Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-28

ferson and Madison and Monroe aud
Lincoln. Az that long and brilliant
procession, vanished. but now resur-
rected and remarshaled host, passes be-
fore that reviewing stand, SEQ another
procession coming from the opponts
direction to meet this They are the
presidents, the senator's the Legislators,
The judges, the philanthropistA the Ae-
liverers Of the twentieth century. They
come up from the schools. the churches,
the farms, the cities, the homesteads Of
the continent Their cradles were rocked
on the banks Of the Alabama, and the
81. Lawrence, and the Oregon, and the
Androsooggin, and tho Potomac, and
the Hudson. They have Just as firm
tread, Just as we'll built brow, just as
great brain, just % noble heart, just
as high purpose, just a. sublime .
courage passing in procession ono way
through that avenue as the other pro-
cession passes tho other way. Yea, the
men coming out Of the twentieth con.
fury in some respects surpass those COM
Ing out of the nineteenth century, for
they have had better advantage, and
will have grander opportunity, and will
take part in higher achievements of
civilization and Christianity.
The Ccntury's Watch Night.
What a meeting on this midnight IL
O'Clock, the two prooessions Of the
mighties Of two centuries! Uncover all
heads and bow reverently in prayer.
Thank God for the good done by tho
procession coming out Of the past and
pray to God for good to be done by the
procession coming ont Of the future.
But halt, both PROFESSIONS! Halt! Haiti
Break ranks! Back to your thrones, ye
mighties of the nineteenth century and
enjoy the reward of your hdelityl Back
to your homes, ye mig hties Of tho twen-
tieth century, your congressional chairs.
your judicial benches. your presidential
mansions, your editorial rooms, your
stupendous responsibilities and do the
work for the twentieth century, Fare.
we'll and tears for the one procession.
Hail and welcome to the other process.
sion.
It has been custom in all Christian
lands for people to keep watch night as
an old year goes out and a new year
comes in. People assemble in churches
about 10 O'Clock Of that last night Of
the old year, and they have prayers and
songs and sermons and congratulations
until the hands Of tho church clock al.
most reach the figure ~, and then all
bow in silent prayer, and the scene is
nightly impressive until the clock in
the tower of the church or the clock in
the tower Of the city hall strikes IL, and
then oil rise and sing with smiling face
and jubilant voice the grand doxology,
and there is a shaking Of hands all
around.
But what tremendous watch night
the world is soon to celebrated This
century will depart at 10 O'Clock Of the
S1st of December, of the year 1900.
What a night that will be, whether
starlit or moonlit or dark with tempest |
1t will be such a night as yen and /
never saw. Those who watched tho
coming in of the nineteenth century
long ago went to their pillows Of dust.
Here and there one will Gee the new
century arrive who saw this century
enter. yet they were too infantile to ap-
preciate the arrival. But on the watch
night of which speak, in all neighbor.
hoods and towns and cities and CONT
nents, audiences will assemble and bow
in prayer, waiting for the last breath
Of the dying century, and when the
clock shall strike IL, there will be q
'''' : = : T. HARD
such al has not been felt for 100 years,
and then all the people will arise and
chant the welcome of new century Of
joy and sorrow, of triumph and defeat.
Of happiness and woe, and neighborhood
will shake hands with neighborhood
and church with church and city with
city and continent with continent and
hemisphere with hemisphere and earth
with heaven at the stupendous departure
and the majestic arrival. May we all be
living on earth to see the solemnities
and Join in the songs and shake hands
In the congratulations of that watch
night; or, il between this and that any
Of Us should be off and away, may we
be inhabitants of that land wheie "a
thousand years are as one day." and III
the presence Of that angel spoken Of in
the Apocalypse, who at the end Of the
world will, standing with one foot on
the sea and the other foot on the land.
"swear by him that liveth forever aud
ever. that time shall be no longer"