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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
"What Change In the Modes OF
Preaching Do the Times REQUIRE 20

I read with avidity any suggestions
that eminent and successful pastors or
evangelists may make, toward a more
fruitful method of preaching, and church
work. The Advance of June 28th pub
fishes DR.. Goodell's paper, read at An.
dover, June 18th, under the title which l
reprint as above that I may inquire
Ought preaching to change to suit :" the
tines? Suppose. first, unbelievers are
not converted" Does that fact show the
preaching to have been at fault 2 Ought
Noah to have changed his modes Of preach
ing when unbelievers went by wagging
their heads Or, suppose, "second, the
modern pulpit does not reach the masses
the great multitude of the people,"
Does that show the mode of preaching at
fault ? Isaiah mourned, "Who hath be-
heved our report and unto whom Is the
arm Of the Lord outstretched 7" Ought
some Jerusalem father to have risen uI
and expostulated to the effect that "The
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
The Aged Christian.

Oftentimes we look with forebodings
to the time of old age, forgetful that at
even-tide it shall be light. To manv
saints old age is the choicest season of
their lives. A balmier air fans the mari.
ner's cheek as he nears the shore of i'm
mortality; fewer waves ruffls his sea !;
quiet reigns, deep, still and solemn. From
the altar of age the flashes of the fire of
earnest feeling remains. The pilgrims
have reached the land of Beulah, that
happy country whose days are as the days
of heaven upon earth. Angels visit it;
celestial gales blow over it, flowers of
paradise grow in it and the air is filled
with seraphic music. Some dwell here
for years. aud others come to it but for a
few hours before their departure; but it
is an Eden on earth. We may we'll long
for the time when we shall recline in its
shady groves and be satisfied with hope
until the time of fruition comes, The
setting sun seems larger than when aloft
in the sky, and splendor of glory tinges
all the clouds which surround all his go
ing down. Pain breaks not the sweet
calm of the twilight of age for strength
Ahouo POiiCCu Al WChhuOoo DCdIo up Ill
patience under it all. Ripe fruits OF
choice experience are gathered as the
rare repasts of life's evening, and the
soul prepares itself for rest. The Lords
people shall also enjoy light in the hour
Of death. Unbelief laments, the shad-
ows fall, the night is coming, existence is
ending. All, no crieth faith; the night
is far spent, the day is at hand. Light
is come-the light of immortality, the
light of fathers countenance. Gather
up thy feet in the bed {; see the waiting
band of spirits. Angels watt thee away
Farewell, beloved one; thou art gone
thou wavest thy hand. All now it is
light. The pearly gates are open the
golden streets shine in the jasper light
We cover our eyes, but thou beholdest
the unseen. Adieu, brother; thou hast
light at even-tide, such as we have not.
30, long-expected day begin,
Dawn on these realms of woe and sin
Fain would we tread the appointed road
| And sleep in death, and wake with God"
-Spurgeon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
Fighting O Good Fight.

Some twenty-five years ago Rev. Rus
sell G. Toles related the following Incl
dent to Mr.. Adams of the Christian at
Work, who vouches for its truth as here
given. Mr.. Toles was preaching a SER
mon on charity, and one of his congrega-
ton who was nearly deaf, was accustomed
to sit fa,ing the congregation, right under
the pulpit, with his ear-trumpet directed
up towards the preacher. The sermon
moved him considerably. At one time
he said to himself, "I'll give ten dollars p
again he said, "I'll give fifteen dollars"
At the close of the appeal he was very
much moved, and he thought he would
give fifty dollars. Now the boxes were
being passed. As they moved along, his
charity began to ooze out. He came down
from fifty to twenty, to ten, to five, to
zero. He concluded that he would not
give any. "Yet," said he, "this won't do
am in bad fix. This covetousness will
be my ruin" The boxes were getting
nearer. The crisis was upon him. What
should he dol The box was now under
his chin--all the congregation were look
ing. He had been holding his pocket
book in his hand during the above solilo.
guy, which was half-audible, though In
his deafness he did not know that he was
heard. In the agony of the final moment
he took his pocket-book and laid it in the
box, saying TO himself as he did it, /" Nov
squirm, old natur'" Here is the key tc
the problem Of covetousness. Old nature
must 60 under. 1t will take great giving
to put stinginess down. A few expert
ments of putting in the whole pocketbooi
may, by and by, get the heart into tn,
charity-box, and then the cure Is reached
All honor to the deaf old gentleman. HI
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
The Liquor Traffic.

