Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-17

| and ASldtlC thCf~f.
Ie'e Ili,,;,,"r tbem fast enough? DO you
", sbinE that the greedy, wide open Jaws u
~ crave ought to be satisfied II nieu " IA.
~ ~. eauses with hundreds Of thousahds "
| cornses n year? Do you not thihk VIC ."' ~ ~
something better with men than 10 uisn M
life ont against easements or dow lhsln ',' ~,
| FRAGMENTS by tOrpedoes, or SEM lngih ~, -
| into the world, where lhes neeu IN 10 Va,
| faculties footess, armless. eyeiessf 70 iV ~
not thinl, that women might be appolhteu -
a., easier Mace than the edge or 4 grave
teach Ia wiring their pale hands ard weel
o,t their eyesight in widowhood ana emo,
Gnessg Why, the last glory has gone OUT OF
war.
1bere was a time when 1t demanded tha'
ouaty which we all admire-nameiI' coui'
aoe-for a man had TO stand AT tiie hilt oh Il T
sword when the pout pierced tllt iop IN,
v,bile he was shaving another the other ihish'
sIav him: or it was h9vonet charge. But now
| n Il cool ard deliberate murder, ana Gear
| o,,t Of sea n bombshel can be hurried mles
away info n city. or while thousands OF PR
| ynte soldiers, who have no interest ~ .iie
contest, for they were conscflpted' aLe iosi,,r
their lives, their general may SIT SMOKING olie
of the best Havana cigars aller u'i,,s
az auail on toast. 1t may be wen ehough
/ far graduating students of colleges on
| commencement DAY 20 crate about the poetry
| of war, but do not talk about tne poeiry VI
war 10 the men OF the Federal Confederate
/ armies who were ut the front, or 70 SOME vi
rs who. as members Of the Christian COM
mission, saw the CHASTITY hospital at Ahteiahl
and Uagerstown. Ali you may worship
! The Lord of Hosts. ! worship the "God OF
Peace. who brought again frcm the dead our
! Lord Jesas Christ, that great Shepherd OF
the sheep"
War is an aceursed monster and 1t was
| horn in the lowest cavern of pcrditon, ana
/ pray that it may speedily descend 10 the
place from which it arose, its last sword ana
shield and musket rafting on the bottom on
the red hot mari of he'll. Let there DC cilleu
q peace convention for 1872, Win deieSates
sent by All the decent governments OF
Christendom. and while they are IN session.
If Won should some night go out and LOOK
into the sky above the exposition build
incs. YOU may find that the old gallery OF
crystal. that was taken down after the Beth
lehem anthem of eighteen centuries ago was
sung out, is rebuilt again IN the Clouds ava
the same angelic singers are returlled VIII
the same librettos OF light TO chant "Glory 70
God in the highest, aud on earth peace, good
will to men,"
Araiu. | suggest In regard TO the Worlds
fair that. while appropriate places are pre-
pared for all foreign exhibits, we make no
room for the importation OF foreign wees:
America has enough Of It's own, and we need
no new insiallments of that kind. worid
fair will bring all kinds Of pco-
pie, good or bad. The good we must prepare
10 welcome, the bad we must prepare 10
shun. Tie attempt will again be made In
1892, MS in 1879, 10 break up our American
Sahbaths That attempt was made al me
Philadelphia Centennial, but defeated. The
American Sabbath is the best kept Sabbath on
earth. We DO not want il broken down, and
substituted in the place thereof the brussels
Sabbath, the Vienna Sabbath, the 81. Peters
burg sabbath or any Of the foreign Sabbaths,
which are no Sabbaths at al. think the
Lord Is more than generous in asking only
81 days ont Of the 36j for his service. fou
let The sabbath 20 and with il will 20 your
Bible. aud after that your liberties, and your
children or your grandchildren will be here
IN America under a dcspotism as bad rs W
those lands where they turn the Lords day
into wassail and frolic.
Among those who come there will he. as ~
other cxposilions, lordly people who VIII
bring their vices with them. Among the
dukes and duchesses and princes and prin-
ccssos of other lands are some Of the best men
and women Of all the earth. Remainder Earl
OF kiuture. Lord Cairns and Lord Shattes-
bury. But there i q suobherv and ilunkey-
i'm In American society that rams after
grandee, duke, lord or prince, though
he may be walking lazarctto and bis breath
plague, II makes the fortune OF some Of
our queens Of society 10 dance the eetillion
with one OF these princey lepers. Some
people cannot get their hat OF quick enough
when they see such a foreign lord approacll-
ing, and they do not care for the mire into
which they drop their knees rs they bow 20
worship. Let 10 spendOr of pedigree or
any pomp aud paraphenaih Of circumstance
make bin attractive. There Is only one set
og Ten Commandments that ] ever heard Of,
nua tfg ola A. or In all fnfs
world arc excused from obedience to those
laws written by finger of lightning on the
granite surface OF Mount Sinai. Surely we
have enough American vices without making
any drafts upon European vice for 1872.
BY this sermon | would have the nation
made aware OF its opportunity aud get ready
TO improve 10. and OF some pcrils and E,t
ready 20 combat them. | rejoice 20 believe
TINT the advantages will overtop everything
IN that worlds fdr What an Introduction
10 each tthr Of communities. Of states. OF
republics, OF empires, OF zones, of hcmi-
spbcrcsl What doors 90 Information will be
swung wide opcn for the boys aud girls now
o. the Threshold What national and inter
national education! What browning Of In
dustry with sheaves OF grain-. and
what imperial robing OF her with en-
hroidcrcd fabrics! What scientific apart
tusi What telescopes for the IN
finitude above and microscopes for the IN
dnitudc beneath. aud instruments TO put
nature 20 the torture until she tells her last
secret! What a display Of the munllicence
Of the God who has grown enough wheat TO
make good loaf of bread large enough for
the human race. and enough cotton TO stock
ing every foot. aud enough timber TO shelter
every head, making il manifest that i i not |
Gods faul;s but either man's oppression or !
or dissipation If there be any with |
out supply.
Under the arches Of the chief building OF |
that exposition let Capital ard Labor, too |
long estrangtd. ct last be married, each TAX 4
ing the hand OF each in pledge Of eternal 1
fidelity. while representations Of all nations |
stand round rejoicing at the nuptials, and 1
saving: "Ayhat God hath joined together 1
1t no man put asundcr.- Then shall The /
thrcnody Of the needle woman DO longer be /
heard:
Work, work. work.
Till the brain begins to swim;
Work. work. work.
Til the eyes are heavy aud dim.
Seam and gusset and baud,
Band and guSset ard scam.
Till over the buttons iail asleep,
And sew them on ia a dream.
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