Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-28

of affirming our conviction that soma.
thing more than water so pure to TO be-
neht the sacrament gave name to this
holy lake" For the whole ensemble is
pointedly and pervasivcy reserved and
reverential The environment subdues
the soul, and when you speak words
modulate into praise and prayer We
have come away to dome of verdure
uplifted from the lake, an island Of bold
shore, with no inhabitant and looking
down toward Ticonderoga and up t,-
ward william Henry we said war IL
| cruel anywhere. but the fights Of men
are here homogeneous, as attacks on
| churches, the sack of converts. the riot
Of delirious disorder. Our own ances-
tors helped to wrest this lake from the
Frenchmen, and then took It from their
| brother Englshmen We forgive their
violation of this natural sanctuary be-
cause we believe In the truce OF Cod"
which follows just warfare. They
sleep in peace now and we are at peace
because they fought. The balm Of a
great repose rest, over all. This sequest-
cred spot is doubly sacred to dlvinest
peace Down vonder on Sabbath Dav
Point the Sunday loving spirit OF Melissa
/ Dodge has left memorial chapel IN
which II must be a delight to pray. and
| over against it Is Paradise Bay, where
| one might think a final peace had come
to stay, with only such friendly encount-
! ers Of speed as that in which Spencer
Trosk gained advantage over our
! friends "Fanita" stir the still waters
! into momentary foam. Overhead Black
| Mountain calls to erdeavor One can
! hardly get nearer heaven by going high
er than the lakes caressing bosom. Just
round the point of Tongue Mountain the
linger where so much good taste fns
feeling home JOY combine to set tas
type Of life on these sacred shores The
patron saint Of our hotel Is the rector OF
St Thomns's. on Manhattan, who has
retired to his lofty farm overlooking the
north half of the lake, IN the lovely
home of our Montclalr neighbor we sur
vey all this scene Of ursullied beauty.
and exclaim, surely only the good and
happy dwell amid this glory May
nothing profane, unholy, or unclean in
wade this paradise"
Further down the lake Is Silver Bay,
where Helen Gould loves to gather kin
bred spirits in royal councils for pub
lie and private heuefcence. These all
arc chapels in this tempted solitude
where all may pray and plan and re-
cover poise after the actual tusse has
.
; Rogers Rock on first entering the lake.
the impression is that Of n knights tomb
Mt the church door Old as the world
Of heroism Is. the centuries Of American
history have not vet clad all our heroes
, in heraldic armor. Men in homespun
, hewcd out our dostnies. THE old
= Quecns arm" If "Huldah's" story and
tho rusty sword of many forgotten
trooper tell tales worth of cravest re-
, cord. Men lift the skeleton Of Arnold's
ship from the sands OF Champlain and
J sigh again that ne did not die when his
fine fame was Mt It's zenith. You handle
, the timber Of batteau from old VII
liam Henry with a revercnt feeling. as
, IL II was the bier OF some colonial hero.
6 One can hear the axe stroke and listen
for the murmured name of mother or
sweetheart. as the volunteer served his
, weary time in the heart Of the primeval
woods. OH yes! the religion of the hero
ic is simple and high as the heaven above
this holy lake
The last hours Of our stay Mt the Sag
, amore livened by the congress of
a librarians from New York and many
a cities These educators of the whole
people meri, our highest respect and
largest sympathy. The program of their
, convention covered ground that COM
handed both culture and practical wis
a dom we'll knowledge of books.
). The Sycamore became for their presence
, n representative educational and literary
= assembly. Many summer guests remain
= ed for this new form OF most Instructive
= entertainment. 1t was with regret that
= VIC departed after single Introductory
, session. but our conviction that here is a
: source of civilzing power which is vital
To our national progress and well-0e-
q ing was deepered into positive personal
. certainty by contact with this body al
g.. men and women who are the guardians
, II our public libraries OF course wa
, were drawn to this assembly by init.
d, mate and family association with DR.
arthur z. Bostwick, long chief of the
. circulating department Of the New York
+ public library. an ex-presdent of the Ma
!, t!oual association and now executive
- head of the St. Louis library. We feel
. Its loss 20 us BY this removal, and New
. York does him the deserved honor of a
great farewell testimonial TO his work
ard worth as manager of the Carnegie
. foundation. added TO the list OF free IL
). hraries that open the treasury of books
, and readingroonls TO the children and
families Of the whole city. We doubt
=. II nnY man has done more to make this
arm Of public education effective and per.
:. m7uen1 than the modest man and tire
=, less worker who has been called to thu
!. mana cement of the library work and tho
" construction of model building and
y vice in the chief city of Missouri II -
, | a token OF growth in the right direction
" tina, st. Louis seeks the best. Ard
comfort ourselves in thinking not only
that the West is nearer the East than
ever before this day, but also that tho
-. unity Of the nation is kept and perfected
! by such interchanSes. Thc mission Of
K oUr scholars is to-day both national and
= International The schools and librar-
= les are powers for the whole race. HUI
= mainly waits FOR the call Of modest men
a Of might to rise toward the ideal of all
u tho ages
: Our parting on the dock Of the Saga.
II more, in the early dawn, by private
e launch for the head of tho lake was like
t the occasional Of an Impressive service.
: The charm Of the holy lake held our
5 spirits the msts of morning were uplift-
u ing. and the clouds unfolded from tho
y mountains as the sun rose over them to
" make perfect autumn day. silently
= swiftly. shot from our moorlngs
a hush Ike the closing of doors fell
- over US; the cadence of emotion rose
: TO that thrilling climax, which precedes
y the final echo from heights supernal
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