Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-16

explain perhaps II Is INC walk 10 iNmhuusi
and the conversation of Jesus with his disciples.
Immediately tho whole start out before you,
living and picturesque the road to Emmaus
is New England turnpike, you can see its
lmilo-sIonos, lis mullen stalks, its toll gates.-
| Next the disciples rise, and you have before
YOU all their anguish, and hesitation and dis
may talked out to you in the language Of your
own fresde. You smile you arc amused
- y.... -...atad. aud the aiinsinn qrnwS ev-
cry moment You sec the approaching stran-
| ger, and the mysterious conversation grows
more and more interesting. Emmaus rises in
the distance, in the likeness Of a New England
village, with a white meeting-house and spre.
You follow the travellers you enter the house
with them; nor do you wake from your trance
until, with streaming eyes, the preacher tells
you that ''they saw il was the Lord Jesus-and
ichaf pity it was they could not have known
it before ~
1t was after a sermon on this very chapter Of
Scripture history that Governor Griswold in
passing out of the house, laid hold on the
sleeve of his first acquaintance Pray tell
me- said he, ''who is this minister -
"Why, il is old Father Morris"
"Well, he is an oddity-and genius, too.
| declare, he continued, 81 have been wonder
ing all the morning how could have read the
Bible TO so little purpose as not 10 see all these
particulars he has presented"
once heard him narrate in this picturesque
way the story of Lazarus. The great bustling
city Of Jerusalem first rises to view, and you
are told, with great simplicity, how the Lord
Jesus FUSED to get tired of the noise - and
how he was 'lred of preaching, again and
again, to people who would not mind a word
he said !" and how, "wheh il came evening, he
useu ~ ~ .."d sss hi@ friands in Raihany -
Then he told about the house Of Martha aud
Mary; ga little white house among the trees
he said, "you could see it from Jerusalem. -
And there the Lord Jesus and his disciples used
10 60 and sit evenings, with Martha, and Mary,
and Lazarus.
Then the narrator went on 10 tell how Laza-
rus died, describing with tears and a choking
the distress they were in, and how they sent q
message to the Lord Jesus, and he did not come
and how they wondered and wondered and
thus on he went, winding up the interest by tho
graphic minuiia of an eye witness, till he wok,
you from the dream by his triumphant joy a
the resurrection scene.
tea table, unusually supplied with cakes an,
sweetmeats he found an opportunity to make
practical alluson to the same family story. III
said that Mary was quiet and humble, sitting a
her Savior's feet 10 hear his words but Mar
tha thought more OF what was to be got for tea
Martha could not find time to listen 10 Christ
No; she was " numbered with much serving
around the house frying frilters and makinl
gingerbread"
Among his own simple people, his style @
Scripture painting was listened TO with breath
less interest. But it was particularly in thos
rus.i. e;tOios, ~siIsd CONT, u.os,ia.ss,
that his whole warm soul unfolded, and the Bi
J. BILE in his hands became gallery OF New Eng
h land paintings.
lo He particularly loved the eyangelists, follow
rs ing the footsteps of Jesus Christ, dwelling up
l. on his words, repeating over and over again th
ie stories Of what he did, with all the found ven
Ig Grafton of an old and favored servant
n Sometimes, too, he would give the narratio
At an exceeding practical turn, as one examPl
, will illustrate.
Ge He had noticed falling off in his little cir
f. Gle that met for social prayer, and took occa
D. sion, the first time he collect tolerable audi
to ence, to tell concerning 'The conference meet
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