Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-02
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We read Of so loving Christ as 10 las
down our life for the brethren This was
needed in the days Of persecution And
sometimes, exhausted with labor, we say we
would die for another Yet this is easy to
DO One Of the effects Of large living is, that
the giving up Of living is no great thing To
lay down life and be done with it-done with
its hunger its thirst, It's aspirations done
with its cares aud trials, for a Christian. is
no great thing.
There are thousands Of persons here who
have slipped up in some direction or other,
either in truth honor or honesty, or through
the appettes drinking and the passions and
in various ways men are out Of the way the
number is so great it is serious thing what
can be done Something can be done by pub.
lie sentiment, something in the homes where
they live. On every side persons would be
saved if there was any one found to save
them. A remedy Of the old practitioners
was to have somebody slain, and in the dead,
warm body lay the sick don't know that
anybody offered to be slain to perform the
cure, but if that would not cure, nothing
would There ought to be in every living
church persons who have this standard oi
duty; for those who are out Of joint, there
ought to be somebody who viii suffer for then
as Christ did for Us somebody who will g
to them in love and sympathy when re-
buffed, 90 as if they had been received kind.
ly; if promised and lied to, not to be dis.
gusted when tried day by day will not give
them up, but keep to them if they are low
and vile, will not turn from them and say
" Bogone for a good-ior.nothing fellow w
want somebody who will lay down his life foi
them; will stick to and hold on to them.
Look at that mother Her son has gone
out stepped in bad company, his name a dis
grace his sisters are ashamed Of him, his
neighbors pity him he is kicked down and
kicked out One year, five years, ten year.
20 by not living soul cares for him Yes
there is that mother who would do as much
for him as the day he was born she never
prays for herself but she prays for him. Sh,
suffers for him more than any one on earth
Is not that more like Christ's love than any
thing we know of We think, If we are
faithful little way, Well, it can't be sale
have not done my duty 4 heart sick
with the inflammation Of sin needs the puri
flying influences Of love day in and day out
Suffering for person when you are no
obliged to, will overcome a stone and thi
long suffering kindness in our Lord will moy,
more than stones, il will cure the disease o
sin. Thousands and thousands would be save,
il anybody was TO take them up and cling Il
them through evil and through good report
who will perish unless somebody is found t,
lay down their life for them. We forge
Christ is doing this oil the time for US VIII
are in the process Of being cured, as we hope
Suppose il all comes to nothing, and we yok
our necks to one who should in the end per
ish nevertheless, no other means Of grac
would advance person in the divine life lik
that.
We can invest too much money in a hous
or in other directions, but never was ther
invested too much interest in a human being
We are to 90 with him and for them to tn
gates of he'll, and if we fail to bring then
back, we come back ourselves better and NOR
manly for the effort. Every man should b
considerate. If find myself by the side o
those who are sinking, and try to draw then
out, must make it life work, and hold o
till death. We don't do this enough ther
are not enough found willing to 60 and saw
souls from going to destruction.--H "
| Beecber, IN Lecture Room Talk.