The New York Tribune, in carefully
prepared article concerning the liquor
traffic in the United States says: Di-
rIectly and indirectly this country spends
In the liquor traffic every year sum
exceeding half the national debt. The
cost of that traffic 10 the country, direct
and indirect. is greater than the profits of
all its capital not invested in real estate.
1t costs every year more than our whole
civil service, our army, our navy, our
Congress, including the river and harbor
and pension bills, our wasteful local gov
ernments, and all national. state, county
and local debts. besides all the schools in
the country. In fact, this Nation pays
more for liquor than for every function of
every kind of government How is a
question of that size to be put aside with
a sneer? As these statements may seem
surprising to those who have not looked
into the matter, few figures may be OF
service. A glass of beer costs the con.
sumner five cents, and there are at least
twenty in the gallon, and GAO in the bar.
rel, 80 that beer retails at about S32 a
barrel, while ale costs still more. The
consumption of beer and ale last year
was about $4,000 900 barrels; cost tc
consumers about $3.50 100000. The cheap
est kind of liquor used, ordinary whisky
is rarely sold at cents, and averages al
least seven cents drink: at half a gil
to the horn" this makes $4.4S per gal
Ion. The consumption last year wa
about 1913 100000. Adding wines, ther,
ia certainly spent for drink more thai
SS00000,000 and the entire sum raised
by taxes of all kinds, national, state
county, city, town and school district, i
stated on authority of the census bureau
to be not more than about $700,000,00O.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
What the Bible Society Is Doing.

The Bible Society defends the Bible by
circulating 1t. What wondrous defence
1t is 1t found the world with five million
Bibles ; it has given to it more than
ninety-fve millions, or nearer one hun
dred million copies. 1t found the Bible
in fifty languages; it has sent it out in
two hundred and fifty. How wonderful
it is, when we think that forty of these
languages were especially reduced to
writing for that purpose There are forty
languages that eighty-two years ago were
only spoken languages and now men are
reading In their own tongue wherein they
were born the wonderful works of God.
| believe that when the oriental congress
sat in the city of London some few years
ago, and visited the Bible Society's house
in Queen Victoria street, where they saw
the various versions on the shelf, they did
not fail to acknowledge that, though this
is Christian, not literary society, it
had done even more for the interests of
philology than any literary society in the
world. Then you have the number of the
issues. How marvellous they are. Last
year the number was three millions. It
is difficult to comprehend. Put it in
another form-fve every minute of the
day and night all through the year, with
out intermission ask every thoughtful
Christian man to ponder we'll that wonder.
full fact. A stream of divine truth going
out over this poor sinful world of ours at
the rate of five copies every sixty seconds
of the day and night throughout the year
without intermission Upwards of nine
million pounds sterling, expended for this
work, was raised entirely by the free will
OF a Christian people.-Mr. G. T. Ed
yards,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
Local Option.

It is said that by local option elections
in Georgia the saloons in fifty counties
have been closed. This is better success
than has attended this method of restrict
ing the evils of intemperance in some
other states. One difficulty with this
plan has been that after community has
decided not to permit licenses to be
granted, it has not had moral force sufii
cient to compel obedience to the law
which forbids selling without license. In
Georgia, however, a more effective public
sentiment seems to prevail, for it is sale
that the moral force that carried the cleo
tions against licenses has been sufficient
to enforce the law. All are agreed tha
the chief difficulty in enforcing prohib
itory measures lies Just here.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25

THE only man who is a master of the
world is he who loves Jesus supremely,
with love which rules the heart and the
life. Such man uses every earthly thing
in subordination to his ruling spiritual
affection. But of him who gives the
world, in any of its aspects or relations,
such measure of his love as sets aside
any claim of heaven, the Scripture saith,
aft any love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him." And he who has
not the Glove Of the Father" in his
heart, is poor indeed l-Zion's Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
Relieinns eMisrsllanp.
THE STRANGER.

