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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
LORDS Day Observance.

The Rev. +. f. Hale, the well known Uni
tartan divine in recent article makes these
suggestive remarks I" A man says he does
not go to church because church-goiug does
him no good. Who said it did ? What has
that to do with II Is my question to be al
ways that miserable question of my good
The doctor asks me to hold an artery while
this mans life blood is ebbng away Shall
l say No, thank you, it does me no goodf'
The law sends for me as a witness, that jus.
tice may be done to two strangers. Shall
say 1t does me no good You spent Friday
in teaching a child her letters. What good
did that do your That man spent IL in laying
rails for the railway. What good did that
do him? Have we come 10 that sinkhole Of
boggishness that we will do nothing that we
are not paid for on the nail? What we say
is that public worship is necessity to the
noblest life of the community. If you say
so, and think you do, you must act so, also ;
you must visibly, and with personal sacri.
flee, enlist yourself on that side. And Just
at this moment, when people scatter to sum
mer homes, let me say word in regard 10
our summer Sundays. They are to be for
rest? Yes. To the men who work here all
the week, and run down to their families by
Saturday train, peculiarly for rest? Yes !;
but days of religious obligation all the same.
In that little country village where your hol-
iday is spent, there is congregation and a
minister who are trying to level up the COM
munity around them. The church bell on
Sunday rings not for Orthodoxy, or Meth
odism, or Unitarianism, so much as it rings
for public spirit, for mutual regard, for hu-
man freedom. Into that town you come for
Sunday. If you choose to go sailing all
day, or to go off to worship God on the
mountains all day-as | observe is the
cant phrase-or to spend the Sunday in
fishing or hunting, you do practically all you
can to break down that institution"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
The Tenderness of Christ.

Here is another He is the most bruised
and broken of all one who had imagined
himself strong in faith, giving glory to God
but who had ignominiously bent before
the blast of temptation and had denied his
divine Master with oaths and curses. Can
there be aught of tenderness manifested
towards the renegade apostle Surely he
has placed himself, by his heinous guilt and
craven cowardice, beyond the pale of for
giveness. No; when we might have thought
the heart he had ungenerously wounded was
alienated from him forever, there was first
"look of infinite love-a melting glance,
which sent him forth to weepbitter tears over
foul ingrattude; and subsequently a mes
sage, entrusted to the angel-guardian of the
sepulcher and conveyed by him to the three
women. $50 your way, tell his disciples
and Peter" Mark xvi: Z. "Go, tell the
most faithless of my followers that even for
him there is still place in my tender regard.
Go, tell this wandering bird, with dropping
wings and soiled plumage, that even for him
there is place of shelter still open in the
clefts of the Rock" Nay, more; when Jesus
met him subsequently on the shores of Gen
nesaret, instead of dragging afresh to light
painful memories of abused kindness aud
broken VOWS, all now too deeply felt to need
being recalled, no severe utterance. for un-
worthy apostasy was pronounced than the
gentle rebuke conveyed in the thrice re-
peated challenge, Lowest thou me ?"
Indeed, when pronouncing some of his most
impressive woes and threatenings Christ ap.
pears, at times, as if he dreaded lest any
brokenbearted one might misinterpret his
sayings, and con-true his wrath against sin
aud hypocrisy as indicating want of con.
sideration to the penitent Take, as an ex-
ample, the occasion when he had been pro-
claiming stern words regarding the contem-
porary "sinful generation more especially
rebuking them for their blind unbelief in
the midst of light and privilege; declaring
that for those cities which had scorned his
message (Chorazin, Bethsaida and Caper-
naum)it would be more tolerable in the day
of judgment for Sodom and Gomorrah than
for them. He seems suddenly to pause.
The storm has exhausted itself. Possibly
amid the crowd who had just listened to
these vocables of wrath, his omniscient eye
discerned some trembling outcast-some
brittle reed or sapling bending beneath the
hurricane. He will not suffer it to be
broken. He will not permit the wind and
earthquake and fire to pass, without being
followed by still small voice and then
it is that the words Unparalleled in their
tenderness and beauty among all he ever
spake) come like a CLEAN after the tempest,
or like rainbow encircling with its lovely
hues the angry skies, Come unto me- all
ye that labor and are heavy laden, and will
give you est."-C9etls Of the Rock.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Even Your SanctiilcatIOn,

