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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

, He said he could not find it, and came
back with the firm conviction that there
was no such peril. Some time after the
shallow was actually found out, a report
was made to the Admiralty, and that
rock was marked as a point of danger on
the charts. The old captain ridiculed it,
and declared they might call him a'lubber'
if he did not take his ship rigat over the
spot on the first opportunity. Some two
years afterward he was taking the ambas-
sador to Naples, and while walking on The
deck the shipmaster pointed out the mark
of peril on the chart What - said he,
am [ to have this cast in my teeth on my
own ships deck He went down into the
cabin and said, with laugh, We have
Just passed the very spot. Just then,
crash, crash, went the ship upon the very
rock, the timbers we're reft, the seams
were opening. and but for extreme exer-
ton everybody would have perished; but
that old captain. the last that was seen of
him was Just the white hair that for a mo-
ment floated on the wave ere be went down
to be seen no more. He said there was no
rock. but he struck upon it and was ruin
ed. All thousands thought there was no
peril they said no mischief will come
but unbeief had ruined many besides that
poor old captain.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

\ New SEcr.-A new religious sect has
made its appearance in Vienna, and has no
titled its existence and programme to the
ministerial authorities The new commun-
ity VIII bear the names of - Confessors of
the Message of Truth Liberty and Love. .
and their creed is as follows -
I. We acknowledge the world to be
unity Of infinite space and time, the creative
energy of which we call - Weltgest - .
" c acknowledge that humanity Is one of the
innumerable forms in which the " Weltge-
ist manitests himself in the series OF his
Developments. We acknowledge that hu-
manity is progressing in all ways, and we
declare it 70 be every man. 5 task TO assist
in this Improvement with all his powers. 3.
We acknowledge the indestructibIlity of the
Essence in all the phenomena of the q Welt
gest, > and consequently. also in men, and
We therefore consider death to be only the
transition into n new form of temporal exist
ence. i. We acknowledge that there
must be a retribution for all actions, but
this is only Of a temporal nature. ,. We
acknowledge that all these actions are good
which are IN harmony with the principle of
the Essence, equality of all men, and which
tend to the progress of humanity. All ac-
tions not in accordance with this are ohiec-
tiOnab'e. g. We acknowledge the notion
of g God, as the idea OF absolute perfec-
ti0n, to he p0gtulatc of human reason.
The ethics Of the Message" are II The
commands Of liberty Be moderate, be calm,
be true, be clean, be Industrious, be econom-
ical. ,. The commands of justice are
Offend not, Ill treat not, kill not cheat not,
steal not, rob not ,. The commands of
love Be courteous to all, be compassionate
with the unhappy, be cheerful with the
happy assist the poor, tend the sick, pro-
tect the weak
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

George Alfred Townsend. writing from
Salt Lake, says Of Brigham Young With
his hair nicely oiled 10 ringIets and falling
around his heavy neck, hair and beard luxu-
riant, and but little turned in color, pair
ot silver specJacles in his hand, aud his
manner all bland, from bis half-closed eyes
t. the poisc of his knees and feet, Brigham
Young soothes mankind with seignoral hospi-
tality. We are all introduced, except one
young man, VINO steps forward and says
As there is nobody TO make me acquainted.
here is my card, President Young It IS
unnecessary, sir replies Brigham quite
needless be seated We see that he is
more perfectly at home than anybody in the
crowded room, and that be has a hard,
peremptory voice, plausibly toned down to
reception necessities. Lookin. not more
than 90 years of age, he is past that period
by halt a score, and still may have 20 years
to live. OF a wonderfully robust cJnstitu
ton, equal 10 all the re possibilities of
polvgamv, of self ride, cool sclEmanagc-
ment, and seIf-will, with an education chiefly
religious, and an aptness and ardor for power
and ayarice, Young is wonderfully devised
tor organizing an Ignorant and solemn people.
and compelling them to be productive and
d0cile.
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Christ as a Guest.

