The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-11-12

,h.s. ,.o ess, ehsirs Msy yoa live many
,e.r 10 .rjoy them. Ana nsy yoa slso
remsmbef that ~hiies comparatively ies
zane. sprssr ~ dnnors, missy hearts ere
breathing ssrsiuess into tbess gifts, aud
mssy more psmss would bare been spren
aea bad the opportunity been extended 70
them.
Mr.. McNsssh,os responded - follows
4, ~, ssid Of st. Paul. His lesAH are
weisb,y sra powerful. bot bis bodiiy
presence 10 weak and bis speech con'emp
tible." This Paul eivse ~ TO understand.
prevented him from being exalted above
measure" You may truly ssy The same OF
me and Tor The tame end. for II II could
,pe.k the full emotions Of my heart
should be in danger Of feeling eiAi'ed
.ho,s measure. Over twenty t~o hundred
,esrs seo the Infn,ie Grver Of every good
aud periee, s.ii mais this standing rropo'
sI,ior: Bring re I'll the liihes inio nv
store house sud proys me herewith. ssiin
the Lord OF Hosts. il ] will not open the
uipdous OF Heaven and pour you out :
blessing. that there .bsll not be room
enough 10 receive it, For long ume
I have earnestly desired 20 close that COM
trsc, by the performance OF my part OF the
proposition, but have feared thai u .
inn riections Of my heart aud the 's'ia
bill " q my nature bsd snd would h'noer
me from fully performing. But this .vi'
dence OF many and wsrm friends comes 70
me "A . crow ding blessing spd encourages
me TO believe that my failures 10 perform
have been overlooked. and my desire 10
perform my part Of the contract has been
accep ted, for certainly blessings have ae'
scended upon US in such measure that
there is scarcely room TO receive them.
The commercial value OF these luxurions
aud inviting places OF rest bears no pro
portion 10 their value as they come from
your hands. You have adorned them with
PRICELESS associations They will speak to
ma of kind friends and send beam oil light
through the gloom OF declining years.
But do you know, dear friends, that yea
have placed us in an awksrd situation, and
| will tell you bow. LAve sent srea'
many car loads OF lumber from this sta.
4. on. and with each lead have sent bill
n, ladiug 10 my customer, giving the mum
hs,s and dimensions Of every piece, also
IN. ,o,sl amount and its value. Science
t.ugbt me to do this. bring You heart
load OF gratitude and appeal to science
to help me to give you its full measure.
but science is silent. The doors and bars
OF mans spiritual nature say to science
"Hitherto shalt thou come but no iarther'
and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.
Science has taught us to give the depth OF
the sea, the breadth Of the Earth's orbit.
the velocity Of q ray Of light and the dis
lance to the sun above US. But when we
ask her TO help us give you the measure OF
. heart load OF gratitude che is dumb and
desi We have somewhere picked up
three vague and uncertain monysyllables
that serve the hypocrite and the courtessn
with see niugly equal fidelity as they OIL
fer sincere gratitude. They are, 1--WE
thank you." and We must use them from
necessity but they don't satisfy heart
burdened with gratitude. But We have
this consolation, you have proven that
your hearts abound with generosity end
charity, and we believe that you will gen.
erously consider our poverty OF words and
accent our simple 1--WE thank you" and
cbaritably give us credit for q gratitude
as deep as the yea, as broad as the Esrth's
orbit, as intense as the ray OF light apd as
high as the luminary Of day. ! designed
to stop here bnl like the monk OF olden
times:
IL feel power within my breast
That will not, cannot be repressed'
II prompts my voice II swells my veins,
IL burns, II surges it constrains,"
me to say, may the Infinite Creator cons
slider you bis people and say OF you. ut
shall be we'll with thee" May He number
You itb His children to whom he has
said. Thou shalt not fear for the terror
by night, nor for the arrow that fieth by
day. nor for the peslilence that walketh
IN darkness. nor for the destruction that
vasteth At MONDAY" Mr.. Appleman then
pronounced the benediciion Adieus were
spoken and the delegates departed. leaving
beams OF iov and plsdness and strong
belief that ut IS not all Of life to live"
DORSET.
School ball is quite improved with
new paint.
H. A. Williams and wife visited in
Bennington last week.
Mr. Jay Moore Of Oshkosh. Wis, and
Mrs. CLARK, a relative, are at Washington
hotel. Mr.. Moore was former resident
OF Dorset.
Rev. P. s. Pratt has been absent in
New York for . week. Last Sunday after
noon q sermon was read by Dea. Sykes, 10
place Of the regular preaching srrvice.
Corn husking parties have been quite
freaue OF this fall. They have been held
q. Geo Kelloees. Rollin Sykes and LIZ.
Snyde,'s The presencs OF ladies has I'd
ded to the inter st and the fesst tba, fol
lows, when the corn il finished, is no
smslI part Of the entertainment.
Tn, re will be 9 meeting at g. A. Il.
ball on Saturday evening, Nov. IA. for the