The more sound our experience, the more
quiet our piety, the more shall we under
stand that this is the will of God, even our
sanctiiication." This is the heaven we de-
sire We shall love it, and exult in it, in
proportion as we love God and exult in God.
Herein the children OF God have supreme
taste for likeness TO God this is their
chosen blessedness. The children of the
devil have no such TASTE They desire the
incidental benefits Of religion such as es-
cape from hell, and the dread of it, also sup
ports and consultations under sorrows of life ;
but they must own that renovation of ma
ture, and the restored image OF God, awaken
none of their sensibilities. The soul that is
born again is filled with expectations which
however undefned, are at once spiritual aud
glorious. Beloved, now we are the sons
of God, aud it doth not yet appear what we
shall be; but we know that, when he shall
appear, we shall be like him; for we shall
see him as he is."-J. w. Alexander
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Humility.

God knows me better than know myself
He knows my gifts and powers, my fail
ings and my weaknesses, what can do and
not do. So desire to be led and not to
lead 10 follow him; and am quite sure
that he has thus enabled me to do a great
deal more in ways which seem to me almost
a waste in life, in advancing his kingdom,
than could have in any other way. am
sure of that. Intellectually, am weak. In
a thousand things, baby. He knows this
and so he has led me, and greatly blessed
me, who am nobody, to be of some use to
my church and fellow-men. How kind, how
good, how compassionate art thou, 0 God
Oh, my father, keep me humble. Help me
to have respect toward my fellow-men, to
recognize these several gifts as from thee.
Deliver me from the diabolical sins of NAL.
ice, envy or jealousy, and give me hearty
JOY in my brothers good, in his work, in his
gifts and talents and may be truly glad
IN his superiority to myself, if God be glori-
fed. Root out all weak vanity, all devilish
pride, all that is abhorrent to the mind of
Christ. God hear my prayer. Grant me
the wondrous joy of humility, which is see
ing thee as all in all.-Dr. Norman Mcleod.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
It Makes No Drunkards,
Breaks No Hearts,
Excuses No Crimesy

DIR. David Kennedy's FAVORITE REMEDY is
not disguised enemy OF the human race; where
it cannot help, it does not harm. FAVORITE
REMEDY is a combination of vegetable altera-
tives. 1t does not heat or inflame the blood, but
cools and purifes it, In all cases of Kidney
troubles Liver complaints, Constipation Of the
Bowels, and the delicate arrangements which
aict women, the action Of FAVORIrE REMEDY
is beyond praise Thousands of grateful people
voluntarily testify to this, in letters DIR. Ken
nedy; and with a warmth and fullness of words
which mere business documents and certificates
can never possess 1t makes no drunkards-ex-
cuses no crimes-breaks no hearts. In its coming
there is hope, and in its wings there is healing
We challenge trial and are confident of the re-
suit DR.. Kennedy would have it understood
that, while he is engaged in the Introduction of
his medicine, Favorite Remedy" he still con-
tinues the practice of his profession, hut confines
himself exclusively to Office practice lie treats
all diseases of a chronic character, and performs
all the minor and capital operations of surgery.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
The Publication OF the Soul.

Through his daily, invisible coming the
Lord exercises his purifying office for our
salvation. What Christ did in person at his
first coming in the flesh he does now by his
Holy Spirit. The Spirit first of all does
Johns work,-he prepares the way of the
Lord. This is the operation of preparatory
or prevenient grace in souls still uncon-
verted. How can such impure hearts be
cleansed? When gold or silver, hidden in
earth and stones, is brought from the depths
of the mountain, it is cast into a fierce fur
mace, TO remove the earth and stones, and so
obtain the pure metal. Such fire John ap-
piled by his preaching aud, as John by his
terrible menaces leveled the mountains and
made straight the crooked paths, 80 the
Holy Spirit works in mems hearts, disquiets
them as to their state, discovers to them the
corruption of sin, strips them of the world,
and makes them anxious about their eter.
nal salvation. For the production of such
disquiet the Lord uses all kinds of out
ward means,--tribulation, sickness, pov.
erty, worldly scorn, humiliations, by which
worldly lust dies and longing after eternal
good is awakened Such fires of suffering
are often as painful to nature as fire to the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

