Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-10

don't believe in the maxim that " Charity be- |
gins at home,''- a word of it. Charity has
neither beginning nor end-it is circle aud |
touches all around alike.
Charity which works within the reach Of the |
hand and charity which goes out upon the stretch
of faith, both are necessary for the development
Of a arge-ninded and noble character.
suppose a man were coming home from Calitor-
MIA by the overland route, and on day when by
starting eaIly and travelling late he ad made
ffty-fye or sixty miles Of his journey, doCou sup
pose that when night came he would feel as if he
had lost that day. No he would say he had
gained it rather, because he was so much nearer
home But we, who travel through this life, as
the year, roll away from before us, always speak
that way of it. We say another year of our life Is
gone-lost forever We ought rather to feel that
we have gained the year, in that We pitch our
moving tent so much nearer our home
There never have been wanting, either under
the Christian religion or any other, men who
prayed enough-nay too much. We are, indeed
to continue in prayer but all chattering with
our faces toward Heaven is not prayer.
Prayer is to be for prayer, what conversation
with esteemed friends should be :or conversation
not a repetition of WORKOUT phrases, little felt or
not at all As a child sits with his parents confd
ing in them and making confdants Of them; SO
are we to be in prayer with God.
Prayer is not to be a thing of moods, though
moods ar good, provided they are not allowed to
get too low between whites. They are like waves
which roll high up upon the beach where the va
ter would never otherwise come. But when they
have broken and gone out the waves must not be
allowed to go out too far. 1t is the intervals In
moods, that makes them injurious
About all the idea had of Christmas day when
I was boy, was that it had something to do with
evergreens.
7 think l never feel So much the Inappropriate
ness of having single day set apart for thanks
giving as when the day comes. The sense Of
Thanksgiving is so difused that any special out
breaking of it almost impertinence. 1t
seems so strange that any person should live a
conscious life and not find for thankfulness at
all times on some side.
I don't think have ambition, so called. But
recolect that always had sort Of snvy Of old
John Bunyan, that he could make his book and
60 and leave it, and have it working on for long
ages aft er he had left the world.
The more the publication Of my sermons goes
on, the more find what it is that want to preach
about; what it is that want the people to hea
more about, and that is, the love of Christ. re-
ceive good many letters from persons, wishing
I would praech "the terrors Of the law" more, but
though these things to be preached about in
due proportion, yet more and more do feel that
the love of Christ is the medicines of the world
There has been an earnest discussion for
some time in the Rev. Ii. W Beecher' S
Church, at Brooklyn, about the propriety of
continuing to contribute to the American
Board, on account of its relations to Slavery.
1t was closed by deciding by a large majority
to contribute as heretofore. Mr. Beecher.
himself declared his approval of the course of
the Board.
A SENSATION Keeseville Standard
saws that when the whistle of j. D. Kings
land & Co. S new steam engine in the rolling
mill was sounded the other day, rush of
boys from the surrounding hills came pour
ing into the village to learn what was the
attest news by Telegraph The Vermont and
Boston Telegraph Company, having extended
their wires to Keeseville, and opened an Office
in Harris Jewelry Store, the unearthly
screams were supposed to be Geographic des-
patches of a most astounding character
The Time, thinks there has been some fun
of late in town. Well, there has-and the
heartest laugh mas come in, at the attempt
of the Times to appear as Friend of Ten
perance and of the Prohibnory La,o!
To-day the Times don't even know " the
opponents OF temperance. no" tue LURES
old friends and cronies IKE this cut direct, is
more than we can say.
"Our candidate for County Commissioner is at
the head of our columns. Times Feb I'd.
So much the worse for the candidate. The
Times support adds the same strengti to
Temperance candidate that the mans name
did to the note of hand, of which the Bank
president said That note might pass
alone. but with that endorsement it isn't
worth "a d.
A Iadv, whose husband lays awake nights