St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-03-03
Thoughts.

w hat Volumes ui meaning aIc CON
tanned within the word '.ihougllt -
WLo can fully comprehend It's dcptl
among the multiplicity of visible objects,
from the grand central luminary of the
Sclar system down to the most in,i.mii
cent article of human invcaiion. we can
not hchu.d IN atom lhit had not It's orr
gin in Thought ilow mighty tEcn it.
influence how incomprchcn>ibly great
its power. RrScmblin! the dep mine,
from whence are procured ivaluall.
treasures: the vast, uniathomablc ocean,
beneath the surface of which lie hidden
gems OF inc-tmal,.r worth the majestic
thunlcr cloud, which hoai> aIuli in pure
ether, While "arIIcrin. force and electric
ity, lhcn suddenly bursts ,choin@ its sub
lime peal through the regions of space
around, and flashing forth up II the gaze
Of the astoni,hcd traveller. who bcholl-
eth i'll tn" pale flame that momcntariIy
illumcs his path, the element which, if
the air were not thus purified, would
cause his destruction.
1t Is Il common idea that If the bands
lie not actively employed ore must nee
c>sariIy bs idle but while the 50 called
industrious are bu-ily engaged in visible
motion, their whole attention ccntrrcd
ON one material object (Which however
useful and beautiful i; may he, docs not
appear to have been the highest link in
the CLAIM of destiny iormed), what may
not Thought promote Who shall say
what treasures mind may have acquired
possessions that fade not with earthly
things hopes, tha; Ike the spirit that
conceived them, bear the impress of ctcr-
nifty. 1t Is needless to assert the supc-
riority e thought 10 action, rs the un-
prciudiccd must, On reflection, be con-
,iaccd of lis truth. The fact f lis being
a perfectly indcpnlcn: faculty, would
alone render it greater but action with
out thought may lie compared toa build
ing having no foundation, :: woill with.
out sun, the impressive deeds of Il be-
ing, whose dark, chaotic mind reflects
no light on the Path hc rccklcs-ly pur-
sues; but swaycl hithcr and thiiher by
fancy or circumstance, even his opinions
and sentiments are not i'll reality his own
for they have been derived from those
with whom he associates. Thus he fol.
lows Oh i'll the same old, worn, beaten
track, in which his forcfathcrs have gone
leaving the green, lilly by-pathS and un-
explored regions of thought to those who
prefer lhcm.
Human actiol, connected with this
world, is also visible, and must be cXer-
ted upon material objects, willie thought
belongs to the invisible and spiritual. -
Action and conversation may be termed
the channels Of thought sentiments and
ideas the fruits and flowers which bios
som on the tree of thought.
The power of original thought seems
TO be the foundation on which depends
mans intellectual and moral greatness. -
An inherent spark Of Jchovals great
gifts TO man, which is capable of all lis
primitive beauty. The command given
to Adam by God was not a prohibition
ofthought but of action. When wcaried
and saddened by the uncongeniality Of
outward objects, the mind rctircs within
itself, how sweet is thought, deep, earn
est, rious thought. 1t is in such mo-
mcnts that the spirit delights to bask in
the brightness of lis own and heavens
sunshine, and the gloom ard darkness
which obscure our mental htriz N, flee
before the light which holy cnnicmpla-
ton frequently throws around its object.
Next 10 the worship of Col, what
scene i'll cjnnoction with our fallen, sin
blightcd humanity can h. more imprcs-
sively sublime than that uf an immortal
spirit fulfilling the purposes of its being.