Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-01-08
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Chief Justice Bigelow, of Massachusetts,
has recently resigned his position in the
court of that state, and in a letter TO the
Bar he gave the following reason for his
resignation
After twenty wears of judicial life, seven
teen of which have been passed upon the
bench OF the Supreme Judicial Court,
find that Il radical change, by which | can
~ obtain permanent relaxation from constant
y. and arduous labor, has become necessary.
~. ! am admonishcd by my physicians that |
cannot look forward with any degree OF
certainty - a condition of health adequate
t1 the discharge Of my official duties, If
continue To undergo the confinement and
!. ineessant mental effort which are essential
-- To their due performance.
This Is not a single instance, although it
j. not every Woodworking man that is adj
inonizhed in time, or is able to stop work
before the ovcrtasked faculties give way, and
PARALYSIS or sudden death arrests the hand
and the brain. Americans work az though
no rest were needed to refresh or recreate
brain and nerves and muscle. We cannot
~ will not pause in the mad rush for fame,
OF wealth, or pleasure; and some cannot
pause in their work and yet have bread to
eat. The ccaseless demands which the pub
lie makes upon all who serve them. seldom
recognize the fact th;lt those who work should
have rest. Especially is it unusual to recog-
uizc this fact in our treatment of those who
are mental workers. and whose brains are
ever busy rs teachers, preachers, statesmen
or writers and the more ready such servants
are to work, the more is required Of them.
We have been led To make these suggestions
hy the fact that Rev. WV II. LORD, pastor
of the Congregational Church in this village,
has found it necessary t. suspend all mental
labor for a time owing to Il vcYv severe
sdmoni5ion that his nerves and intellect
needed absolute rest. lie has been unable
I'D perform the duties Of his office for several
>abbaths from both bodily and mental pros
rration, and his physicians advise entire
release from the cares and the labors of his
lastoratc for several months ut least. His
society have voted him n vacation of six
months. and have contributed a handsome
sum OF money IN aid Of his finarccs. We
trust the rest and quiet which ne viii get in
an absence from the field in which he has,
for twenty years, labored with little cessa-
ti,n. viii fully restore him to his accustomed
health Of body and mind.
SABBATH SCHOOL CoNcERT.-The annual
concert of the Congregational Church in this
village viii be held in Village Hall, Sunday
evening next, commencing at o'clock The
exercises viii be. as usual, interpreted with
singing bv choir and children. Those inter
,stel in such matters are cordially invited to
b. present. and those who have attended the
annual concerts since Mr.. Hopkins has been
superintendent will not fail to b. present
next Sabbath evening.
CHRISTMAS IL WoRcEsTE R.-A correspond
cnt writes us that the evening Of Dec. 25tl
was celebrated in Worcester by the Sabbath
Schools al the Methodist church. The churcl
was crowded. The exercises consisted Of
singing. prayer by Rev Mr.. Perry, (Congre
.,;,tIonalist,) and dcclanations and dialogue.
hv the schools \ Christmas tree was COW
cred with beautiful presents. and nearly al
in the house were remembered. The super
intcndcnt of the school, and the pastor of the
church. Rev. \. Il. Wade and wife, haC
handsome ami valuable presents. All en-
joyed the evening and were highly interested
The New Year came in with a snow storm
and there has been another one since, am
the sleighins is now excellent. Yesterday
morning WAS severely cold, the mercury
going down u twenty degrees below zero
but the weather has since moderated
The First National Bank Of Montpelie
has just made a semi-annual div idcnd of tiv
PER cent. and the Montpelier Ma tional Ban
has made dividend CT four per cent
Bradford Items.
oar correspondent at Bradford sends u