Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-11

are indebted to him will see to T. or
lie had lust bought Il seat in the new
meeting house for sj71. Dr. Peck advct-
tSes Anti-bilous Pills and Iitters but
add "lf people will not live abstemously
three days in a month In succession to
enjoy good health they must esteem it
a TRIVIAL thing to he sick" The year 1916
had been as many of you know a very
nara year for the farmers in Vermont.
Corn did not rpcn and there was frost
in parts of the state every month in the
year 1t has long been referred to as
"Thc Terrible Year" The scarcity Of
crops is noticed in n letter published in
inc Windsor journal and sent from Ken
ncbunk the 10th of July, 1916. Might be-
fore last, it says, beams, cucumbers and
squashoA We're killed with severe
drought We have the cold OF October
What is to become of u.s." This fact in
dlcatcs an added burden which rested up
on the builders of the church Yet there
is no indication Of it in the records They
faced their troubles in The spirit Of hon
est and determined mon and having SGT
their hands 10 the PLOUGH would not
look backward. There are ~ ntllnocr rf
passages which indicat. that thcir
hearts were in this work and that the
lck"watmness and opposition they met
only dccpcned their purpose to establish
not only a temple but a center of light
and influence devoted to what they be-
tevcd to be a pure Christianity free from
TN" accre.ions of later centuries. Did
yCu note the italics in the fourth verse OF
Deacon Williams hymn? Never allow
ing the society to incur n debt, the sue
cessors of those who worked so faithfully
ana staunchly have kept the ancient cdi-
hce in such excellent repair that it stands
to-day ready for another hundred years of
service, IN tn" changes of Blo, in the
addition of n chanel in 1865, in the alter
ations cf 1879, when the present pews
were INTRODUCED III tho present substan-
tial pulpit furniture and decorative IRON
work OF 1893 and the extensive repairs OF
1858 the general design has not been Sc
riousy affected We have come back to
an appreciation OF the simplicity of form,
the good proportion, The dignity, reserve
and Appropriate taste which ruled the
builders of those DAYS. We are finding
that beauty Of architecture is not to be
sought. Tor churches at least, in elabora-
ton. in the Vagari"s of a passion for
what is novel. Usefulness. simplicity,
sobcrnoss. aspiratiun. each OF these be
comcth Thy House. @ Lord. forever
What more fitting to our thoughts than
the words of Longfellow:
In the elder days of art. builders
wrought with curious care
Each minute and unseen part, for the
Gods see everywhere
Let us do our work as well, both the uu =
seen and the seen;
Make the house where God should dwell,
beautiful, entire. and clean"
DIR. DLrOT's ADDRESS.
The message of the New England meet
ing house. said DR.. Eliot. was one Of free
dom, of simplicity. and of rood cheer and
showed the value of continuity Tho los.
son 10 be drawn from the r,,eseoro vas to
live ,lpon tho past in tho ,,resont and fn,.
thu future
Tho founders of the noo,irt. boreo ,,id
the sneaker were fear,oe. mon ,-bo ~
sisted unon their right to vorsbir ,nro-
stricted as their souls dictated tie huild-
inc was a lavn1cn's enternrise an urGor-
taking accornlisned h,. mo-, Who ,,.,,,Ia
no. accent any outward dictotion
Slmulicitv was also one of tba I,cvrotos
of the message. continued Dr t,liGt for
the great men of all the apos b,y.. hoar
'n"'e VINO brought the world from its
ciples. When Jesus came IA 1erusalcr,
He brought to tho elaboration ,,bj,b ,...
evervwhero in that city, III. .i,,,1i.i., :.
Of His country bir,hriph, ,rho si,,l,,la
message which He gayn to the nng,ola
was to love and serve cod and g. lava
and serve their neirhhnrs prn,r,s. d,,..,
not as is so often hc,iavcd mon, ,.,,.,,,,,,,
latjon. Progress in r,,io5on dn,, ,,a, 49,
pend upon how MANY tbinos wa hn,i.,.o
but upon how much we lali.vn in tbinys
in other words. ,lnon penetration
The value OF continuity was nn,,b.r
strong uraIitv in ,bc ,,,,s.,,., f H.