Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-13
FAST DAY SERVICES.
THE DAY APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED
IN BURLINGTON.

Business Generally suspended-Unioos Ser
vices held AZ the Methodist Church,
Sermon by Rev. DR.. White-Servires
At the Episcopal Chapel
Fast Day was observed in this city yes
tefday by the general suspension OF busi-
ness and appropriate religious services.
stores were KEPT open during part of their
forenoon to enable families to obtain the
supplies for the day, but in the afternoon
I've quietness Of Sunday reigned upon the
streets. The day was most delightful
bright skies and genial sunshine being
favorable for a good attendance at the
churches. Union services were held az
the Methodist church, and services were
also held at the Episcopal church.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
The congregations of the Methodist. two
Baptist and two Congregational churches
joined in a union service at the Methodist
house of worship. Music was furnished
by quartette composed Of Miss Rice,
Mrs Waterman Messrs. Swift and Sher-
man, with Miss Scoield at the organ.
The opening exercises were conducted by
the pastors CT lhe several churches unit.
ing in the services and the sermon was
preached by Rev. Dr. O. II. White ot
Middlebury The following is an ab-
straCt Of 1t
REV. DIR. WHITES DISCOURSE
Psalm cxlvi;5. "Happy is he that hath
the God Of Jacob Tor nls help whose hops
Is in the Lord his God
Isaiah KILL, y. Tae burden OF Du-
nah. He calletn IT, me out Of SER,
Waterman what Of the night watch
man what of the night?
The Waterman said, The morning
| cometh and also the night If We will in
quire, inquire ye; return, come"
The human race is under great obiiga
lion To God for his revelations There
are eiciesitudes in human affairs. AS e
people and as Il nation we are now drift
/ ing, and TO many thoughtful men our
future is doubtful. Our blessing OF in
hertance and possession puts Us and the
whole Angio-SaXOn nation under Obliga-
/ ton to Goa. Our fathers III church and
| state had deep, manly convictions anC
| they dared to stand by them, and if we
had followed in their footsteps we should
he better off to-day. It's now too often
the fashion to cast slurs on our fathers
| doctrines. We nave improved III some
things. to be sure, but i'll others we have
deteriorated. 1t Is fitting Oh his day of
! fasting, humiliation and prayer that We
should see wherein We have fallen, The
old custom OF morning family prayers
has i'll a measure died out. The excuse Is
| gwen that we have no time. But is al
| our time to be given to business Again,
the Dissertation of the Sabbath and neg
lect of Gods house are reasons for hu.
miliation Intemperapce il u peril to orr
nation and vet thousands of our most in
telligent men are slaves to this fearful
habit The tinkerng and tampering with
our public school system, not to improve
II, but IN concessiun to the Jesuits and to
iutidelity is another cause for humilia-
non. Wherever the ,Tesuits have had con
troll of the schools. the world over. the
| Deople have been ignorant and DEGRADED.
At The heginninp We should resist their
demand for money for parochial schools
and the word of God in our schools should
! he rrllrhrd y!hout sectpYlAnism The
events of the past ought L., ~. ch us salu-
,ary lessons. We must refnrn to the
right or we shall see worse things than
| We have ever / 4,yn and anarchv and
riot Will be ionud IN orr streets aud inf
delity in the houses of the rich. We have
many thrifty and honest people from the
| ola world Init statistics show that a large
populat on of the criminals in our jails
are foreigners. We should restrict such
itnmipration and make strenuous efforts
TO educate to a higher plane of morality
those VINO are already here. For the pres
eut we cannot safely carry more. We
must not have a union of church and
STATE II mas never worked well in any
countrv' But the two can aud should
unite IN teaching the right. There Is not
the slightest danger thar the majority OF
our DeOule will be intidels for We are 50
constituted that truth and morality are
naturally uppermost in our makeup and
thew viii remain SO. If foreigners are not
= .tisied with orr standard of truth they
are At liberty TO Withdraw. If the state
Is 10 live IL must teach morality IN the
pu9'lC schooi7 anu as o"L i MGos ~
u,nrd1 nf CA Nc State ~ resHomsihIe
for M ta,ching vvbsn if IamaI,ds five
hnve arcS 49, f." IL ra.rs Of - chiid,s
iG ifs 49, W. nbnu,d nor Il, snair Inc
cray of The morning is in the eastern sky