The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-22

Auteunauce III 2ub4ic Vorsmn.

Il 5 evident that N DUR state here s i
rrcaU IacS oT Attendance lDon ne >aooath
services OF the canctuarv By statistics re-
Gently gathered Ipou this subject. It lnpeara
hat larr- proportion 1f ne inhabitants
are t0uud lauitUaI legiec,ers u he house 1I
rod. IN l recent article published N his
snplecs. he ErIier avs
Ii We lssume thaE II me avo 1unarea
anu forty .ownsnlps II arrnont there are Is
MANY Is 81 1unureu houses II 0uDhc Eor-
4nip opened 4Yerv -uDnath. anti hat Lhe Nv
.rnge attendance Is one hundred Il 2acn house,
VIC lava III aggregate II Sixty housauu
ne Stare attending Torgnlp. or lD9ur r"o.- n
Aeveu u the Enoe population.
It : unfortunate hat he l1usDel snouId 1e
nus egecEed ~ Is. Or L must lave IN IN
-av0raDle influence InOn our intelligence
-rrue Ind prosperity There 5 little 1anger
thar he influence u vital Christianity VII
De over estimated. Those yuo i've amid rs
ligut and he blessings Il secures. are lanle
20 overlook Lue couTt1 lIo5u 'tA0AG@ '"Ns
come. We cannot anticipate vnar would n
5ur condition 1 Ill the -nfuerces we're With
irayn rom Is hat come chrougn tie lgencY
Of he xosBel. i lur pulplts we're lence-
-pr-n 10 Ie silent. our SaDuaIhs unknown Jr
neglected. lud he .ignr o1 nsnlred rruIh
lueneae.l N the night oI universal ikepu-
,Isn. IN 1ca the Bibie anouid oe lgnorea.
vhat would be he results We nlgnr ex
pest IN age 1f' 1arDar,sm. N .hlcH humanity
vouid ind is .owesE tepths If teDasenent.
IF We 1ntenpare The condition d nose
vno i've without .ho influence II lhr,stlam-
y. .a nav n1cr N iome signU Iegrce EnaU
7a 1we 70 is 4Ievatlug Inu saTlng 1oWoT.-
Tie .i!ne vas. 7neu lur -Ore1athers we're
numbering 0arDaIrans, anu we're cegaror1 Is
90 stuDid even tor slaves. 1uE he lenF u
Christianity las lereioped che Anglo ;azon
mimi. anu secured % Is the blessings 81 ov-
.lizallon. u rs influence We owe 1ur pleas
mi homes. lull 5he andearrnenEs d lie WITH
Taicu VIC lye :urrounuea. luu especially he
.,or,ous homes We 3ae,,sn " | -ess lnd -one
N heaven.
+ # the rusne! las lone 50 nucn -or Is, L
lunnt aor 10 Do neglected. Those lrounu is
xao neglect ma house u rod and he ion-
.rrn1tIon 81 5heIr influence anu substance %
sustain the observance OF religious Eorshlp'
Know lot vnar hey 10. It nay De ,egaruesi
ov nose 1egtecters L. l matter u 10 ac'
count. 1ur Il their example we're 70 DC lnl'
verEaIlr Copied. il would prove me 1Ilu d
all that : lear n :lviiized society. Those
/ VINO .reaG Christianity, not merely With neg
, gsr, 5ut are hostile % rs wholesome e
, ;,raints. and ridieuio is salms. reEnlnu Is
Of he serpent that zElugs he BOSOM 'haI
: warmed i INTO lie.
: Il nay be claimed Jr some vho 1egiee'
Z the 1ouse Of prayer that they are neyefIhe'
: less the er;unds ii Christianity but i rhey
!. arc really 50, ,hey nave. L strange way 1i
! nanitesting tteir r'endship, ard If ov thell
! r,Iirs ne lra % Know them, We cannot III
uit rhe,r GAINS. One reason 1t this negieo'
: = .hp vaut Of Haith IN Ire verltv and utlii
Of Christianity. There IS evidently : vas1
I amount If pructical [nhdeiity in our MIDST
and IN eonueetion With this i l Hck!y mora
a. rnuetite. vnien luaths thaE Ehlcn IL Whoie
/ ,ome. lnd hankers after It's bane. The nc
= +,.t rre ,rnuer observance on the 5annath i
h +. burden, and thg piace of prayer without at