Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-04-02
STATE OF VERMONT.
A PROCLANATIO

Is suited 10 remind us of our dcIcnd.
cncc, and bring us INTO the attitude Of
humility before God Nchayc been Sus
tanned by Hun through the seventies
of another winter. aud brought Ia the
opening of the season, on whose fruit
fitness We are to depend for our future
subsistence. The earth with IT'S power
Of production. Is HIS. The sun shines,
nndlhe ram dcScendS, by hS ordinance.
He opcneth His hand and we are filled
with good llc hldcih HIS face, and we
are troubled He takcth away our
breath, and We return To dust.
That we may the more deeply feel
the force OF these truths, and enter
upon the lnbors OF tho year, with n
pcultent, humble, conhdng, and CRATE
fulspirit, i dorecom,ncndt that FRIDAY
the TENTH DAY OF April. next,
be observed as day OF Fasting Humll.
llation, & Prayer, throughout this State !;
and that the people thereof do attend,
on that day, TO those obscrvanccs which
may, according to the approval of their
own conscicnces in the sight of God
render it such n fast as lie hath chos-
en-, and make II an acceptable day to
the Lord.
Let us, in deep humility, confess our
individual. SINS, the sins Of tins com
munltv, and the sins of tins Nation, be-
fore God and that we may do 1t the
more nCccptably. let us open the vol
umc that reveals His will read 1t with
n teachahle spirit, and mark the broad
extent of lis ho!yand just demands up
on human obedience.
With tins pure and perfect standard
before us--thc gift Of which demands
our unCca~lug gratltude- let us earnest
tly enquire why II cXcrtS SO little prac.
tctcal Influence upon our lives why
the objects of sense SO absorb our aiicc.
tons, and command our energies, while
those OF ialtlI--so real, so transcend.
ent IN Importance, and so enduring in
their relations To our highest good,
make So feeble anptranslcnt an impress
sion on us.
Let those who profess and call
themselves Christians, make this an
occasion for considering the deep
and solemn import of the Christian pro
profession what II becomes them to
do, in order to be truly the followers
of Christ, whether any service but
that of the whole heart can be accept
able TO HIM; and whether that does
not involve slnglencss of purpose, a
self denial, and spirit of conservation,
far above the standard at which they
practically aim.
Let our prayers ascend to Heaven for
for the Church niversal-that it NAV
everywhere come up to this higher
standard, and thus become, truly, the
light of the world-the faithful Repre-
sentative OF Christ upon carth-cngag-
ing mills service IN the spirit of entire
conservation, and illustrating and rec
commencing the religion He taught,
by the we'll doing which can alone put
to silence the ignorance of foolish men.
Let us pray for the whole world,
with hearts which 90 down into the
depths Of human misery, and that are
recdy TO labor, and TO suffer, as well as
pray, for the good Of man Lctus bear
on our hearts, with peculiar affection
d soIlcltude, the interests of tins Com
monwcalth
Let us pray for the blessing of Ileav-
en- on the efforts to dcvclope It's mine
raj, agricultural intellectual and moral
resources, especially invoking the Dl-
vine bless on the efforts TO elevate the
standard of education among us, and
give 10 our children the mental and NOR.
al training, which shall fit them for the
duties and responsibilities of citizens Of
a Christian Republic.
Let MS pray icrvcntly for thisNaton
that Wise aud understanding hearts
may be given to It's rulers that they
may be just men, ruling IN the fear of
God and that both Rulers and peo-
pie may habiually recognize the GOV
eminent OF God III the affairs of men
and be impressed with the truth, that
neither great wealth nor extended ma
tlonal domain, nor formidable means
of defence, nor all combined, can so
exalt and protect nation, as Right
eousness and the spirit of Peace and
that however high may be our appar-
cnt prosperity, the day Of adversely
will surely come, # we do not listen
to the voice of God, and obey His will,
for that IT will forever remain true, that
the nation and kingdom that will not
serve Him, shall be utterly wasted and
shall perish.
And finally, let MS pray that God
would INSPIRE the Rulers and People OF
tins nation, and the Rulers and People
Of every nation, withthe charity Of the
Gospel the spirit thai oyercometh evil
with good, to the end that wars may
utterly cease, and that the mighty en-
erg!es that have so long been perVert-