Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-16
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The memory II the Puritan fathers OF
New England remain, IN the great works
they performed, in the institutions which
they established, aud whose influence i,
still felt and made sacred by tl,r maj
esty of their .,haur,rr Thcir'nlme-,
however much ,ame may atIcei Ia sucrr
must remain grat in d, history 81 the
world, There Wen, greater eNpyditisn,
than that which brought the Pilgrims To
American ,ltrry'-, yet -th,-S w,-r,, titr first
in character AMI first ia influence. ltwa>
the character OF religion and influenced h,y
brought with them that gave them thu
royal, transcenlent and everlasting inlu-
snoe, Thor deeds IT truth aud love
speak rs with an angels power What is
II that has preserved the religious element
in our nation II Is not the machinery
Of government, OF human law, 20 which
We attach 50 much importance 1t !, the
lives of the true. the hcroism Of those who
defend liberty whcn'it j. imperilcd H.
is this which gives energy TO law, inspira-
tion and strength 10 government, AMI par
petual life 10 nations, riis i, illustrated
IN the sublime patience, in that wondrou,
self-saerifce, and the religious courage
eyinoei in the bold defence Of principle,
that brings us TO the admiration of tie
deeds Of our Pilgrim fathers, They sep
arsted themselves from all that was dear
est TO them in England for conscience
sake. The history of their trials, hero
ism and faith are familiar To ALL Such
lives teach the reality of truth and holt
ness We are not To look upon great
lives as marvellous, but as the true mani !
iestations Of the life We were all intended |
to have Those great lives which tower
above Us like mountains are but cxcm- |
Publications. Of the true development Of
the nature with which we have been Gu
lowed. The history Of the world show,
that great events have stirred men and |
great experience awakened their iaeultie-
To their truc~t development and ,uch |
glorios may rest upon every generation.
If the minds ot men are awakened by |
great truths TO heroic devotion. What i
it that makes New England 81 fertile IN
influences that are blessing the world and
constantly at work stirring the minds Of
our people to great achievements and
noble deeds , When those great truth,
developed by the religious fervor of our
Puritan ancestors, which not only redeem
the heart but olectriiy, the mind, shall be
developed in all their beauty, manifesto
tons will be seen that viii outshinc all
those of the brighter ages We now look back
upon with reverence These heroes OF
the past battled against temptations to
which We so meanly yield. Their victory
was one of faith, of devotion and fcalty
to truth, even to martyrdom. Man is al
ways great when he grasps truth with |
loyal devotion and faithful heart and he
makes it omnipotent against the world. Al
though the Puritan character did not com
prehend all the graces OF the Christian de-
velopment, still there was rugged integ
rity and a stern devotion To truth about
it that challenged the admiration of tho
world With dangers and hardships al
most countless confronting them in their
new life, they chung to their conception
Of duty to God and to the world around |
them in the enjoyment Of religious faith
pntrameled by forms, with heroism
that had much in it that was sublime. |
Their deeds are too great and too heroic |
to be forgotten, and whatever criticism
or attack may be made by Others upon
them, their names will stand among the
great names in human history.