Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-07-09
Commencement at Mlddlebury.

,hi,os ,vere 5a,, IN mo ,hoso co,,,od ioss tor |
Christ Yea doub,,oss and I conn, all ,b,ngs |
Inn, ioss Tor ,ho ovoo,,ono,, ~, ,ho L,o.,oa,o p,
r,tr,., Ios,s ms, Io,d ;, TLo ain =, ,h ,.oe,,r.o
was n, on, firth ,he s,norovoo,,onoo ~ f,r,s,,on
t,ow,od,a pros,don, u,l,or, ,,,.,n,a,noa ,ha,
,b,s ia see, In ,s ,o,,ro 10, o,ioo, ona 10, oefoc,
Wa oiyo ,ho fo,,ow,,o ohs,roo, =, ,ho soru,o, |
Mr., 4, az ,,,,,roovha, ~, "a 4. q, ,,s
ro,,,,n.r, tor,, ,a, ,ro oo,n,,,,,,, ,,,so~a,ana
n, L,o,,,odoo a., in,a,,oo,,,., a,,,,,.ho,.,on =,
tru,b opr Ora, re,at,on 30 tr,,,h IA oo,n,,,on |
NJ 4, In this caso 4, Il; r,h, ,n,o,,oo,,o, r hron
ra,o,;or t tho ,r,,b ~ ,ho p,,,o tIoro ma haze
n aer;as nj d;viro f,c,s ,hi,, Il, ,ho,r n;,, orrn
c;o,e tho ,rirc,,,es ~ n d,,,no so,onoo wo cali |
,bose rr,nc,,,os d;ysor;no,oa aoo,r,nos In h,hu
cai bistorv tbov mo 10TH .rnor,o,,ro,,,, ,o,oh,
and copcre,elv illustrated Tho hodv ~ cod,s
manila bave carried ,bo,, 4, ,ho,r oxror,o,oo and
With than, In ,bo;r arch,,os hod,, ~ d,v;n,,,
To M, Via ., ,ha ,r,,h -, soo,a,,o ,,o,,, roo,,,o
tho apnnresa,p nj foc,s ,ha, ,ndorio nd nor,odo
tho history NJ tbis macmillan nao,io n, tho ear,b
FOR period NJ forty cen,ur,es-a thing as ,mnos-
s,ble ~ Accomplishment as tho romoval ~ tho |
Gulf.stresm from ,ha Atlantic An ,hese fact. |
or trubs of Revelations are b be studied iu., as
the facts and trutbs of natural scence They
assert claim upon every man intelligence and |
insist upon their right to be intellectually ex-
amineu' tested ana received Here In the bioie
Is 'ru'n concerning uou concerning Ohris. ana
Tue iioiy "nos'i concerning man. the church, lts
ues'iny' oh ,hese suolec's therei IL In 'he blpie
vast amount Oh trutn "hich every man VINO mas
orah IL ihtelectuaiiy 10 study ana receive Just
as any sort OF knowledge is 10 De- observe that
such mental knowledge aDounds' Inc hrst man
you meet though not CHRISTIAN, mas In mind
vast amount OF ekcehent knowledge ior the want
Oh whicn mhions are perishng IN sn' 'oihg
himseii among the pagans ne might oy impartihg
truth which Is imperative IN MS own heart' save
thousands such is the superexceience OF the
kno"ieuge oi Onris' jesus "hen u uoeS NO more
'hah engage ana pour hsht inoo the human uhuer-
spahoihg' w but the Khowieuge Oh winch the
apostle speaks, WINE ihciuoihg this illumination,
Is yet an exceeding advance upon H. ihose VINO
"ooep'ou tIe truth vi Ohris'Ah''y III 'he ior'n
no" oohsiuereu are Nhristi"hs I'LL opinioni pu'
tnis Is not enough Ohrls'iah knowiedge Is more
'"an "en'i acceplince vi truth more than
opn'on' culture, pon'y' oi'en inc assent oi 'ne
understanding Is oo.a'nou ""'.o '"o nea'' To
mans uhahecteu' Inc KIM oi knowieuge Oh
WHICH speak IN acquired ny ho ihe'nou vi .he
schooiS' ny no oroinary process vi iearh'ns' HS
iiaue OUTS III way ~ extraordinary as 'he iacls
oi o'ollcai history are unparaiieieu anu as'ounu-
ing, mere tne onence Oh tne Cross .ne greatest
Inc natural man receiVeth not the Things Oh tne
spirie Vi "ou lor tiey are ioohshhess uhoo MN.
were we uhiaiien oelngs, this wou'u not De the
CASE Out as man IL In MS apostasy' the most I'M
porant iniets OF knowledge 10 the soul are closed
The entire God-ward side Of his nature Is in
paralvtic condition. The LIGHT that ia in him IL
5..,.,'a. NJ j. .i,.a.o, r, A.. IT,, g.,
uaiAness' he IL "'ie"'.o' mum '''e me vi "ou
through the ignorance that is in him. The gospel
Il hid to them that are lost. in whom the God of
,his ,,oria h,,, h,ndod ,ho r,;nas 80 .ho,,, .ho,
nc WIN "'''' '''0 W. '' " '"'', '""'
believe not This suggests the nature OF the
difficulty which our Lord encountered in his con-
troversv with the Jews Uis li,,ht fell into Hind
m - ,,
eyes 10 them was not gwen 10 uhuerstahu the
mysteries of the kingdom Of heaven. Question
arises. What il the cause of this paralvtic CON-
d;,o,, -, .to Ca non - a;do -, ,ha ,sa.',r,, no.,
uiuoh vi Tue "ou-"aru sue Vi we ha'uf' fhan
Not constitutional infirmty, and therefore newt
| able; but wholly a moral deficiency. and there
| TO ,,,,n,.r ona sin,,I WIZ. h,,,5oa A..
| "s ''".y an" sinful """' 'hnu'u ''o
| minds oil the Jews, what blinds the minds OF men
| IN all time and every cline is sin-free sin The
snec;fc form IL t.teu in ;s hl,rdir, ,yorl 10 dso
IT.. 80 , - -
peulehce. IL Is stateu py our Loru III the pregnant
| rtferarce. n any man wills (fbeIel IN do tha