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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-21

found that he who knew what was in man,
what could best illuminate subject, win
the attention and move the heart, used par
ables or illustrations stories, comparisons
drawn from the scenes of nature and famil-
lar life to large extent in his teachings,
in regard to which woman-type of the
masses-said The parts of the Bible
like best are the likes" Taught by such
models and encouraged in my resolutions by
such authorities, resolved to follow, though
it should be at a vast distance, these ancient
masters of the art of preaching, being all
the more ready to do so as it would be in har-
mony with the natural tone and bias OF my
own mind. | was careful to observe by the
faces of my hearers, and also by the account
the more intelligent of my Sunday class gave
OF my discourses, the style and character OF
those parts which had made the deepest i'm.
preston, that Knight cultivate it. After my
discourse was written | spent hours in cor
recting it, latterly always for that purpose
keeping blank page on my manuscript OPP
posite a written one, cutting out dry bits
giving point TO dull ones, making clear any
obscurity, aud narrative parts more graphic,
throwing more pathos into appeals, and
copying God in his works 10y adding the or
namental TO the useful. The longer have
lived and composed have acted more and
more according TO the saying Of Sir Joshua
Reynolds in his lectures on Painting"
that God does not give excellencies to men
but as the reward of labor.-Seiected.
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say, as they started, for you know you
want TO tell it all 10 the dolls this afternoon"
After dinner, Bunnie would ring small
bell which his father had hung on the top of
his barn. Obedient to the summons, Kittie
came bringing the dolls, which she arranged
in Sunday-school class, of which she was
the teacher. Bunnie was the superintendent,
and gave out the hymns, which all sang
With great gusto. Then Kttie taught the
lesson from tiny lesson papers, on which she
mad neatly printed the golden text for the
lay. In simple, childish words, she re-told
what had been told to her, assisted by Bun
ME, who frequently interrupted with, No,
no, kittie, you don't tell it right she said
50 and So" Then mother gave a short talk
to the dolls with a moral for the children,
and the Sunday-schoo closed with "penny
contribution" They are all missionary
dolls, you know" Kittie said to me one day (;
"and they are going to save their pennies,
aud then next Christmas they can buy doll
for some little children who don't have any
md who don't have any good Sunday times"
After tea, they had another delightful hour
with mother, who told them Bible stories,
and illustrated them with some of the maps
and pictures and cards of the Sunday drawer,
till the tired, happy children often went to
bed saying, go mamma, what good time
we have had to-day. wish tomorrow would
be Sunday. too" Such was the plan adopted
by my friend. do not say it was perfect in
all respects, but cannot some perplexed moth
ers find some hints in it, which they can
profit by II. L. Phelps, in IVaicLmdn.
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Gazing Into Heaven.

The Lord led his little band of disciples
along the familiar path. down through that
remembered brook-ravine Kedron, across the
slight bridge, up the hill, until he was Just
over the crown of the ridge, and in sight of
the home of Lazarus and Mary He sud
denly paused, gathered them solemnly before
him. extended his hands and gave them
parting blessing. and even as they fixed their
eyes upon his form he rose into the air.
They watched the wonderful spectacle until
a white cloud enveloped his person, and COW
cred him evermore from human sight. Still
they could not forbear looking after him.
They strained their weary sight with search
ing the silent skies. They were despondent,
grieved, impatient, curious and lonely. There
they fingered and how long they would
have mourned on the sorrowful mountain
cannot be said-but they were startlingly
interrupted. The heavens opened anew. and
voice was heard. Two men in white APP
parel stood by them and asked "Why stand
We here gazing into heaven ?" There is n
censure in this question: gentle, kind, af
fectionate rebuke. These men in white
mean to admonsh the disciples that such
excessive mourning and measureless amaze
ment ought to cease. They must leave this
mountain. Work lay open for them down
in the plain. The heavens were not going
to be parted Indeed, it was high time for
them to be away There is in this question
an aifectionate expostulation with those who
are under personal bereavement. When
Jesus had kept telling these disciples that he
should leave them before long they had rev.
erently listened, but received no settled i'm.
preston from it. 1t is of no use ever TO at
tempt to become prepared for the loss of a
dear friend. The consciousness never arrives
until the stroke has fallen. Now it seemed
to these men that all hope was gone. They
looked after Christ with unutterable dismay.
Great longing possessed them for his imme-
diate reappearing. No voice could ever speak
like his. We must never forget that the
friends of Jesus loved him with an indie
scribable force of attachment. And now
these bereaved mourners could not turn their
eyes away from the sky. They are not alone
in the feeling. When any one has lost some
precious friend the imagination persistently
dwells on DEATH Faith seems almost power
less to break the habit of brooding over help.
less sorrow. The wounded spirit remains
just broken, gazing up into nothingness,
sometimes even wishing it might fly away
and be at rest. But this cannot be INDUCED.
Unsubmissive pining is wrong. We cannot
waste life with wistful gazing after those
whom God has taken. 1t is fortunate that
Gods plan for us is the most profitable. We
must be on the alert for duty. Remember
the encouragement there is for a mourner to
work for Christ found in the Psalms d" He
that goeth forth and Ueepeth, bearing precious
seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoic-
ing, bringing his sheaves with bim." We
pity the wife who finds her place of useful
ness hindered bv the burial of him who has
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There is a story of celebrated English
actor who was found one evening behind the
SCENES during the progress of the play
grasping the rounds of ladder, which he
was kicking and cursing in furious rage
The next moment he rushed upon the stage.
" It would be impossible" he afterward ex-
planned {" to act a passion which | could
not feel. | had to work myself up to it,"
1t is not our purpose to compare the motives
or work of an actor with those of the Sun.
day-schoo teacher, but rather to emphasize
the confession that we have known teachers
who have brought less of earnestness and
inspiration iuto their holy work than many
an actor has brought upon the stage; yet
the work of one is for self and for season,
while that of the other is for Christ, for i'm
mortal souls, and for eternity The life
work of man who has devoted himself to
the perfecting of an automaton, or to the
living of mock life, must be most unsatis-
factory in the end, though crowned with
the worlds approval but the work of one
who has been a co-laborer with Christ in
bringing the dead to life, and fitting souls
for saintship, is the grandest that was ever
laid upon human heart and into human
hands to perform, and the consciousness
that it has been done heartily, as unto the
Lord" will be pillow of peace when it is
finally laid down.-Sunddysct Journal.
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Mans Opinion of Woman's Dress.

