The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-07
None Of that Occupation.

None Of that Occupation.
DR.. Sprague, in his Annals Of the Baptist
Pulpit, has the following anccdote OF Rev.
David Jones, who died in 1920:
On one occasion, when returning from the
Army at the North, during the late war, he
stopped in New York city, and Was invited
to preach in the First Baptist Church. When
he rose to commence his sermon, he looked
up ut the ceiling. aud round the house, max
iny general and careful survey Of the build.
ing lie then cast a keen, >crutlnKlng glance
over the congregation. The whole Of this
careful survey occupied ii very short time,
which, to the cxpectant assembly, appeared
twice the length it really was. OF course ev-
ery eye was fixed on the tail, venerable form
in the pulpit, and all wer, wondering what
would come next
at seem- to me,"-at length he said, as if
satisfied with his survey, " that you have "a
very nice house here-very neat and very
comfortable, and quite large and respectable
congregation. At this unexpected exordium
the attention became more profound. Things
appear very different from what they did
when | first came to New York city. land.
ed here in the morning, and thought would
try it could find any Baptists [ wandered
up and down, looking at the place and at the
people, and wondering who Of all the people |
met might be Baptists. At length saw an
old man, with ed cap Oh his head, sitting
OF the porch Of a respectable looking house.
All! thought [. now this is one of the old
residents who knows all about the city, and
about every body in lt-this is the man to in.
quire Of. Iapproached him and said Good
Afternoon Sir-can you tell me where any
Bapts:s live in this city" Hey
Here the preacher, in imitation of the
action Of the deaf old Gothamite, put lis
hand to his car. and bent his head in the atti
tude OF Il listener. Then raising his voice, a.
II shouting into the ear OF tho deaf man. he
said" Can you Tell me Sir. where car
ind any Baptists in this place ,"
" Baptists, Baptists," said the old man
mu>ingy as if ransacking all the corners oil
his memory" Baprists really DOM
know as ever heard Of any body of that oc
cupation in these parts ~
Inc attention OF the congregation was now
wide awake. Trere we're of course man,
smiling faces, as he thus sketchcd his first at
tempt to find Baptists in the city Of New
York. Bat soon he turned to his subject
and' III u lew minutes, tears were seen in tn,
eyes OF malt tie congregations and no doub
many good impressions we're made by his dis
l course.
If there be a sigh on earth more Lowell,
than another. it is to see an aged Cbristi,,,
husband and wife, who have together buffet
cd the storms Of life for half a century. an,
who now, with children, grand children, an,
great grandchildren around them. can loo,
PACK and recount the ,rumphs Of grace whicI
III mutual love and confidence they hav
achieved with each other. The love of bus
oand ana wife is always halowcd, for !
carries with it the seal of heaven; the asso
cations OF the tamil are always blessed wbe,
,ney arc based in Christian union but thr..c
hAlowed the love and thrice blessed H.. az
soc'a'ion, which with the seal of heaven an,
Tue blessing Of faith, have BEEN still NOR
strongly cemented by the fire of trial and III
, pressing force Of ,ribulation, under commo
( cares and pleasures, common tolls and ~;
u"'Pns common sorrows and REJOICING,
through many rounds OF wearisome, but olaa
some years. e'"N
Our German brethren have a custom ,
ce'eoratlng the hftie,h anniversary Of ma,
, rage partly in festive but innoceu, m;r,i
) WIN suitable and becoming religious exerci,
l es; 1t has never been our privilege to w;,ns,
such celebration, but we can we'll cono";.
,, tn.eJoy which would mark an occasion of ~;
: KIND. Would that more of tbc.s o ~. W.
which inculcatc the flowed na,uro D ~s =.
marriage relation and the family ,wera h " na \"
down from the fathers. We would ,t"" "u' "
ma so many hasty matches ,discorlan b"n '''
holds, separated families, nor a. mnoh %V ss
de'icacy and RIGHTEOUSNESS anon, -. '1 ~
thereua Standur. s LII
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