Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-27

l those who do engage IN the productive m
dustries as compared with others, who are
in the end enabled to secure competence
You all know that not one an ten OF those
who thus throw themselves INTO the vortex
of trade and speculation. arc ever success
ful.-while scGrrcl one IN ten Of those who
cling 10 the time-honored departments of
| prn.luctivc industry meets with defeat or
di, ter.
There is. it is most certain, sort oi jeal-
ousy or at best misapprehension of the value
| Of culture, rcaily iRteiefiHdi culture, fer as
0'on sake, that operates TO peryert the Jqdg-
| ment and distort the taste OF many ol these
| very noble and sturdy men, and they do m
| sist, even some of the moro advanced Of
| them. upon regarding culture as desirable
| only when and because it can be shown to
aid in advancing their material interests.
| There is, indeed, marked Development OF
a desire for luxury and ease, among the
| farmers. and a sort Of noble generosity in
| that direction; in fact most oi them are
| really Q00d HcerS: as l. suggested IN the
| first paper read Yesterday morning with the
| unusually happy iaeilityof It's author, they
| do indeed begin cordially ecaress ami graf
| ify the higher range of ANIMAL instincts
| and confess | felt very much ashamed not
| to say insulted at the tone of an article IN a
| late agricultural paper, which sOusht to
| find the cause of and administer reproot
| for the appalling decline in the art 0l hns-
| bandry and the complaint Of hard times
| among farmers, by charging that now
| great many of Us were inclined T. own anu
use centoel and easy carriages costing large
| sums oi money. and other costly accompani-
mcnts of a stylish establishment for the
comfort of our families, whereas formerly
| they used to ride in some secondhand cast
/ Fl t,la aaeT xruf
rounded by sense Of general discomfort
| a. If such was not a legitimate use Of wealth
OF a commcndable ambition, and Just 50
| in estimating the value of intellectual cui-
| ture and leisure for mental attainment IN
| the several fields of art. science and phil0s)-
| phy, the farmer Is tempted a. was the man
| Christ Jesus, to ask that these stones shall
| be made bread. and to say that unless this
| culture aad leisure may aid his highest ma
! tcrial interests he secs no beauty IN them
| that he should desire them and when the
man of scholarly tastes urges these things
| upon us a. important and really valuable,
| be is generally suspected of some ~ordid or
ungonerou- motive and fails t. attract at
\ ton.
NJ friends. | am persuaded the very ap-
prehen-ion OF these high and noble truths
and beauties l. in itself the very highest
source of pleasure and qualification. II we
-h1ald hear the minister of God oi whom
| 10 may well be said be how beautiful are the
feet OF them that bring glad tidlng- oi
| -rca; i1y, explaining the theory oi ;he nu--
| pei as way Of escaping the damnauln ol
he'll hy the observance of certain painful
rites and ceremonies. and not as an open
| ine Jp of the spiritual perceptions 10 the
/ grandeur and beauty OF truth and holiness,
| So that the true worship becomes one OF
.,vcanl mot IF fear. and thus eliminating
/ all the spiritual forces. the crowning cX-
cclencc and real life ui Christianity. and
| leaving only ghastly skeleton, call that
religion 1t would be about as consistent
rs this money valucol culture
/ One other possible cause, allow me TO
/ suggest as operating - extiugIish the en-
/ thu-ia~m without which no person in any
/ of the pursuits Of life has q right to expect
prosperity / a.ludc % the market ani
/ rsmarkah,o change in tine process oi asri-
cultural and domestic industry. lake
away from any employment thc spiri' oi
emulation and generous rivalry. and yuu
/ have done much % degrade and cause 1t to
stand in tine background
Many Of you have seen the master ol
firm and head of family, followed hy his
sons. or hirci men. stepping 0ut with well
poised >.ythc- and after giving the finish
7 my tpucNt- I'd tlt -i'7t'ii'lis ''-''' ~ ~
ia'' the .Ii7~ WIN tl' 7'''', :" '"- '' .H1
go. 'H NH-A'd mower -'"sv.-i'f
'1t Sin' I--h''s" .Nii pa '''
green and shapey timothy ur clover, and
% the rins OF the steel and the ~traighteu-
ing muscles of the men. 1.-the as athletes.
vicld e. thc rhythm of their lively notion.
