Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-06

tains | know that it is the
latter. Thus, these mountain towns
are the head-springs of good to
the world: the mountains bring peace to
the people. Thsir mission aud power il
| TO affect hum character, and to bless
every generation. this has ever been So
and now that communication is so easy
and so direct, this power is to be ever in
ereasing. The streams sent out are grow
| ing larger and deeper, and more constant
| And from the beautiful eIns that shade
our streets, from the sweet flowers that
adorn our homes from the school house
| that receives our children for training,
| from our churches on whose tops the morn
ing and setting sun loves TO gild, from
| these christian homes which are raising
noble sons and beautiful daughters to go
| out and away in order to bless the world.
| from the blue mountains that stand
around US under their summer veil or
| wintry covering, I hear but one voice
| none of us liveth 10 himself" for we live
to "bring peace to the people"
We do not forget that it was the little
hill-town that sent out Samuel, great
| Prophet in Israel, q Joseph the Savior OF
nation, that it was Bethlehem where
David spent his youth, and Nazareth
where the Son of God spent his. We do
not forget that God has ever honored the
mountains and the hills. And while popu-
| ation and industry and wealth pour into
| such town, effacing the old landmarks
| md creating new powers, we will not for
get the past, the uns en-, almost unknown
power they have been silently exerting
| upon the world. The mustard seed has
VII rrhn
hidden here; aud God has been walking
| >ver these mounraius, Watching over the
people, guarding them in times of dark
| uess and making them to be a blessing to
he world. The rains that have fallen
here, the dews that have bathed these
hills. and the fertility that has clothed
them have not been used up here. The
waters ana dews have gone down to lower
md drier places and beautified them and
till more, we have no doubt that from
hese mountain heights great multitude
nave gone TO skies that are never cloudy.
o folds that never lose their green, to
homes that are never saddened by sorrow
IT made gloomy by death, and we have
no doubt that in that loved, deep, sweet
song Of heaven "w0rthy il the Saint"
there are many voices that once sang
nth us in theic pilgrimage and learned
the song here.
We change Under the old regime the
church had mpatively little to do ex-
oept 10 enjoy her beautiful Inheritance,
and live in peace and quietness. Her
Temptations were few Her children
might walk the streets and not be ruined !;
but now foods roll in upon Us. All
things are changed, and We must now do
uyp IA
meet the hurrles and excitements of the
age, by c0unreracfIviriGI Earth il be
coming small and we nfe called upon to
act, to work, to sympathise with humaui-
ty, to use our property, TO receive our
destiny into that of the human race, a.
no other times have demanded. Every
hing is quairupled, activity traced,
books, expenses of al kind, and - mast
increase the abors and the charities of
the people of God. The reservoirs which
YOU make at the foot Of the mountains
increa~e your own business capacities
and so als0 increase the wealth Of Others
All along TO the sea, 80 also mast We make
the mpuotain towns 10 be intellectual,
-piritu8I reservoirs tn fertilize the land,
ending Gown lrrger. purer straams a.
tong ztrr ms flow.
lines haze fallen unto us IN pleasant
places, and we have a goodly heritage, we
wan something better. This Is not our
| 0e>r. We want something more abiding,
where. w. shall not walk to-day, and to.
morrow - dying, where we aud our fami-
lies ~a Ill not be crushed by death. And
our text tells Us that the mountains shall
bfi24 peace t. the people" that under
.. a. ha l.
ain shall send 0ut streams of salvation ;
and under His great power we may rest
forever.
The R22ds may conoe-5ut whosoever
believeth Ia Hun, shall never be CON
founded"
Oar building may shabe-but whoever
betievaJh in Him shall never make haste"
to- Eog ouc of it.
Oar onTtlly building may Jau-bnt
whosoever bel.eveth in HIM Shall never
"b4 a,hagnra''-bec4uso we have built on
a .)~a foundetion.
Ny dear Jrjends,-Just seventy years
ago, wanting one week, there was man
child born in your village He was car
r'e@ away IN tn" arms OF his father, while
an infant; he was ut n very esrly day
left an orphan he has battled with power
ty and diff .ult5es, no early laid himself
on the altar of God, to live for the good of
humanity he has seen many sorrows, but
thoFe Joys he mag laborea 10 his poor
way, and with s1ch tnlent7 ga God gave
aim with his mi..ht but Oh tho shelves
ha has heo'. per.uirr~d 10 lay at the feet
Of The III .>ter have been TOO few; the
good he has accomplished has been too
Ia IL: the z.4l with which he has lied
has been too cold; but though he can brin.
YOU "'@ r." vi, hrftI lfAV's to-hiGh''
ne - @tt't'0l I'f fn7 privilege OF greet
h& you III Your h'<h prosperity rrJ Icing
"lFH y"u III WIl*t your town las done tor
''-'' ~ 't,,l I'''1 Il "'''y cunning !" ~
se,.t no4 ,,-o,,,, +h1,,Ls ~ o. fnr ,ha|
49,. &c .t; 49, e. Ct;.,
sermon thar can ever he trosched in
Rntand.
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