Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-21

sermon: suffice IL TO say tnalS Il never
heard such a voice, never listened. to
such rich sympathetic instruction. com
ING from heart full of the love of the
Master, and nlellowed by affliction.
| could not resist the earnest wish that
our American choristers could hear the
mighty volume of song that went. up.
from these 7 900 tongues; | am quite,
sure that it needs only to be heard to be
approved and adopted. $3.50 3lENS'
At the close of the service i obtained
an interview with Mr. .Spurgeon;. in his
study, in the course of which he .eX-
pressed his interest in America and in,
American institutions, and inquired, es-.
pecially, with reference to Vermont.
NV. earnest prayer is that God will long
spare this great and good man, to the
church and world. .s..'., : =. /. -.
On the morning of the Gath, left
London for Oxford, the great seat of
English learning, where, through the in
fluence and personal attention of MIR.
Colman, son-in-laW of Mr.. Spencer of
Rutland, was admitted to many of the
best colleges and churches located here.
The colleges are twenty in number, all
enjoying princely endow.nents, and af=
ferding what is claimed to be superior
education to z, 900 students ; but there is
an air of eXclusiveness about them all,
that is suffocating to an ostracised non
eonfOrmist; for mahy,if not all of them,
have been established under the patron
age of the State, in the interest of the
established church. Oxford is the home.
of Dr. Pusey, and the hOt-bed of ''Pu=
seyisln, or as we now term it, ''Rltual-
ISM" and to such an extent has the noX-
ious weeds grown in the dear old mother
church, around this, her educational
hearthstone, that in grand choral service
the altar is illuminated with one humid
red candles, and the clergy arrayed in
pricstly robes the confessional is estab-
lished, the eelibacy of the ministry in
stituted, converts founded, and sister
hoods of mercy organized, and yet, as
am credibly informed by those who have
had every opportunity of knowing
whereof they spoke, these same ROBBED, cell
ibate, candle-adorning, confessor, clergy,
inveigh bitterly against the church of
Rome and her priesthood; but, between
the two, the sympathies of every thought
full person must be with the Romish
priesthood, that openly worships in har-
mony with its professions, and not under
borrowed glitters.
pleasant ride of two hours through a
flat but fertile and highly cultivated
agricultural region. bennington is noted
as a popular watering place; its saline
springs possess excellent healing quail
tiles; it can boast bright, pure atmos-
phere, fine buildings, clean streets and
very fashionable society. In all respects
(aside from the springs bennington is
tp Gopotnno and tho III tfATnnnp
of the cost of living through the season
would almost defray the expense of the
sea voyage.
bennington is Of importance to the
tourist as the centre from which he can
readily make detours toother places and
objects of interest.
Kenilworth, a fine old ivy covered
ruin, occupying a prominent niche in
history, and immortaliZed by the pen of
Sir Walter Scott, is located about four
miles away, and we caught somewhat
of the spirit of Scott as we paced its
r0Ofless halls and UNCOVERED passages.
Warwick Castle, rich in historic as
ISOLATION, paintings sculpture, ancient
armor plate, and cabinets; adorned
with high towers, turrctea walls, mas
sive gates, deep m0ats, an extensive
park, fine old cedars and English oak,
and exquisitely beautiful gardens, is
within two miles of bennington, The
Earl of Warwick confers a great boon
on the public in throwing open these
treasures for their inspection.
A few miles from Warwick is STRAIT
ford-on-Avon, the home of Shakespeare.
l visited his home, his grave in STRAIT
rord church, and stopped for the night
in the old Falcon Inn," where he was
accustomed 20 resort to smoke his pipe.
ANGLO.