Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-12-22

| OhDlNAIlbNs-A MI 0hAhiiS W. INIiSbNf u IL
centiate of Royalton Association, was ordained to the
ministry Of the gospel, at West Halifax, Dec. 18th.
The Rev. Geo. p. Tyler, his instructor In theology for
the year past, was Moderator of the Council and
preached the sermon the ordaining prayer was by
the Rev. h.. b. Bassett, of Wilmington charge to the
pastor by The Rev. Job Cushman Of Marlboro; fellow
ship of the churches by the Rev. S. Dixby, Of New
fanei address to the people by the Rev. j. Chandler
Of West Drnttlcboro.
The exercises as n whole had one great excellence
worthy Of imitation IN other quarters, viz; they were
short. The sermon, from 1 Corinthians 4; 2, at is
required of stewards that a man be found %faithful")
was in the ingenious and pithy style characteristic Of
the preacher. 1t was an earnest, faithful, and effective
effort. The address to the people was n concise ar
gument upon the power and functions Of u church as
to its officers aud their ordination. The speaker urged
that the terms Installation and "Stated Supply"
ought to be dropped as not in place among Congrc-
gational churches, and that all ministers whether chos-
en- by a church for O specified time or settled for life,
should be called what they really are, viz: Pastors
The singing under the efficient lead Of Mr.. Husmcr
was in good style, and showed considerable cultiva-
ton.
q The Common Schools in some of the towns in
Cheshire County, n. H., are Of surprising excellence.
They have been brought to their present enviablc
standard only by long continued and persistent labor
on the part Of MI the friends Of popular education
and by the phrase AL the friends we mean to in
clude nearly every inhabitant Of whatever age or oc-
cupation. In one Of these towns the people are hold
ing the nineteenth annual series Of their association
meetings, each one Of which series includes a meeting
in every district IA town during the term Of school IN
such district. At each Of these meetings AN address
is delivered upon some topic relating to education,
questions of practical interest are familiarity discussed.
and a paper edited by the teacher and made up who'll
~ Of original matter furnished by teacher and pupils
Is read. At a meeting held last Tuesday evening in
n district where the school is taught by n very young
lady in the first year Of her employment, n paper was
read from which. one Of her intimate friends purloined
the following Introductory poem and forwarded it TO
Us. 1t Is soNsfy clever and appropriate ut the present
time that wc cannot resist the temptation to lay i, be-
fore our readers entire:
Dear friends. | rise in fear, TO net ms part,
RehcarSe the ~rushings Of my beating heart;
And vet ! fear il may not please You all,
Heads 50 repicte. within these classic walls.
Filled with the love Of neiehboung schools,
Who speak their learning by the best Of rules
shall address you with a poem meek,
Devoid Of Latin and her sister Greek.
Dcck'd in the worls Of English very plain:
Nor German, Dutch, nor French SO often slain
Shall dare 10 venture where | lightly tread
Above their discords and their sleeping heads;
Plain English torn from other tongues,
Suits best of all our Anglo-Saxou lungs:
rom North TO South it holds It's mighty sway,
And leads it, millions through q golden way.
From the wild woods Of shndowy Maine
To Califoria's bright AMI shining PLAIN.
One voice. one heart, declare u people free.
Where priceless freedom rings from sea 10 sea
But bark! a note Of discord strikes the ear
Borne from the South sweet sister pale and fair:
Wild is her voice to Brighten every son
Who dares to call her and her sister one.
pisunion Is her song, and well she sings,
through the vas, dome her voice in thunder rings;
Poor Carolina with her cheap cockades,
Secession bonnets. on deluded mnidsl
Rush 10 the battle ere YOU be to late
10 catch a blow across your heated pate,
Wave your Palmetto flag above them all,
Fear not: your bravery will not let il fall,
l nle>s the North, :he mighty, brave and free.
Shall cry, "avaunt. YOU and your cabbage tree -"
That cabbage tree my friends. i 5 southern grown
II quickly dies when from lis native zone
some rabid man, worse than an uniaughi slave,
pig for its roots a cold and Northern grave.
Still lc; it thrive upon that burning coast
\ weak and porous plant, poor Cardinals boast,
though It may culver where a Hickory sprout.
Armed with the laws Of power throughout,
Springs Ia their midst, n tough and wiry twig,
And gives n dose to swallow at n swig;
She must obey her Couniry's rigid laws
or feel the weight of "Hickory's' iron paws;
{ not, she shall be humbled IN the dust,
For "6y he k'ernar' it will be but Just.
Ala-, We have 40 Hickory" any more
To Brighten ships from of her slavish shore;
Nothing but one to ill the highest chair,
\, useless u a tame and petted bear;
Afraid TO speak, afraid to act his part,
The dupe Of cheating politicians art,
WELDING the sceptre OF a Nations might.
When his own brains seem wrapped in endless night.
But let no, troubled times" usurp our care,
Let peace and concord be our constant PRAYER,
Instruct our pupils in the right they need.
And If they live, they will not cry "S,c,Gt -
lis only those that ON Il slavish soil
by lazy lives their puRy hearts they spoil;
\ thousand pities for their selfish creed
That naugLt but discord and disaster breeds.
This Is what we call "doing very well for a begin
ner.' Were we L little younger we - but we are
already the proprietor OF quite a family, So there is
no sort Of use in saying what we would DO provided
our beard was not interspersel with silvered thread.
rosrroNrp.-Having reference to the appointment
I Of a National Fast on the 4tl dav Of newt month H.r