Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-17
LOCAL NEWS


most eloquent and instructive religious discourses
ever preached in this city. For his text he chose
the words Wisdom is better than strength"
He illustrated his idea of strength by reference
to the spsrtans. whose god WAS the God Of War
who taught the art of fighting, and judged men,
not for their humanity, and not for their wisdom,
but for their strength in battle He further IL
Illustrated by the history Of all despotic govern
ments. They all trained men Tor war, and the
stability Of their thrones depended upon the ig
norance of the people. An educated people
would resist the despotism ofthrones, and would
overthrow the power Of tyrannical priesthood.
Our own government was at first expert
ment, Some men had obtained wisdom, and.
refusing to be the creatures of despotism, they
came here aud planted the seed Of religious and
political liberty. They planted the free church,
the free school, and the free State, They obeyed
no king and no PRIESTHOOD but declared the peo.
pie competent TO govern themselves Our fathers
established here the principles Of freedom, for
themselves and their children, aud upon those
principles our country must stand. Said the
preacher, GIVE me the principles offs, and the
men of 'T6 and 1 will answer for the stability of
our government" aa
He concluded By exhorting young men to
learn wisdom from the history Of the past
to think for themselyes--to plant themselves
upon the principles of the fathers of this repub-
lie, and to defend at all times those principles of
freedom and equality for all men, upon which.
principles, depend the future glory and success
Of our country. He said there were men. now in
our government and in our legislative halls who
do not believe in the doctrine of republican
equality, and who are in favor Of a despotism.
Such men oppose the free church. the free school,
and the free State, and hewarned young men not
to be led astray by such men, bpt,takipg the Cos
pei their gudeto sustain those principles which
alone can make our country free and independ-
emit ~ o
The discourse was listened to by the crowded
audience, with earnest attention, and was preced-
ed BY the hymn tiassae Is ar ~
my country. It's oftbes, aHeeQ
Sweet land Of liberty ees4
In his prayer. before the sermon, the reverend
preacher thanked God that We lived in coun-
Try where all ,ohite men are fee and he added
the prayer that the same blessing of freedom
might be extended to all the people inhabiting
the country a st3
81 .
y We were much interested 10 short visit
which we made. few days since, to the seythe
works of Harvey Waters. on the Blackstone riv.
er,abont mile below the Northbridge station Of
the Providence and Worcester Railroad. This
establishment is entirely unique, and unlike any
thing else in the country, and. as an exhibition
Of mechanical ingenuity and skill it hardly has a
scythes, fromthe rough matetial--irOn and steel
Ito the finishing process, so far as we saw, is
performed by machinery of the most ingenious
construction, which was invented and built by
MIR. Waters himself. Mr. W has long been
known as one of the most skillful, scientific, and
intelligent mechanics in the country, and, if he
had done nothing else, on which to build such
reputation, the construction Of this machinery
and its successful operation would, ITSELF have
been quite sufficient The rapidity and perfection
otthe work they perform is truly surprising. We
are told by those who have sold and those who
have used the scythes made by this process, that
they are very superior article, and command
ready sale, srNau
souTHBRIDeE SAVINGS BANK.-Atthe annual
meeting Of the members of this corporation, May
4. Samuel Hartwell was chosen President, Samu. 4
eel M. Lane, Treasurer. and Manning Leonard,
Secretary for the ensuing year! The report of
the Treasurer showed that there were 648 deposit
ors. and that 800 22S is we're deposited by them.
The profits were S5.429 80, which. added to the
amount of the investment, gives total of Sl04,-
65S 06. .pse A9fa A
INcENDARIsM IN SoUTHBRtDeE,-A small
barn owned by james Ryan, and large one
owned BY the Hamilton Wooden Company, both
situated in Globe Village we're burned to the
ground Thursday morning. Loss of the Wooden
Company about $1,000 Of Mr.. Ryan about sI25.
No insurance either. The fires were both set
by an incendiary. 7eota ~
MARRIED UNDER PRoTBsT,-Some Of the re-
spectacle and order-loying citizens of Sterling,
having learned that two Of their young people
|. had been living 10 such relation as to render
the ceremony Of marriage in the highest degree
decent and proper, surprised them about 10
O'Clock Friday evening Of last week, took them