The truth seems to be- that the taste of
men in the matter of woman's dress is often
better worth consulting than women will
ever allow it to be. Sometimes when they
are very much in love with a man, they will
wear what they think will please him. Ten
nyson's angry lover
Saw with half unconscious eye
She wore the colors he approved"
Yet. as rule, they make no such conces-
sions But | will admit that men are very
irritating in their criticism, and most Of
them do not know when to stop. The IT,
rades of the medieval preachers against the
dress of the women of their time are anus.
ing reading nowadays, and even the up
braidings of the old Hebrew prophets would
be far less terrible to our ears than they are
if they were not rolled ont in such a rich
vocabulary Osaiah iii 1920. Certainly,
there is no profanity to-day over Latimer's
rebuke to the women of his London for what
looked to him like absurdity in their dress, and
for the pleasure they took, aud the time and
money they wasted, in attiring themselves.
But from Isaiah down to Savonarola, what
real good did all these ratings do ? No wo-
man ever minded them for any length of
time, or changed fashion or gave up an alb
surdity in dress until she was ready to do so
Of her own sweet will. But for all their dis
like of Betties, women may remember that
all their stuffs are devised, and all the pat
terms of those stuffs designed by men; that
almost all the new fashions, originate with
men; and that the great Partisan arbiter of
; their fate is man, aud, for all they de-
1pise English taste, an Englishman born and
trained to his work in England. Why not
compromise on the subject, and admit that
men and women need to work together in
this as in many other things. and that each
needs the others help if good result is to be
attained ?-.Scribner.
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Rules for Parents Paradise.

We came across little article the other
day, consisting OF copy of rules and regula-
tions, which the writer said he found pinned
upon the wall OF house where lived large
family of remarkably well behaved children.
If you think it would be hard work TO keep
so many OF them in mind all the time, just
think, also, what happy place it would make
OF home ii you only could. Here they are
First-Shut every door after you, and with
out slamming it.
Second-Never shout, jump, or run in the
house.
Third-Never call to persons upstairs, or
in the next room; if you wish to speak to
them go quietly where they are.
Fouth-Always speak kindly and politely
to servants if you would have them do the
same to you.
FVM-When told to do or not to do a
thing, by either parent, never ask ichy you
should or should not do it.
Sirth-Tell of your own faults and misdo.
ings, not of those of your brothers and sisters
Secenh-Csrefully clean the mud or snow
off your boots before entering the house.
Eyhh-Be prompt at every meal hour.
NnM-Never sit down at the table, or in
the parlor, with dirty hands or tumbled hair
Tenh-Never interrupt any conversation
but wait patiently your turn TO speak.
EleUenM--Never reserve your good man
ners for company, but be equally polite al
home and abroad.
TueitM-Let your first, last and best frienC
be your mother.-H0usehod.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-11-21
A Fatal Habit.

Irresolution is fatal habit. It is not vi.
cious in itself, but it leads to vice, creeping
upon its victim with a fatal facility, the
penalty of which many fine heart has paid
at the scaffold The idler the spendthift,
the epicurean, and the drunkard, are among
its victims. Perhaps in the latter its effects
appear in the most hideous form. He knows
that the goblet which he is about TO drain is
poison; yet he swallows it. He knows for
the example of thousands has painted in
garing colors, that it will deaden all his
faculties, take the strength from his limbs
and the happiness from his heart, oppress
him with disease, and hurry his progress to
a dishonored grave yet he drains it, How
noble, on the contrary, is the power of reso-
luton, enabling the one who possesses it to
pass through perls and dangers, trials and
temptations. Avoid the habit of irresolu-
ton. Strive against it. Learn to say no
and mean it and stick to it. Do not daily
with sin and temptation. Have principles,
and abide by them. BE steadfast, unmov-
able, always abounding in the work of the
Lord. -.Seiecied.
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Refusing Christ.

A refusal of Christ is a much easier and
yet much more terrible thing than most
men suppose. A neglect to hear him is a
refusal of him. Christ calls us every day
and every moment, and when he calls we
either accept or reject him. There is no
possible way of escape. There is no neutral
ground. Our lives are a continual accepta-
ton or rejection of him. When Christ calls
us to be his disciples we reach a wonderful
crisis in our lives. Eternal life or eternal
death is suspended on our decision. The
question is continually before us, and an
answer must be had. 1t is imperative. A
neglect or a failure to decide in the affirma-
tive necesstates a decision in the negative.
When our fellow-men present questions of
Importance We give them a respectful hear
ing. Shall we be less respectful to God
What astonishing and daring presumption
Men would not brook many refusals. Christ
has borne with us times without number
but he will not always bear thus. There is
apoiut of forbearance beyond which God can
not go and WREN we consider how often we
have already refused him, we do not know
how soon that point may be reached. "See
that ye refuse not him that speaketh." lie
brews xii: 2j.-1duOcdie