The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-21
YOUNG VIEWS CHRISTIAN AssO-
CITATION.
Union service Sunday Evening.

Rutland Is blessed with an institution |
under the above auspices which has for ~
number of years grown and flourished in |
her midst To some extent her people |
take an interest in its progress, and as a re-
suit the association Is one of the best con-
Quoted as well as most prosperous institu-
tions in the state. This fact, however,
makes the above statement limited one
as Vermont is not yet noted for its pros
porous or influential associations under the
lead of young men, and there are number
of reasons therefor which we will not at
this time take pains to specify. The worth
of these societies is acknowledged and gen
orally understood.
On Sunday evening the churches of this
village joined in union service at the
Congregational Church for the purpose of
giving their special attention to the Young
Mems Christian Association of Rutland.
The occasion brought together a large
number of people, filling the spacious
house in very encouraging manner as re-
CARDS the objects of the meeting and had a
collection been then and there taken for
the benefit of said object it would no doubt
have resulted in an emphatic response from
the benevolence of those assembled We
would suggest that the plan be put in oper-
alton at the next similar occasion.
THE SERMON OF REV. MIR. JOHNSON
the pastor of the church, was highly APP
propriate to the subject under consideration,
n good exposition of the nature and work
of the association and a stirring appeal to
the sympathics and aid of the outside
world. We give brief abstract of the
same, as foloweth
The speaker took for his text the words,
"And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is
Abel thy brother And he said, | know
not Am my brothers keeper"
The reputation of the text comes from
a brother stained with blood and polluted
with lying, and ranks upon just what we
wish to speak. Cain here refuses all
interest and responsibility in his brother
and takes to lying as convenience 1t re-
mains for us to decide how such interest
should be expressed and, first, we would
ask, in what sense is this interest true; the
nature of the responsibility we have in the
welfare of mankind it is our effort to
define There are many things in the
world we all see but cannot describe. The
fact in our text is plain that we cannot
smite out of the way our brother man as
we would cut down a tree or slay an animal
that attacks us; we here find limit and
we must incommode ourselves and give
way to others. They have right to life and
the pursuit of happiness, and their rights
are our duties 1t is our duty to see that
our brothers have those rights. This prin-
; ciple is the foundation of all law, and our
neglect of that duty is to defraud Others
and hurt ourselves. The slavery in our
country not only made the slaves to suffer
but was alike a cause of suffering to our
country. We are responsible for the ex.
istence of all the power we possess, and we
should see that it is used Alright
1t is the right of everyone to attain the
highest excellence. The fact that they dc
not does not discharge us from our bounten
duty to help. If they do not appreciate the
value of knowledge, we should not close
our public schools and sources of learning.
Our responsibility is none the less. Men
try to limit their duty by the claims OF
> others upon them, but our responsibility
does not cease until they get all to which
they are entitled In this there is no limit
: to our duty.
Secondly-Let us ask what is the extent
of our responsibility, and what does it de-
mand?
This is distinctly given in the words OF
our Saviour "All things whatsoever ye
would have men do to you, do ye even SC
unto them This is a very comprehensive
and definite rule. Our desires in this re.
, gard is the measure of our duty to others
, We must be equal in getting and giving.
This is the highest point of greatness.
Greatness is too often reckoncd by the
power we have to make others yield.
3 Whereas true greatness and goodness con.
sists in accomplishing the greatest amount
for the welfare of others.
In England we see the criminality of
r this idea manifest in the oppression of Ire
land. In our southern states before the
{ war was seen the plague-spot of slavery,
polluting our nations life, while vice and
uncleanness stalked forth. But retribution
is already worked. Evil nevertheless has
, stronger hold on mankind than truth.
Our human life shows it. 1t rises to crowd
out the good and we trust too much the
folly and infinite evil which iujures our
selves and others. So law is brought to
restrain us and in this we find our only
, safeguard and strength. 1t can do any
thing if we are only right in using it, Emf
, nent wisdom must be had in combining
the results, and elevation must be carried
to religion in simple method.
Our public schools need libraries, and
how much are they longed for? What do
our schools suffer in lack of them and how
great the gain when they are provided Z
Individual munificencc is supplying what
law does not command and to great good.
We cannot rightly stop unit! the possbili-
ties of higher culture in those things is at
tanned. The demand for it must be con-
scientiously met.
All honor to those who do not wait for
the law to compel their response, but who
recognize the claim which others have
upon their afflueDce. They build mon
ument for themselves as lasting as time
itself. Our obligations to our neighbor
are great. We are commanded to love him
as ourselves, and to share our blessings
with him. The value of foreign missions
is acknowledged by all, and the same prn-
ciple is increased as the nearness to those
who call upon us increases. The Bible
sent to the heather is not sufficient. We