Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-10
fined 81 and costs, and one weeks i'm.
prisonment in our county Jail


"A young man by the name of Piper,
in Salisbury, was, upon complaint Of our
States attorney, brought before Justice
Lucia, charged with adultery. An ex-
animation was held, and although the
crime was not fully proved by direct tes-
timony, yet the Justice felt bound to hold
the man for trial at the june term of our
county court. He was accordingly put
under $500 bonds, land the woman charged
with the same offence was held in the
sum of $50 for trial. Bail was furnished,
and they were released. ~ 11TfA
Prof. Bartlett, of the Theological
School in Chicago, occupied the pulpit Of
the Congregational church in our village
on the 9th inst, preaching very elo-
auent discourse, to the edifcation Of the
people. 80
Rev. L. S. Walker, pastor of the M.
e. church, on the afternoon of the 9th
inst, held very interesting exercise in
connection with the Sabbath school. It
consisted in plain, simple explanation of
Bible truths to the children and youth,
accompanied with some practical illustra-
tions that the youngest mind could with
perfect ease comprehend. He was fol-
lowed in some remarks by Mr.. Castle of
Burlington, full of thought and finely ex-
pressed. I have often thought that our
ministers are apt to be deficient in their
instruction to the young. This is not
from, any design to neglect them, but
arises from the multiplicity of cares, such
as visiting their parishioners, attending
to the .ick, making preparations for SER
mons on.theISabbath, etc.. Mr.. Walker,
however, is an exception to such rule.
| He is one of the most patient men I ever
saw in.his.. indefatigable.. efforts to benefit
and bless the young people connected with
his charge. He feels as all should feel
who love the word of God and the cause
of Christ, that the hope of the church is
in training the youth to proper regard
for the Bible and the institutions of the
Gospel, and thoroughly matchmaking
them with the great fundamental princi-
Piles that undcrlie mans responsibility
and accountability. Sabbath schools are
heaven ordained means of blessing the
rising generation. Here the tender mind,
plastic and impossible, receives from the
faithful and loving teacher the first i'm
preston away from faithful mother that
is given to its, loving, simple, confding
heart. 1t grows up from childhood to
youth, and those warm influences must be
kept up. and the soul furnished with all
needed supply of religious instruction in
the spirit of love and Christian affection.
Here the minister steps in, and with a
heart filed with the love of his Master,
proceeds to lead the mind along the paths
of virtue and heavenly obedience into
an open avowal of religious faith in
Christ, and strict, holy conformity
to his blessed will. Every minister
should consider that part of his
labors are due the children and youth.
Sermons couohed in the simplest style,
and in the simplest language, easy to be
understood by the humblest intellect,
should be preached expressly for these
whose educational advantages have of me-
cessity been restricted and few, and who
need the highest expression of mans
power, viz: that of being understood by
children. 1t is a great faculty to possess
the ability to come down to the capacity
of the child.
Children want to be fed with heavenly
food but it must not be put so high that
they cannot reach it, for if it is they will
starve to death. What an adult can grasp
and understand, is TO the child often as
unintelligible as Greek or Latin high
sounding words and commanding rhetoric,
or splendid logic is not the food for
children Hence the duty, urgent, nay
imperative, imposed upon ministers of the
gospel to often preach to children and
with the simplicity of a child, talk to
children. Then they understand, and
then they are trained for decided useful
ness, and ultimately as christians, toswell
the ranks of the Redeemer on earth and
the host of the saved in heaven. The
field of thought here apana wide, but l
will not enser lest be too prolix.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Middlebury received a visit last
Wednesday evening from Mr.. o. B.
Douglass, Corresponding Secretary of the
State Young Mons Christian Association
The night was cold and not as many were
out as otherwise would have been. Those
however who were present were highly
entertained in the remarks made by Mr..
Douglass, He gave very interesting ac-
count Of the progress of kindred associa-
tons in different parts of the State. and
the vast amount of good accomplished
through their instrumentality. Several
instances were mentioned where Young
men had, inspired with love for the cause
of Christ, gone ont as missionaries into
neighboring towns, held meetings result
ing in great increase of interest in the
subject of religion, and conversion of sim
aSio' l. 'AhO LII.
for I deem him a pure minded young
man, possessing a high degree of intel |
lgence and love for the Savior I wish
we had many hundreds more like him in
our State, and many thousands in our
nation. His aim seems to be to do good. |
What mission in this world of sin and |
sorrow, and how wide field for labor
To do goodl Yes, for thus did
Jesus Christ, and the servant is
not greater than his Master or Lord. |
At the meeting there spoken Of, had also
the happy privilege of hearing my young
christian friend, Mr.. Bliss of Brandon.
He is a noble specimen of an energetic
working christian man. He loves also to
do good, and the best of all is, he does do
good. It is such Young men az these that