Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-29

They, the trIe-heartel o4m-;
Not with the roll Of the stirring drums,
Or the trumpet that sings of fame:
A Not as the flying come,
v ~ Ia silence aud in fear;
rLey shook the depths of the deserts gloom
with their hymns Of lofty cheer.
MRS. HE0IAHs.
Amidst the storm they sang.
And tNa stars heard and the ct
Ana the sounding ais)es of the dim woods rang
10 the anthem Of the free;
The ocean eagle soar'd
from his nest by the white waves foarn
And ,he rocking pines of the forest roar'd-
This Wa their welcome home,
what sought they thus affair!
Bright Jewels OF the mire
The wealth of seas the spoils of war
They ought faiths pure shrine.
aye, call it holy ground,
The spot where fret they trod
They have left unstsined what there they found
Freedom 10 worship God
Prayer by Rev George N. Weber. D
D., of Middlebury.
ANTHEM Nj. y. PERKINS.
Great Jehovah God Of Nations.
From thy temple in the skies.
Hear thy peoples supplicltio
Now for their deiverance RE.
though our sins, our hearts eonfessiDg,
ong and loud for vengeance call,
lnou has mercy more aboundingf
Je MS blool / cleanse from ali
Great Jehovah. we adore thee,
Tn our God in prai7, own
~ thy grace, thy power, and glory,
Raise ps to thy 81 rious throne.
Ebe address by President James B.
Any,.lI. of the Vermont University and
9'a'o Agricultural College, was rich in
historical "reminiscences, happy illustra-
tiors, with thoughts deep and profound,
.snd stamped with great originality. Not
withstanding its great length, it was most
4 etteutiv.1y listened to by a large, intelli-
A gent and appreciAtive audience, and re-
ceive5 the protnse enconiums it so richly
deserved. Very many vera in from sur
rounding towns to enjoy with US this an
uual feast of rich thought, that usually
hows from these gatherings of the de-
scend4nta Of the noble, sacrificing band
that laid the foundations of this Republi-
can government upon the basis of a true
acknowledgement of the rights of man,
and a correct and intelligent obedience to
the behests of God In this they were
guided by the hand of God, and amid all
the dangers to which they were exposed,
and suferings endured they never for a
moment wavered or lost sight of their OBJ
legations and responsibilities In this cge
Of fashion, corruption and decentralization,
many are apt to laugh at the unique and
novel attitude of the Pilgrims, az pre-
sented to us from history, forgetting that
they came to this then wilderness world,
not the opponents of fashion as engen-
aered in corrupt Paris or naughty, aristo.
cratic London, but as the lovers of free
iom, to worship God according to the
. dictates OF their own oonsciences and to-
institute civil government embodying
not only this great cardinal idea so over
whelmingly important, but that other, so
closely allied, stern and unyielding rec
ignition of the right of self government,
based upon the inalienable rights of all
men.
These were the elements of their power
and strength, and to-day they are most
happily exemplifed in our land, incor-
potated as they are, into our State con-
sutntons, and are the basis of our ma
uonal government as set forth in our
natlohal constitution, and, as we trust,
ueStihed to stand TO the end of time It
" tnese principles that, in their wide
spread Influence, have made it the nation
81 the earth, aad to-day we are silently
out surely moulding the characters of the
nations OF the world, who are vet to be in
full harmony with us in their recognition
and application under the inspiring genius
and teaching of pure christianity, raising
men from the bondage of superstition and
2orruptions of sin, to the proud elevation
u Sanotiied knowledge and chrstiapized
humanity, that shall permeate all ranks
civilization and orders of men that
snail dwell in this now sin-cursed world.
as the nation grows older with ever
ing financial, moral and intellec.
.u'4 S're.sh and vigor, SO will the viz.
,usS and herois" of the Pilgrims of 1890
Oe more fully appreciated and acknow.
Nu8ed' and the silly, s4useless orv of
tufl'an Fanaticism' be exchanged for
peaas OF praise for their study adj.
s'0nce 10 the principles fraught with so
much good and happiness to the human
aOS We laud and magnify the patriot
M " our Revolutionary Fathers, and
"i'n iustness, too. Bot we should not
S.sst that they were the descendants of
o,. s' who were rocked on the stormy
1:an IN the "May Flower" and that they
INSPIRED BY the God-like principles Of