St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-30

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The eldest will remain with the father
here for the present. Mr.. Herrick de-
sires to thank those neighbors and
friends who lent so true a helping hand
through his present trouble. May
heaven watch over and guide this, and
all other broken households.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. Knapp returned
from Connecticut this week. They en-
ioyed their visit well, but think Yer
mont is about as good as any quarter
after all.
Special Sunday Services.
On Sunday last special services were
held in the st. JOhnsbury churches
with regard to the national calamity.
Nearly all the churches were draped,
and all the ceremonies were tinged
with unmistakable sadness.
AT THE NORTH CHURCH
Both galleries, the pulpit and the or
gan were hung with black. At each
end of the choir gallery were palm
trees, their bases wound with q. s.
flags. On each side of the pulpit were
floral designs-One cross, and the
other an anchor, composed of white
flowers. In the centre of the east gal
lery was hung the flag presented by
the ladies of st. JOhnsbury to the old
| tbird rauimant yuhan in con,n bara in
1861. The services opened with Che
pins funeral march upon the organ
followed by a chant arranged from
Beethoven "0ur days on earth are AZ
shadow" The offertOry was, 81
cannot always trace the way" Both
organ and choir music were appropriate
to the occasion, and finely rendered.
Rev. Mr.. Thurston preached from
this text: "And the king said unto
his servants, Know We not that there is
IL prince and great man fallen this
day in Israel % Samuel 3, b.
There are resemblances between the
histories of the hero of Israel, and the
President for whom we mourn to-day
but have time to speak only of him
who was, believe, the greater man
who had also the greater sphere of ac-
ton.
After referring to the reasons for this
public mourning expression OF
humanity's sympathy, the cOnspicuOu,
and typical sorrow, the fitness o
mourning for man like Garfield, be,
cause he was great and good man
| tha al bn fol lAx
from the late Presidents life and death
|. The publication of our politics il
Indispensable to the safety of the live
of our best and greatest men. | wisl
to be understood. impute no person
al responsibility for the deed to an,
but the assassin himself. | do not be
lieve that men implicated in the Sta
Routes, or in signal contests of plac
and ambition, thought of the deed
But that does not end the matter. VIII,
slew the Prince of OrangeP Not tn,
Pope, but a Roman Catholic fanatic
Who slew the martyred Lincoln 2 No
, the chiefs Ofthe COnfederacy, but MAJ
set on fire by their false principles an,
measures. There is profound philos
Ophy here of civil and moral forces
The unrighteOus and heated passion
and methods of avarice and ambition
are the human mould in which are cas-
J fanatics and assassins, and the forge
where their weapons are wrought
There are men who will "better" sucl
instructions in their deeds. You and
fellow citizens, cannot have the men o
our sutfrages safe in their high func
tons, while such malign forces are a
work. There are terms too in curren
political use which are false in regar,
to the facts and ideas they convey
which are heresies equally in religion
and i'll patriotic craftsmanship.
III. The President should be the prov
idential man-like David, like Cyrus
the man "raised up" the shepherd
chosen of God. | mean none shOul'
| seek the office, nor should it be sough
! for them by political arts and forces
On the coins of England we read
Victoria, Regina, Del Gratia," quee
by the grace of God. So should tn
President be-sOught by the Office, nc
| seeking it-and thus it was, Washing
f ton, and Lincoln, and Garfield wer
providential Presidents. Men talk i
political phrase of claims for the Offic
we have no such claims, "but onl
: night and duty to be called to the cOuu
! try's service and receive her rewards
-. Our history is wonderful; why do nc
: politicians read itf Clay, Webster
: Calhoun, Douglas, Seward, could NJ
: have the office. The great polite;
4 chieftains of the last convention-non
!, of them could have it, but one VIII
= sought only to put it from him.
e Ill. The highest advancements
not bring safe happiness. Look I'M
s the White House; and let us learn
4 be faithful and content with our 10
". The greatest need the consola
Is tons of religion with the humblest.
s AT THE SOUTH CHURCH
: the pulpit and aleove were tasteful
: hung with mourning emblems. Re
K Mr.. Fairbanks spoke from the tie
John xii:24-''Except corn of whe
fall into the ground and die, it abide
II alone but if it die, it bringeth for
=. much fruit
"A 1t must die. In all the system of N
Ie ture it is written that the polished al