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THE COMMANDMENTS.

WRITTEN ON STONE TABLETS.-When
the ceremonies by which the covenant was
confirmed were completed, Moses was Di-
vinely directed to return to the sacred mount
ain, and in the holy presence record by Di-
vine direction the Ten Commandments upon
tablets of stone, for permanent preservation
as the fundamental Law for the government
of "the people of GOD" What Moses was
divinely inspired to do was said to have been
done by COP. When it is said that "the ia
bles of stone were written with the finger of
COP" xxi. 49,, we understand the meaning
to be that they were written by Divine direc-
ton. 1t is elsewhere plainly asserted that
Moses wrote the Commandments on the tab
lets (xxxiv. 38). For permanent preserva-
ton they we're engraved on two stone tablets
which were placed in a chest lark the bright
polished lid of which became the symbol of
GoD's presence with the nation of Israel.
This appears to have been preserved in the
Tabernacle and in the Temple till the capture
of Jerusalem and destruction of the temple
by Nebuchadnezzar, B. @. 5S8, nearly thou
sand years after the giving of the Law at
Sinai.
TO BE TAUGHT.-The Commandments
were to be preserved "that thou msyest
teach them" They have been SO effectively
taught as to have become the basis of NOR
ais and government for the foremost nations
of the earth. The principles of moral gov
eminent which they declare, embodied in re-
ligious, social and civil institutions are des-
tined to govern the inhabitants of the earth.
To fulfill the Law was the mission which
JESUS came into the world to accomplish.
Moses wrote the Law of GoD upon tables of
stone. 1t is the work of JESUS and his relig-
ion to engrave it upon the tablets of the
heart. 1t is the proper work of the Church
and Sunday school to teach the moral law
and to enforce spiritual obedience of it, as
illustrated in the life and ministry of JESUS
our Lord.
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THE COVENANT.

DECLARED.-Moses came down from the
Mount and declared to the people all the
words of the LORD, and all the judgments"
These were the statutes and ordinances by
which the Commandments were to be en-
forced among the people, and the promise
of COPS blessing upon their obedience of
them, including the fulillment of his PROM
Use made to the pstriarchs, to give them the
land of Canaan for their national possession.
The people with one voice responded: All
the words which the LORD hath spoken will
we do" This was the ratification by popu-
lar suffrage of the laws which Moses had de-
clared for their government. When the peo-
pie had adopted them, Moses recorded them
in book for permanent preservation and
future reference, which is afterward called
"The Book of the Covenant" and which is
probably now included in the Pentateuch.
All the Mosaic institutes were designed to
inculcate and enforce the principles of the
Decalogue, which was the fundamental law
declared by COP for the government of
Israel, and contained the principles of abso-
lutte truth and righteousness for the govern
ment of mankind, and which was given to
one nation, not as adapted to that alone, but
in trust for all the rest. Its foundation was
in the truth of COPS self existence as the
one COP, in his almighty power as the Gre
ator of the world, in his supreme authority
over his creatures and his paternal relation
to mankind. The Commandments reduced
to a definite system of law those moral prin-
ciples by which the lives of the patriarchs
had been already governed, their great rule
of life being found in the will of GOD. The
minuter regulations which were afterward
given, we're designed to promote the loyalty
and righteousness of the people, and to pre-
serve and set forth, in the lasting and vivid
form of institutions and symbols those great
truths which were at last to regenerate the
world. These ordinances and statutes were
transient expedients and should pass away,
bat the Law itself, as the Word of Con,
should endure forever and become the law
of kingdom that should cover the earth and
include all mankind.
C0NFIRMED.-When the people had de-
clared their willingness to obey all that the
LORD had commanded, Moses proceeded to
confirm the agreement by the usual oeremo-
ny of binding bargain or promise with a
sacrifice and oath. A similar ceremony is de-
scribed in connection with the promise made
to Abraham, that his posterity should possess
the land of Canaan Genesis Nv. 5-1S; Les
son February ID, 1897. An altar was erected,
the memorial and symbol of GoD's presence
Tx. "a; Genesis xviii. 1922, and XIV. 1-l5)
and twelve memorial stones, representing
the twelve tribes to symbolic the presence
of the people of Israel. Oxen were sacri-
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SEEING GOD.