We often indulge the wish that We
could have lived in the days Of Christ,
have seen Him and listened to Him, and
We are vain enough to think we should
have been meek and lowly disciples and
received his teachings with willing hearts
But human nature is the same now as
then, and we really have no reason to be.
lieve that we would have been any better
than the Jews 1t Is to be feared that
were Christ now on earth, lie would meet
with but a cold reception from many who
claim Him as their friend Are our
homes such as He would enjoy Should
we reQliy wish Him member of our
households
Did YOU ever try to imagine Jesus
Christ a guest in your house, as He used
to be in the house of Mary and Martha
and lazarus Did you ever think Of
Him as entering your doorway with a
pleasant word Of greeting, taking your
profTcrcd seat, and gathering the happy
group Of little ones, who know and love
Him dearly, about Him placing the
Youngest ou His knee, and folding His
arms around them all Did you ever
think Of Him a- sitting down at your ta-
bic and partaking Of your fare, intcvestil..
himself in all the little pursuits that right
ly demand your attention, and sweetly
drawing qour mind through them up To
the hand that overruies even the most
trifine concerns Would you like to
have Jesus thus make one of your number
at an times Would it be exactly agree
able to have Him by your side some morn
ing when your affairs had been particular
~ cutang.cd. when your servants mad been
especially provoNine. or your business
plans thwarted Would you be willing
TO 20 on with your accustomed eouversa-
ton IN the home circle, giving religion
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

four minutes. Don't now, you are real
mean
How can man propose a lite part
nership to such a silly goose My dear
girls, you must. if you would get hus-
bands, ard decent ones, dress in plain
neat, and becoming garments and talk
like sensible, earnest sisters.
You say that most sensible men are era
zy after these butterflies of fashion.
beg your pardon, it is not 50. Occasional
ly man of brilliant success may marry a
silly. weak woman but to say, as have
heard women say more than hundred
times, that the most sensible men choose
women without sense, is simply absurd.
Nineteen times in twenty, sensible men
choose sensible women. | grant you that
in company they are very likely to chat
and toy with those over-dressed and for
ward creatures, but they don't ask them
to 20 to the altar with them.
Fourthly Among the young men in
the matrimonial market only very small
number are independently rich, and in
America such very rarely make good hus-
bands. But the number of those who are
Just beginning in life, who are filled with
a noble ambition, who have future, is
very large. These are worth having. But
such viii not, they dare not, ask you to
join them while they see you so idle, silly
and gorgeously attired. Let them see
that you are industrious, economical, with
habits that secure health and strength,
that your life is earnest and real, that you
would be wiling to begin at the beginning
in life with the man you would consent to
marry; then marriage becomes the rule
and not. as now. the exception.
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Lay Sermon to Young Ladies

Now ladies. | will preach to You just a
little sermon. don't often preach, but
in this case nothing but a sermon viii DO.
Firstly. You are perfect idiots to 20
on in this way. Your bodies are the most
beautiful Of Gods creations la the Com
tiucntal galleries | always saw groups Of
people gathered about the picture. Of wo-
men It was not passion; the gazers
were just as likely to be women "a men !;
it was because Of the wondrous beauty Of
a woman.
Now stand with me at my office window
and see lady pas. There goes one
Now isn't that a pretty looking object \
big hump, three big Jumps, a wilderness OF
crimps and frilis, a hauling up OF the
dress here and there, ar enormous, hide
ous mass Of hair or bark piled on the top
of her head, surmounted by a little fiat,
ornamented with bits Of lace, birds tails,
etc The shop windows tell Us, all day
long, Of the paddings, whaIebones, and
steel springs which occupy most Of the
space within that outside rig
In the name Of the simple, sweet senti-
mcnt which clusters about home, would
ask. How is a man to fall in love with
such piece Of compound and twisted
touch-me-not artifciality as you see in
that wriggling curiosity?
Secondly. With that wasp waist,
squeezing your lungs, stomach, liver, and
vita! organs into one-half their natural
size, and with that long tail sweeping on
the ground, how can any man Of sense,
who knows that life IS made up Of use, Of
service, of work, how can he take such
deed, to unite himself for life with such
a fettered, half-breathing ornament.
Thirdly. Your bad dress and lack of
exercise lead to bad health, and men wise
ly fear that instead of helpmate they
would get an invalid to take care Of
This bad health in you, just as in men,
makes the minds as well as the body fud-
died and efeminate. You have no power.
no magnetism | know you g'ggle freely,
and use big adjectives, such as splendid, .
" awful" but then this does not deceive us,
we see though it all You are superficial,
affected, silly; you have none of that
womanly strength and warmth which are
so assuring and attractive to man. Why,
you have become so childish and weak
minded that you refuse to wear decent
names even, and insist upon baby names.
Instead Of Helen, Margaret. and Eliza
beth, you affect Nellie, Maggie, and
Lizzie When your brothers were babies
you called them Bobby, Dicky, and
Johnny, but when they grow up to man
hood no more of that silly trash if you
please. / know woman of twenty-five
years, and she is as big as both of my
grandmothers put together, and her real
name is Catharine, and though her brain
is big enough to conduct affairs of State,
she does nothing but giggle, cover up her
face with her fan, and exclaim once in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