An aged man came late to Abraham's tent.
The sky was dark, and all the plain was bare.
He asked for bread his strength was well-nigh spent
His haggard look implored the tenderest care.
The food was brought. He sat with thankful eyes,
But spake no grace: nor bowed he toward the east
safe-sheltered here from dark and angry skies,
The bouuteous table seemed royal feast.
But ere his hand had touched the tempting fare
The Patriarch rose. and leaning on his rod,
Stranger" he said. dost thou not bow in prayer9
Dost thou not fear, dost thou not worship, God2"
He answered, "Nay." The Patriarch sadly said:
Thou hast my pity. Col eat not my breadi"
Another came that wild and fearful night.
The fierce winds ragged and darker grew the sky;
But all the tent was allied with wondrous light.
And Abraham knew the Lord his God was nigh.
where is that aged man ?" the Presence said.
That asked for shelter from the driving blast7
Who mads thee master Of thy Masters bresdP
What right hadst thou the wanderer forth to cast?"
Forgive me, Lord" the Patriarch answer made
With downcast look with bowed and trembling knee.
"a me- the stranger might with me have staid
But, o my God, he would not worship thee"
"pve borne him long" God said. "and still walt
Coudst thou not lodge him one night in thy gate "
Wallace Bruce, In Harper's Magazine for Auouit.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25

RECENT statistics, based on the last
census, show that in Milwaukee, where
there is more beer made and drank than
in any other city of equal size in the
United States, there are twice as many
suicides as in any other city of like popu'
lation. One of the German secular jour
mails sets itself to the solution of the ques
ton raised by these facts, and is
compelled to the conclusion that beer
drunk to excess induces attacks of mel
ancholia, which more beer does not cure
The only consolation it can suggest is that
there are. worse beverages than beer, fol
spirituous liquors transform man into O
blood-thirsty wild beast and violator Of
the laws"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
Temperance.
SONG OF THE DECANTER,

There was an old decan-
ter, and its mouth was
gaping wide the
rosy wine had
ebbed away
and left
its crys-
tai side;
and the wind
went humming,
humming-
up and
down the
sides ii flew,
and through the
reed-like,
hollow neck
the widest notes IL
blew. placed 1t in the
window, where the blast was
blowing Free and fancied that its
pale mouth sang the queerest strains
to me. "They tell me-puny con-
querors!--the Plague has slain his ten,.
and War his hundred thousands OF the
very best of men; but I"-'t was thus
the bottle spoke" but / have con-
quered more than all your famous con-
querers, so feared and famed OF .yore.
Then come, ye youth and maidens
come drink, from out my cup, the
beverage that dulls the brain and
burns the spirit up; that puts to
shame the conquerors that slay their
scores below; for this has deluged
millions with the lava tide OF woe.
Though in the path of battle
yet while | killed the body
/ have damned the very soul
The cholera, or sword, such
ruin never wrought as !,
in mirth or malice on the
innocent have brought.
And still | breathe
upon them and they
shrink before my breath; and
year by year my thousands
tread the dismal road to Death"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25

MASSACHUSETTS law allows an adjoin-
ing real estate owner to forbid the grant
ing of license to sell liquor. In Glouces-
ter a saloon keeper tried to evade this
provision by selling to friendly third
party strip foot wide from the side of
his premises next TO the objector, thus
creating new neighbor. But the courts
have decided that the trick is of no avail.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25
In the Whole History of
Medicine
MONTPELIER, VT.

No preparation has ever performed such
marvellous cures, or maintained so
wide a reputation, as AYERS CHERRY
PICTORIAL, which is recognized as the
worlds remedy for all diseases of the
throat and lungs. Its long-continued
series of wonderful cures in all cli-
mates has made it universally known
as safe and reliable agent to employ.
Against ordinary colds, which are the
forerunners of more serious disorders,
ID acts speedily and surely, always re-
lieving suffering, and often saving life.
The protection it affords, by its timely
use in throat and chest disorders,
makes it an invaluable remedy to be
kept always on hand in every home.
No person can afford to be without 1t,
and those who have once used it never
will. From their knowledge of its
composition and operation, physicians
use the CHERRY PICTORIAL extensively
in their practice, and clergymen recon-
mend it. 1t is absolutely certain in
its healing effects, and will always
cure where cures are possible.
For sale by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-07-25

did magnificent thing for himself, and
gave an example worth initiating, beside
pointing paragraph for the students Or
human nature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
THE colFEKSH1RIDAN CONTEST