WHO is INVIsIBLE.-When Moses had
completed the sacrifice which is described,
he with Aaron and his sons, and the seventy
elders, assembled the fiery mount, apparently
to eat the sacrifcial meal, and there, it is
said, "they saw the GoD of Israel" who "laid
not his hand upon the mobiles of Israel" that
is, did not attack them with his terrible
power which they had witnessed in the valley
below; but that they ate and drank in his
presence. What they saw that is described
we may not know; but it is certainly de-
clared both in the Old and New Testament,
that COP is Spirit, and cannot be seen by
mortal eye. "No man can see me and live"
said JEHOVAH to Moses (xxxiii. 20), and
Moses is said to have endured his exile from
Egypt and privations in indian 'as seeing
him who is invisible" Hebrews xi. 27), "No
man hath seen GoD at any time," wrote the
beloved disciple of JESUS, who had declared
him and revealed his glory in the grace and
truth of his own personal life and ministry,
which John declares he and his fellow disci-
pies had beheld (John i. 49,. To see COP is
to see some manifestation of his power or Of
his love, and to spiritually recognize his pres
ence.
WHO MANIFEsTs HIMsELF.-GoD man
ifested himself to Israel by symbol, in the
column of fire and smoke which had guided
them in their journey from Egypt, and in
the fire and smoke of the terrible storm on
Mount Sinai. They conceived of him as be-
ing present in the awful mountain. Moses
would. teach them that he was there that they
might learn that he was everywhere. From
the description of what they saw; the repre-
sentatives of Israel, who assembled with Moses
the stormy mountain, may have seen the
clear blue sky above the cloud and storm,
and conceived of GoD as standing, invisible,
on the sapphire pavement of the bright firm
ament above them: "The pure blue of the
heaven lent its influence to help the inner
sense to realize the vision which no mortal
eye could behold" The devout soul sees
GoD in his works, in the movements OF hu-
man history and in the providences of life.
The pure in heart see GoD (Matthew V. 81.
He is manifested to us in His Son, JESUS
CHRIST, who is his moral likeness. Seeing
the Father in the Son is the recognition of
his wisdom and love in the life and work of
JESUS. Seeing GoD is spiritual perception
of his being and attributes, and an expert
ence of communion with his Holy Spirit.
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| feed as burnt offering and peace-offering
sacriicial meal employed to celebrate ioyfu
occasions. A portion of the animals sacri-
feed was burnt on the altar, and remaining
parts were employed in the meal. Such GER
emonies were common among ancient peo-
pie. description of the Mosaic sacrifices
is contained in the first three chapters of
Leviticus. When the record of our lesson
was made these ceremonies we're the COM
mon religious observances of the Hebrew
people. Half of the blood of the animals
slain was poured by Moses on the altar of
sacrifice, the symbol of COP, and the other
half was sprinkled upon the people. after he
had read to them what he had written in the
Book of the Covenant, and they had prom
ised to be obedient thereto, saying, as he
sprinkled the people, "Behold the blood Of
the covenant, which JEHOVAH has made with
you over all these words. JESUS may have
had in mind this ceremony when he said,
s'This is the New Covenant in my blood that
is poured out for you' luke xii. 20). The
covenant oath that was proclaimed with
these ceremonies was to this effect: :" AS to
these animals so to me,-may my body be
consumed and my blood poured outfit do
not keep this my solemn obligation" The
whole ceremony was solemn public ratif-
cation of the laws which Moses had given
them from COP for their government as his
people," will be to them COP and they
shall be to me people," was the force OF
lbs symbolic language.
THE NEW COVENANT. jesus declared
that the sacrifcial cap in the ceremony of
the Lords Supper, which represents his
blood which was shed for the redemption OF
mankind, is the "New Covenant in my blood
which is poured out for many,"-the multi
tude of mankind. The old covenant was the
ancient promise of GoD to the Hebrew patri-
archs and their posterity that he would make
them a powerful and prosperous people
through whom all peoples should be brought
to the knowledge and worship of himself, the
true COP, conditioned upon their faithful
ness as his people. The new covenant is the
promise of GoD through his Son JESUS Christ
to bring all his children, the entire race of
man, to the experience of blessed life
through faith and obedience. The blood of
CHRIST is sign of the redeeming love Of
COP for all mankind.
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d. M. AsPINMALL.

