Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-28

Two hundred and seventy yeurs ago. uu the
2Ist dAN Of November ltti. tire Pilgrim rathrr-
drew up civil compact in tie cabin ni thr MAY
flower A. she lay at anchor nu Tue ni-ah Ne"
England coast Al the beginning uf that ~ ondrr.
tui document they put "a phft~r Mthch mas ir
come luminous aud suCrel iu the history ui luW
and religion "lu tue name of ttul. Amen
such was the profound and solemn words which
tuuS brave and pluu- -NlleS Cor CONSCIENCE sax
+ introduced into their compact. which was 20 laF
. the everlasting foundations ut religious and gi'u
nuerty and univ -rsltl mental freedom. They were
. only little uanl exactly nuv hundred lu mum
urr. But they Wrns the au'Au'" guard uI thr
world. tine first battalion ot liberated and prugr'-
siyr humanity
lin tnp uanI. of Ood. Amen This was the
spirit in which the Pilgrims set foot 900 plymouth
+ kuUa. ui> was the spirit Nulen made them ual'
Co resist the hatred ami persecution ui james
. 0hU drspi-r. them aud ureilrl 'tu-' should
F CONFORM tH The prevailing lIrA, lu church AHo
state ur ur would harry Them uut ui tnr iauu.
. They left their English homes. they ~alournri
twelve N-ar- Il uI~pllaulr uullAu4-auu then thtA
f sailed arIo--. tue wlutr1 Atlaut. o. build hum--
Iu the N-a World where they could worship GlH
go their own way with nome to modest or mat'
During the nr,t winter more than hall the uttl.
band WuIal eaIu- lu thr Alut flower sucruiuts-.
% the rikuf oi Tue cliua'e the rAp'auir anu tl'.
want winch met them. joan carver ihr If-
governor. died ~ DID beasts and indians -Ir
rounded them AT time, There wrf. bot euuu-t
well ones o. bury tnr dead and care Tor the lt
iug But the heroic rrmuant-tu-y were only 81
. now -tuI-l on 900 faith. They saved for seed tu'
corn They needed tor tO1I.aud planted % pa hops
~ brighten ana after the rst harvest ia lD-i.tfuy
4 Nm Bradford made provision for their SPECIAL j
rejoicing together iu praise and PRAYER IwoHear
later "a 1865. 90 tine midst ui a terrible drought
4 d day ot fasting ami PRAYER was changed into
day ui thanksgiving uy tue coming ui rain dur
ing tine prayer, Ia lt.i4 the zNtu day of NONeu
b,.r was appointed day 90 Thanksgiving 90 al
the cnurche- coy plymouth colony. Gradual
then the custom prev allied aud the institution
grew. lur governors cot tn- New England state
Annually ISSUED proclamation appointing
4. special day During tine Revolutionary war Con
! grrss annually recommended daA % natlou4
+ thanksgiving Washington appointed such ua
after thr adoption of the constitution tthe
4 Presidents followed ms example President Lin
coin appointed sucu uay after niuu victories d
I l-.. since then 90 has u-tu not only New Eul
laul but al American institution
Now what did that INST Thanksgiving day mean
DO meant that the vision of the Pilgrims was q
u- realized. IL meant the uir-nlu- OBJ new cnai
ter 90 the world history DO meant the t--I
j ulug uf New England aud tine PROPAGATION an
/ supremacy throughout tas nation uf New Eu-
land noble spirit ni faltu. Ouuscieuer.. tuItur,
Reverence. Courage 10 meant that the FlIsuI
a Fathers frlt their dependence un God DO vluups
irl 900 Is public institution their sentiment Fl
pralse ana spiritual conservation o the Almighty
L. HcSuuw lodged the presence OF a divine -t
ment Iu human affair IL was a day OF seli-su
render. an Invocation Dl lne divine dressing, an
not mrrr feast day given up o. rpveiry aud ga
tTuuumlc pleasures IL a Jay when b
founders pledged themselves anew u the idea
% which they were STRIVING 90 build into AN impe
d Z isnaulr eIiN cot God We cannot turn back d
. I wheels ut history. We cannot commend all ID
creed. but allowing for all candid criticism. ti
u Puritan spirit that ureath-i BOO THE hrst IuanE-gi
ing day D. tue -prt 900 S,t u--lrl Iu the lite uf O.
day. That spirit mrani-lst. Truth, Ri Autuu
81 / Ity. 30. Personal dependence uu tod, STA. luu
20 age. All illustration uf the Puritan spirit w
Il. found lu tile story ui Col Abraham uayeup1i
who sat iu the governor cuuuci. AT Hartford
the famous larh dan of May. .1-l. when All a
luurumrut was moved lhr ual OF iuugme
is al hand. said Tine colonel. OF % Is mot DO %
there is hu occasion OF adjournment 10 % o.
a choose Co boz found doing my duty. Bring Iu o.
le candles That was the Puritan spirit 10 is q
spirit translated into the terms ui modern D
'- that Wr messed BOZ court. school pulpit. sexual
le homes ami hearts to-day. I'm tine maine uf Goo
IL Amen That is the spirit Tor us AMI Tor 90
d, children tor all times an all DAYS
= Give praise 10 Others. earl -coIn- or late.
- For love aud labor ou our ship OF STATE.
u but tins must stand above all power and zeal
The Pilgrim Fathers iad the rius and Keel
, ON their strong lives base our social health
' The mantle humr-thr town-th- comm,
wealth