Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-06-25

proof III goodness. hut ., Is prima fa-ia .vi-
danse in that direction. A loose life has
killed hundreds of eminent Americans. A
loose life l. now killing hundreds ~ emil
nent Americans and Europeans. The doe
tors are very kind and the crrtilrnfR given
after the distinguished man Of dissipation
isdead. saws Died 81 congestion ut the
brain. although Il was drlirium iremru-,
or Died 90 cirrhn>is 81 the liver. ale
though it was round AZ lihrriini-W,
or Died of heart failure. although Il
was the vengeance of outraged law iha'
slew him. Thanks, doctor. for you ar
right On saving the feelings ~ The Hrrrit
household hy not being more specific.
Look all Ne who are ia high places ~ Earth,
and see one who has been Vlirt by aii IN"
temptations which wealth and honor and
the secret place of palaces could produce,
and vet next Tuesday sh" will ride along in
the presence of 600 900 people IT they can
get within sight II her rhariot.iu the Nigur-
Gus old age NO more hurt hy To" splgEdurs
that have surrounded her for -eyonty-"ight
years than is the plain country woman
come down from her mountain home IN an
oNcart 20 attend the saturday marketing
| believe more people die OF improper
eating than die Of strong drink. The former
causes no dCirium or violence and works
more gradually. but none the less fatally.
Queen NictoriuS habits, sclf-denying and
almost ascetic, under a good Providence
account for her magnificent longevity. IL
may De homely lesson for a seXagcsimal
anniversary in British palaces but % is
worth all the millions Of dollars the cnlc-
bratiOn will cost. and the lahorious con-
vocation Of the representatives from all the
zones Of the planet. II the nations will learn
the sanitary lesson Of good hours, plain
food, outdoor exercise, reasonable absti-
hence and common sens habits. That which
Paul said 10 the iaier is Just us appropriate
for YOU and for me-"DO myself no harm
And here let me say no people outside Of
Great Britain ought to be more Interested
in this queens jubilee than our nation. The
cradles Of most Of our ancestors were
rocked in Great Britain. They played in
childhood on the banks Of the Thames or
the Clyde or the shannon. Take from my
veins the Welsh blood and the Scotch blood,
and the streams Of my life would be a shall
low. Great Britain is our grandmother.
Again, this international occasion i'm
| presses me with the fact that woman is
competent for political government when
God calls her ia it, Great fears have been
experienced in this country that woman
would get the right ~ suffrage. and a. "A
consequence after awhile reach the chief
magistracy. Awful, We'll, better quiet
your perturhations, as you look across the
sea, in this anniversary time. and behold
woman who for sixty years has ruled over
I =
well. In approval Of her government the
hands of all nations are clapping. the flags
Of all nations waving. the batteries Of all
nations booming. Look here! Men have
not made such wonderful success Of gov
eminent that they need hc afraid that wo-
men should ever take turn at power.
The fact Is that men have made a bad
mess Of II, The most damnahly corrupt
/ thing on earth is American politics after
! men have had it all their own way in this
/ country for III years other things being
equal-for there are fools among women a.
well rs among men-i say other things be-
ing equal, woman has generally q krUnrr
| sense Of what is right aud what is wrong
than has man-h has naturally more faith
in God and knows better how to make self
| sacrifices and would more boldly act
| against intempcranoc and the social evil
and worst things might come To this cuuu-
/ try thau supreme courtroom and Senate
! chamber and n House Of Representatives. in
which wOmanly voices We're sometimes
I heard. We men had better drop some of
; the strut out OF our Tompous gait and with
/ little less Of SUPERB iliOusncsS thrust the
D thumbs into the sleeves Of our vssts and hn
/ less appreh"nsive of the other sex, who
! seem to be the Lords favortcs from the
/ fact that he has mad" more Of them. II
woman had possessed an influential and
/ r,ntrDliing vote on Capitol hill az Washing
! ton and in the English Parliament do YOU
| think that the two rIillan and murdrruus
! nations OF the earth 'ould havo gone ON
/ until this time with the hutrheEies in Ar
menia and Cuhct No. Thn Christian
nations would have gone forth with
/ bread and medicine and h2ndagc4 and
military relief until Abdul Hamid would
/ have had 40 throne ~ sit on. and Woylpr
/ the commanding assassin in Clha, would
/ have been thrust INTO prison as dark as
! 6at In y4lf .l..v n, p,,g
/ am no advocate for female suffrage, and |
! do not know whether it would be- best 10
! have 1t, bat point YOU to the uucpn Of
I Great Britain and the nation over which
she rules as proof that woman may be-
/ politically dominant and prosperity reign.
| God save the queen, whether now on tho
/ throne in Buckingham palace or in some
] time to come in American White House.
But as NIL ofus will be denied attendance
on that ~iXtieth anniversary coronado" |
| invite you not to the anniversary of a roTJ-
| nation, hut to coronation itself aye to
two coronations Broughtup as we are. Ia
| love As no other form Of government that
| which is republican and democratic wr
| living on this side of the sea cannot So
easily rs those living on the other side vi
the sea appreciate the two coronatiou- 10
| which all up and down the Bible YOU
/ and | are urgently invited. Some Of YOU
/ have such morbid ideas of religion that
/ you think of il rs gong down into n dark
! collar. or out on barron common. or a
I nagellation, when, SO far from dark eel
| lar il is a palace and instead of a barren
common it is garden, atoss with the
brightest fountains that were ever rain
| bowed, and instead of iiagelation it Is
| coronation, but a coronation utterly eCIipS-
| ing one whose siNtieth anniversary is now
! being celebrated
1t was Il great day when, about an eighth
OF mile from the gate of Jerusalem un-
der sky palld with thickest darkness,
and on mountain trammeled of earth
quake, and the air on fire with the bias
| phemies of Il mob. Il crown of spikes waa
| put upon the pallid and agoniZod brow of
| our Jesus. But that particular coronation,
amid tears and blood and groans and shiv-
| ing cataclysms, made your own corona
| ton possible. Paul was not man to lose
! his equilibrium but when that old mis-
| siOnary, with crooked back and in
famed eyes, got Il glimpse Of the crown
coming to him, and coming to you, if you
| will by repentance and faith accept it, he
went into ecstasies, and his poor eyes
flashed and his crooked back Strengthened
as he cried to Timothy. "lhere is laid up
for me a crown Of righteousness, and to
| the Corinthians, These athletes run to
obtain % corruptible, we an incorruptibic g
crown" And to the rhcssaloniana he
speaks Of the crown of glory, and to the
Philippians he says, My joy and crown. &c
The apostle Peter catches the inspira-
tion and cries out. "No shall receive II
crown OF glory that fadeth not away"
and st. John joins in the rapture and says,
"FaithfuI to death, and viii give thee .
crown Of life," and elsewhere cXclaim',
"Hold fast that no man take thy crown"
Crowns, crowns crowns! You did not cX-
pect in coming here to-day to be invited to
n coronation. You can scarcely believe
your own ears, but in the name of Il par
doning God and a sacrificing Christ and an
omnipotent Holy Spirit and a triumphant
heaven | offer each one a crown for the ask
ing. Crowns. crowns! How to get the
crown? The way Victoria got her crown,