Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-12-05

Ess AI. Alvin, rector OF =. PAM 81.
5ascie1ed sid presrtsa from Deuteronomy
xiii = HsppT art th7H. % peanle.
ss7ed = to- Lcrd A. our people
-sthsr today. 20 recall oar nstian pro
-ress. 5eli7e-aure= rnd tlAssing=. We rnu=t
-a,fsSs tbsf what good We have is Of
x la WHIST tine American citizen
word n: r wiling n de. il b. 4onld
see cat c-sr the nation iuture. q Mosss
ID up50 tie promised ana. and ~ able
q ~ WITH him go people saved by the
ard % UuT nressoi li7es are in some degree
he p-ouhs-y Of Whist the future vii be
snd g. We rsrnrd them ana see what
Example We set before oar youth, Wc can
prophecy how truly Il is likely 20 he - 81
n ~ in the twentieth century Happy
sye thau. G people. saved by the Lord
II We refuss 70 WORK ca the line which God
ss- projected. We shat. fail. Is surely as the
woTkmea wbo are hnring through the
Hoossc Mountain vauli have failed had
they rejertsd the sd &C instruments and en-
ziDeer= Tli= nation T. me Of 2 sta war;
and noble ancestry - y q whom We have
received & Tieh inherltsnne ID good example
kut. Ike the Epeudlbria heir Of fortune
-sinec b honest toll. We are tempted, In
~ dsy, L abandon the very virtues BY the
prsc-ice a a hirh our foreisthsrs made the
republic what il t. We are not al idle
people. bnf Ne are iearfuliy prond. afraid
Il any employment that calls for the nSs Of
III uu=rles The voung man Of our dav
avs. Ike rhs uufe4t1iul steward 81 cannot
1g, Degie0tinF TIE command whatsoever
s5y hand fndeth - d, d. &c with THY
Nigh. v hst rnt ~ employment for our
souns ns1. thsn l. improve the lands. and
Us socistF u cur state, making these
sTeea mounta ins and vae- g. famous for
sons skilled in the arts Of peace, a. for
.hose brave AMI skilled IN VA Oar fore
fstasrs were men Of graf independence. hut
today the rnsndirrnt spirit. which seeks %
saau ire gan without rendering an equiva-
lent. prevails gE-mingly. and nothing -
destroys q mas usefulness OF his manli-
ness. To - prezssi down nv adversely j.
ID disgrace, hut 70 lie down under II like a
supple dog, j. disgrsceful Another danger
~ our tiule e isl-e pride lssdnr % extraF-
aeance- We part - Easily with our money
bat or traveller are laughing stock
abroad Too many IF prefer the ap-
pes-snce of wealth g. The camfari Of ron
teo;meDt- Too ZEny, y desirs for sndden
wealth. risE g. IL margins" and make
possible their own ruin and that Of others
Then rome The temptations Of iniemper-
aacs and lust. which hes-t wealthy
nation Thee cal our Young men from
home, cpsxtheu o. ICe money not their
1wn- These vice. rsve ruined othe- nations
and sre strong enough 81 ruin ourz They
Gre more 70 - dreaded thsn Wat
In yielding 90 any nj the~e tendencies
sd temptation " show gratitude neither
70 God or % our pious ancestors let a.
cling 70 their vi-turz g. our inheritance.
Let rs - 81 independent that We dare 70 do
1Sht. We hsve lftey seen THE evils Of
-srk q 0onfasnre IN each a.her let rs
preserve iOith in zach other ~ guarding
-aosz nj a. faith n Sod and HIS Church
~ sosl We render tte most acceptable OF
-s-1ug Then che nultitudes coming to or
bore vi - not 7nly =Pcu-ai from pow
s-sJ cut from sin Then substantial
srsStness ara tTas riary ana -olid growth
W rnsse 0rT nsms rr7r-~d sni loved