Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-11-29


.he Congregational, Baptist and Methodist
at the Methodist church, and by
The Universalists aud Unitarans at the
church
var. PhnIen on ''Amcrican Citiyenship."
Mr. Phalens sermon at the Universalist
church was ON American Citizenship its
origin, nature and duties, and the text
was from Proverbs XIV, "a Righteous
ness exalteth a nation but sin is a re
proach to any people After speaking Of
the blessed memories aud uses Of this home
festival, Mr.. Phalen said that, as there can
he no State worth the name, except it is .
founded IN the homes of the people, so al
so the existence aud comfort and security .
Of the homes depend on the power aud |
pence of the State The State is the often /.
unthought of, yet potent and omnipresent
power which makes home safe and glad. |
aud it is well, therefore, that. leaving ev.
cry political consideration aside, we should
turn our thoughts TO our status and duties
as American citizens at "A time like this.
Proceeding, then, to the main thought Of
his discourse, the speaker said
We are the heirs VI all the ages our legacy IL
the richest ct an the nations Of the earth We
stand on the shoulders Of all who have gone bp
fore rs, and should seq further and live more
wisely The wisdom Of the past is ours The
hard-wun experience. the knowledge the civil
and religious liberty Blood aud tears. treasure
and life have bcen sacrificed thru' the ages of the
past that We might enter i'm and sniny tb.s,.
sacred aud noble privileges Alexander fought
for us Moses lpptslnted fnr ms pnu,n u,i,o
Grrrrr France Eupland Inc puritans Tia, 49,
lutiunary heroes, all these had to he To endure
and die without entering the promised land In
which We find ourselves il, this uitnt,,,,tL ,,.,,
tury "''' Wv"
The page Of history" writes Bishop Potter.
uirou> ,lS Hnrrlu,rrd scroll not that we may
and he, ,hi, Ia nt,s,,r yiiiI, a., l,, NJ, ,"",
when Socratas vns t,ts'1.J a,j ,,i At, IW,
was cru,iHrd. lint rnth,r thnt ,,,, mn 500. MI
what stumbling and unet,n,ir ST. 49,, 49,, 49,
,.ntnn f., tn.r ,,,.s,.,,t yt,,, ~ 'i'n nav
Said II fl Naurit. ~ m.,rt Ill., III n.y. n,
history gives Hud thni am ,.,,,,,,,,i IN, ,,,i
,,yn nriyntn life with , u,st ana y, g,,,,r " III
as a present / cannot make ont .i,hs, ,,itI,,t
tbr ntbsr mn, ~ iti,.,,, ~ W., ,ii,l'' Mn.luul
,s, m t ,''a' oiuI,n ul "a re- lHhnr, having
hitrrr Every nr. If ih ~ - nus iaNr
time l..,,an il t.lii,,, u,, ' L H., 80 ,'' '
thnu,Lt nnd y,rrt,,I Ia, ti,i, h i'',' W Nv
th,. s,,,i ,r,.,'i a., ti ~ va, '"'i ~ i"uu'u 10
ma d,aJ ~ ,,'. ii,' - tti,'"i'N ~ iHt past ~
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,,,,t,,. ,,,,t ,.',,i,,r '' 1'l'au'p aI'
th,,t a., IN r,l..I IL i'-, ~ ~, u, Wv ".N NY
anJ rt,H g,,.i,t, ~" ",t W. "u' P''S'ul so'al
St'il ,,,i., ~, ilstl.u''ul9 arr NOT Ulhue
HIante '"' sllur,hE nations grow They are not
i nv ~, ear say 70 20 now
~ t,rJ st, W., 10y IA + =" " l'pgTuUV alu nave
grown our citizenship. grew out Of the past
=" "a,i'li tE rL3uNnh' Jeii1rs'h Gay, Webster
lid not ring ON the anvil uf thought in harmony
T , unt n', ,lir ,Ira Whirh was swelling and lnd
We cannot trac,. t. its start tI, rst io Tim,
has finally embodied itself in American ciyil life
IT. mus nave nrsnn us long and toilsome Journey
began To write history Of Ills fhnu,,bt on in r't
tutious But bnck Of oll ntsm in H., f,r rs
Of eternity th,. divine idpa nf h.rtv ami b,li,,.
and freedom found its ORIGIN in III, n,yst,.ri,,,s
Hat,r ~ G,J I ti t 'S," ~, l't '!l IlouS
We look for the origin of Mi THINGS y,d ana f,ir