Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-27

Hatch, tenor; Col Hindes bass; Mr..
lladley, organist. X comprised the follow
ing pieces: TIE Deum' >>'rom the Creation
Nearer My God to Thee by Williams ;
! Come Unto Me-" hy Leach
Asidres. before the >ociet, for Religious
! inquiry.
Sunday evening occurred the anniversary
of the Society for Religious Inquiry, and as
in the afternoon the church was crowded.
Music was furnished by a quartet consisting
.ol Miss Lane. Miss Pierson, Mr. s ID. Hop
kins and Mr.. VI. ID. Fuller, Miss llblard
| presiding at the organ. After singing. and
reading selection of Scriptures, the address
Was delivered by the Rev l.. I. Chamber
lain of Norwich, Conn.
THE ADDEkss.
! There Is in the Bible certain inspired letter,
written by one who had proven what he said. lie
hal left the brightest PROJECTS OF secular lr he
hind him he had been socially OsiraciScd, lie hai
passed through career OF hardshps, Of srourging-
| and OF impr!sonments. These are only part "l
! the experience through which he had passed rms
letter Is expression Of his earnest AMI permanent
conviction and yet that of which he wrote was h'
Gospel OF Christ: as he expressed it, the glorious
Gospel OF thliS. lie mas no ll'l tndl Tue 'roslN
can ever become Obsolete or be superseded. As me
verdict Of ms experience he puts the Gospel III the
FIRST place. lie WAS well acquainted WIN t'Feek anu
Roman philosophy. Int he believed that the toSpel
OF Christ would never be equallrd Ii We are III
sympathy with the fuilncSs Of the apostolic wo:d We
hnd an expression OF cur own belief III ihe Gl"i"us
Gospel OF CHRIST.
In these modern DAYS there seems to h, = decline
in the vigor Of belief. The follower OF christ iol-
low Him IN half hclTtcl WAY. They do mol huli
up the palm OF victory, but avoid il they do not rlSe
songs of triumph. Truth and Christ are wounded N
The house of their friends. The eternal Veries OF
Jehovahs plan were provided l1r IN ihe 'ytni5''oh
of the angels ami repToclItmcd hy me Hhel-
herds. Lei me call attention To .nmt
of the specific grounds Tor belief IN CHRIST.
First. lei us looK Al the relation Of the Gospel Ia
that which preceded l.. The Gospel answers I'M
peIshal,. homes aud oni.inus II fulnls aud gathers
To itself all the dim hopes and longing@ OF the ages
| Let not believers IN ChriSt Ice di'nayed 10y the
aiheisiic argument. The believer may strengthen
his lalih hy believing that from the hrginllg lhtIt
were signs and tokens. The redemptiNr pan
! began 10 unfold Itself IN prlncrIl lime ana mas
been completed Ia these later DAYS. TAKE me
worlds forecast oi the Incarnation. inns IL WAS
thai prompted the Greeks To bring their gods 10
men anu 10 raise their heroes among Inc gods IN
The further EaSt there was belief m the descent OF
| the gods Ia earthly woes. Buddha and Znrnasier
/ both had al earthly mother. Greek and oriental
joined IN this prelude 10 IN" song ihat tod Tue hlr
| of Chrlsi- Kingdom. This was the realization oi
hopes Thai hd sprung mnemorialiN IN ihe heatlS
of men. II,' worlds hope WAS that somehow I'M
Longing Tam had passed The grave and
/ Stood rNp.,ItEI OF life To come. from
the annual miracle OF Spring man had
fr,, patn ana ms nrr-hisiori,.
ancestors down TO the furthesi man who had gone
| beyond the unknown SEA. But Death seemed
tr,,,,,,h,rt M. s,,e at me ,r,r. WAS unrrmnycd
A. l,.t Inn, ,' ,.nsnaI nf The Resurrection when
Christ rose To life The story seemed To the dlsci-
IL -, ni,. ,,.r,nansn, f,rf ami then ,is,.i-
pies and apostles hravel suffering and torture AMI
uu,',' ~, 'i,v IT, a.. -, r of t"hrist I'M
maniiN's hope ul immortality l. founded
From me b.qnning OF lime there was world
wis J.aihIgss prrnonition thnt there was 10 H..
| an ,innsm,nt The hnman hear uka Euceladus
,,l, ~ r,,,,t,in ir,1n"J ,n i,trr,l under fh,.
