Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-29

be given and he that hath not, from him snail De
taken even that which he hath" .....,.. -, cha,
This was not one OF he popular proverbs 81 tiiat
,iay but il has the character and the plth OF
proverb. II occurs three times IN tnc iepoIteu
ings Of our Lord. It's reile,at!9h IS ,pesSg
possesslon II Is eager, active, actual possession
'rhc more we have the more we get tue less W.
hard This law Is physical law. A machines
length of use Is determined by the toughness oil us
material But the human eSuy rs o. up5n sxe
else. Exercise IS growth, and TO him that natn
shall be given, and only he that uses shall even ven
lowest sphere. The law Of use is commercial law.
lie who lnherlts estate never mas real possessun
of Ii, Real possession OF property belongs 70 hiin
who has 10 exercise selr-denal, energy; labor Ia
its acquisition Wealth goes easily INTO the seeonu
generation but not SO easily INTO the rniiu 1hc
grandchildren obliged 10 begin NJ the bottom,
where their grandfather did. Tine law Is gooI IN
the intellectual world. Mental activity y mus,
pensable TO mental force. The summit Of fame Is
no broad plateau but q sharp Alpine peak Inc top
reached, the descent must be begun. Brief was
that interval between Roman conquest Of Darbari,,
ans and barbarian conquest OF Rome. Inc INV vi
use, furthermore is moral law. There Is no sucu
thing US standing still-there Is no such tGlnB US
merely holding ones own. Place Is OF much less
account than personality. one man may NC salt
almost anywhere and another may be safe almost
nowhere. The new Is generally more seuuo g 's
than the old EVIL never abdlcates never goes III
on vacation, never sleeps no, 10 ve o,Y" TSo
victor IN the fight against 1t IA TO be defeated Inc
longer we live and the more we look below the sur.
face OF things the greater mystery TINS woIlu
seems There IL but one Key 10 w. uhu thal 10 '"o
Bible. ,..,....
Sell-deala, faith in God and man. neltneI c2inu u,i
asked nor stay unurgcd. The Lord OF the vineyard
Is IN the market hiring his laborers ut all hours OF
the day but when the bargain Is struck there Us
nothing for II but labor until the night comes. ~
the moral battle the advance must be constant ana
steady. The time has come for a new departure.
The hour has come when the inner anu NOT the
outer mission must take the lead. our children
must see to II That ChrlstendOm tscli Is on,s.lan.
1t is no good sign that we hear SO much salu a1oui
classes OF meii-the wealthy class, the learned
class ETC. The wealthy men must be men OF pup
lie spirit; the learned class must teach the IN
learned; the men OF faith must SHOW their idth ny
IGe law Of Christianity is not merely growth but
conflict aud battle. Every gam Is Vi,ai iacior.
II Is the beginning always that counts. In toH OF
trade no dollar comes 81 hard as the lrsl. me
poor mans dollar Is ~ good US the rich man only
when both are anonymous. solitary virtue III .
human bein9-were such thing pOs5lble-would
be a iororn and dreary thing; .,,.., u..... a.,
To the young men IN this beautiful retrea, we
home of line, honest and intrepid scholarship, i
would say IN conclusion, The chleicst object 10 be
sought Is nigh personal character character Is
triumph over temptation; the security OF chlrac-
ter liGh IN active use, Tie condition not unly OF
growth out Oi life Is service.
DIR. Hitchcock does not need or employ
any arts of oratory. Yet he is an impressive
speaker. lie held the closest attention of his
audience by the vigor OF his thought, couched
in terse, epigrammatic sentences, which car
red home their lesson with remarkable power.
lie did not speak.over forty minutes; but
enough of truth and thought and high and
useful suggestion was condensed into his us
course to make several more ordinary dis
courses and it will long be remembered by
its gralified hearers
AT its close the hymn stand up for
Jesus" was sung by choir and congregation,
aud the exercises closed with the bencdic'ion,
by Rev. Mr.. Bass.