Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-09


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which he himself was ignorant From
the sight of small boat on the river
Moskwa he erected powerful fleet
making himself an expert and active
shipwright, sailor, pilot and command
err. He changed the manners, customs
and laws of the Russians and lives in
their memory as the father of his coun-
try"
But cannot read the epitaphs of one
out Of a hundred illustrious graves in
this first month Of the year. Many Of
those well known gained half their re-
nown and did half their work through
the help of those of whom we know
little or nothing. Lord Herschel Is
known all the world over and will be
known through all time, but little is
said Of her who was born this first
month of the year and without whose
help he never could have been what he
was-his sister, Caroline Lucretia Au-
gusta. She helped him hunt the worlds.
She repaired and adjusted his tele-
scopes. She ciphered out his astronom-
zeal problems. She was his amanuen-
sis. She planned for him his work.
She discovered seven comets and made
"a Catalogue Of Nebula and Star
Clusters" The month of January in
troduced her to the observatores, but
she has never been properly introduced
to the world.
Preparing For the Future.
According to my text. This month
shall be unto you the beginning Of
months; it shall be the first month of
the year to you" Through it make
preparation for the other eleven
months. What you are in January
you will probably be in all the other
months Of the year. Prepare for them
neither by apprehension nor too san
guine anticipation. Apprehension of
misfortune will only deplete your body
and gloom your soul and unfit you for
any trouble that may come. On the
other hand, If you expect too much, dis
Appointment will be yours. Cultivate
faith in God and the feeling that he
will do for you that which Is best, and
you will be ready for either sunshine
or shadow. The other eleven months
Of the year 1902 will not | be made up
Of gladness or Of grief. The cup that
1s all made up of sweetness is nsipid
Between these just opened gates of
the year and the closing of those gates
there will be many times when you will
want God You will have questions to
decide which will need supernatural
impulse. There may be illnesses of the
body or perple1ities Of mind or spir.
itual exhaustions to be healed and
Comforted and strengthened. During
the remaining twenty-six days of this
month lay in q supply Of faith and
hope and courage for all the days of
the eleven months. Start right, and
you will be apt to keep right Before
the ship captain gets out of the New
York Narrows he makes up his mind
what sea route he will take. While
you are in the Narrows of this month
make up your mind which way you
will sail and unroll your chart and set
your compass and have the lifeboats
well placed on the davits and be ready
for smooth voyage all the way across
or the swoop of a Caribbean whirl
wind.
The Monster AbOmination.
Rev. Solomon Spauldng was for
some time in poor health. and to while
away the time he wrote preposterous
religious romance. One Joseph Smith
somehow got hold of that book before
1t was printed and published it us a
revelation Of heaven. calling It the
Book of Mormon" and from that pub
licatiOn came Mormonism, the monster
abomination of the earth. Rev. Solo
mon Spaulding might have been better
engaged than writing that book Of
falsehoods However much time we
have, we never have time to do wrong.
Harness January for usefulness, and it
will take the following months in its
train. Oh how much you may do for
God between now and the 31st of next
December! The beautiful weeping
willow" tree was introduced by Alex
ander Pope into England from n twig
which the poet found in a Turkish
basket Of figs. He planted that twig,
and from 1t came all the weeping will
lows of England and America; and
your smallest planting of good may I'M
der God become an influence continent
tai and international.
Now that the train OF months has
started, let 1t pass, January followed
by February, with longer days, and
March, with It's fierce winds; and April,
with its sudden showers; and May,
with its blossoming orchards; and
June, with its carnival of flowers; and
July. with its harvests; and August
with its sweltering heats; and Septe.
Der. with Its drifting leaves; and Oc-
tober, with its frosts; and November
with its Thanksgiving scenes; and De
cember, with Its Christian hilarities
March on, o battalion of the months,
In the regiments Of the years and the
brigades Of the centuries! March on
and join the months and years and
centuries already passed until all the
rivers Of time have emptied into the
ocean OF eternity. but none of all the
host ought to render higher thanks to
God or take larger comfort OF make
more magnificent resolve than this the
first month Of the new year.
But what feet foot hath the months
and yeaHs! People lightly talk about
how fbey kill time Alas n dias ooou