The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-06

ne las indeed Turned back the captivity Of his
ancient people, and uie Tins seems drawing
noaf, SO long predioIed, when they ''Hi'nll p
built up and no moro destroyed " and Jernsa'
+. lem shall a9Hin be"tlle Joy Of tho whole earth
Amidst these oisil changes, Chr'slinniiy has
.cscrled eyerywheIe- her -heHign Influence
What, indeed, bot the pure Gospel, which has
Ia a considerable extent been circulated
throughout, Europe within few yearf, what
else could have stayed the flow ofhoman blood
what clse held baek the axe Of the ggEdune
from tho nfct OF kings, princes aud H6blls..-.--
The foot .pfiutB VI IL, in our own lard too,
are truly wonderful, both in number and d.
mensions7-. wondcllul Tor Developments ~
whrtever prrtains 10 theiNdganocment of sool'
ETY., Vasrhas been the nerensc Of ourrrs
ers and ftclliirgof iut,fe/hrsei vast our IN
S5ease,of population aud Yrrlofyi vast our IN.
pruyrmrutz physical tpittieetsal, aHd a1ssaI
4 Wilde railroads and steamboats, have been
multiplied as fby magic, our EYES and ear"
have, by means Of the magnetic Telegraph, nc
quired power beyond even the dreams OF
mesmetisn Tho ringing Gfe erl, The tick
iur orn clock, the raging ota storm, az well AZ
the noise 81 pnlIiierl strife, can nov DO heard
hundreds, nay thousands qfmileG The mar
,aoI au tho Lakes NOW looks down 30 the
Gulf Of Mexico for the circuit ofthe winds, be-
forr hr trusts h,s hatk on the tfoachcroua wa
tors
Oar Prcaa too, with ito almost omnipoteot
ubiqujtouscncrry, has been eytcndlng 10 work
Hundreds af millions Of winged messengers
have been daily and weekly distributing the
t#l a. Al. trF. an
throughout every artery, muscle aud nerve OF
!, the body polite.
The influence thas cxcrlcd by the Nrwspa
per press, - altogether beyond the power OF
human computation, and may very Justly a.
twaiGn the deepest FEELING of rcspons.biliiy,
| only In tic mind or every Editor, but OF every
/ Chrs,inn patriot, There ~ indeed high ia.
hriduai responsibility, on not Few only, for
p tbe 5Ea,ar,r or his Influence IL Is truly
giant pover, ard not to he rcsrrained OF CO.
creed though capable Of being every where
guided By the hand OF Truth, Wlsdom--I-a.L-L-,,
/ oti-u, and ruirrgcd philanthropy
The religious and literary periodical press
have also made great advances IN the amount
! Of their .o,fculaiioui while the presses Of the
Bale, Tract and other grsnt benevolent ca'
! tablisl.a,cais have been throwing oirtieir mil.
ions e pages,--thus sending forth streams ~
pur,fy tho tide Of immigration, swept with cv'
cry Eastern wave upon our shotcs, wash out
staina of Ignorance, prejudice ard vice, neu'
tuaiizr the iniuenocs.oC a corrupt literature.
.ti.s.y-.4..!
/ d fuse charity, order AID harmony through
out the laud, .
These powerful aEsno,rs OF the Press, opc'
--'i-, ,. "ri-oo Wit. aur 2n ,n"n h"rAlds of
ihr Gospel, and our tcnsof thousands ct sun.
day School Teachers, have all len faoi prial-
upon the character aud history ofti- 90 en-.
during as The tifono OF Heaven. Each has
done his work, and shall receive his reward
good, or evil, much or little, according rs it
shall be found his work has been.
Al home aud abroad, the moral and religious
progress orthc year has far surpassed all IT.
predecessors. In CHINA, India, Burmah, Per.
sia, Turkey, and The Islands Of the SC Chris.
tianity has gained stronger hold of the popular
mind, enlisted more widely mcu of rank aud
intelligence, and iriumphod moro fully over
pagan darkness and superstition, than at any
former period.
Education especially has becn nobiy patro,
nif'u ne NNoue"Uuh N'I'lHintc u'htoNtu ny
liberal minds on some Of our Collegiate insti,
stutions, have been multiplied by tens, twcnties
, lhrtcs and fflics while PubIe Schools gen.
4 rr1fty have by no means bcru forSston.
Itmus, he Obvious to every obsefvnnt eye,
II that this "woRLp's ASYLUM IS not a place for
droncs, Since the landing of the Pilgrims,
} Providence has LAID necessity upon this new
/ country for constantly renewed effort
Having great work to be done, he sclccted
.alittlc band, and brought them TO this Normal
School, t. -ha disciplined and trained for lis
5 accomplishment
\ few years past, tho cry in thc ear Of PHI,
lnnthropy hua been, "OUr- Grrat Hesl,' anhall
, benevolent hourts have watched with solieitudr
! the dcvt Opponents ofthe Great Valley. ss our
Z prospective centre Of empire NowlR new cry
q comes up from the shores of the South The
: birth oisomething like another empire calls a.
loud for new care.
Such has been tho ccaseless demand upon
I patriotism and philanthropy in this E"wcstern
G Asylum" Noble and generous minds have
hrHn pressed into the service and when well
;, nigh exhausted, looking forward to littc rest
their work has been doubled-yct their meas
: urr 81 reward, in everything, has been an hun
c drcd fold.
T. Shall any shrink back now' Shall. they
= when the night is past, and the horizon is re-
~ snlrudeni with the full orhcdBun, tftmhlc be
o fore She niats ola summer morning. Surely
;. eueh generous heart wifi say, Mo-
l. The oomrug year win be 'rnr rSp o.
Y rAaru" TO millions Each individual nnv vel