St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-05-09

3 ~'''il'l iiiil'i anu lIlt
cuts {" meat. but when it comes To
! cheap religion nobody knows it, value
/ hettel'n we do. We don't want ter go
inter Yer pall"I> on carpets and furni-
turc We don't know how to use. an - e
don't expect to he asked into society
where ON talk an manners might
make some better rddiratcd people
laugh. But when it comes to religion
Gnd know, nobody needs and de
serves the very best article moiem We
do"
The deacon MIS- ii reasonable man.
and being old. WAS trNin" to look fairli
at matters upon which he expected
soon tn hc thoroughly examined. The
indignant protest of the carpenter had
he feared. i great dead of reason. and
yet Gods people deserve tn hold
their position. if. a. usual the argu-
nrm1 ended where il began. :" he
asked. rather uiumplamtly ':
Nv bat Is to he done. then ,
"Hri"rm Gods people themselves.
replied the carpenter. to the horror of
the pi"u> old man. When the right
hand ui fellowship is reached ont to
ri" front. instead of stuck behind the
back. when Il poor man comes along,
thCrr1l he plenty thlt,ll he glad Ia take
II. Reform Yea own people. deacon.
Fore Yer pick ont ot our eyes the
n"tc> we'll h" glad enough t" get rid
at. y" can get - line lot of heavy lum
bcI ollt of your own
>0ldi,l'> of The cross. no more than
any other >"ldirr>. should stand still
and hc pcpprIrd when unable /" rc-
ply 1T least 81 thought the draruI. and
hc prIIdcmtly Withdrew.
Reform Gods people rhcm>clN', !
The deacon WAS too old hoy To tell
tales ont Of school. but he knew we'll
enough there Wa> room foI reform. OF
course there was Wcrnt We all sin
uci> when We would ,lu good wasn't
evil even present with us! what huSi
hess had Other sinners to complain.
when they VENT at least. any better
BESIDES. >uppo>. We were To ny Ia re-
form the Ways of brother Grave and
dcIcnu ~tu2g> and Others he had in his
mind. would they rest until they had
attempted Io reform him Amd who
Wa~ I" know just what quantity and
quality ni Ictcrm Wa~ uccr~>rIN ! BE
NOT cdIIird about with divers and
strange d.',tIinc>. hr matter WAS
to" great Ton hi> comprehension. ~ he
"hr>rd the iHiumrti"u. Commit thy
WAY mt" the Lord.
But the Lord rrlrgatcd the entire
matter /" the deacon. HAY did Il full
,t'\ : N"iN' me dril'"il hIa"' Il HtIt
l'llt sum h\ recovering ON an "ld
Judgment hc had bought tor Il mere
~"h@. ana thr dti'"lI i"d COW mAhr
an addition I" the family IN the cali
p"h: yet the d't'"u Na> tan from COM
i"it'Hr' "r l"rA thit certain Prn-
pie m'i>t STAY away from t'"d :
h"i>" "mtlI ''"d people were Re
i"rmtd. seemed. I" the deacon zeal
y human" hralt >"mrtlimg terrible.
II they N"l'Id hr :" proud and Vet.
people wh" would stand outside the
meeting house and listen. and pray
and weep hr"au>r then children were
~ badly oil ~ they. could scarcely h"
l"ii proud. lie knew there couldn't
l." many such. rl>' this out -"t d""r con
%ir2'iil"n would "r noticed There r"i-
tHlulN Wish iull congregation of
h"h',>' mechanics ia the \r>t'hi'i" OF
which Hay spoke. HId \rt. VII" r"uld
tel now many mon" ""rr hhAI"H> and
Troubled "m ihr >ul,I""t "t then eternal
"'iil''
W hat pity II Wa> that those work
lm@ men VIII" wished l." IrpIH I" the
SANCTUARY ""nld not nave >tcad\ work
.nd iuii pay II Ii" had only known all
ihI> r'hl> u H." m"lnlmg. he dld not
km"" i'ul h" might have hlrc'i hm III
three d"lIIi>. though. really. WIS 4 man
I" blame Ion dong h'> hest III III" Labor
market ~ G 'a"""I ~"1N" ""d and
m.Imlu"". i'ldrI"II> he ""uld almost
drrIur he heard Ia" "\"Itcd carpenter :