Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-04
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doIph Sunday and confirmed q class OF
two, Miss Jessie Morgan Of Rochester and
Mrs. Frederick Lseds, in St. Johns
church in the morning.
Sunday being the eve OF All Saints
day, the bishop took his text from the
Epistle for Ali Saints day and preached
very eloquent sermon on Rev. I;4-"And
heard the number of them which were
sealed, and there were sealed an hundred
and forty and four thousand Of au the
tribes OF the children OF Israel" This
chapter OF Revelation, with st. Johns
repetition OF the sealing OF the twelve
tribes of Issael-"Of the tribe OF Juda
were sealed IL, 600, OF the tribe OF Reuben
were sealed $4,000, OF the tribe OF Cad
were sealed ~, 600" and so through the
list OF the ~ sons OF Jacob, is quite
naturally considered tedious until its real
meaning is understood.
II is not the enumeration OF Israel with
which we are concerned but what that
enumeration in st. Johns vision signifies.
First we note that every tribe was sealed
~, OOO-the priestly tribe OF Levi, the
royal tribe OF Juda, the little tribe OF
BENJAMIN, the unimportant tribes OF
Aser, Nepbthali and ZabuIon all had their
full representation OF 10000, just as IN
the upper house Of Congress today the lit
tie state OF Vermont and the big state OF
New York has each its two senators and
are equal in strength Of representation.
We note again that every tribe was
sealed-not one was omitted. The israel
ties we're the chosen people Of God until
they proved unworthy OF the blessing,
ceased to exist as q favored people and
were succeeded in their prerogatives BY
the Christian church. In this sealing the
tribes stood for all nations, kindreds,
peoples and tongues great Catholic
body. universal, all-embFacing, and all
sealed az the servants Of God. No respect
for persons, nations, kindreds or tongues
was shown. All were received on equal
terms. Had st. John foreseen the race
preiudice, which disgraces some parts OF
this country, be would have said all ma
lions and kindreds and people and
tongues--and color. God cares not for
the complexion OF mans face but for
the purity OF his soul. We are all equal
in His eyes though we be white, black,
brown or yellow, il only the heart IL
clean and the conscience clear. The ex-
preston OF sealing the tribes was sug-
Rested to ST. John by the Passover. when
the Intel and two side posts OF the
houses of the israeltes were marked
with blood that their children might be
saved when the Lord smote the first born
OF Egypt. Now st. John saw the chill
dren OF God sealed that they might be
preserved from the dangers and tempta-
/ tions which beset them through life.
In the second part Of his vision 81.
John saw a great multitude-the tribes
he had previously seen sealed-and the
multitude "stood before the throne ana
before the Lamb, clothed with white
robes and palms in their hands, and cried
with a loud voice, saying salvation to our
God which sitteth upon the throne and
unto the Lamb Here st. John gives US
vision, not a photograph, Of heaven. He
was not a photographer, but an artist
and, filled with the beauty and rapture OF
/ his vision, he painted his impressions in
the most beautiful and poeticaI language
at his command. From his description
we are not to take it for granted that
heaven is merely place for the wearing
/ OF bite robes and gold crowns and the
endless waving OF palms; for, in that
event, the free American citizen will inn
mediately conclude that he does not care
for It. The ecstasy OF heaven st. John
endeavored to express in the imagery Of
robes and crowns and palms, and in that
ecstasy shall share all nations and kim
dreds and people and tongues who have
| been sealed as the servants OF God. And
ali shall be equal. Ministers ON earth
shall not be ministers in heaven; judges
on earth shall not be judges in heaven;
statesmen not politicians, tits doubtful
! -. aafa aw-
plorers-and the latter must learn to
avoid falsehood and control their tempers
/ il they hope to be received-doctors,
teachers, merchants, all the people IN all
the walks Of human life, will stand be-
/ fore the throne and before the Lamb,
equal save for the deeds OF Righteousness
done in the flesh.
On the occasion Of the bishops visitation
a plain but handsome bronze tablet on
the south wall of the church was unveiled.
It's inscription reads:-"In loving menu
ory Of my mother, Harriet Ellen Leeds,
who sometimes worshipped here IN this
church. Born May q, 1912. Died Febru-
airy 9, 1906. Erected by her younger
son."
Profitable Season at Canning Factory
Demerritt & Palmer finished last Thurs
day the work of putting up 1876, 900 three
pound cans OF squash and, having sold
most of the squash and large part OF the
corn to one OF the best companies in the
country, were engaged until Saturday in
labelling the cans and packing the prod
uct for shipment to Boston and Port
land, Me.
The company has put up 100000 cans
OF corn Of very good quality this season.
The severe frosts the irst OF september,
which damaged the crop in Maine, IS
well as around Mortified and Montpei-
Ter and in the Northern part of Vermont,
we're warded on from this section, and
the corn allowed to mature in the warmer
weather which came later. As q result
Of the killing frosts elsewhere. and the
light crop secured in consequence, the
canned corn carried over from last year
BY Demeritt q Palmer has been sold ct
80 per cent increase in price.
The company has paid to our farmers
for squash and corn, to our people for
labor and to Dix ]. Camp for the packing
boxes manufactured by him at East Ran
dolph the lump sum of about $4,000.