In England there is a man named William
Bailey, wealthy man doing large bust
ness. lie had once been farm laborer
Some years ago, as he was walking across g
bayfield,, he saw some men moving, and he
crossed over to them and asked if he might
NOW. One OF them said yes, aud handed
him scythe. Soon, one of them remarked
"Why, you have moved beforel" "Yes
have" said Bailey; "and at first | drank
beer regularly. But, while was moving
and drinking my beer, the idea suddenly
came to me that could NOV just as well
without beer" "Oh, couldn't work with
out beer" said one of the laborers. al
couldn't get on" "After began to NOW
without beer, soon discovered that could
get on without moving" replied Bailey
"We should like that very WE'LL" said the
man, "Oh, no you can't do without your
beer, and you will go on moving all your
lives, without rising to anything better, just
because you will have your beer" There is
many a workingman now putting all his
saving into the hands of the saloon-keeper,
instead of keeping them himself, and that
is the reason he does not get on.
:" have backed as many as sixty tons of
coal in day since took the pledge" said
London coal-whipper." "But, before
that, if had done as much, should hardly
have been able to crawl home, and | should
have been certain TO lose the next day
work" We might cite the testimony of
masons, bricklayers, laborers, furnace-inen,
moulders, glass-blowers, sawyers, porters,
plasterers, in fact, all trades on sea and
land, doing the hardest work, and exposed
TO the severest cold. These all do their
work without beer.
We often meet men who say, al drink to
make me work" To such a one, an old
man replied as follows " "Hearken | | once
was prosperous farmer. had a good, low
ing wife, aud two as ine lads as the sun ever
shone upon. But we drank ale to make us
work. Those two lads now lie in drunkards'
graves, and my wife died of broken heart
and lies beside them. Our comfortable
home is gone. am seventy years of age
and, because used to drink ale TO make me
work, it makes me work now for my daily
bread. Yes, drink, drink and it will be
sure to make you work."-Union Handdils.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Preserved Blameless.-.Presented
Faultless.

Such is the blessed and glorious ideal
which is set before the Christian, and which
both the ability and the faithfulness of God
are pledged to make real. II it be asked
what practical difference there is in such a
distinction as we make-take as an example
little child whose loving heart is bent upon
pleasing her mother. Her first little task of
needlework is put into her hands. But the
little fingers are still unskilled; nor has she
any thought of the nicely required. Still
with intense pleasure she sets stitch after
stitch, until at last she brings it to her
mother. She has done her best, aud does
not dream of failure; and the mother tax
ing it, sees two things-one is work as
faulty as it can well be, with stitches long
and crooked and the other is the smiling,
upturned face, with its sweet consciousness
of love. Not for anything could she coldly
criticise that work. She thinks of the ef-
fort TO please, and how little she could ex.
pect in first attempt. 1t is the child's best
for the time being; so she commends her,
and even praises the poor, imperfect work,
and then gently and most lovingly shows
her how she may do still better. The child
is blameless, but her work not faultess. 1t
will be nearer and nearer fautless, as day
after day she gathers skill, and even new
ideas of care and faithfulness in her taste ;
but still in her mothers eyes she is, at first,
as well as last, her blameless child. And
surely every believing, loving child of God,
may regard this blessing of blamelessness,
not as one to be finally reached, but as one
TO enjoy all along the way. Only in this
case there will be not only life more and
more holy, but heart growing purer and
Durer in its love: and precious beyond alt
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Mural and Rrligions.
LOST TREASURES.

