtc, say-thcse
hcnhcs are our own The substance we
have is our own and we hold ourselvc,
resp nsIbe to no beng 10 the UnYetsc.
iJr The use or abuse Of them
The common idea Of charity bestowed
i'. Ihnttho suffering object gets from me
VITA. IS mlne-mine ahsIlu.cly-minc to
give OF Withhold as pIease--whcn in fact
be- gel 'ha! what belongs to his Father aud
ny FAlhcr-!hal which was gwen me 10
g,ve 10 him-,hl, which cannot withhold
wlhoat Withholding the payment OF d,bl
the execution oil solemn trust
llefe then, IS the ground OF our respon.
'ibll,y for The use OF our faculties Of body.
mind, influence, and estate How broad
Ills Young men Lel me ask YOU to
look att You have reason 10 guide. ana
conscience to warn, aal hearts 10 feel, unl
hands to labor ami tongues TO speak And
the objects OF banevolcn, efJu are around
YOU. Can you fold your arms and 10 moth
ing Have The msefits OF men no power
2, move vou Has the solemn Injunction
b--upg iH come nothing ia It to roach
your hearts ani rouse your cnerglc3 Who
has gwen you the power to do GOOD, bat
II, who v.. ra" dty, say 10 yOu # you
have neglected 10 10 H. .uasmuch rs 3,
have not done It 10 one Of ,he least Of these
my brNhren. ye have done Il not 10 me"
Ia closing ieI me ask you 10 look at
your re- pousb.'luo, IN connexlon with your
country What posuon do the Young
men Of Ihs nation occupy 10 conneIlon
with rs .drlrc d,sJuy "A i,stny N which
IS wrapped up | may almost say, the des.
my OF the world How soon will they be-
come the h.hcrs OF the land What nigh.
~ energies are concentrated in the genera
Ton Of young men who are moving on to
tbs high snI lsS'lu destiny Whose
counsris are soon to guide this nation -
BY HON arc ~ manners AMI morals and
uauners auI principles 10 be formed and
hI'i Il - W use N morality, lul,lh.
grucc aui V,uuc IN the righteousness
That eIal,'h nation Tor Is u TO be over.
who 'naod by rnounre ami crror-hy m
,emp'fanee, wee suI crime by dlse
rad o. ,human Avs AMI by eonlsmp Of
DIVINE suIhofi,y The Young mes OF this
RATION are cSlltd on to sn,wet these alss.
l'ons 20 Got. 10 lhrit eourtry sni 10 The
wotI-.-lo 4hs generation Of men. anI 10