Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-29

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/fHNlNpeA lHNV9VY where once
igsl MINVNsaNAWM waved the
| Nv lneiaSAIs ripened grain,
lie yellow and bare under the. wan
ing light Of the year, it is fitting
that we would muse upon the past,
and remembering the promise Of
spring, the beauty Of summer and the
fulnllment OF autumn. should draw
therefrom hope and inspiration for the
future. Verify, the life Of man IS as
that of the grass which perisheth,
and the life OF nations is the aggregate
of the existence Of its individuals, and
all have within their death the germ of
the after-existing. Not a root Of en-
deavor and longing sinks down into
eternity, drops its flower and seed and
is forgotten Of earth, but has its res
direction, and there is not a storm that
bows the head nor a lightning fash
that rends the soul with pain but carry
on their wings radiance for the flower
and vigor for the seed.
The year over which now the ashes
of remembrance are scattered has been
to our nation a time of travail From
the hearthstone of the artisan have gone
up the wall OF hungry childhood and
the PRAYER of destitute mothers. The
hammer and the anvil have been COW
cred with rust The heart beats of
commerce have been SO faint and feeble
that timid souls, gazing from afar upon
our afflicted nation, have cried that she
was upon the verge of dissolution, that
her proud edifices of Fraternal Love
and Domestic Content were crumbling
to the dust The seasons have frowned
, upon the husbandman, and there has
been distress east and west, north
and south; fire and famine, flood
i and insurrection have touched the
land, and yet the patriot people Of our
. country, though still thrilling with the
!. memory of recent grief. can look up TO
Heaven and thank God for what the
wear has brought. II is not in the sun
light of prosnerity that the soul real
ICES to the full its blessings, but only
y when 1t has Just emerged from the
r shadow of calamity is it able to com
= prehend the Christening love that
wounds to heal"
Again has that lesson of the immuta.
bility of the law of progressive crea'
tion-the survival of the tittest"-
been read by those who see in the
events of each passing day the details
2 Of the scheme by which the world is to
!, be lifted TO grander planes Of thought
u and action. The triumph were barren
d were its teachings unheeded. The
II winds, signing above the graves OF
those who persisted in their madness
u or fell victims 10 the inexplicable fren-
d w of wanton force, bear to us not only
the sound of weeping, they are fraughi
with whispers of promise. Liberty
i our mother, our goddess, our best be
!, loved. smiles while the tear-drops are
~ vet wet upon her checks. Law, oh
scured for moment by the gathering
clouds. still stands in untarnishec
" glory and dignity, her scepter touch
ing the eastern and western seas. hei
garments Frightening the whole land
as the light from the sacred veil. behins
,e which was God. glorified the temple II
ms days Of old,
n. Rowing our faces TO the dust we offei
M our thanks. and as we listen to th'
sweet-toned bells ringing out th'
| al. l..sI ord n
We people. worship Him in the beauty
Of holiness" our souls echo the sounds
n; our harvest may be scanty, the CLEAN
40 ers NAV not have returned with sing
~ ING but the breast of earth and Q
I'd futuritv will WELD to rs treasure all tn
II richer for the present boarding; gladde
At because we have learned our lessol
Alright: sweeter, for the fruit Will hav
been ripened by the storm as well
H. he sun. We take our little ones b,
the hand and leading them forth, poln
It to the barren fields and say: "Remem
= her. oh, nv son. the Christening OF IN
Lord. be wise. oh, my daughter. wit
the wisdom of sorrow, and forget no
the Manufacturing that is more CRATE
ful to deitv than the wealth laid Of
= Golden affairs. High resolves for th
-. future; repentance for the mistakes G
~ the past; loyalty to the teachings Q
ia9- our fathers who sealed their faith =
"a our country's destiny with their blooc
ch the cherishing Of the ideals that hay
Il raised men from primordial chaos an
ire win elevate them to ideal excellence
az these. oh. my children, be thy Offer
cd lnpsla Gratitude which has within II n
r. remuneration Of self, no striving ate
nus nus reciprocal virtue as far as it lies With
human power. no soul dedication. IS .
. barren as the fallow fields. as unfrui
ID enl as the thorns and thistles-
Thanksgiving.
IT'S rhe scvthe Of the mower-its music Is Ger
NJ, f-,fte ~ the harvest are gathered In stor