Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30

take their tone ard most Ol their shHlec'S
from England or Spain or ltaly. onr SOUP
tors make Greek slaves and AenoOiss Vhl5
two States and Vermont one OF .hshi .'N
thus Tar hung upon the walls o: thsif "a
battle scene communicating TIE N@ioI y.
Their SINS IN the late war hsi are We F"
depend upon for sources OF patriotic lnspif-
ation? Meanwhile our young children are
taken abroad in crowds to be educated. anu
missing in their susceptible years the i'm
pressions which their young minus ana
hearts ought 10 be receiving from Rene
scenery, institutions and history, they come
back to regret the lost pleasures 81 Euro
pcan capitals.
The pictme that | have drawn Is rather
dark hnr (,r rs in Vermont there j. one re-
a,,nrinr consideration. Al history shows /
thai love Of country CLOVIS brightest ana .
fingers longest in mountainous re2iohS- 4
Ncrmonters are not YET ashamed % De pat
riotic GJd forbid that they shou.u ever
learn the new fashion II II mast De that !
everywhere else men become 50 proau anu
cosmopolitan that patriotism seems par
harlan passion If il seem to others - M I
portaut TO learn foreign tongues anu Tue (
languid airs Of foreign society tnaI u /
fgrero their attachments 10 home and its I
institutions seems no sacrifice II ieeoie I
initiative literary spirit Will not take inspi- /
ration IRON our OWn scenery and legenos |
and history stranger and more inspiring /
than legend-then let a native, rugged, I
passionate patriotism cling II these hllls
and nestle in these valleys Of Vermont. Tor
il viii be the only spot in the land where II
viii be any longer possible TO raise men
In still another quarter, see another
DANGER Threatening the sources OF character.
As nothing - ennObies and glorIheS human
character a. the true religious spirit, 50
nothing debases and beggars II IKE lrreii-
zion. IL would carry me too Tar away from
tie pr0prieties OF an an OCCASION Ike thls,to
discuss this topic according to It's merits
bag il would argue total lack OF apprecla-
ti1u ana OF sincerity a. well, to Ignore IL
altogether AN not afraid OF the ultimate
results OF the free inquiry OF our times.
believe these results Will be new and larger
truta shed on every field Of human thought.
Bat this intermediate stage Of doubt and
ns-ati,n and sccpticsn Is fall OF peril 90
immature character lt may be that a Ger
-aiu kind Of -cepticI-n is essential O. tad
ycriEcalian of truth - Uut the sceptlcl-
spirit. tho dcu1 la-, challenging e-'l-ltu-
spirit IS .atai o. a- llulgIu>- 90 character
i- CATS .ut tue 7l.4l marIly oi enterprise
Dc ~irsai the energies; II uuuafmlles al
the y.-tae- The ~piT!, 0i false religion.
ms j. earnest aLc believes n anything ,cah
ur.e ua1 % great heights oi n0ulene--
even supclstItiou has power % MT man
ausai his scln-uu--s ANA gIIma.lsu, oIt
~.cr-icism lowers ;he tlc. ri every tnlu-
human. takes away ir5m clara-te. al.
ef-.n- ali vitality .lpic -es, -'uHiits-
iI.-.. ---.-l..i ,.d rather "a -sroI
'.--,'--..s. r.. cra.1 oar,e.,-r. t..,
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g..-. a., me amman b.. ..a l.5r .nfIel- and
--ls.-- g.. r...a. fs- 81 o. genera. ia.
i-.-ls--7es- -.a certain re-.I-.,a -t.e sa-.a
H-elt. sometime. a-.ae- n-cra wllle region
D. .-,,.-r,st.. a--ag,-ac-e t-lt -tau.--- an
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deuv,r- myself much l-d waiting 3.
an-"-anl Just shcu Mepll-loplc.e- Us
rsrs O. drop D. WIKI some seductive p-url-
-it.1r. ar- tie ua0- il-l.w j. Il-- ll tle
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Measure at the price % his character. Iai~
+.a easy ~oad from seen-..l-ul O.. vice.
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modem hie. and neither prudence. nor law.
r-- amman love are s;r9ur enough o. save
Lim Take another man OBJ large -i.t-. and
s.,-l a-4 wau balanced Characteristic. and
r., force less u1xertul Khan that oi religion
WORKING within him and ever lmpe.Ias
him IN ID that which is higher and higher
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,r-+fi, him where the religious spirit should
h. tine sceutical sniri;. ana be Is q blEhte-
man. lie grove 10 more he Will Ole soon
irteIleetuslIv ana morally
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