On Saturday, May 4, 1888, at his residence in
Bridgewater. Iowa, of typhoid pneumonia,
d. NJ. Aspinwall, aged seventy-nine years,
after a short illness. The deceased was born
in Paulett, VT, August, 1908, where he re-
sided until about twelve years of age, when
with his parents he moved to Henderson, JEFF
ferson county, N. Y, where he continued to
reside untif18i6. In 1889 he married Miss Ar
minda Bates, moving to Jefferson county,
Wis, in 1916, then trackless wilderness, there
being but few houses in the county, thus be-
coming one of the earliest settlers of the
county, with which he became much identi-
fed in all it's earliest struggles of a political
most prominent citizens of the State, holding
the office of postmaster for twenty years.
during which time he was called on by his
party to represent the district in the Legisla-
ture, which he did most ably and acceptably
during the session of 1855, so much so that his
reelection in 1857 was almost unanimous
His family consisted of twelve children, ten
of whom survive him. Mrs. Arminda Aspin-
wall, his wife, died February, 1884. since when
he moved to Iowa, and has resided principally
with his daughter. Mrs. Mary @. Scott Re-
turning to New York in November, 1887, he
was again Joined in matrimony to Mrs. Anna
Hagedone, of Rural Hill, who is now left to
mourn his departure. But few weeks since
they arrived here intending to make this their
future residence, and but recently COM
menced housekeeping, when Mr.. Aspinwall
was taken i'll. and after few days struggle.
during which time all that loving hands or
medical science could suggest was done, yet
the summons had been made and he answered
the call to that better land from whence no
traveller returneth. The funeral services,
which took place at the Nj. E. church. were
conducted by Rev. MIR. Elginfritz, in presence,
of large concourse of sympathizing friends
and relatives, the deceased having many per-
sonal friends who felt that his death was a
uersOual loss.
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odiSt. church

Depot street to the Methodist church,
which is Il much needed Improvement.
c. IL. Ha wilkins has sold his house in
this village to Alex l.. Hume. Mr.. Hawk
ms intends to spend the winter in South
ern California.
Prof Barakat, Il native of Damascus,
gave an illustrated lecture on the man
ners and customs of the East at the Con-
gregational church on Tuesday evening
last.
sutton
Ebe Watson is on the gain.
j. H. Anger is building sugar house.
David Switser cut his foot very badly
last week.
Geo. Hartman has just received pen
sion with 1926 back pay.
Rev. A. P. Tracy and DR.. Colby went
to Canada last week.
Home Circle have II promenade and
masquerade next Wednesday eve.
Robert Batchelder has moved into the
house lately vacated by Albert Allard.
Frank Holmes has finished work at
Rutland and he and his wife are stop
ping with his father.
II. A. Blake has the largest hogs in the
village this year; he dressed two last
last week that weighed 1913 pounds.
Lucius Colby, son of Jesse Colby, who
used to live in this town, was killed on
the cars at Cincinnati recently.
Miss Lila Rian, sister of Mrs. j. E
Wentworth, was lately married to the
kota.
ia g fsielh.
VIM. Dwyer has moved into his new
house.
C. b. Simpson and family will move
to St. Johnsbury this week to take
charge of the boarding house in Fair
banks village.
Dec. 1st Independent Grange elected
B. ingalls, Master land Mrs. o. w. Ches-
ley Secretary. The next meeting will be
Dec 18th in the afternoon.
The village school began last Monday
with w. j. Smith of Stannard, teacher.
The school on the Square also began
Monday with Mabel X. Dexter teacher.
~ heeiOctk-
Luther Gray has moved from Mrs.
Davis house to Mrs. Balls house.
Miss Davis from West Burke is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Eli Eastman.
The Presiding Elder preached a very
good sermon here yesterday; there were
three taken into the church, two on pro-
baton and one by letter.
There will be donation for Elder J.
G.. Nelson at the town hall Thursday,
Dec, goth, afternoon and evening. All
are cordially invited and we hope there
will be a good turn out.
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DIED

