The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-07-09


HALT holy Light
Heavens first glft to earth;
Thou guide to Innocence and Truth,
We bless thee for thy birth.
In thee progress first began;
Through the earth to heaven united.
Let darkness no more hold his sway,
Nor earth again by II be blightod
Tho morning stars sauted thee,
When first the earth was young;
The heavenly spheres in ecstasy
Before thee joyous sung.
When from the bosom of the Infinite.
Down through chaos and through night,
Thou rOlPdst the darkened curtain back,
Oheaven born, saving Light.
Light of Reason; Light of Faith;
Light of Hope and purest Love;
Light of Charity and Truth;
Light ofprogress from above,
Shed thy holy influence round;
Pour on darkness such Hood,
That man with nature may be found,
Alone in predicatng good.
Progress Is from God. lie the author, end and
source.
Nature murmured not at His commands nor
'gsinst Him force flows night,
Presented. She to-day as accomplishing fol
AS when rcsounded through the universe "Let
When through heavens arch these words were
heard, progress then began
On earth alike for nature and for man, led
When man. from created nature should be form.
Yet distinct creation be and independent but
clothed, adorned,
With attributes direct IRON God.
At length. when all things for man were made,
| And nature In her loveliest attire arrayed.
Behold on earths fair garden two beings walked.
| Erect, noble. Godlike. in converse sweet they
talked. (G0d,h
.Trose were the first and faircst OF the sons Of
Pure az the angels that ne'er on earth had trod.
Created not for Evil's prey nor Sorrows spoil.
not to be reaPed by Death nor bowed by human
toll, fcares.
/ Hos 81 ,o -ttt,
But in the world He loved, to live and be Ills
heirs
Theirs would progress perfect be; ircc from sin
Knowing naught Of Ill they could alone be drawn
20 Him.
But ali q stranger in the garden stood;
| Approached and offered them forbidden food.
OF which. the willy stranger said, should they
Like gods they'd DO; their knowledge Would
When he no favor found with stern. uncomprom
ns he addressed the graceful nna aao
Charmed by his words and curious TO know
| Ifwhat the tempter said were truly. really 30.
The story is. shc yielded. took the apple, ate;
And on that apple rest both Church aud state.
Because Adam gratned the fancy Of that ,pryine
woman, human
And made earthly progress less divine-mor,
Bcca use Sampson powerless became befcr'
And fell his country then--s womaas sacrifice
Because semiramis' love for Minus made him los,
his head, fled
And Assyria carth's powerful kingdoms no NOR,
Because Greece was hurried 10 the walls ofTroy
When Helen started with that nice young Trojsi
Because Cicopatra's beauty sent Mark Antony 4
And Oetavius with imperial purple clad-hii
. sword nnshea thed. 18th. Of course
And founded that great y-christian d
vOrce,
Because ladies' American would take the govern
Because the right Of suffrage they earnestly de
Because they wish 70 rob our noble nation
or that Destroying curse-ntoxication,
Because they gather in their hand fashion,
lengthy train,
Or cail the spirit up Of Cesar or Tom Paine
Lordly men are just uncharitable enough to say
Ladies have always had rather too much of the
glorious sight. they ery. we, the monarchs o
Knowing what we know. should tolerate femai
Why don't they stay at home, stay within "s n
Nature placed them, and not with our rights in
terfcref fate
, What let them vote let our country suffer such
: mol Noi What shall We do' Wen tire them out
| Well agitate. mind yo
Though physically you are the stronger.
Your weakness most apparentis.
II you think they can't agitate the longer.
, To trace earth's progress. since with Hamin
sword.
Those first created ones by an angel of the Lor
\ Forth from Paradise were driven; since Cal
n with burning brand
From holy altar snatched. his brother slew; an
with hand
Incarnadine followed out mortality's lrst gray,
And placed his murdered brothers. clay TO rcsi
L. with no witness, save [ground
[ The unsinking blood that clotted Law upOn Il,
IIallowed before.nuholy then-whilo the darker
Shot down their curse into the murderer's hea,
Their %slsdieton' psnrcd Il e trace since ma
Himself to vice it to trace through ali the change
Through all the Joy and sorrow. the pain and x,
%osa be aha oss SSeh a IA
We would forget In Lethean waters them sui
D. merge; and cast
Our eyea on what relates TO good.
Though from evil oft springs good,
{ / Yet that docs not render evil good.
II only teaches what man should
Know and understand:
!, That Gods ways are not ours"
That He who made the grand old mountains.
= Who made the tiny fowers,
. Who clothed the earth with robe Of richest gree,
/ Whose hand invisible in every living thing
That lie alone IA progress. light and love.
!, God ia love. From song OF bird Il comes;
n II comes from sparkling rill
! From proud old ocean wave,
u Forests vast and towering hill.
/ From breath Of morning sweet
p II softly kisses earth;
| From nature In ecstatie rapture
j. At her awakening birth.
Il Tis whispescd softly by the blushng rose;
,, The zephyr WhftB II pure anu ffee
. | In freshness, rs II goes fbra
I To fan the feyered brow. to cool the madleni i
l. To take from life its sting, to take from death
n Scarce breathes the mother. "God is love-"
n AS on her Bonded knee.
/, with pallid face and clasped hands,
I. And eyes that blinded be,
q She prays. o God my darling boy
q Relieve; his health restore
!, II tia Thy gracious will,
u Ifnot. to yonder golden shore
N Remove him implOre.
1. That anguish, terrible and dread,
His mind and body cease TO rack
J. Upon his sad death bed.
4 Yes. God is love. In nature everywhere Ills 8,
- expressed. lbet
u Man. who with superior wisdom's crowned al
o In word avows II; Acknowledges the glory OF ii
> Yet with Him tries TO deal. as II Ho were di
y He lauds His glorious acts, declares them 20,
/. And praying thus. he's planning sin or neat
" covered lies.
He plans ahothers overthrow and whispers, &c,
Is love" again.
|, struggles he years for fam or earthly power.
Or dying. quick perceiyes with very latest breai
The greatest failure Of his life. his unprepar
Could interest OF sei) be severed nom his min
Would what for failure passes now and is 80
Success 30; perfect. entire. complete and gran,
wcuid universal good name prempter be; Goo
Upon his iips forever iinssr; impressed upon
Lsbortng not for enc alone. bat for tho whole.
10. NOT thus. Take nom man selfs motive povs
And progress reign would pass away like sal
u me, sh s~rSsr. o,. !is seeks 70 spss.
TIE eapss for which good men their blood hs
Millions for II deaths dangers Oft have brsved
- Millions through u DEATHS tortures have be,