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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-08
Our Work for God.

The erraud on which God sends is always
a practical errand, provided there be sin
cere desire on our part to accomplish the
errand, to do the work and in proportion
to the effort demanded, to the self-denial re-
quired, his authorship of the message con-
cerning the work becomes more evident TO
the thoughtful and reflective Christian mind.
We usually judge in exactly the opposite
way. We say, That is a good work, and
| can do it in a minute; therefore, | will do
it--that is Gods errand for me. 1t is good
work, and can help it by little gift which
shall never miss. This is evidently Gods
plan for me-" Thus we reason; ah but
Gods plan exactly reverses that. lie makes
duty the more obligatory the more difficult
it is, because for the development of Chris
tian energy in us, Christian generosity,
Christian patience, he gives us the work to
be done by us. God can do his own work
without us, and when one by one the great
teachers of the church have passed away,
and the Christian church tarrying behind
has felt that the horsemen and chariots of
Israel had gone from its sight forever, and
there was no more guardianship, and no
more inspiration, God has raised up others
to take their places, or has carried on his
work without such signal and ilustrious
spirits to be leaders in it, to show that he
never depended upon any one human soul,
upon any twenty, upon any million human
souls for the accomplishment of his plan.
lie carries them forward by his own might
as the ocean carries the log-because of its
own majesty with buoyancy. God does not
need our help. Why, then, does he ask for
it? Why put us TO the trouble of working
for him why put us to the strain of Civ
iug for him? why put us to the long en-
durance of patiently planning and waiting
that we may accomplish his design Be
cause thus he develops us. This is hi,
spiritual university in the world. Thus he
applies not tests merely but indictments
stimulants, means of instruction, to what
ever is best in us. The man who has giver
himself TO his country loves it better tn,
man who has fought for his friend honor
him more the man who has labored for hi
community, values more highly the interest
he has sought to conserve. The man VIII,
has wrought and planned and endured TO
the accomplishment of Gods plan in Tia
world sees the greatness of 1.-THE divinit
and glory of it-and is himself more perfect
assmiated TO it.-Dr. lStorrS.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-08

| saw, as if they were on the sunny side
of some high mountain there refreshing
themselves with the pleasant beams OF the
sun, while ! was shivering and shrinking in
the cold, afflicted with frost, snow, and dark
clouds. Methought also betwixt me and
them, | saw wall that did compass about
this mountain. Now through this wall my
soul did greatly desire to pass concluding
that, if | could, would there comfort my
self with the heat of their sun. About this
wall | bethought myself to go again and
again, still praying as | went, to see if
could find some way or passage by which |
might enter therein but none could find
for some time; at the last | saw, as it were,
narrow gap, like little doorway in the
wall, through which | attempted to pass.
Now the passage being very straight and
narrow, | made many efforts to get in, but
all in vain; at last, with great striving me-
thought | at first did get in my head, and
after that, by sidelong striving, my shoul-
ders and my whole body; then was ex-
ceedingly glad, and went and sat down in
the midst OF them, and so was comforted
with the light and heat of their sun. Now
this mountain and wall were thus made out
to me. The mountain signifed the church
of the living God the sun that shone there
on, the shining of his merciful face on them
that were therein the wall | thought was
the world, that did make separation between
the Christians and the world and the gap
which was in the wall thought was Jesus
Christ, who is the way to God the Father
John xiv; 6. But as the passage was wonder
fully narrow, even so narrow that | could
not but with great difficulty enter in thereat
it showed me that none could enter into life
but those that were in downright earnest
and left the wicked world behind for here
was only room for body and soul, but moi
for body and soul and sin, Matt. vii.l4.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-08
Method Of Education.

knowledge is not to be crammed in by
mere naked dictation; you must teach as
nature teaches, gently, softly, kindly-a lit
tie now, little then-a little here, little
there-a little this way, a little that way.
See how nature trains her plants in the field
If you have gone into the cornfield early in
the morning, you have seen the little drop
of dew on the top of each wheat-ear, stand
ing there and asking the sun to kiss it, and
impart to it some new chemical virtue; and
having been kissed by the sun aud invigor-
ated, it looks for a little groove, little
canal, a little fissure in the plant, and runs
down that fssure TO the root, and nourishes
it. That takes place every morning and
what is the consequence Why, there is
the ear filled all round the top of the stalk
number of rows, in each number of lit
tie granular buds, when the summer sun
shines out, the dew-drop is formed, and these
little granular buds spell they harden they
swell again, and harden again; the summer
sun shines out still more bravely and then
you have the full corn in the ear, which
bows its head and asks the reaper to take it in
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-08

