Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-09-07
East Berkshire August 1913.
TO The Editor of The Green .louataln Frcemqy

TO The Editor Of The Green .Iiouatdn Freeman.
SIR:-Agreeabe to vote of Waterbury Division,
No. 8 Sons of Temperance, hereby transmit to you
u copy of communication, from the Ladies of Wa
terbury, accompanied with large and splendid Bible,
with its accompanying cushion--for publication
Also the reply to the by the Division, per Hon.
Paul Dillingham; w. A.
BRoTHERs:-In testimony of our respect for your
Selves and especially for the noble you have
pouscd we, the Ladies of Waterbury, present you
this invaluable Book with its accompanying cushion.
1t contains not the mere wisdom of sages, or the
learned doctrine of mortals long since passed away
but the ehlgent and eternal truths of the ever living
God Here you will find those three virtues you have
assumed as your motto, very clearly defined; and we
are confident your association will base all your rules
of conduct and discipline, upon these preceps,
rather than upon any self-formed opinions. In the
hope that you will each eventually find place pre-
pared for you in those Heavenly mansions here spo
ken Of we give you our blessing.
Raterbwy, August, 1913
The following is the reply per Hon, Paul Dilling-
ham w. A.
TO THE LADIES OF WATERBURY.
SIsTERs:--The Waterbury Division Of the Sons Of
Temperance, acknowledge, with lively gratitude the
receipt from you, of large and elegant copy OF the
Holy Scriptures present To US, no gift could
have been more acceptable from you none more APP
propriate. The Bible Is the voice of God, speaking
to the world-to us, and to each of us individually
Its wisdom is ininite-its counsels snake wise the
simple OF it, poet has well said:
Let all the heather writer's Join,
To make one perfect book;
Great God when once compared with thine,
How mean their writings look
We trust its pure precepts may beso riveed in our
memories-so cherished in our affections that it may
be said of each of us, "he hath hidden the law of the
Lord in his heart" Your gift Sisters brings with it
further gratifcaton-it is an earnest of your inter-
est in our success, in the cause of Temperance
In this we are not disappointed was woman's
sympathy ever withheld when deserved? LAST at
the cross--fIs at the sepulchre" characterized wo-
mans devotion of the Savior; why then should not
expect her to be the first to dscem-he last to for.
sake whatever is good and noble. In the minds of
{ men, preiudces sometimes spring up, against work
of charity and mercy-they dislike the mode of car
ryng on, or the persons engaged in it This pref
udicc seizes upon the Judgment and leads it through
a false process OF reasoning to condemn what is
allv GOOD; while woman, with a warmer heart, ard
finer feelings ntuitively and impusively secs and
j, feels what is right and goes iearlessy to lis aid,
d Thus we feel you have judged of, and acted tow
ards u.s. In conclusion to wish you long life, and
much happiness, would be but to use conventional
phrase of courtesy but in the volume you have pre-
scented Ms we read BLESSED are the pure in heart for
4 they shall see God"-and we sincerely pray that you
will all be of that character and ultimately share in
the divine glories of that heavenly reward
+ true copy
. ArTBSE, LUTHER HENRY, r. g.