Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-09-27


saw plenty Of it ripsning all along the way
from the Green Mountains to the valley OF the
Connecticut, Francouia the White Hills, down
the Androscoggin by Umhagog and Winipiseogee
by mountain and river aud lake saw the genu-
ine article blooming. matnting; robust, sturdy
twelve and fourteen year old boys swinging
scythe AZ the very heels of grown up men stand
ing straight up 10 their work in field and shop
with strong will in a strong body; the blood
that felis n rosy checks and the tact that wins in
sparkling eve. Wakelul, expert, bright, manly
little fellows with a smack of the hills, they took
your heart captive NJ a glance. Schooled they
were, disciplined 70 self reliance, 10 an difficult
undertakings and achievements The prophecy
OF q gl0riiei commonwealth was beaming upon
their embrowned and ruddy faces. But no:
mistake their high calling The Great Vest
the devouring West, must have them.
As | live here comes one of their agents after
presidents aud professors and pastors and teach
ers and educated skill and all sorts Of engineers
for all sorts of affairs 90 railroads and coleg-
aud theological semlnaries aud lines of empire
and She-kan-go TO build tunnels under lakes and
rivers aud continents and society in general.
Mercy, how he does lay t on preaching 10 you
in the morning aud lectWrng to you in the eve
ming and all through his discourse he wails out at
regular intervals '' The Vast Westl the Vast
Wnstl the great valley of the Mississippi as
thick the selahs in the pslams. Presently you
ufEll 10 'Il ~ ihi7 u1A''iui NNAiA uiA hipD NNtu
money and BOYS altogether into the contribution
box and exclaim: "Ohl a missionary operation"
What makes y0u act so like fools? ? why don't you
display liitle Of yolr yankee gumption instead
Of sacrificing an yolr male rAlatious ON the altar
OF the % Harp OF i1onslnd ssrngsS r You have
enviable reputation for asking questions. but
not a single inquiry have YOU male OF this man.
Justask him, now, why they don't work up their
own stock 7 They don't by any means lack for
the raw msteral-ot puritan origin at that Ask
him why men out bis way with large progeny worth
ten and twenty thousand dollars apiece, cant edi-
cate one or two children TO gu some useful work
ing position iu this needy world? Ask him how
it happens so few Western children receive call
to proclaim the gospel Of Christ, the gospel OF the
four x, some other utility. Pertinent interro-
cations these, valuable information would true re-
replies bring YOU. Don't stand, then, throwing
your boys to that Western agent as an East India
woman throws her children 70 the Crocodile Do
some talking in return. You might Jaw back
lttle without belonging 10 the Episcopal church,
and help the West with a few lessons in the PHI
losophv of things as you understand them, and 80
keep enough Of your boys to lengthen the chords
and strengthen the stakes Of Christ's Kingdom,
aud the Kingdom Of grace and beauty, in dear old
New England Seems 20 me have heard people
here and there in Vermont speak about wanting
some the stuff Western enterprise is made OF.
FELT 1T OUT
WARnsN, Sept 67. :.