theorist. But every party must have con-
ventions, its evening meetings, stump speak
ers. without these IL fails. What would
the temperance reformation be without
speakers who themselves have been re-
formed What would Murphy's influence
be through the press alone IL is the man
who was a drunkard, reduced to wretch
edness, who was in Jail, when the work
found him and elevated him, that the crowd
go to hear. When that man stands before
an audience and tells the story of his fall,
his sorrow, his wretchedness, his repentance
and reformation and triumph over appetite,
the hearts of the people are stirred and
many are moved to Join the good cause.
Who has not read the lectures of Cough
And yet, though he tells the same stories
over and over, the largest auditoriums are
crowded to overflowing to hear him. Wen
dell Phillips has been for thirty years hunt
ing the lost arts. The synopsis Of his lee
ture has been before the public again and
again yet people hasten and crowd to hear
him. Some things never grow old. The
songs our mothers sang to us in childhood
are still the sweetest music to our ears.
"Now lay me down to sleep" was the
evening prayer of Quincy Adams when he
sat in the Presidential chair. The very
men who say the pulpit is a failure and de-
clare it to be superseded are themselves un-
willing to trust to the press alone. The
notorious Ingersoll, who denounces Chris
tianity and denies the being of God, is un-
willing to trust to his writings bat eagerly
mounts the platform, and thus steals the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in. Eras-
mus says The devil preached" He
preached to Eve aud seduced the human
race. Christian preaching shall never fail.
The great Commander issued his orders of
marching centuries ago. He never changes
his plans and will not be defeated. His
order was SO preachl" and this stands
good until he comes again.-Bishop Simpson
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True Society.

,,,,,''' as so.' I az 'oie' .i nheh eMo
youhs people ioSe each o.ier, anu marry,
.hey L'S'0re .ne piosu,e Vi .ne aPostohc
onu'o", i hneS arc ., Que nea.' anu one
soui nei'ue. uo e"es say uia. auythius
my POSSESS % 'nei I'M, oue 'ney nave al
oniIss ~ oo.h'ion .niu ,n oai MUTUAL trust III
Iso on o.ne ~ In.i, ,t ~ luz, h ~ e''h osnel,
ulaws ou' an 'laI Is oesV IN oolh' Love Is
one angei Mno 'ons away 'ne sVohe rom the
s. sra'e III Mllo,i st We ou,y our pe.'ei nature
n "nu ~ ooIheS io'ou ose makes al .hings
ieM makes n sa new ht neafen anu new eartn
,haAes ,ha a., oa,os msnt' S' pam easy, ~ -
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-01-08
Home Appearance.

Did you ever think, friend, what charm
there is in good appearance We mean the
appearance which good toilette-not an
expensive one, but good one-gves, es-
pecially to a lady? A neatly fitting dress
bit of color at the throat; flower or a
ribbon in the hair of shade to match a
bright expectant face to greet the husband S
return; just little brighter and more hap.
PLY expectant than is given to the coming
of any other man. DO you realize how
much OF sweetest influence and of happiest
effect there is in these and other home ap.
pearances And then the songs the old
songs that you used to sing to him in the
sweet days when you were first loving him
and he was growing to first love you. Have
you given them all up? If so, why? Is
love less sweet than of old Are the loving
ways less blessed? Have you allowed the
nature to grow old in the sweet spring sea
son OF your endless life, in which God in
tended it should grow fresher and younger
continually? If you are too old to have lov
ing ways you are too old to live. Please die
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VOL. 74.-3769. NO. 13.

