The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-15

ana extraordinary perseverance lhtSc
qualities Of mind coupled with honesty,
industry and energy, were the graccs that
formed the ruling idea Of his young lie,
aud a sure foundation Of promise for iu
ture usefulness and honor. His charac.
ter was one of exact reliability and devo.
ton to duty. He went through with all
the requirements, both of college and the
business he afterwards engaged in, with
principle and spirit of honest purpose,
promptDess aud regularity, such as few
young men aspire too. After leaving
college, he Immediately engaged in the
business of teaching, taking charge of an
Academy in Orleans county, N. Y. This
school under his administration has been
eminently successful Probably never be-
fore during its history has it been so
widely and favorably known.
His funeral took place at his late resi-
dence on Wednesday the 9th inst, at a.
H., and at the city of Burlington at St.
Mary's Cathedral, after the arrival of the
morning train. While the mourning re.
latives and friends of the diseased were
at the depot at Mddlebury waiting for
the train that was to carry bis remains to
their final resting place, Hon. James M.
Slade, in behalf Of the bereaved family,
offered few touching remarks. He al
luded briefly to the family of which the
diseased was member, reminding his
hearers Of many incidents connected with
their early life, their struggles and the
hard necessities of their lot He spoke
feelingly of his College life. How with
utmost concern he watched him passing
to bis daily duties; and how he noticed
the development of his young manhood
and how well he vas pleased with the
syrmcty and perfect ability Of that de.
vclopmont He closed his remarks by
referring to the inward purity of his life,
his christian character, and his eminent
abilities and qualifications. 4
The pulpit Of the Methodist church
in our village was occupied last Sabbath
by Prof. Braincrd Ills text was taken
from Isaiah 53;4. "Sarely He hath
borne our grieis, and carried our sorrows"
His hearers were invited TO a contempla-
ton Of that lovely characteristic Of the
Savior, compassion. He in the first place,
showed that the Savior was both Divine
and human TINT he was n man as well
as God that be had become possessed
Of all the attributes Of man, both per.
sonal and mental, subject to iufrmities,
sorrows and Affections Hence he could
sympathize with US in our trials and was
constituted to "bear our griefs and carry
our sorrows."
l>t, lie presented scriptural scene.
where the Savior manifested his com.
passion to large multitude of ignorant
vicious idIers,w sought his presence not
from respect to him, but from vain
curiosity, and to crafty their appetites
for human aliment Jesus instead Of
Withdrawing with his disciples to point
where be might be listened to by better
class ofpersons, exhibited that noble trait
of character-compassion and by a
miracle, feed them to safety, on five
small loaves and two fishes"
%, He presented the Savior : cen.
passion for those in sorrow as exhibited
to the widow Of Main, and especially as
shown at the grave Of Lazarus.
Sd, He referred to the case OF WON
an guilty Of crime which propricty and
decency forbid to be named A charac.
Ter so vile that we speak of them as 1.-The
abandoned and will not allow them TO
come ncnr Us. lest we become polluted by
their presence The Savior piticd the
poor fallen and lebased woman and illus.
trated his compassion in efforts for her
reformation and eternal salvation Short.
ly uite: the gratitude and love Of this
woman was manifested as follows She
procured costly box OF precious ONT
ment and made her way into the room
where Simon had invited the Savior and
nther guests, to n feast As she entered
they were all occupying reclinod pos
ture, with their faces towards the festive
board and their feet thrust Sack OF them.
The woman looked down on her com.
passionate Savior and friend aud was so
moved with emotions Of gratitude that
her tears flowed freely on the Savior's
feet She wiped them with the hair Of
her head Her tears flowed again she
washed and wiped them once more. and
then annointed them with the precious
and costly contents of her box OF oint-
ment. Thus did she evince her love and
reformation. and give proof o! the efficacy
OF the Savior's compassion
lth, He presented the scripturaI scene
where his admirers and followers placed
him upon colt and took him to Jerusa.
lem, amid their shouts Of "Ilosaana to
the King Of David And when he was
come near he beheld the city. aud wcpt
over it, saying If thou halst known. even
thou, at least in thy day, the things which
belonged unto thy Peace. lie closed by IL
presentation Of the browning trnt in the
Saviors character, viz His love and COM
passion, even for his most obduratc and
bitter enemies. Previous to His Advent
on earth, the Jewish and selfish doctrine
had been thou shall love thy friends and
detest and hate thy enemies. The com.
passionate Jesus repealed this malicious
code and instituted the reverse. His life,
to the time Of his death, was practical
exemplihcation Of the doctrine. thou
shalt love thine enemy, DO good TO those
tina. hate you, and pray for such as dis.
pitefully use you"