p 81 ' A. .tery hand th,r,. was an altar OF
s,,,1.a r,,vrn.ra ~ The Nh, az nrnrItiation
go -, a. N a ;nn,cnt sn eruv f,r M. ,fuilty
!, ~ s,,.i,, "a nj fhsf L,n,,iny mai t'hrisi
- IL ,hr,,,,,, ., Ia ne ,rt,n,I7.f 1ynrI hy an
s,,.,in,, 10y. ,,ry t,r sn,uf,ent sacrifice
g :, j., ~ . - ,bsi f,uIamentaiiy ,.u,n,lirs
tho hnnss am ,niir,nations of iha times ,rnu h.
fn-a 'rhe t,sn,l Games before rs giving IA. aui,-
| ..Icnte,i, ~ nrnn,is. mar il viii Give Ms
| , Snr. ,nl nhiin,s blrssinP I,i us
i,ol af IN, if,.tatinn. th,l hny,, Iern giyeu
~, ,ir,., a,na Tra,.,iars !, Svtzerand ,rlI
rs thai on poSI-roa'l over the ura can h. seen on
an, -, a .,,,,tr ,,,yru AMI ali ia nI,,s,ut lsuI-
one sue country t"Mh anu m us n'e' ~, p l,'
scapt AMI on the DINER Inc APPS, WIN MI bld IL
towering over all There Is POM ia Inc I"llgi"uH
view Mheie one can iahe III llflmrNil scene ca lt'
one sii'' ahi on lhr DINER NHtlt me sien' S"''Pa
oh !" eihhi'I anu eIdhuet heishl-- s"ilr ~ /,
sons cl. lhat lhc adN OF the rae ns 'ii
!" p'''I ~ tIsa nan nan .',c att I, o. ,i
saints liner" IT" ln">r WHOSE lH"ueltS z" iNi''
from lhe Atnhehlthi ana inc b'-utttcll"hu n,ls
III answer I" Tue olh lHh' uutaiipn. "h'' u
ruin th'N luiu 10 some "lhtt i"i'he 'idh tilc
Bible u IS IN IN" tull CONSCIOUSNESS OF ihis us
sehl lniL we are 10 lliih .ui t ui y" i'su,-
i saiu tnil 10 ihihh WIN me blpe Is 10 Keep ny
mind N bondage and that to i've IN accordance win
lIe hills Is "'"Ili iir. Is thI -. ;No'nl"s E''
OF slfat j. pro- ldihe,i III Any sVh',p ial - ~" ia
tile sr'pl {" fh II Is sun tl,' 'i,i '.'''
- lthlIe on taI'l. W mere SHIN w f"' h''' -
ny r,".'i''o W NJ 10, ~ ,, .; m ,,I ~,
lhei. Is W. ltntislil ,.l. IN, tlelt : a. '.i, m
ni'st' ~ ici' eu no mn Nt.',s ~ -, ~,
l i ne HnlHenr pp"ei; u 'aI l9 ~ ISL ri'o
clemens ni htdlh. II VIII never ut'TlhF"N INNS
ilany II EI''kS NerNe anu ,iiicW hhi AMI lh"usn'
pio'ilih a"iiils' H. anu heaven ana '"l'h- w
can ltavt rs own htsAliolis 10 deirhl II.
