Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-12
scoffers and Revilers.

The contemporaries that have directe1
ridicule upon the address on "The Holy
Land" given recently by Lieutenant
Governor Mead before the Christian
Brotherhood OF Randolph, have scoffed Il
something which still commands the r.
spect ami affection OF most vermonters.
There may be Vermont editors who can
afford to echo BY means of editorial pub
licity the teachings Of the late Col. Inger.
soil, but The News doubts il. This seof-
ing at sacred things-thinps that Chris
tian peoples still hold sacred despite the
attacks of such great agnostics as Voltaire,
Paine and Ingersoll-has never been
proven to bs good business. to say moth
ing about its being good policy or good
politics.
OF all the Christian men and women in
Vermont, both Protestant and Catholic,
or Of all the teeming millions throughout
the world holding faith in Christ, proba-
bly, there is not single individual who
does not long for or has not longed for
the opportunity to personally experience
what Whittier has SO well told in
Il tread where the Twelve in their wayiaring
Istand whore they stood with the Chosen Of
God;
Where His blessings were heard and His lessons
were taught.
Where the blind we're restored ana His heal
ing was wrought
To only few, however, to only a pitt
fully small fractional percentage OF all
who are trying to follow in the spiritual
paths opened by the Master, does the
privilege come to pursue the physical
ways he trod or to tarry vi here his physi-
cal body tarried, as again put by Whit
tier, in
"Blest land 81 Judea thrice halo we'd ii song
Where e hottest Of memories pilgrim. like
IN the shade Of thy palms. by the shores Of tby
on the bills q thy beauty, my heart Is win
thee y
Next to a personal tour OF the Holy
Land Is the privilege OF listening to some
one who has made il. Conforming to
his idea, the Randolph Christian Broth
srhood invited an address from man
who has been in most of the places famil-
arized by Bible reading, hymnoloay and
Lieutenant Governor Mead.
The invitation was accepted and the ad- 4
tress was given before one or tie most
gatherings OF good citizens
possible IN Vermont. What happened ?
Because the fnan who accepted the inyi-
alton and gave the address Is a candidate
or the gpvernorship, certain newspapers
biz candidacy promptly started
seotfing movement. Just think Of il
Right here in Vermont, where religious
reedom has ever maintained to a greater
xtent than IN any other common wealth
a the whole world, certain newspapers--
lew, be il said 10 the credit Of the rest
isk reproot such as only Christian men
ma women can administer, just to carry
Mt a predetermined course OF personal
buse Of candidate and the agencies Of
rs candidacy.
The News does not believe that the eiti-
ems OF Vermont are careless Of such ref
renee involving belittling criticism OF
be elemental things in the Christianity
hey practice. When Christian gentle /
ian cannot talk appropriately before {
leh an organization as the Christian
motherhood o. Randolph without news 4
aper abuse, i is time that such journal. q
M and the cause 1t supports should re. '
live deserved rebuke.
II sound and wholesome Christian 4
nth still dominant in Vermont does not h
volt at this sort OF political warfare. '
he News misjndges the spirit OF the peo-
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