St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-17

that in consequence of an ulcer when
WIS formed on one of his legs. ne ~
Obliged for the last year "t MS 'ii'
to remain on his pillar upon one i'o.,
In this position he died in Hon. aSeu -
Years" \ disciple of this man nv"
tbirtv-thrre wears on the top at Il pl',ar
ON the shores of the BoSph"rIls. IL"
was sometimes almost blown from the
top of his pillar At times ion d'lN ;
torrthcr ne WAS covered with snow anu
ice. How he sustained life AMI Wia'
nouriShmcnt he took WAS mystery
even to his disciples.
Such were the attempts of some oi
the religious enthusiasts of that early
day to keep themselves ''umSp"tled
from the world" Such practices as
those | have mentioned. III one form or
other. were continued till Il compare
lively late dat" in The Catholic chlrrh
The converts and MINNIE ric> at thai
church we've designed to he places where
uroplr might rccludc themselves from
the wolldsto keep themselves "nnSp"t-
ted from it. All through the Nc;IIS before
the Reformation of Luther i'll The lbih
century the most rigid di>ciplln" was
held over those who Would he truly
Christians Every severity MAS pra"-
ticrd and the most rigid au>trIIiN.
Queen Margaret of Scotland - the
Queen Victoria al the | lth century l.
said to have carried ner religious au>trr-
tiles to such an extent I> I" impair her
health. and she died in consequence.
She WAS one of the most pure and liI-
" noble women who ever lived: but
she died Il martyr to her attempt l."
keep herself un>poitrd from the
wurlh." MauN Il noble name comes To
us from the retirement of Tia" monk :
cells of the middle ages. such are 81.
ltcmcdicl. st. Anthony. 81. MLrtin. ST.
Basil and MaIiin Luther, that grand
old rrtulimer al the 10Th century win"
was no less Il saint than those whom the
Catholic church caIlrd such. Thr>,.
men led secluded lives except Luther.
and he did for yeats misguided hl The
notion that contact with the world IL
sin. They did 4 good work in them day
in spit" of their Srclu>inn: hut win"
knows how muci more they might have
done had they mingled With men
This then is the one extreme Ia winch
Il too rigid Interpretation Of the text
might lead. ITO keep himself nn>put-
ted from the world" does not mean that
the life, of Il monk or Icclu~r must Ice
followed. 1t does not mean that the
lit,. of an E>>rirS oI Il Pillar Saint l. the
n:.ll acrcrtallc one. 1t does not mean
the, practice oi ;>crtic notions ut ANY
kind such a. prculiaIirN in dress.
>auctinoniulI> dcmr.,uor. or Il sacred
twaug OF the voice and Il holy roll al
the eyes.
The time once Wa> hen the Ppli-
taI,> OF England and their descendants
in this country p'JctIccd auNlrrlIIcS like
to- those just named. II l"u will read
WlaI are known H. the blue Laws ui
juinrrtirmt You will see that what /
SAY of the nuIilaH> in This country is,
true They affected such reverence ioi-
the >:rncriIN OF the Sahhaih thai death
W.l> the pcIGi!rN at lis DISSERTATION. The
law forbade travel ON the ~ahhariI. an
les t. church. a;id - strict were tlicN
AGAINST all liwhtnc>> that :; penalty WAS
attached /" kI>>im" on that holy day
unless hctWrrm man and wife which
could moi we'll hc controlled. md tIiI-
thcr il used /" Ice said that they trird
IL extend then control over he forces
oi nature ioI fear they might break tn"
Sabbath. and 80 r"ikcd rlciI runuiu"
~Ip-iirc> and shat tiI,. "LIc hct"i" IhcIi
ruHuin" streams "m that day. This last.
whether 4 fact az not. - representative
Lnnnu f., h.,,,. ,,',,.,,...L raj.
species of I>c"tici>ur. which WAS all
wrong ANA IN no way ~ rccul'i with the
spirit ot the, text ~" keep himself IN
>IolIrd from the world"
''' Wv sunni, pa
and tI,rl were r,u,II, rr,nnrnT. and
uur,Il,,I for "A h,. il !, ,L, boast of
I'M. father, and ,,,,th,.r, ,f thr ,.l,ur,h
W ho Irmarn to- >,.. the. ..,l,"rnriar, IF
Iiir>,. DAYS. that ohrn then were ,nun"
they cnIiid tril i Nr,hn,lI.r ~ tlI ~
they could Sc. one. h\ hi dress. Well.
81 \ou can tell a Catholic. nan and =
Catholic rIir>t - flr ~ ,ou can sec
.hrni. bat v,. in these d:,1 dnI,ur lr.u,.
rIa, llrI,.t,,,c they are. endowed with =
rood deal more nr.,,.. Than nm, body
else. What In \nu think ., NI,.rhn,li,I
m..ilrr of >,,cnt, five wears arc
would 81, if She should come back
irnn hr.I,ri, and Ill :.,,hil,. i'm ol,,. ,t
our nIu,lrru ,nuutrn.,tinpS, mes, hen
la,I> would GO ur IN hnl horror and
i,"; more. 1T thr de- than Al the >ing-
ia. and preaching nt fLi~ dlh. Hul
am moi ;" sure that. Notwithstanding
this. the. tunes ATE - .IcatlN d,"rn..r-
ate Is her >Ippn>,d appearance would
Indicate. / h, fact i~.rl,ltl..>> >:mpliri-
IL in dress does nnt AWAY, Indicate. in
ward >aurtirN. There irr dishonest
uuakrr>. Suplm~c. Notwithstanding
the honest y.rlh "i gray which they
wear.
Now vhil, vnuld h,. th. las, +, en-
ruu,,,n, tb,. ,L,r,.L tn =, o,,..,!..,, ,.,,,,
to,mil\ tn lh, v,rId sill Iw,uiJ sr,..L