let us be patient; God has taken from us
The ecarthly treasures upon which we leaned,
That from the neeting things which lie around us
Our clnging hearts should be forever weaned.
They have passed from u.s. all our broad possessions
Ships whose white sails flung wide past distant shores
Lands, whose rich haests smiled In the glad sunshine
Silver and gold and all our boarded stores
And dearer far, the pleasant home where gathered
our loved and loving round the blazing hearth;
Where honored age the soft cushions rested,
And childhood played about In frolc mirthi
Where underneath the softened light beat kindly
The mothers tender glance on daughters fair,
And he on whom all leant with fond conhding
Rested contented from his daily care
All shpwrecked In one common desolatloni
The garden walks by other feet are trodi
The clinging vines by other fingers tutored
To fling their shadows DER the grassy sod
While carking care and deep humiliation
In tears are mingled with their daily bread;
Aud the rude blasts thought could reach us,
Have spent their worst each defenceless head.
Let us be cheerful the same sky oerarcbes,
Soft rain falls on the evil and the good
on walls, and through our humber dwelling,
Gods glorious sunshine pour IA rich a flood.
Faith, hope and love still ia our hearts abiding,
And 10 the couch Of suffering may carry,
II but the cup OF water" !" In his name.
Let us be thankful. u in this anilctlon
No grave Is open for the loving heart, l...
And while we bend beneath Fathers chIding,
We yet can mourn. " each family apart"
Shoulder TO shoulder let us breast the torrent,
with not one cold reproach nor angry look;
There are some seasons when the heart ia smitten,
II can whisper OF unkindness brook.
Our life is not all In these brief possessions;
Our home Is not In any pleasant spot;
Pilgrims and strangers, we must journey onward,
Contented with the portion of our lot.
These earthly walls must shortly be dlsmantled;
These earthly tents be struck by angel hands;
But to be built upon q sure foundation,
There, where our Fathers mansion stands.
There shall we meet, parent, child, and dearer,
That earthly love which makes half heaven Of home
There shall find our treasures all awaiting,
Where change and death and parting never come"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

body but without such purifying fire the
gold OF the inner man, the spirit created for
God, can never come to light. When, then,
the spirit, by the furnace Of outward suf-
fering and inward Christening, has been
cleansed from the grossest dross, the Holy
Spirit can take under his training the white
gold OF faith, and so cleanse and polish II
that the image Of Christ shines in it clearly
and brightly. Then, above all, the spirit
appropriates the great purifying through
the blood of Jesus, and through faith in the
forgiveness of sins is the conscience cleansed
from dead works. The more soul surren-
ders itself to Jesus, the more does it become
pure from the stains of the old oarnal ma
ture.-Reu. S. C. KapT.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Kindness Paid.

A gentleman writes us concerning boy
in the Providence reform school, who, under
the skillful and kind care of Mr.. Charles
Talcott was completely changed. Only
fourteen years of age, he had been thirteen
times in Jail motherless boy, drunk
ards son, wretched vagabond, stealing his
scanty food, and sleeping in barns and bar
rels. His teacher discovered that he had a
talent for art by the sketches of his CON-
rades in his desk. At Mr.. Talcott's sugges-
tion he was accepted by manufacturing
firm, aud placed at designers desk, and in
two years became so valuable that he re-
ceived $4,000 salary. When congress called
for a medal worthy to be presented to
George Peabody, his was accepted He is
city, and has happy and devoted family.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Temperance.
GODS WORK.

Gathering brands from the burning,
Plncking them out Of the FIRE.
Lifting the sheep that have wandered
Out Of the dust and the mlre
Bringing home shcaves from the harvest.
To lay at the Masters feet
Lord, all thy hosts Of angels
Must smile on life 80 aweet.
Speaking with fear Of no man,
Speaking with love for all,
Warning the young and thoughtless
From the wild beast, Alcohol"
Showing the snares that the tempter
weaveth on every hand
Lord, all thy dear, dear angels
Must smile on life 40 grand.
Fighting the bloodless battle
with heart that Ia true and bold
Fighting II not for glory,
Fighting II not for gold
But out Of love for his neghbor,
And out OF love for his Lord;
I know that the hands Of the angels
WIN crown him with his reward.
For whose works for the Master,
And whose fights his fight,
The angels crown with wreath;
And 1t glows with gems most bright.
They wear them for ever and ever,
The saints In that land OF bliss,
And know that heavens best Jewel
Ia kept for soul like this. Selected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

