Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04

powers with regard to railroad control.
He declares that the railroads must
either consent to Immediate government
regulation. or must expect public owner
ship soon. Many will and do agree with
MIR. Prouty in this matter. At the same
time 1t can he readily understood how
the railroads might fairly object to hav-
| ing their rates fixed by a tribunal i'm
hucd with such a spirit of hostility to
them as MIR. Proutys public statements
often reveal. The commissions duties
are judicial. rather than presecutive. It
has been limited that it might be easy to
achieve the desired legislat ton by Con-
gress IL 1t should appear that the COM
mission were disposed to be fair In its
treatment of such questions as were to
come before it, concerning which there
now appears to he some uncertainty.
| MFR. Frouty will. we trust. be retained
| on the commission, which has given his
active mind and alert energy wide
field for employment. But If he should
he removed from the people of his own
| congressional district. without reference
to the claims Of other possible candidates.
might not join him in the conclusion
that he had hcen displaced by President
Roosevelt. acting ms subservient TOOL
of the wicked railroad corporations. with
ont regard for the public service. And
he might seek vndication IN vain.
BEGIN AT HOME.
|
From the ~. Aioahs Messengcr)
The Monnelier Journal saws. wisely
I.rouyb that "tt xxould almost seeno tha I
,n,rn missionary work might he done at
lborc and lcss abroad To good advanta re.
1t is refreshing to see that this same no
ton OF Things IS beginning 70 take ho'u
for rors,Sr ,,,iss,o,. &,thcr tended tr
blind good people to the far greater need
of missions right here AT nome Iha'
was worthy resolution presented to the
Vermont Methodist conference mt Enos
burg Falls by the Rev. +. A. smith, OF
Morrisvillle, providing in effect that two
dollars be raised for conference claimants
for every one dollar raised Tor missions
Two to one il certainly an improvement
over some ideas OF similar proportions
and the conference Is to be congratulated
, for adopting 1t. Perhaps some day II ma!
be even linked out notch 10 three u
one or four to one and do stili more good
} When the call came to go into tine w
: termost parts of the earth to preach TN
new gospel, II did not mean that IN thc'
haste to get abroad missionaries shouI
D pass by the stumbling souls to the rign
T at home Charity began at home the
quite as much as it is supposed 70 now
When one reads over the lines. THE poo
< We have with YOU Away" for instance, II
@ can understand this home mission prom
$ lem little better perhaps. by empha
n sizing the words with YOU
II ,,,,c N,S,crL,p
;. Sell n,ro,,INATtONS
y FoC Nj IN ALL
= From the Brattleboro PhoenixO
i ,s -. a,
It INV nv so -. Uros
= \errnoht !ie'hou's' '""'e'
n oursh r"'s ~" ''a' N"'
n fanny CIV" Zoo -. s-on M,
must oi SANITY VI W. ,a,,.,,,,,
d man WI tie 'lln'S''s ~ Wv
n o's.r.c' 10 se'''"s .N'"e sa,,.. ,,,,
,. side work. is drawing upon a patrimon
re OF ms own OF OF ms WIZ ~ m T. .o
ars teaching mr. superintending school.
~ largo number earn a partial living b
various forms Of manual labor. and hel
;, and thore , minister is earning money b
)" ,o,cbiry . h.,se hall team or acting a
'' umpirc."
rher. arc no moro noble or self-sacr
!" 6c,nc than these country ministers, an
~ thcv are found in all denominations, n
" though predominating probably in Ne
=" england in tho Methodist Churches. Elig
NJ heart and roso,u,c OF faith as lca
~ .o far az the world knows. they carr
nm their work year after year. endcavo
~ inc without homo of wealth or fame.
~, IN humanitv according to the ligl
THAT 10 given ,h.m How they mainta
~ their families rive their children liber
At oIrc,tion. and live in the style viii,
n. ,hoir nositions demand on salaries 4
&c smaller than are paid bricklayers. Is
a. hire and tho country parson is dcser
'r. ing Of encouragement and more pa
- Some of the thousands sent away !
n foreign missions could be expended WI
|e- good effect on the minister's at nome.
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