Inc gospel more dangerous iiNalS 'l"'llc lh'n-
s"Nts III more aHutihe edIh. ihtI' j. i sum-
hepN pht-nai ttliiioua anu "ii'-n'it P'''i' ~
e.ri panlit , N u INNS uo"m i" u tt',u M ~
uus' thiuuEh " hir "ErN Aii'' - !, nt
ile ie.i'hihsS ui Srlloza AS y rem, u tliils
lli inc s".caied nhllr anu inc Sllle', iiil'iilt ~,
one llal "od ahd man are but lhc Two hds's "l
one ldehicil existence liil "oi y ihe gre;it uNet
soul winch ncarnaies itscli IA cverl ms ne
Is ON. q So is' llil iil"i AMY WIS, I'M
~ ,niii' 7i!h vi II IA vac iiI-eiis "' = ~,
a.. .l III ,.,,, ~ al In H., i.i,,, ms ~ Al. M
- ,r'i ~ 4, f,r' I, ien,l,,,iirs " nrn,est
AGAINST nm isolated God and an Isolat,. humanity
and If u,y,s rs newer la rhts Rut The hrIItY ana
IN. glory Of me theory can he fIund in The Insi,I
The foith of The osnel claim. that 10 py,. love and
IN rennir ~ in re,nr j. a narassifv of GoI's hriny
Furthr tbnn me nanth.ist IL M. tbrisrian from an
snati t;nJ and sI,II inrfbrr from an isolaIci hu
manity. All existence Is ded with the divine pres
! =
presenrr me uuiyrrst. il a transcriui of Goals
fbnucb, Til. CHRISTIANS cnnreit,nn al Gods lr,s
euce ,s upriyaIled The pan,hritt believes in m i'm
narsonoi dct,r. no f'h,ist.n in :, nersonal GnI
ahiding an ey,ryfhinP
Lei u lJ1k Al The Humanitarian school
TIM rnncoIns itsrIT moi sn iuurh ,Lou, col
AMI sh.trset i1aas rs bnman,tv .nd tha
tul,,i,Iusi mo bnnspit,ri,n gaI,I,ra,rs mans
rr1i,i ,,r"ii,.s n. J,.it,Iii 4, mo tryrpuhs ~
hnn,,,, rrSgrcsg H., CI,,r,.s VarIsvnrtb.s 81. IN
Tnnissant i,ouvcrturr Than host Two crreet
allies. Love and Inc unconuuerahle mind of man.
lie l1I',y. thSt nne man, tfsnI.n,r in sn,,i. InIt
hooI ouiW.i%hs nj The earth bgnSafh lin. lie
nl,afls WIN Thilanfhrony H., auneaIs far The d.
GRADED M. nui,lsf me criminal The ,lpwn-troI-
den H.. Iool. Il, !, time hsynnI Ih,. uresruf when
humanity freed Of fore, and frauj is recommended
Ruf humanity il moi so much exalted liz humlni-
ilrianism as hy the CnspcI OF Christ Thai cheers
rs an and .,,il5 IN the gnsu.l of humaniiy The
an titnr faith declare. thlt tul male maj, oi,It
little lower Than The angels lie has a glor,6u.
nI,ra an .,rth mi a btrl, Mace in Heaven Fnttb
moi only saws that man +. Of nallcnabc worm. hi
that hy MS ,ralfinn he ,,,,,f IA, lie can moi wave
or forfeit mis- When he atteInpred To- M. Alone
mept Gang Faith inyites ns 10 M, Infensest nm
mnniy She hniIs bnmanity on The cnru.r-stnn,.
~ CLiIst.s r,lignn Shr Lriugs in IN. wax Nh.
y, nm, ~ i M ,iSi 10, ~, i W
=, , ,,tIr sI,s.i IL, i",rn ~ I,,r,,,,. 81 ~, ~,
nitv ,nI th. ,.s,t,i,,I nrngr,.ss ~ man WE
E.NI come. The srhooi of raii"naiisti, tpou,I,f
The r,tilI,aIisT claims tb,t COL ,,y. man
noyv.rs Min IN. intention ina, M. shnntI nse
ihrm la Inc nuIIhp.f H.. sbmuiJ tbrr.f,r.
believe nothinu ,vcrni hy tl,,. command al r,,s,i,
,ni tr,,It ,,,'',,,, ,,ls.,, ir M s,,.,j,,, a., ,,
s.i,... Is.ft'.,,i,.lt ~, a., revolt frnr, .f,n.r
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AL fr,.r t,,I, ~ a. ii,a yri,.e nf histnr, *, ,b
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y az :, . ~, ~, -" - - 1t '1'.i '' ','
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ni'i u 'n, ",'' lll"h 20 pn'il"nl'lli anu l' u'
il' "' 81 ttlI Jaw or lil' NOV ,'' 81 p'''i-
wa an" ih'i 'Npl'ii'l"h IN i'l"iI"h u" intimate
49, Nl'ii't 'sdN9 ;, W. ms ~ = '" ,"N'I
niiliu ni mater, Nilt lh'7 ~ ny l'i'A ~ "hiN'l
'N'lA hNa'|IH. '',' ma hl',t2H "i'.7Snf 10 'NrA
"' ~ lt, ll' ,' 81 n'''l- Nn' us
daughters of cod. It j. saul hat the church would
nnH,t sas nh s, ~ ,,r ,a' 'h@ , I""',' Is
r" 10 ,' 'ls N ,'r i,irr+ Their I, sirinet