/ felt a bounding glow of enthusiasm and q
thrill of exlIJing pride az the perfection oi
ile process '1 nave H'i'"'' '''''-i'' ''.''-
men ready an" eAptN'e lot 9N'h Nel' ,.e
e't." ne leileo upon 3" "lS 'lio' -
nome caring ana 'f''' enN.'' 'l' anu ~ ~
! or dle ih any So"d cause. Ann Voc 'o'INs
/ tne lag9atd whose S'upiN il,"i'ic7 up H''
I swell WIN Prou- anu H'a 'tNF 'Wo''5" 'S
/ ne ctisHe' lHe 4"''H."''- "l'@." ~ ..'o
/ trn advancing step 'i eoHr'"e "ieIi '''
/ the elallcn@r 'l ~peet"' -N''.
10 does NOT require si''t >'Io't9 '' l'o
/ magma il'n I'D iu't'l SN. 'e'uI7 IN '"' tN"
/ pastoral scene WIN an the guam tl'9 oi ieao
anu he'rt tLaI 20 20 HaAr up 'nc ilo,'''
mau-wlth ~"unl minu I'D a >'uhd p9'S
eorilti, healthy energetic ana entnfPri-'ii-'
the best and most enonhos faculties "i hH-
iuanity simulated into WhoieSonie acti'H.
Only ic" year, ago hundre1~ on coz
f iaEe- an over the 'ahN were nuSN Win 'he
/ lueiN hum Oh tie $ Spinhihs-Wheei' anu Ia'
I quiet thud oil thc l2nih' AS thre'd "i',r
thread. aud yard alter yard wa aaie
from the raw material produced on the
.arm. for the family clothing. Tan any
T one doubt that these scenes OF rural dome--
/ tic peace and duty. where the mother ana
/ daughters unite IN well-coneerted efforts %
meet the demands ana secure the comfort
/ OF the other memoers oil the household ana
NOT bear other fruits Than the mere yards
/ If cloth and SSelns pl Stpchlng yarn. thtt
D flq uI Istf
/ NOT hegotten deepand tender emotions OF love
and loyalty, spirit OF mutual and sell
/ denying care and s'ilcitudc, traits ot char
acter admirable. indeed, IN any and all the
I walks OF liic, but aia> too often iodnd want
! ing IN the gay and fashionable circles oi the
/ rich ana great
/ NoW-mY ifith"-;"S WHAT processes "l '4Ai"-
/ inE are We tn make up to these circles the
/ re6nin- and ennOblinr results at which yOu
bay, lust been invited to glance In the
rr,.,r,n,,ne making mention nj tha topi,.
If ms n,per. the 1ncry is raised of oar
;9rrgqsieg need of such teachin. A. can be
furnished hv the schools mot alnnc the
tnowlcdre of books and the processes Of
art but the more abstruse truths Of natural
science and the vastly suhtler principles of
s,cial order and political economy. De
prived as We are in innumerabie ways Of
The old lessons of experience. which went
- far in making up the characters Of - the
men who went before Us" giving insight
into the wavs and methods of social order
and harmony and oblging them to face and
solve some of the most intricate problems
of human life. founding states and govern
monts schools and colleges. building roads
and bridres. opening uD wildernes. to be
the abode of civilized society. they had in
deed stern school and most rigorous mas
fer. that they did 50 noblv and well. was
moi so much that they were of a higher
Grade and nober mould than VIC their sons
and daughters. as that their circumstances
i',,o,,Jj il'oa oronnt and vig,ro,, ,r,;on a,J
I lii out all their latent cncroies
If we far n moment imagine that we can
.aC,ly allow ourselves
an, ,,-,,, ,,,r .,tf.eel ,lo.fr.s
In the sinrei mantlos tha; our sires
I,v,. ,lrnf,,,gI bebi nt