Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-02-11


Lawrence, from serin1n on 'the means oi
living and the ends Of life" preached at the
New Music il Hall, January 2, 1853, by Rev.
Theodore Parker;
Only two Tvs ago, there diel, IN this city, 4
man rch in money, but far more rich IN man
hood I suppose he had his faults, his deior-
mites Of characters. bf course he had. lt
takes many tnen to make up complete man.
Humanity is so wUe und deep that all the
world cannot drink It drJ. He came here poor /;
from little country town. He came Win
nothing nothing but himself | mean; and
ia .n - dut appraised, onlV tdxed. lie came
obscure; nobody knew Amos Lawrence forty>
five years ago, ror cared whether the handker-
chef IN which he carried his wardrobe, tfudg-
lug " town, WAS i4rge VI Iitlp, lie acquired
,rpe rs.,t+ got u by Industry, forecast, pfu-
ld"uce. t.-iIt. He eIrned wnIt h. got, and
. great deal more He was proud VI hiS lie,
hOhOrIbiy prOu that he mtde MS UNn toTtuhe.
u"d stated with noth.ng bat his hanIS.' "
.>O.nttnue4 he tuuk yeLtlemeu to Groton, and
showed tunu haIf mule of Stone wall w!llcii
the by Amos had Lii on the psternai home
$ cad. Tat Was something for rich ner'
q c.iant to be prnuu Ut.
tie hhr" what few men under-t IL when
- stop accunuiH'lnr AT the nge wGfn th'.
"'lter oi ambition bes..ls sGnUGsiy ~ set IL
"ntn Avarlce nu1 love oi I,o"er, # distinction,
a'ni ot office, BEGIN 70 take hold OF men ; When
the leaves ut ns'Incuye generosity fall on, aht
the selfish bark tog!Es tC tighten about th',
~ IN --suHnc t" ehly years ago, when lie ACQUIRE
"d Il large estate, nc slIu ~ nluscIi--' Lnousl-!
40 more uccunu, ltion JE that sort to mike me
d tn.ser, and my children worse thnu mlscrs."
50 he SOU -,Lt to use nob.y w.!JI IA !.ld nlan,
luiiy won. He d,lu't keep
"a d,avc o1 huUse al d LOGuUiu! rale.
W TN Ia If score OF 5erN -Its ~ VA al .he gate
He lived Comfort bly, bat discIce'ly.
lils charity was greater lhAn ms estate. In
the last t"tuty VI tnlry yeIrs he has gwen
1"4 i! " tue tO,r larger fortune than lie nus
.ei; " h.s fanny But he gave with as much
wisdom as g~neto=I,y. HIS money lcugthenet
his arm, because lie had good heart in his
bo,o.a. tic Looked up lis Old custc:.o :, whoni
ne nAI known Ia .ts poor dlys,-Whlch were
tl~f rcA On-s, lii ncI ped them IN their need.
Ne sou["t tue poor Vi t...s city ana It's neigs.-
bOrlDod, and gave them has - j, his attention.,
ahd the sympathy u h.1 honest heart. lie pray
ed for the poor, but prayed gold, He built
churche'- --nu Tor his own sect alone, tor ,,
h1d plsty without ntrrOwness, ana look rellglOn
in natural way churches iJr Me,hodists,
Blp.lsts, C4l.tui;ts it,Ias lar EoUr, op,
pf.ss.L black men, tugtlye Saves IN Conada
my, more, he helped them in tileir t,igii. lie
-:. ed co!leges,-gave them Libraries, and phil
loSnphlSal apparatus. lie sought out young
men OF talents and Character. but poor, am,
struggling for education and made long ara,
to reach down to their need, sending parGs.s Of
bouns, pieces Of clu;h 10 make Sc. Il4r's lck-
rt or c!Jth, Or money to pay the tertn-blils.--
lie eut money when the loan Waa better than
the gi.t That 6Juntitu hand was felt on the
shore OF the Pacific. lie was his own executor,
ami the trustee Of his own charity funds. lie
didn't leave II for his deIrs 10 distribute his be
nevoience at their cost. Al Ills own cost lie
administered The beneflctons of his testament,
AT the end Of a fortunate year he once found
thirty thous nd dollars more than he had look
ed for, rs hlS share OF the annual prOhts. Ana
month he had Invested 1t all III tarlUu5 chart
tas He couldn't cat his norsal alone, the good
H,un.
His tenoyclence clme out also in smaller
things IN his ~iIy ale. lie ct the boys clIng
~ b"mnd ms cu.rage.-gIo"n men did so, hut
lnvlslDly, he gave ,e,gn rides 10 boys ami girls,
and n-d gentle word, kind sin..e Tor a.! he
net
lie coyeted no distinction He had no title,
and wasn't a ''iienerai," ii "Cu.une.," or .lion-
rrnbie = only p!aIp "A!>ter,' "Lsqure." and
" deacon" at the en,l.
His - ry was unostenatiouS is tie dew
ii su,n.uer. RiesS.ug the gVer by d. u.u,lye,
,uc receiver by tne 4u!o"er lite AMI generous
growth t made no hose IN tA,lng 10 the ground,
IN Boston, which .Gaplclousy scrutlnzes
righteousness with the same eye which bllnks
at the mos hdcous prodgtcy, though as pub,
lc as the Street,-cvcn the daily press never
accused his charity oi ,oyng to be looked at
Or good judgneut, good counen-senSe, care
al, eX tct, methJIlcdl, dlhgent, ke Was ..ut q
man Vi -reut intellect. lie uud no uuGulauoN
cultu,r Ut the understanding OF the l,nagIna-
tlOn aud Ut the higher reason stll less. But
IN respect Of the greater faculties. in respect
ul .ns-.encr, affection, the religious rieuarHl.
he was wrIi-burn. wel.-bred, emlnently well,
disciplined bS hIul>elt.
tie was truly religious man . rot mean
to say that he thought as CALVIN or Luther
thought, or believed by Peter, Jaues, or John,
Perhaps he believed some things which the
Apostles never thought Of, AMI rejected others
which they u. lad u. reyerCu.S W hen say
he was rcil LICuS naa, ! mean that he loved
God and loved men. lie had no more doub,
that God would receive him 20 Heaven than
tult lie h!!aself would make all men happy if
lie could. Rcverenclng God, he reverenced
the laws OF hud-l mean t:ic nAIurtl LAWS Of
m. d!lty, tns laws Gt justice and Of love. His
religion was not asceuc, but good d-natured and
vf cheerful couuleuance. filS p.ety became
morality. The first rule that he took to his
counting house was the Golden Rule he new
rr lald It BY buying, anI selling and giving
by that STANDARD measure. So he travelled
a!Gag, on that Path winch widen. ahl L1lghtens
as It leads TO heaven.
He was man who knew the odds between
the Means OF Living aud the ends of Life. lie
knew the true use Of riches, They served as
a material basis for great, manly excellence
lis ton uf god was u power tn feed, to clothe,
10 house, aud warm, and comfort needy men
Il power 10 educate the mInd, to cheer the al.
fecuonS, to bless me soul. To maly a poor
boy, to many sad mother, he gave "merry
DnglS.Tas" ON he earth, and now, in due tilns,
lIod has hhel hltn 10 celebrate Epiphany and
New Years g IN tleayen!
= MUsKR4Ts.- The Nkton Nd Dsmncrot.
peaking OF muSkrats in that section, says that
the extensive use Of X IN the monuucture
u h'Is has Iessensl the value Of the little
~ mas 50 much that they sre NOW scarcely