Does the pastor refuse to become com.
mon CAD and attend first to the work of his
study, and spend what time he has left in
visitation. At once somebody is afraid
that the church will go to the dogs, be-
cause. forsooth, the pastor does not take
enough pains to learn the hearts and ways
Of his people. Visitation is the grand
thing in pastor. 1t doesn't matter how
he breaches, but we do want n good pas
tor.
Is he man Of social gifts, and does he
here There is sure to be a set of spirit
ual dyspeptics, dissatisfied with the nature
Of their spiritual meat. They don't get
fed Their moral stomachs are in fear
ful condition and it is all the fault Of the
pastor, who fails to study enough.
Are you a superintendent You black
board it too much, or too little, your voice
IS too loud, or too weak You are not ia
miIiar enough with sthe children. or you
don't kiss the infant scholars. You sing
too much, or don't sing enough.
o, these gnats how they worry and
sting the builder that lays stone or that
fastens brace in the house Never
mind build on. The stinging gnats will
die, one Of these days, and your building
will stand
"Thc smallest 1eaS upon their backs
Have other heas 20 bite 'em:
And those 10 turn have smaller ones,
And 50 al uLfuitln3.
.Rer Theo H. h. Gesszer. IN Baptist
Teacher.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

AN IsruRNAL MACHINE ~ RoWE.-A cor
respondent Of the New York Ereaing psf
writing from Rome under date Of May 3Ist,
says
most atrocious circumstance occurred
last week. showing the hatred Of certain OF
the ultramouJauc party here TO the present
tolerance of Protestant worship, and the
btrnarity they are capable of showing in
their attempts 70 prevent the Romans from
irtQututiuE Protestant Assem- blies For the
last month an Italian Methodist Clergyman
has been preaching at No. % Via del Bar
hicri, near the Argentina Theatre. His
name is Francisco ~ciareIli. He was former
ly a Franciscan Uouk, and this is probably
tie reason OF the particular hatred he IN
spires. Vt any rate, on occasion of their
communion service, rs the congregation was
singing, the clergyman saw bright light,
and insanity an explosion took lace. which
shook the room violently, put cut the lights,
and shattered every pane OF glass IN the
windows For a moment the scene was
terrific. Mrs ScIdrc.li thou Eht that her hus-
hsnl had been shot Several were wounded
hv tic broken giaS-, ana supposed that ttey
hai cccved guushOJ wounds. The women
ana children were -hrickIng. Every body
,- calling on hIs or her fricuds, and yron-
li- IN the darkness tor the means of exit
Lights were ar last got, and the tumult ap-
pca-cd, when [ wss discovered that a bomb
had been placed between the two doors lead
ing 70 the room in which the congregation
wa- assembled. IL iat been doubtless sup
posed that the dIab.licil machine would
explode NJ tie moment ot the dismissal OF
tie assembly. This would have been the
ease but Tor the administration Of the COM
munion. In any event the loss Of life would
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