The Assembly Committee on Privileges and
Elections held session the Fifth Avenue HO,el yes
terdsy and the contested election case o. Cony
against Sheridan brought 10 an end.
George Haaeer and Francis wilcox testified IL
behalf Of Mr. sheridan that they we're pol clerks at
the lection and had taken the hgures pat BY them III the
returns from the supervisors certificate. LdwaTl
Patterson one " the canvaser-, recalled and pro
duced a tally which lie had kept Of the votes as
they were counted but the committee refused
10 accent II as original evidence. iIhe con-
testant offered testimony in febutt' l.
Mr. sheridan took the stand again. aad denied point
blank the statement tDat 10 mad Onercd MI MOrTifsey
IL ne return one Ol inc can
IL told where had been from 1ck N the after
moan of the day aittr the election until II
a'cIock at night, and denied that he had
bere Inc interview waf alleged 10 lave taken place be-
tween Morrissey aud She rdau T. e. h. EcciesDe asked
hin why me recOcctd better now where ne ma been on
the night In question than he did wben he was on the
stand before Mr.. sheridan replied: MAeh a lOt OF
thieves got the stald 10 swear agin me Ictchcd Inc
You know Mr.. Holmes; did you mean hun when Sou
releHed to Tia ewes Il" T., - ,,., =.
no; meant Mr. Mordsey Holmes is worse than
Thief" ,.,
How many did you have worse than thieves who
worked for you al $40 cnp y
9" A good many - ~. ,,,,id ,e
cline 10 Open the ballot boxes. Mt Ecciesne sald hat
tins decision practically disposed OF the case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04

Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad companies does 1t
aheet any Of their lines In Illinois, Iowa or Wiscoh@n
MILES CITY, Mon. Feb. 3.-No danger TO live stock 10
apprehended from the present cold snap Reports from
the Tongue River ranges state that there are s nche
OF snow bat crust and that cattle not suffering
Trains arrived to-day which three days Guide
ayc1 by heavy in Dakota and Minnesota. There
arc only SIX incles OF SOW on the lever IN INC feo
stone valley. The mean temperature throughout the
Yellowstone Valley for the pa't three days has been
about 10 below The cold weather IL mOderatlng.
RAwLfNs, Wy. T., Feb. st began showing he,e on
Monday last IN the afi ernoOn ana It Las showed nces
sanity until late THURSDAY night accompanied by high
winds. Railroad traffic Is n stands'il All trans on
the Laramie division Il the Union Pacific were
abandoned yesterday The railroad company have sent
out snowpouehs and large force Of men to open the
run usual The storms general throughout Southern
Wyoming, ard fears seriously entertained for stock
and especially for sheep.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 3-The heavy snow and
extreme cold VITA wind, have laid Up the trains the
Union Pacific and and Uiah Northern Railroads. The
Utah Central Railroad trains, however, running "a
usutl
ST Lor1s. Feb 3.-The see.storm which began yester
day afternoon subsequently save place to heavy raint
which have fallen at brief intervals ever since. The
streets are covered with ice filed with su7h. Trains
DELAYED In all directions and the Telegraph wires
generally down.
INDIANAPOLIS. md Feb. 3--Tt has been rnnins and
seeting here for the last thirty hours and s raining
hard All the streams swollen, and trains from he
North have been delayed five or six hours Teegraphie
communication with Chicago has been cut Oh by an
routes all day north " LAFAYETTE and LoganspO b. the
storm Between Lafayette and KankaHee the INES
down for mi s.
AKRON, Onto. Fen. 81, has rained steadily here since
last night and this entire region is flooded The Little
Cuyahoga River rose feet in n short time In the
Sixth Ward Middcbnry making five times ITS usual
volume Anosr all the factories in that section Of the
city are submergcd. The Akron Hydraulic Company
dam has been washed away Al the 0ld forge
banks the old racc-mi ha4 burF. flooding the
tracks of the New York Pennsylvania and ONO
aud thr v licY Railroads. and disabling the latter bady
The bridge the Psourg Cleveland and Toledo Roll
road is threatened. The water swept away Johu Ken
ncdys house, md Mrs Kennedy barely saved Ter three
children. MARY strap was drowned The house OF
Harrison ". Greer Hooded aad he ana his children
rescued with dhcultl. Great damage mas been
done to properly. Tram, have been suspended on the
Valley road. The CryalIud. Akron md olumbus Rail
road hns not been Affected. Ih' waters TINS evening are
stu gh. The rain continue and thrca ems further de-
sfrncfIOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
ATTAcKiD BY rHREE MEN.