In Barton, Dec. 5, Mary Ann Wright, rclict Of
Samuel c. Blake, aged 40 years and 10 months.
At Greensboro Bend, Dec. ,, Alice NJ. Flanders
aged 10 years.
In Salem Derby, Nov. n, Joseph Henry, only
child of Joseph and Della Wright, aged months.
In Newport, Nov. 80, Jennie r., wife Of Carlos ID
Gilbert, aged ~ years.
In Lowell Nov. p. Hannah Bickford, wife Of the
late William Peters, aged es years.
Thou art gone from dear mother,
And left us in sorrow TO mourn;
We grieYe for the one that Is absent
In our once happy circle at home,
We greve for the ties that are broken,
And water thy grave with tears,
But oh, blessed hope, we shall meet thee,
When the angel of death hoycrs near.
Weep not, she has found the joys Of heaven,
She is one of an angel band,
Weep not, 10 her head crown j. given,
And harp placed within her hand.
She is past all earthly suffering,
She has left world of pain,
Although we mourn for our dear mother,
Yet our loss is but her gam.
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Probate Business

Hearings for week ending December Goth, 1883.
son estate, Newport, licence real estate.
Dec. 10Th at Barton Landing, Amos
Metcalf, Irasburgh, inquisition by con-
tinuance.
Dec. Goth at Barton Landing, Eleazer
Martin estate, Lowell, license real estate.
Dec. goth at Barton Landing, w. S.
Flanders, Barton, insolvent, 2d and Sd
creditors meeting.
IL. E. Lee appointed administrator of
James Lee estate, Irasburgh, Geo. b..
Brewster and f. 2. Church commission
erS.
Laura f. Morse appointed executor of
the will of Clark S. Morse, Coventry.
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Before buying your Christmas presents
read the advertisement of Connecticut
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paper. oil
Fresh beef, pork, sausage, ribs, loins,
heads, feet, Sc, for sale cheap at Owens.
FoUND.-On the highway between Iras-
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by calling at the Irasburgh House, Iras
burgh, VT.
S. NJ. Skinner. West Glover, found a
piece of cable chain, which the owner can
have by paying the small expense OF adj
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Christmas for 1888, at II. n. Stevens,
North Craftsbury. l have new and ele-
CANT line Of novelties for this year, and
am Offering some excellent bargains. All
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AUCTIoN.-Friday and Saturday even
ings, Dec. IA and 15 at the store of F. Fl.
Percival, Glover. Will be sold at public
auction the following articles Canned
goods, gloves, mittens, tinware, knives
and forks, tumblers, fruit cans, lamps.
boots and rubbers, baskets, mOps, brooms,
pals, carriage tops, Overalls, stationery,
tea, napkins, towels, shawl straps, and
other goods too numerous to mention.
f. A. Norton, Auctioneer.
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This is what you ought to have in fact, you must
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Spefial Mntices.
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If the proprietor of Kemp's Balsam should publish
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Nl.ATSTsIFGIB.

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Barton.
In Coventry, Nov. 20, by Rev. W. N. Bacon,
Henry G. Bailey of Coventry and Miss Hattie NJ
Kent of Derby.
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BIRTHS.

In Canton, n. Y, Nov. 20, son to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Randall.
In Salem Derby, Nov. 2s, daughter 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Dwyer.
In Coventry, Dec 8, a daughter 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gray.
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PROBATE COURTS

Probate Courts will be held on the second AMI
rnurth FRIDAYS of each month at the Probate Office,
in Newport: AMI on each Thursday preceding 80
s,.r,,nd AMI fourth Friday # each month"; AT
Office in Barton I.aa ling, aud At I ". Bal'iw's
ofi,c in Barton, on The Second Monday of each
,nontb q. u. AUSTIN, Ia'ier.
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YMPToMs-Moisture; intense itching and sting
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ulcerate, becoming very sore. SwAYNE's OiNT-
MENT stops the itching and bleeding, heals uleera-
ton, and in most cases removes the tumors. AT
druggists, or by mail, for so cents. DIR. Swayne a
Son, Philadelphia. ols-22
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