GEUNBLEES-A certain woman was 50
addicted to srumbling that it was affirmed
of her She would be sure to comp plain even
after she got to heaven if at nothing else,
that there was nothing left TO find fault
with While there may be a reasonable
question entertained whether the grace OF
crumblng Will still fud place IN cees-
tial cIimes, certain it Is that grumbling
finds ample room and culture here below.
Even 50 far back as when Gideon went
out they growled-they found fault when
Moses led them toward Canaan. They
pecked at him while he, all unconscious of
their weakness, was talking with God on
their behalf they growled al the way
through the wilderness, and though the
record is comparatively silent here, i have
no doubt they continued the cultivation Of
their gifts after they had come into the
promised land
There are many kinds of grumblers-
old and young, rich and poor, fogies and
enthusiasts but Of all kinds, the Lord
defend US most Of all from that class
which use as their weapon a plOltS cant
people who, while they are stabbing noble
effort in the back, are rolling their sancti-
monious eyeballs toward heaven in appro-
pirate accompaniment OF their hypocriti-
cal words. The ugiest man in the word
to deal with is he who Is conscientious IN
his stubbornness and pious in his growl.
However people IN common fail in other
gifts, neither age noI circumstances Of ne
cessity deprives them Of the use Of this
Says Byron;
3" man must serve his time at cyery trade
save ccnsure. Critics all are ready made"
Almost every church rejoices in us pro-
portion of fault-fnders Of every class, nor
is any kind Of work exempt from criticism
Are you a conservative? Then young
America lifts up his horn. You are be-
hind the age. Every thing and every
body are leaving you in the rear. Spirit
ual prosperity depends on being abreast Of
the age, and your raft will be sure to be
be found stuck fast in the mud when the
freshet is over.
Are you anxious to be astir and to keep
pace with the rapid march of thought and /
of events Somebody at your elbow takes
off his spectacIes and, wiping them, with a
sigh deplores the departure of the good
old times, " mourns that these new-tangled /
notions and ways are at such a fearful
rate displacing primitive simplicity,
(let 4 church run in one rut for fifty years, !
and at once the sacred bole is primitive)
and Coo ares that you are altogether too
fast y
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

We frequently arise from perusal of
medical journals in utter astonishment that
we are Yet above ground. But lately we
shuddered over an account of what we had
been drinking for many years under the
fond belief that it was wine. We now
read in a publication which bears the ON
inous title of The Doctor the following aP
palling account of our fagorite beverage,
tea " Leaving out of consideration that
wretched stuff, dust, which the poor are
compelled to purchase, and also the lower
priced teas. we find that high priced Of
er no guaranty for the worth of the legiti-
mate article. Independent of the several
botanical authorizations, including used-up
and redried leaves, it is indeed surprising
to note the quantity Of 6ne dust-not even
tea-dust-but apparently foorsweepings
ito which finely-pOwdered oxidized iron
sweepings have been added, with which
teas of the higher prices are mixed, 1t
IS sincerely to be hoped that these revela-
tions serve some more useful purpose than
to add mental anguish to the physical
pangs of the grocers' victims, because
otherwise there is an old saying in point
as to ignorance being bliss.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

\ CASE OF MODERN WITCHCRAFT.-The
Wooster (0hio) Republican gives long ac-
count of the remarkable manner in which
family IN that city have been persecuted
through some unexplained agency. Mr..
Hoffman, the head of the family. Is a mi! Ter,
and stands in good repute. The trouble
commenced hy his missing two dollars from
his pocket book he then hid his mon
ey but was unable to find 1t again, it having
disappeared in an unaccountable manner
Articles of food and clothing began TO le We
in an equally mysterious way crOckery
ware fell IRON shelves and was broken
stones, gravel, eggs and other things were
thrown about the house, apparently without
human agency, the head quarters of the dis
turhlnce appearing to be IN the cellar. The
family changed their residence, but the an
noyances followed them, and as yet no salts
factory explanation OF the proceedings has
heen given. Clothing belonging to the fami-
ly has disappeared and then mysteriously
returned, cut IN pieces. Notes have been
found in the house without there being any
reasonable explanation Of their presence,
and skeptical young men have been hit on
the head with red-hOt stones MIR. Hoffman
has had clergymen called in 70 pray, and
has himself INDUCED in some VIZ g)rous pro
family On the subject but neither expert
ment resulted in quelling the disturbances.
which at last accounts continued a source of
great terror and wOnderment TO the good
people Of Wooster and the region round
about.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

