The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-08-11
Is RELIGION BEAUTIFUL,

piety. Beauty. intellect, wealth They are
like pitfalls, dark in the brightest day. un-
less the divine light. unless religion throw
her soft beams around them. to purify and
exalt, making twice glorious that which
seemed all loveline>s before.
Religion is very beautiful-in health or
sickness. or wealth or poverty. We can new
er enter the sick chamber of the good. but
soft music seems to float on the air, and the
burden of their song is-"Lo peace is here"
Could We look into thousands of families
to-day, when discomfort fights sullenly with
life, we should find the chief cause of unhap-
pincss, rant NJ religion IN roman
And in feIons' celIs-in places OF crime
misery, restitution, isnorance-we should be-
hold in all its most terrible deformity, the
fruit irrelieion in woman.
Oh, relig zion. benignant majesty. high on
Thy throne thou >ittes:. glorious and exalted
Not above the clouds. for earth clouds never
come between thee and truly pious soul-Eot
beneath the clouds. for above these is heaven
opening through broad vista of exceeding
beauty.
Its gates are the srlcndor of Jasper and
precious stones which with dewv Iicht that
neither flashes nor blazcs. but steadily pro-
ceedcth from the throne of God. Its towers
ha'hed in. a retu' gent glory ten times the
brightness OF ten thousand suns, vet soft. I'M
dazzlina the eve
And there religion points. Art thou wea-
ry: 1t whispers "rc>t-up there-there
forever" Art thou sorrowr,c: "iov." Art
thou weighed down with un,nprited icnomi
ny ~: kings and priests in that holy home"
Art thou poor the very STR. cts before thv
mansion shall be gold" Art thou tr;endIess:
the angels shall be thy companions, and
God thy Friend and Father"
Is religion beautiful: We answer, all is
dcso'at.on and deormity, where religion is
not.
-1he following no'a hene we find ap-
pended to shoe advertisement =" PEOPLE
who buy boots or shoes here, if they rip I'M
tairlv. will be mcnlrd for nothing always"
his is really an excellent moral proposition
low often DO We hear people rip fearinl.v
when their shoes and boo's pinch their corns,
I'll we tear the wound inflicted on their soul,
may never be healed; but this ben ficent son
OF Crl>pln comes ont with his conSi,ierate no.
I" be"e. saving even ifthey unfairly rip-witlr-
out sufficient cause. as We understand it
they can be mended. Blessed shoemaker
" >'"S In" cannot be applied to thee
BoSfon Post.
1t is an old saying. that Truth lies
IN we'll, but the misfortune is. that some
men will use no chain to draw her M, but
that which is 30 long that it is the labor of
t'e to finish it; or il they live to complete it.
1t may he that TIE first links are eaten up Ly
rust. before the last are ready. Others. on
the contrary. are SO indolcnt, that they would
attempt to draw truth without any chain, or
fv means OF one that is too short Both Of
these Will miss their object. \ wise man will
provide a chain for the necessary purpose.
that has not a link too much nor link too
little. am! on the first he will write Art i,
long; Oh the last. " Life is short. -. e. t;It
-PEACTICAL PRAYER In the vicini
~ OF D-livcd poor. but Industrious man.
depending for support upon his daily Labor.
Ills wife fell sick, and not being able to hire
4 nurse. hn was Obliged TO coniinc himself to j.
the sick bed and family. His means of sup '"
port being thus cut of. he soon found himself J.
IN need. Having wealthy neighbor near, :,
he determined to so and ask for two bushels
Ot wheat. with promise to paw As soon as =,
his wife became well enough to leave. 50 tina,
he could return to his work. Accordingly he
took his bag. went TO his neichbor's and arri-
scd while they were at family PRAYERS.
Us he sat on the t!oo~-storrc, be- hcar,! Pc
man pray very carcSrlv that Cod would
'lothe the naked. seed the hungry. rtirvr i,
The needy. and c"niur, all that mourn The
prayer concluded, the poor man stepped in. :;
and made known lis business promising 10
pay with Tie avai> OF his frs; ,al,or> The 3
arirer was sorry he could not accommodate
HIM, hut he had promised TO lend large sum
'f money. AMI had depended upon his wheat ;.
10 make 1t out; hut he presumed ncrhbor '
Il would let him have it. ,
With a fearful eve and sad heat :.
The poor m,n turned away. As soon a. he !,
eft the house the fai incr's little son s,eppcd +
mp and said = =
-" Father, did YOU no. pray that God would i
.lothe the naked, feed tie hungry. relieve
he distressed. and comor. the mourncrs ,"
"lcS-whv >"
Because. father. If had YOUR wheat.
would answer tina. PRAYER"
1t Is needless to add. that tie Christian
ath"r called back his >uilrrinu ucithb0r. and
rave him as much AS he needed.
Now. Christian readers, DO ou answer ,.'
'onr own prayers @,
Nt>i' IN HE IIoT>E.-A house with III
NV rhi!drrn- silent. gloomy and d,>o,,e- y
MUSIC Is The harm0ni" soul of life, hrca.hcI
n suggested every where in nature. and onlv
o>ent from the lips and souls ofthose who
re " III Tor treason, stratacems and <poils."
he influences of music are not on{y sootb.
ng and delightful to the ear but are rcfrnc 4
urifvlnS. and exaltiEg 20 the mind and heart
he soul lives its rare>t hours in the atmos-
here OF melody and song. and we contrm-
late PARADISE not un'itinylv. as rraEzInn -
ar s"Prcm">t dream Of felicity, With It's mn
cal cnchan;n.cn;s-iisi il, inning ,cr,,,hS who
a'ore and burn with ectasics that can Grd
''erahre only IN song. Experience attc>ts ro,
'e habItuatlon Of childhood 10 muSic-as 70
he presence Of flowers is one of the un
rest means of tonins down harsh tcmucr y"
III e'il passions in the bud. 81"
An excellent neither in writing 10 one of A.
,r sons. on the birth of his eldest child says. ma
1--we him an education. that his lite nav be-
'ein'; teach him religion. that his death NAV 30
, happy" nca