LITTLE Bobby, aged three years, has at
tended Sunday-school one or two months.
He is an apt scholar, aud gives early promise
of being rich ethical fruitage. At play with
an older brother the other day, his original
Adam so far got the better of him as to
cause him to clinch his little fists and strike
his brother. Brother Tom was about to re-
taliate with his more formidable weapon,
when Bobby cried out "No, no, no
Teacher says 90 mustn't strike back when
90 is hit"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

No man leaves the world in all things as
he found it, The habits which he was in
strumental in forming may go on from cen
tury to century, an heirloom for good or for
evil, doing the work for misery or happiness,
blasting or blessing the country that has now
lost all record OF his memory Waiidm n.
Wiliams.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

A YOUNG lady surprised the gentleman
clerk by offering him fifty cents in payment
for dollar purchase. +" 1t amounts to a
dollar, il you please" said the gentlemanly
clerk al know it does" was the answer,
but papa is only paying fifty cents on tn ,
dollar now"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

"You'vE been in swimming again, you
rascal. Don't lie see your wet hair and
your shirt turned wrong side out |" "Theres
no danger, mother can always touch bot
TOM" So can l." Mother grasIs slipper.
Tableaux.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

A MAN from central New York, having
more money than anything else, endured a
tour through Europe because he thought he
must. In speaking of his trip upon his re-
turn he exclaimed, The happiest day of
all was when ! stepped on my own native
pice nersnn
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

LITTLE lady of seven to young gentleman
OF ten You're not yet man. No, in
deed !" "What notion Come near and
see how smell OF tobacco
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
Raihuad Time !Tabk.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD LINE
Commencing on Monday, IDLY l2th $780,


Trains Going So.th aud East.
Leave Montpelier at 20 and II. As A. NJ, G55 p.
NJ, and 1.10 p. NJ.
MatI-From Syracuse and ogdcnshurg st. Adams and
Burlngton leaves Montpelier at $50 A. M for Boston
Express-From Montreal. st. Albans, Burlington, ETC.,
leaves Montpelier at las for Boston, New London,
Springfield, New York and intermediate points.
Mixed TrainLeaves st. Abans at 800 p NJ. Burlington
at 4iO p. NJ, Montpelier at SIS P.n for Northneld.
Night Express-From ogdensburg, Montreal. st. Al
for Boston via Lowell Fltchburg, Springfield, New
York and intermediate points,
Tratns Gotng North and West.
Leave Montpelier at BIO A. NJ, 8.50A M, 10. 80 A.
M, 355 r. NJ. and 600 p. NJ.
Day Express-Leavea Boston via Fltchburg at 500 A. NJ
via Lowell at s;t5 A. M, New London at $50 A. M,
Springfield al 500 A. NJ, Montpelier at 3b5 p NJ for
Burlington, 81. Albans Montreal, ogdensbure and the
west
NJ, Montpelier at $50 A. M, for Burlington, Rutland,
1T. Albans and 81. Johns.
Mixed-Jeavea W. X. Junction at $50 A. n Norhheld at
1880 A. NJ Montpelier at 1850 A. H for Burlington St.
Albans, Rchford, Rouses Point, etc.
Accommodation Train-Ieaves white River juno
ton at 2l0 Montpelier at 500 NJ for burlington,
81. Albans and Montreal.
Night Express-Leaves Boston via Lowell at 100 p NJ,
via ftchburg AZ 500 p, M, New York al 400 P. M,
Springfield at 800 Montpelier 3lO A. NJ for Bur
lngon, st. Abans, Montreal and ogdbg and the West.
Trains leave Montpelier for Barre at 100 A. NJ $50 A.
and $50 m. Returning, leave Barre at 7.i5 NJ,
1923 A. NJ. and $50. p. NJ.
Sleeping attached to Night Express trains running
between Montreal and Boston, and Montreal and SPRING
nea and New York via Troy and parlor to Day EI
pnnpa Tor oh9 sna ne Wsst for sale at the
st. Albans, Vt, July 10, 1850.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

THE young lady who visited Niagara CON-
planned of cataract in her eye.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

PITCHERS isnot
Narcotic. Children grow fat
upon, Mothers like, and Physi-
clans recommend CASTORIA.
It regulates the Bowels, cures
Wind Collie, allays Feverishness,
and destroys Worms.