DIP Mt co UP.-It appears that Miller
ism is not yet dead in spirit, although most
believers of the olden time have beeo9e
disbelievers nowadays, after long AMI
weary waiting for the dies irOe which
never comes to the world all at once. Mrs.
Collendar of Delaware and her husband
were fully pers Iaded that on Wednesday
of last week the heavens were to reSound
with the trump of Gabriel, and they were
to be caught up into the air together with
the rest of mankind, ahead of whom they
however were determined to get by being
fully prepared There was little original
pie used to do when Mlllerism was cpl
demic, they prepared white robes for them
selves, the same being their night clothes
slightly altered. Early IN the evening
they arrayed themselves in these dresses
and sat quietly within doors until night
came on, when, thinking that it would be
easier to ascend from the roof of their
woodshed than the chimney of their house,
they went thither, going up by means of
ladder.
In mounting, the thought struck Mr..
OdiiSllAdA Audt IL hOtAtA DS oC4A " SCh 0p
their garments at the bottom in case of
adverse winds, and he returned to the
house for needle and thread. Meantime
his wife sat shivering on the roof and gaz-
ing at the stars as they rolled peacefully
overhead She assisted her husband to
mount to the roof, and then sewed the
dresses as be directed. There they sat fer
awhile shivering in the cold and holding
sweet converse, By some accident Mrs.
Calendar slipped from her perch, and be-
ing unable to achieve voluntary motions by
reason of her sewed dress, slid for minute,
and then rolled TRANQUILITY off of the shed,
falling about five feet to the ground. She
Justify for help, but as she had
fastened her husband in such a way that
he could not come to her assistance for
some little time, and when he had managed
to free himself from the intolerable bonds,
he made his way down the ladder and found
his wife pretty badly hurt so badly, in
deed, that he had to ride for the doctor,
who found the lady ankle dislocated. The
good people will probably stay in the
house when next they wish to ascend, pre-
ferring to 90 aloft through the crooked
fue of the chimney rather than roll to the
ground and 20 to heaven with broken shins.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

IoEING a WIFE, AND KILLING HER-A
Western paper tells this story: q In Wis
consin, at locality called Plum City, lives
a Swede, who having this Spring but one OK
persuaded his wife to carry one end of the
yoke in ploughing, while he held the plow
and their boy drove. The woman labored at
this extraordinary employment for two days.
but was then compelled TO quit it, and take
to her bed, on account of having ruptured
an internal organ in her efforts to keep her
end of the yoke even. In two days after she
died, the physician called by the neighbors
finding it impossible, when he reached her,
to do anything for her relief.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-05

The Uamaer II schools Of all kinds is rap
idly Increasing in Italy. Among them Is
one with -Du cailircn at Turin. supported
by the eNce, eut Mrs. De SgantIs Il Is con-
stdercd Protestant engine by many Roman
Catholics, who try - inIure 1t in every way
The royal Inspector ot schools, brother Of
tho Archbishop IL Turin, lately visited it,
but could find no fault with it beyond the
mixture of hoy- ami girls IN the same school
room He met a mother bringing several of
her own and Lcr nci.bbors' children. lie
asked her whether She were a Protestant
No, she was not Why. then, do you
bring Your children here? Have we not
plenty OF other schools, that You must bring
them here, where boys and girls are taught
together To this She replied that she did
50 because it suited her, that she had sent
four, who were now doing well in the world.
and that she would advise every one who had
children to send them to this school. As to
the morals To which he referred, there was
nothing u fear, since the teachers were SO
Jealous in experimenting the children and
seeing that their conduct was good. - You
won't remove your children, then - No,
sir she answered, e Then remember" he
added, . that YOU must give an account to
God of your action. " - JUST 81" =" she repli-
Cd, ''1nd it IS FOR that very reason l shall
continue TO send them here
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Essex County, Massachusetts, has sent
forth very large number of distinguished
authors The following, we believe, were
all born in that county, and all are living
Caleb Gushing, J. G. Whittier, President
Leonard Woods, Rev. DIR. Nehemiah Adams,
Rev. DR.. Stephen Ii. Tying, Prof. Benjamin
Pierce, Rev. DR.. Andrew ?. Peabody. Rev.
DR.. Gardiner Spring. Bishop Thomas NJ
Mrs. Horace Mann, William W. Story, Epes
Sargent, Rev. Charles L. Brooks, Edwin p.
Whipple, r. 5. Spoford, Elizabe Stuart
Phelps, Robert 5. RaAtoul, Lucy Larcom,
and Gail Hamilton.