Frederick Kern, German barber, of No.
l4O Riyingtou-sL, married Il German girl four years
ago. she was then nineteen year, old. They have one
child Mrs. Kern says that her husband was jealous o
her without cause and that hc continually abused ri 30
that las; summer she went 20 the Lludea street Siul"u
to c Ia III arrested lie knew Der plan. and when -nc
returned with officer h. was gone ana enc ii- h"i
seen Linn since then. Mrs Kern tnCu hired house 80
No no after her husband lcft her ana hr
lod,erp. also continued her former bu-ur-- n~
midwife. Among Iodg was Ottmcr Nci-r % cigar
boz maker. who very gallant To the deserted Wl'
escortiug her 20 theatres. parties etc.
The couple went Miners Theatre ON FRIDAY tN'IlhE
and were returning home about ~ o'clock hhch lh'|
wrr. within TWO door. OF their home. opposite an aN,
three men sprung out and by pfcconccHcd acl"n
bctau 10 ns.ault Wr.c. They were all OIL hrl2ht ana
were dressed very much alike. one man stabbed MN ~
Tho forehead with duh kuifc the second Kicked hiin ~
the abdomen and the third shot him In The shoulder inc
unfortunate man, Oycring from the ctcl Oh h' 'h'
Which mad Knocked him down, rcgHincd his ce and ran
into liquor shop at hand leaving Nr. bern uii-
ened the assailants and attracted crowd IN" police
were informed OF the assault and at once formed inc
theory that Il "a Of Jealousy ana that tine nus
band Of Mrs. Kern one Of the thie" men. MI~,
Kern, however said TO TRIBUNE reporter mat sc du
moi recognize her husband, nor dld Mr. Nc!sr Mtlsc
was AMENDED by police surgeons, who succeeded III
extracting the bullet lie said that ne Thought tht he
could recognize the who stabbed him but hc j. -uI
that II was not Kern The other two men he did not
see closely enough 20 remember their features
Kern arrested, however and taken before Justice
Duffy at the Essex Market Police Court hut because o
failure WeiSe 10 identify him, he was parOcd IN
the custody OF his lawyer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
TIE ARMY IND MY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-A communication
from the Secretary Of War laid before the House TO-
day { ansmtting the petition Of Colonel George W.
Getty for an act authorizing his retirement Win pay
according to his breve rank Of MajorGenera is ac
conpaned by d letter from General W. I. Sherman
urging the justice of such retirement
The customary annual statement Of the organized ana
uuoreanized military force OF the United states was
sent to Congress by the secretary of War to-day IL re
ports the number OF commissioned officers as t.os3
pon-conmissioned officers, musicians AID priyates
slo3l; number of men available for military du'y'
67g7.OO6.
Rear Admiral Nicholson, commanding me European
ttatlou reports TO the Navy Dcpar ment from Genoa
that tie Lancaster would leave Tor VINE ffhcho apoI'
January Il, after the arrival OF mdshpmen anu mI-
arrived at Genoa from Vle Frauche on December ~.
The United States steamer Hartford arrived al Va pa
raise Oh December 20 thirteen Gays from sandy Point
Straits of Magellan ~
The Pensacola has arrived at Caao The Alliance al
rived al Aspiuwal January "a, days ON Clcnfue-
Cos Cuba, aud the Ranger VIII sail from san Diego, Ca4
on M0nQaV Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
IN AID OF THE BARTHOLDI PEDESTAL

The first presentation OF Jean BurDsices
comed, drama entitled "Was He Right !" occurred at
,no Academy Of Music last evening. The performances
US given I'm aid OF the Barthold Pedestal Fund IL en-
toved the patronage many prominent ladies, among
whom were Mrs. william W. Aston, Mrs.
Adrian Iselin Mrs. Theodore Hayemeyer, Mrs.
Robert Remsen, Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt ard Mrs.
Ogden GOe!et. There was a large ana Duhiant
aud ence both the proscenium and balcony boxes
were craced with handsome women in rich costumes.
The play IL a rambling composition, Astounding win
dialogue and empty OF character and dramatic purpose
The cast included good names, but their exper.
ence seemed utterly at fault IN the attempt TO present
Miss Bnrnside's work. The acting of So Annie Dels1'
however was excellent and worthy OF note Inc sui.-
ence was larger the beginning OF the nrst as
than Of any subsequent time during the evening Ans
those who were present were Mrs: Paran ste.ehs ,.
Henry Turnbull, Mrs. Cornelius vanderbilt MIS-
rim IIyingstou Mrs George Henry Narreb MIS- b,goA
hoist Cutting Mrs. Butler Duncan and MIS- i H. "u
Qra