The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-25

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| reply, that apart from religion It's constitu-
cnt parts are many, are more than could be
easily recounted yet some of them may be
named, and such are these The love Of order
in things mental and bodily, personal and do
nestle the love of cleanliness the love Of
the works Of nature the love Of things beau
tiul produced by the art Of man the love Of
courtesy and kindly manners the love OF
knowledge, and the sense that it guides US
upward the love Of our neighbors of every
class, and respect of their rights as fellow
men equal to our own; respect, not for
their rights only, but for their feelings, show
ing Itself in smal things fully as much as in
great love OF law, love OF freedom, love of
country, love for the throne and OF her who
sits upon it and who, happily, is to US both
the highest image Of every social and civil
blessing and also the first among all human
agents in procuring and sharing them.
Yet, after all, it must not be forgotten that
one central etIectual element in your efforts
for civilization is to be found in Christianity.
individual men living under Christianity-and
who will perhaps, caring little for Christian
see no direct connection be.
tween teo Gospel and many useful discoveries
of prosperous industries-,may think they can
fashion for themselves civilization ouJ of the
materials which earth affords, without the
trouble of taking into view our relations to
the world unseen and Him who rules 10 it.
Far be it from me TO bring railing accusa-
ton against them but think they are mis-
taken. This world is Gods world by right,
ours only by gift and suferance and it can
not 50 well with Us if we try to shut Him out
Of it. But in truth, what we have most TO fear
IS not the prevalence Of error Of this kind,
taking the form Of philosophy Or wisdom it
IS our own talthlossness, our own Sc fshness
cur own worldiness, ever drawing us down
ward In despite of affections which grow
weaker and weaker by neglect, and which are
at length wholly stifed by the thorns and
orlars Of evil habit growing up into tangled
thlcket around them and over them. 1t is
not erroneous belief that it is the cause OF
ruin. 1t is the fear, the disci-
Dhnc, the pressure, the cares, the desires, the
lppeties, which shut out from the mind OF
he creature the thought of the Creator
Many ofus have read in this solemn season
he account OF the birth Of the Lord, at Beth
chem, La that we are told by the evange-
list these simple words, There was not room
or them in the inn What thoughts do these
words awaken 10 the mind Perhaps the
lrst may be this-that no wonder, in SO great
concourse OF people OF all ranks ing up
o be registered for taxes, there should be no
DOM IL the inn for the poor aud unpretendine
mother Of the Savior to be delivered of her
lrst-born child. But the second thought may
'e that the world is like that thing. That,
mid Its pomp and magnihcence, amid the
Vhrl and hurry of its business amid the mar
Ne edllces of It's gigantic tIiumphs, amid its
Enterprises, amid the crowd and pressure OF
ven It's neediest Inhabitants, there is not
DOM for the Savior OF mankind. Upon this
bought another may foow-that that inn. in
aspect of It's hustle and turmoil, is like the
World. Man crowds round man, giving HIM
eli up without reserve, whether to vicious in-
uigences or selfish cnjOyments, or to schemes
+ advancement IN this world, till be feels
lmselt SO full that there is not room in him
or the thought that his food and raiment, his
lits and faculties, his hopes and prospects,
Il that he has, aud all that he can ever be,
anne down to him from the Most High and
re to be rendered up again to him from
nom they came In thanks, in praise, and
4 dutiful obedience,