look fondly at the bright face which Flo
took care should never show any trace of
| weariness at such times.
These were busy days for Flo. But bust
ness sometimes brings its own reward The
thought that she was helping to bear the
househould burden gave glad ring to her
| voice that was music in the ears of the
weary house mother. Winter came right
| along" and the children's clothes with it !;
Toms doctors bill received little Install
ment, and Flo tried to put away little
/ from week TO week for the rainy day that
| came before she was ready for it.
Papa Selden shut the ledger one night
| for the last time, and Flo. got the heart
ache noticing how heavily he leaned on her
| supporting arm. Now came a time when
there was a new worry in the household, and
| then-the peaoefulest time, when all worries
| are over.
They we're very happy all together, during
those last weeks. Flo. used to go away by
herself sometimes in her great thankfulness
that this new project of hers had succeeded
so that she could relieve him in part of the
anxiety for their future that would have
made death terrible.
And now the whole burden of support
came upon Flo.'s shoulders She thanked
God that he had made them strong enough
to bear it.
She spent no time in idle grieving, but
comforted the Others so far as human words
can have the power to comfort, and went 10
work; if there were times when flesh and
heart failed her that was a secret between
her and her Heavenly Father
K 1t was no wonder that Flo.'s business
nearly doubled. The black dress neatly fit
tIpn daily hank and forth fro,,, obn,, tr,
room, and the pale sweet face that bent over
busy fingers was a silent appeal that people
could not resist. Her hands were already
full and so the business overhowed into
those Of the younger sister, whom Flo. de-
cided to take into partnership. Flo. was
touched by this tacit expression as she
would have been by nothing else.
After that things went on quietly and
prosperously. Before the end of the year
Flo. had cancelled her Indebtedness to Harte
Bros, and gradually added little comforts to
the home that so sorely needed them. Best
of all, she was able to tell now where the
childrens clothes were coming from.
Well it is a little story but the ending
isn't yet. The stories that are lived never
had an ending, though we do sometimes
break them off in the middle as if they were
threads in a tangled skein, and think we
have found an end. 1t was lived neither
very long ago nor very far away-that is, the
beginning of it, for it is still continued
And all the while such lives are being
lived, you will hear grumblers asserting that
the girls of this generation are frivolous, and
careless, and useless, entirely given to van
ity because, in the multitude Of earnest and
true-hearted ones, they chance now and then
to find butterfly. / am content you should
call my brave Flo. commonplace, for
other maidens sake. She is cone of
thousand" but-one of a thousand just like
her.
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The STATIONERY" Business.


Every little while an item travels around
the papers dealing in exclamation points
over the extravaganza of Congress, the num-
Der of costly pocket-books, pocket-knives and
gallons of cologne furnished to congressman
Nothing of the kind is given them. The
cloak-rooms and committee-rooms have mar
BILE wash-bowls, with the usual soap, towels
aud brushes to be found in any decent place,
and the committee-rooms contain reason
able allowance of ordinary writing paper.
The stories arise from somebody's discover
ing the accounts of the stationery rooms of
each house. In old times stationery was
furnished to members according to the de-
mand. This led to abuses. For many years
the law has allowed member 5000 a wear
for stationery He can 90 to the stationery
clerks room and select or order paper or
stationery of any kind, the plainest or the
most elegant, aud pocket books, memoran-
dum-books, pocket-knives, diaries, scrap
books, COMBS brushes, anything in the
whole line of stationery and fancy goods
that is on hand, or can be easily obtained for
him. 1t is all duly delivered to his order, at
his committeeman, his desk, or his hotel
and all duly charged to his account. AT the
close of each session the balance of the 5000
if any remains, is paid him in cash. Theo
retically the goods are sold him at wholesale
prices Some members draw the whole OF
their allowance in goods some take it all in
cash. but out of this arises all the exclama-
tory disgust over the luxurious folly of CON
gressmen.-HdrUord Courant
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Wife.

What do you think the beautiful word
"wife comes from ? 1t is the word in
which the English and Latin language CON
quered the French and Greek. hope the
French will some day get word for it ia
stead of that dreadful word femme. But
what do you think it comes from? The
great value of Saxon words is that they
mean something. Wife means weaver
You must either be housewives or house.
moths remember that. In the deep sense
you must either weave mems fortunes OF
embroider them, or feed upon and bring
them to decay. Wherever atrue wife comes
home is always around her. The stars may
be over her head, the glowworm in the
nightcold grass may be the fire at her foot
but home is where she is and for noble
woman it stretches far around her, better
than houses ceiled with cedar and painted
with vermlion, shedding its quiet light fal
for those who else are homeless. This
believe TO be the woman's true place anc
power.-R4slin.
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How TO Cut Tn Pork,

