Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-11-12

alton and were committed. Bonds have not been
given and they probably will go to Jail. The
scheme was planned in Cincinnati Ohio. Stereo-
type plates were prepared, and have already been
inserted in over eight hundred frst-class news
papers and periodicals in the Northern, Eastern
and Middle states Grant came to Denver to Sc
cure land for the purpose, and bought nearly a
thousand acres in the sand hills forty miles north
of Denver in another county which was plotted
and recorded as North Denver" Although
known here but eight days, perfect avalanche
of mail came for S. A. Grant and the Denver Land
Company. The fraud was denounced by local
newspapers and bitterly condemned by citizens,
and the postmaster reported 1t to the department,
and last night received orders to deliver no regis
tered letters and pay no money orders to Grant"
WE had the pleasure Of hearing the Emma Alb
bott opera troupe, in paul and Virginia, at Bur-
lington on Saturday evening last, and genuine
pleasure it was. The acting was good-possibly
little overdone-and the singing excellent, to
our ears. The critics found all manner Of fault,
pronouncing the singing especially of Miss Alb
bott, as light fiat, thin, cheap etc; but we have
learned better than to tie to professional must
clans, who as a class are prominently hypercriti
wi anu III oui bhsHiui iEhpidhSc We hhu iitIu'ht
occasions of real enjoyment which only serve to
excite the ire of our professional neighbor. Pos
sibly personal knowledge of some Of the OBJ
staces encountered by the troupe on this occasion
rendered us more charitable than we should have
been under other circumstances. By an unfor-
tunate delay of the train which took them to Bur-
ington they only arrived at the precise moment
set for the opening of the performance, and Of
course were compelled to go, tired and supperess,
upon the stage, and some were said to have COM
peted their dress after the orchestra began to
play. Beside this, Miss Abbott was suffering
from the effects of a severe cold, as well as from
incessant singing and railway travel during the
last two weeks Under such circumstances, the
critics ought to have had some consideration.
The substitution OF Mr.. Castle for Karl, as Paul.
was unfortunate; and yet the former acquitted
himself so well that even some of the experts
who had repeatedly heard the latter, insisted that
1t was he, and none other. The success Of Mrs
Seguin, the contralto, was universally admitted.
All in all, we judge that the audience were gen.
orally well satisfied; and we certainly would be
willing to repeat the journey, even under all the
drawbacks which attended this
MIR. WRIGHr's text at the Church or the Mes
siah last Sunday morning was: " And the second
is like unto it"-Matthew xxi: 49, Calling at
tention first to the apparent dtsstnidrity between
the two great commandments, the preacher pro-
ceeded TO note three points in which the require
ment of love to our neighbor is like that Of love
to God First-ln the sentiment demanded-love;
and yet not merely the emotion which we know
by that name. This might not be directly under
the control of the will, and so not properly the
object OF command The word employed here
in the original, (aud indeed everywhere in the
New Testament where love Of God is demanded, }
"signifies a tender regard and conduct in har-
mony with it," (Tittmann); while love as feel
ing, a passion, is indicated by quite another term
"a distinction which, were it generally under
stood, would prevent much waste of energy in the
attempts OF people to work themselves up into
what they deem the proper state of religious feel
ing. Second-Love of man, thus explained, is
like love Of God, in that it is good preparation
for It, lie that loves man will love God, and that
which follows will partake of the nature OF that
which precedes-the wheat of the harvest will re-
semble the wheat of the sowing. We learn our
first lessons about love through our relations to
men-those who seem to be the nearest to us.
We realize their love and devotion before 1t is pos.
sible that we can be taught about God. That this
is the natural order seems to be implied in John
words: ''He that loveth not his brother whom he
hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath
not seen" Third-A part of the likeness between
them may be found in the fact that love to man
| is the best expression Of love to God Our fellow
| men are Gods children. We are to a certain ex.
| tent in charge Of them. Therefore service rem.
dered to them will surely be accepted as service
| rendered to him; and promoting their welfare
will best attest right attitude towards him. Thii
is less likely than outward acts of direct homage
to be tainted with Journalism, sef-seeking, ant
superstition. Testimony to this effect from til,
Bible is abundant Neither burnt-offerings MOI
solemn meetings, nor the keeping of sabbathi
does God want, so much as justice and benevo
lence between man and man, said Isaiah. :"
we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and hi
love is perfected in U.S." wrote John. " All tn
law,"-(and this of course includes what refers +
our relations to God, -" all the law is fulfilled i
one word, even In this, Thou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as myself wrote Paul; while the Maste
gives us the Golden Rule-the rule for mans con
duct towards his brother mainland tells us tina
"this is the law and the prophets" Aud further
with regard to the personal bond OF attachmen
to himself which throws light upon our relation
with the Father, he declares, By this shall a
men know that We are my disciples, II ye hay
love one TO another" He bids Peter prove h
avowed love for him by feeding his sheep; an
afilrms that he will accept as evidence Of dew
ton to him acts OF brotherly kindness betwee
m IN and man" Inasmuch as ye have done
unto one Of the least OF these my brethren, y
have done it unto me-" Leigh Hunt was RICH
Amid the perplexties which attend thoughts
the Invisible and Infinite One, man may ha,
hesitated to assert that he loved the Lord his Co
But could he. with humble sincerity, entreat Il
recording angel,
~ pray thee, then,