Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04

| would fam retain them, and the relns OF
government fall from the hand OF those
who would sacrifice everything 10 hold
| them; but the sceptre of divine power
and providence is held with firm and
unrelaxing grasp, and Emperors, Kings,
| Cabinets, Senates, and peoples are in his
/ hand as the clay in the hand of the pot
ter, to mould them, control them, and
do unto them according to the counsel
of his own vii current history being
! full of the manifestations of his ruling
| and overriding power.
7 The ship's' Magflower" brought to our
shores a band Of despised exiles, who,
| for conscience sake, were driven from
/ the land of their fathers, but in the
| oyerruling Providence of God; from this
! insignificant germ has sprung the New
| England of to-day.
| About the same time, another vessel
brought to our shores another band of
men, who instituted the system of hu-
man slavery, which, like noxious weed,
| took deep root, spread, and became
more and more oppressive and eXacting
until it threatened the very life of our
| nation; grave statesmen considered it,
| the press agitated it, and good men
prayed for divine interference; but no
be removed; but GOOD spake, andit was
| DONE"
In the recent Franco-Prussian war,
we find proud emperor going forth in
! the full consciousness of his power to
shape the destiny of nations, defeated at
every step, bereft of his crown, driven
into exile, and speedily dying of
broken heart; and with his downfall
and death we witness the removal of the
last temporal prop of the church of
Rome
Lifting our eyes towards the sunny
cline of Italy. we find close upon the
heels of the Ecumenical Council and its
| dogma of infallibility, the conquering
army of Victor Emanuel entering the
city of Rome, and the audacious king
taking up his permanent quarters at the
Quirinal.
Less than two years ago our nation
| was surprised by the announcement of
the corruption and knavery of Tweed
and his confederates, and not less so at
the braZen front which these wicked
men assumed, and the seeming hopeless
ness that anything could or would be
| done about it /; but to-day efind justice
! firmly seated with even balance, and the
notorious leaders of this band of robbers
confined in the Tombs.
Although selfish, impecunious Con-
! gressmen voted themselves money to
! which they had no moral right, and
| sought to cover the wickedness of their
act by the boldness of its performance,
! yet the public indignation has been
/ aroused and these men are in a fair
way TO be hurled from power and the
/ seats they have dishonored.
/ l. Brethren. in view of the supreme
! universal government of God, learn to
patiently wait the unfolding of divine
providence in the affairs of state and
nation.
II. Be comforted and inspired with
the thought that in all your personal ex-
perience, and in all your domestic joys
and SORROWS, is plainly manifest your
| Heavenly Fathers love and care.
III. In view of Gods infinite good
ness and power, let me! exhort you to
stand by right and truth, lest haply ye
be found to fight against God.
". 1.-THE Lord reigneth;" let the
| earth rejoice; and all the people sing
the song of thanksgiving.
Mr.. HARRIS on THE FAMILY.
The Rev. w. ]. Harris, pastor of the
Protestant Episcopal church, delivered a
sermon on Thursday morning at the
church ON West street on "The Family" +"
taking as his text Psalms LxvIu-6:
"God setteth the solitary in families. "
Referring to the day, the speaker said
it was a festival of family reunion, a
day when families more or less widely
separated sought once more the scenes
of their early homes. 1t was day to
remind us afresh of family joys, even
though we were homeless, for-it was the
homeless and the oateast who felt most
deeply and keenly the suggestions of the
happy moment To all, then, the day
came in the same way fniof suggestions
of family Joys. .i.ls.. (.
/ Concerning the relation of the family
to man 5 interests the reverend gentle
man said that it was God Himself who
ordained the family in his primary ia
stitution. When he had placed man in
/ Eden he saw it was not good for him to
be alone, wherefore He made help
meet for him and from that time it has
been Gods ordinance that the family
should be. one in interest in sentiment;
/ in affection, and in action. The
| family, not the individual, was
| the unit upon which all social, political
and ecclesiastical relations were, or
should be, based. Upon the united head
/ of the family was enjoined the care and
training of the children. The mans duty
was to be the pro9ider and protector of
| the household 10 do the rougher,
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utilize all that raw material which the
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/ Cohcernlng the relatloh OF the lafhliy
| to Church and State, the, speaker be-