Split through the spine, cut off each half
of head behind the ear, remove the pieces in
front of the shoulder for sausage Take
out leaf, which lies around the kidneys, for
lard cut out the lean meat, ribs, etc. then
the ham and shoulder, and remove the loose
pieces directly in front of the ham for lard,
Cut off a narrow strip of the belly for sau-
sage, and cut up the remainder, which is
clear pork into five or six strips of about
equal width, for sailing down. Smoke the
jowl with hams, and use the upper part of
the head for boiling, baking, or head-cheese.
Scorch the feet over the fire until the hoofs
remove easily, scrape clean, place in hot
water few minutes, wash and scrape thor.
oughly, and they are ready for cooking. All
the habby pieces should be tried up for lard
Remove all fat from intestines, saving that
which does not easily come off the larger in
testines for soap-grease. The liver, heart
sweet-breads and kidneys are all used fol
boiling or frying, and the smaller intestine'
are sometimes used for sausage cases
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The Example Of Christ.

1t is only since his divine form has arisen
before my soul, that have learned to know
the true condition of man. Formerly, by
comparing myself with what was small, |
appeared great in my own eyes but since
have compared myself with him, how in
significant have become When we hear
man whom we feel to be truthful and
humble speaking great things of himself, it
has a humiliating effect upon us. And
when the Saviour utters such words as, :" |
do always those things that please him -
and believe it TO be in very truth that
he utters this--I then become conscious OF
what man, who is created in the image of
God, ought TO be- When see how, in all
things, he sought not his own glory, but
that of his heavenly Father, am ashamed
of my ambition when / see how he came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister,
am ashamed of my pride when | see how
he took the cup which his Father gave him,
aud drank it, ! am ashamed of my disobe
dience; when | see how he bore the contra
diction of sinners against himself, and wheI
he was reviled, reviled not again, / an
ashamed of my impatience and my passion
Nothing has so subduing aud humiliatin.
an influence upon me as my Saviour's ex
ample.-Dr. Il. 1hOiuck.
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Preaching Not to be Superseded.

Some tell us that the press has superseded
the pulpit; that men need no longer TO be
hearers, because they are readers. The
Bible is in their hands if they need any
explanations, they have the works of the
great commentators. Why listen TO ser
mons OF men of little experience aud only
average culture? But they forget the hu-
man element, the power of man over his fel-
low-men, the force derived from experience,
the practical accompanying the ideal. True
preaching, as have said, is not merely the
delivery of the message; but the delivery of
the message by men who profess TO have
felt its power aud testified To its truth in
their own experience The preacher not only
proclaims the truth he stands as a per
sonal witness to its power. What political
party would 60 into an exciting canvass re-
lying merely on articles from the press I
The press is a valuable auxiliary. 1t re-
ports the strongest thought of the eloquent
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Call on Your Pastor.

Very many parishioners make a sad mis-
take by neglecting to call on their pastor
and his family They think, perhaps, il
belongs to him and his wife to make all the
calls. But such is grave mistake and
should be corrected. Judgment it is true
should be exercised in this matter Lengthy
calls should be avoided, and calls on Satur.
day not often made unless on special bust
ness. But there are times when calls by
parishioners would be highly appreciated
by pastor and his wife. Try it, brother
and sister. Perhaps you have not called on
your pastor for six weeks it may be for six
months. 1t may be whole year, and so
you do not know how they appear at home
in their own family. And neither do you
know how he and his family fare in tempo
raj things. You wonder, perhaps, why Mrs.
A, the minister's wife, don't go to
church of late; why she is not teacher in
the Sunday.school; why not to the circle
and other places of entertainment. Yes,
why? Go Immediately, and learn why If
she is too modest to tell you the reason
why, then gently inquire something about
her apparel, and perhaps you'll be led into
the secret of her absence. Be careful that
she does not disguise the fact that she is
very needy, with no means to relieve her
necessities. Call on your pastor and family,
and cheer them by alms-deeds, and show
that you appreciate his labors, and esteem
him highly for his works sake. A short
call on your minister and few words of
cheer in commendation of his sermon the
past Sabbath may lift heavy burden from
his aching heart. For often his sermons to
him seem very poor, and not in time nor
place, when. perhaps, it was just the meat
which fed you. Don't be afraid of putting
him up by speaking in proper manner of
his efforts to feed the hungry souls. If you
were fed by the truth presented, tell him
so, and speak of it in the prayer-meeting.
If you would call on your pastor and fam
lily, it would be reciprocated. You would
see him more frequently at your home,
and there would be stronger attachments
created, and there would be better under
standing between pastor and people, and a
strong bond of love and union felt.-JIorn-
NIn.